Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Blind)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- c. Cooperative Agreements with Agencies Not Carrying Out Activities Under the Statewide Workforce Development System
Describe interagency cooperation with and utilization of the services and facilities of agencies and programs that are not carrying out activities through the statewide workforce development system with respect to:
- c. Cooperative Agreements with Agencies Not Carrying Out Activities Under the Statewide Workforce Development System
c. 2. State programs carried out under section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998;
Current Narrative:
ICBVI provides assistive technology services to participants in the state via regional Instructors of the Blind (Rehab Teachers). As part of the Comprehensive Assessment, all eligible individuals are given an assessment by the Rehab teachers to assess their assistive technology needs and levels of training that they may require. The Commissions statewide Assistive Technologist provides training and support for the regional Rehab Teachers, as well as conducting assessments when he travels to the regional offices.