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<p>Through coordinated engagement, ICBVI and its workforce development partners will contribute to a more prosperous Idaho, providing businesses with talented job seekers to fill skill gaps and Idahoans living with blindness or visual impairments with the rehabilitation, training, and employment services needed to thrive in Idaho workplaces and communities. Employers may request an Assistive Technology (AT) assessment in order to hire a person with a visual impairment or who is blind. ICBVI will provide this service at no expense to the employer. This assessment may include website and network software accessibility as well as job site accommodations. ICBVI has an AT Technologist that assists all of the VR counselors in life skills assessments job site accommodations. Additionally, in 2019, ICBVI appointed the Statewide AT Technologist to coordinate business engagement activities in the state. ICBVI will work collaborative with the Idaho Department of Labor and the IDVR Business Engagement Team in achieving WIOA business outreach activities.</p>
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<p>Through coordinated engagement, ICBVI and its workforce development partners will contribute to a more prosperous Idaho, providing businesses with talented job seekers to fill skill gaps and Idahoans living with blindness or visual impairments with the rehabilitation, training, and employment services needed to thrive in Idaho workplaces and communities. Employers may request an Assistive Technology (AT) assessment in order to hire a person with a visual impairment or who is blind. ICBVI will provide this service at no expense to the employer. This assessment may include website and network software accessibility as well as job site accommodations. ICBVI has an AT Technologist that assists all of the VR counselors in life skills assessments job site accommodations. Additionally, in 2019, ICBVI appointed the Statewide AT Technologist to coordinate business engagement activities in the state. ICBVI will work collaborative with the Idaho Department of Labor and the IDVR Business Engagement Team in achieving WIOA business outreach activities.</p>
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<p>In early 2020, ICBVI staff will attend an IDVR strategic planning session with their Business Engagement Team (BET). The outcome of this training will be to facilitate a vision and plan for ICBVI services to businesses. Another natural outcome of participating in this planning session will be to develop a collaborative approach to business engagement activities for the VR programs. </p>
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<p>In early 2020, ICBVI staff attended an IDVR sponsored strategic planning session with their Business Engagement Team (BET). The outcome of this training was to initiate a collaborative approach to business engagement activities for both state VR programs.</p>
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<p>In December of 2021, the Commission entered an Intensive Technical Assistance (ITA) agreement with the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (VRTAC-QE). This project will begin in February 2022 and conclude June 1, 2022. ICBVI counselors, counselor assistants, and Rehabilitation Teachers will all be participating in this training. In addition, 2 CRP’s and representatives from IDVR will also participate.</p>
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<p>ICBVI will continue to work with employers to provide general and customized technical assistance and support services to businesses and industries including input from employers in the 2020 Comprehensive State-wide Needs Assessment (CSNA):</p>
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<p>ICBVI will continue to work with employers to provide general and customized technical assistance and support services to businesses and industries including input from employers in the 2020 Comprehensive State-wide Needs Assessment (CSNA):</p>
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<li>Through collaboration with employers to increase internship, mentoring, and training opportunities for ICBVI participants;</li>
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<li>Through collaboration with employers to increase internship, mentoring, and training opportunities for ICBVI participants;</li>
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<li>By providing training in blindness and visual impairments to employers;</li>
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<li>By providing training in blindness and visual impairments to employers;</li>
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<li>By increasing visibility to employers in Idaho through marketing and outreach to businesses; and </li>
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<li>By increasing visibility to employers in Idaho through marketing and outreach to businesses; and</li>
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<li>Through collaboration with One-Stop partners in the coordination of services to businesses (emphasis on collaboration with IDVR).</li>
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<li>Through collaboration with One-Stop partners in the coordination of services to businesses (emphasis on collaboration with IDVR).</li>
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