Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
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:
__________
[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:
The CDOR is the designated state entity for provision of the Assistive Technology (AT) Act services and, as such, does not require additional agreements to coordinate AT Act and VR services. For additional information on State programs carried out under section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act, refer to the response for Description (o) – State’s Strategies, specifically the information under the following header: “How a broad range of Assistive Technology services and assistive technology devices will be provided to individuals with disabilities at each stage of the rehabilitation process; and on a statewide basis.”
The state of California offers low-interest, guaranteed loans to finance AT or modified transportation through the Assistive Technology and Modified Transportation Loan Guarantee Program (LGP). The CDOR LGP has been inactive since 2014 when the prior financial lending partner ended their agreement with the CDOR. The AT Act / AT Hub grant concluded its previous 3-year cycle on June 30, 2018 and CDOR completed a Request for Application for a new 3-year cycle beginning July 1, 2018 and will conclude on September 30, 2021. The AT grant was finalized and executed in October 2018. The CDOR is currently working with the AT grantee to plan the next steps with identifying key financial partners to reinstate the LGP as well as begin the AT Lease to Own Program.