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:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
j. 1. D. Who have been served through other components of the statewide workforce development system; and
Current Narrative:
Each year, Alabamians with disabilities are served by other workforce programs, sometimes while duly enrolled with VR, and others exclusively by workforce programs. The primary need of individuals with disabilities participating within workforce programs is that the services and training offered should be accessible. Among those duly enrolled with VR, there is a need for services to be coordinated and unduplicated. Regarding accessibility, ADRS maintains a very active relationship with its workforce partners to ensure the accessibility of one stop career centers across the state. Regarding service coordination and the non-duplication of effort, we anticipate improvement in the coming years as implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act more closely aligns ADRS with its workforce partners.