Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan* must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by WIOA:
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* Sec. 102(b)(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. 1. Federal, State, and Local Agencies and Programs;
Current Narrative:
ARS collaborates and coordinates services with federal, state, and local agencies that contribute to the vocational rehabilitation and independent living of Arkansans with disabilities. ARS cooperates with agencies in carrying out activities including planning and coordinating services to people with disabilities in order to build capacity in communities, improve the quality and quantity of services, and avoid duplication of services.
Collaborating agencies include:
- Arkansas Assistive Technology Alternative Financing Program
- Arkansas Department of General Education, Special Education – Transition
- Arkansas Governor’s Employment First Taskforce
- Arkansas Kidney Disease Commission
- Centers for Independent Living
- Community Rehabilitation Programs
- Developmental Disability Providers
- DHS – Division of Aging and Adult Services
- DHS – Division of Services for the Blind
- DHS – Working Disabled Medicaid Program
- DHS – Division of Behavioral Health Services
- DHS – Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
- Supported Employment Vendors
- Social Security Administration Ticket to Work
- Spinal Cord Commission
- Telecommunication Access Program
- PROMISE Grant