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
- d. Coordination with Education Officials
- 2. Information on the Formal Interagency Agreement with the State Educational Agency with Respect To:
- O. State's StrategiesDescribe the required strategies and how the agency will use these strategies to achieve its goals and priorities, support innovation and expansion activities, and overcome any barriers to accessing the VR and the Supported Employment programs (See sections 101(a)(15)(D) and (18)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act and section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)):
- O. State's Strategies
- 2. Information on the Formal Interagency Agreement with the State Educational Agency with Respect To:
- d. Coordination with Education Officials
d. 2. O. ii. How a Broad Range of Assistive Technology Services and Devices Will Be Provided to Individuals with Disabilities at Each Stage of the Rehabilitation Process and on a Statewide Basis.
Current Narrative:
- Field Services will offer the Access and Accommodations’ Stay at Work/Return to Work and Assistive Technology at Work (AT@Work) services through all field offices for assessment and consultation as it relates to the adequacy of assistive technology equipment. Field Services will also collaborate with Increasing Capabilities Access Network (ICAN, the State AT Program) to promote the demonstration, loan, and reuse of assistive technology equipment and related devices including assisting in the opening of a satellite office located in Fayetteville to promote statewideness.
- Field Services will collaborate with the Arkansas Alternative Financing Program (AFP), and the Telecommunications Access Program regarding assistive technology services and supports available to all Arkansans with disabilities.
- ARS will continue to collaborate with Career Technical Education and Adult Education, for VR eligible consumers with disabilities, in accordance with their respective IPEs, to provide basic and advanced skill based services and resources.