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. 2. State Programs Carried Out Under Section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998;
Current Narrative:
DVR continues to maintain a Collaborative Agreement with the Assistive Technologies of Alaska (ATLA) to carry out the required activities of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998.
As the AT Act lead agency, DVR performs administrative functions for ATLA, who is the AT Act implementing agency.
As part of its administrative role, DVR facilitates an AT Advisory Council, which is required by the AT Act. DVR staff hold monthly teleconferences attended by DVR, AT Council members and ATLA’s director. DVR staff also facilitate a face-to-face meeting of the full AT Council and the ATLA director once a year. The purpose of these meetings are to provide consumer input and over-site of ATLA’s AT Act activities.