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:
Assistive Technology Act Project: VR has an outstanding association with Easter Seals Crossroads Assistive Technology Center to ensure that the INDATA Project (Indiana Assistive Technology Act) federal goals are in compliance. The INDATA Project is one of 56 similar, federally–funded projects designed to increase access to and awareness of assistive technology.
INDATA’s core services include: information and referral, funding assistance, public awareness and education, device demonstration, device loan, reutilized computers, and equipment reutilization. The INDATA Project is an international benchmark of success. The INDATA Project helped morph the Easter Seals Crossroads AT Center into more than just what the federal act requires. Now the AT Center has its own recording studio and broadcasts 24/7 podcasts around the world. They are known for their expertise and ability to train their staff in order to prepare each member for their national RESNA certification as an AT Provider. In addition, the INDATA Project staff provides VR Counselors and Division staff ongoing assistive technology training and every month they offer ‘AT First Fridays’ webinars that are live–streamed to VR and Division staff. Furthermore, consumers and VR staff can access the equipment loan library to test various types of equipment or borrow equipment to be used when repairs are necessary to previously purchased items. INDATA Project also partners with Centers for Independent Living, Area Agencies on Aging and Community Rehabilitation Provider (CRP) programs insuring the greatest networking reach for persons with disabilities to understand what services are available and how they can best be utilized to assist our consumers in employment and independent living.