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. v. If Applicable, Plans for Establishing, Developing, or Improving Community Rehabilitation Programs Within the State.
Current Narrative:
• DVRS will work with sheltered workshops to assist individuals to obtain competitive employment;
• DVRS will identify staff members in all local offices who will coordinate the provision of pre-employment transition services in partnership with LEAs.
• DVRS will develop partnerships with schools to provide technical assistance to students with DD/ASD that will identify community-based integrated work opportunities prior to exiting school; and
• DVRS will encourage and provide TA to CRPs who wish to become an employment network.
DVRS is currently assessing the community rehabilitation programs within the state to determine strategies that will result in the following outcomes:
• Nationally recognized credentials for supported employment specialists;
• Ability of CRPs to deliver customized employment strategies;
• Ability of CRPs to provide community-based appropriate assessments to individuals with disabilities; and
• Capacity of CRPs to use a discovery process for individuals with the most significant disabilities when appropriate. New Jersey currently supports center-based segregated programs using non-federal dollars; DVRS is actively involved with these programs to provide technical assistance to vendors who are engaged in business transformation for their program.
New Jersey currently supports center-based segregated programs using non-federal dollars; DVRS is actively involved with these programs to provide technical assistance to vendors who are engaged in business transformation for their program.