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- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Blind)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- a. Input of State Rehabilitation Council
All agencies, except for those that are independent consumer-controlled commissions, must describe the following:
- a. Input of State Rehabilitation Council
a. 1. Input provided by the State Rehabilitation Council, including input and recommendations on the VR services portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan, recommendations from the Council's report, the review and analysis of consumer satisfaction, and other Council reports that may have been developed as part of the Council’s functions;
Current Narrative:
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS: The State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind (SRC) provided the following general recommendations during meetings in PY 2018:
1. The RSB presented changing maintenance limits in the state code of regulations. A motion was put forth by the State Rehabilitation Council (SRC). The motion was seconded and approved and approved by the SRC.
RSB Response: The RSB agreed with the SRC’s motion. The approved motion was changed in draft for the code of state regulations and is in the process of being updated in the state code of regulations.
2. The SRC requested that RSB move forward expeditiously with sending accessible electronic surveys to improve the return rate of Client Satisfaction Surveys.
RSB Response: The RSB agreed with the SRC’s motion. RSB is currently in the process of testing Client Satisfaction Surveys using the Survey Monkey site. If accessibility requirement are met through this mechanism, RSB will offer this electronic option with the goal of increasing the return rates of these surveys.
RSB has consulted regularly with the SRC on the development, implementation and revision of RSB policy, procedures, and the administrative rule pertaining to the provision of vocational rehabilitation services. The state plan goals and priorities for PY 2020 and PY 2021 were jointly developed and agreed by RSB and the SRC.