Located in:
- 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
- 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 services and devices are provided to individuals who are blind or visually impaired as determined by the individual’s employment goal and appear as prescribed services on the individual’s signed Individual Plan for Employment (IPE). DBVI works closely with several assistive technology providers such as Alpha One, All-Tech, Mainely Access, Inc., and Excel Consulting, as well as Maine CITE, the Assistive Technology grantee for Maine, to ensure that the appropriate technical assistance and assistive technology devices are provided.