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
- o. State's Strategies
Describe 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
o. 8. B. Support innovation and expansion activities; and
Current Narrative:
DSB uses innovation and expansion funding to support the funding of our Statewide Independent Living Council. DSB has obtained a license for Salesforce to enhance the ability of DSB to coordinate business engagement efforts with partner agencies DSB will continue to provide funding to support technology updates within the NFB Newsline application provided to all Arkansans. Counseling labs that are school based locations have been coordinated with the School for the Blind to provide pre-employment transition core services during the school day to groups of students.