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
m. 1. D. Time within which these goals may be achieved for individuals in each priority category within the order; and
Current Narrative:
Eligible individuals can develop and carry out an individualized plans for employment based on: a) The priority of the category to which they are assigned; b) Whether or not that category is open for development of new plans; and c) The order in which they applied for vocational rehabilitation services as indicated by the date of application. Participants will be placed in the highest priority category for which they are qualified. The date of application will be used whenever it is determined that a waiting list is required for a category. Participants will be notified in writing of their category status when they are notified of their eligibility, as well as of the conditions pertaining to that category, as to: whether the category is open or closed, and their position on any existing waiting list.
The only services to individuals in a closed order of selection for services category will be information and referral services. These individuals will not receive counseling and guidance, assessment and training, placement, or other vocational rehabilitation services until their category is reopened and they come off the waiting list.
Participants will be notified of the right to appeal the category decision and of their responsibility to notify the department if their situation changes in a way that may affect their priority category placement.
Individuals who are receiving services under an individualized plan for employment at the time an order of selection for services is implemented will continue to receive services as planned. They are not subject to the order of selection for services and are not a category within that order.
The order of selection for services will not affect the provision of services needed to determine eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services.