Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
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. 3. Programs carried out by the Under Secretary for Rural Development of the Department of Agriculture;
Current Narrative:
MVR works closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded Agricultural Engineering Extension of the University of Missouri in the delivery of information and assistance for agricultural operators with disabilities.
MVR, the AgrAbility Project, housed within the University of Missouri, and the Brain Injury Association of Missouri have had a productive working relationship for more than ten years. The mutual goals of MVR and AgrAbility are a commitment of delivering vocational rehabilitation services, rehabilitation technology, information, education and a safe environment for farm operators with disabilities. Operating under an MOU, MVR and AgrAbility completed a fee-for-service plan for rehabilitation technology services.
MVR and AgrAbility staff set the following goals for future activities:
- Collaborate with the National AgrAbility Project on hosting joint training with partner agencies, MVR staff, community rehabilitation programs (CRPs) staff, consumers and AgrAbility staff.
- Participate in national conferences and forums on AgrAbility, MVR, and rehabilitation technology services for rural agricultural services for eligible individuals with disabilities.