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. 4. Non-educational agencies serving out-of-school youth; and
Current Narrative:
Agency response c.4:
The DSB engages with the Blind Youth Consortium, a quarterly meeting of educational and non-educational partner agencies (DSB; Washington State School for the Blind; Washington Sensory Disability Services; Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.; Washington Talking Book and Braille Library; OSPI Educational School Districts; the Department of Early Learning; the Department of Health; Seattle Children’s Hospital; University of Washington; Portland State University) to collaborate and share resources on blind youth issues within Washington State.