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
- l. State Goals and Priorities
The designated State unit must:
- l. State Goals and Priorities
l. 3. A. The most recent comprehensive statewide assessment, including any updates;
Current Narrative:
The most recent Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment period covers the PY2017-2018. The next triennial assessment will be conducted PY 2019-PY2021. Conclusions and recommendations of this assessment are incorporated into RSB goals and priorities for the purposes of improving services to individuals with the primary disability of vision loss.
RSB collects and analyzes data sets such as recipients of Vocational Rehabilitation Services for blind and visually impaired; Children reported eligible for the American Printing House for the Blind quota registration program; and Data elements contained within the Missouri Annual Blind/Visually Impaired Literacy Study December 2018 report.
Additional fractional data sets from various sources include: the Annual Report of the SRC and results of the vocational rehabilitation client satisfaction survey conducted by the SRC; information gained from public hearings held throughout the state in conjunction with the quarterly SRC meetings; Federal Standards and Indicators; input gained from participation and presentations at the annual state conventions held by Missouri Council of the Blind and the Missouri Affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind; Quality assurance case reviews conducted by RSB; Quarterly analysis of case management data, types of services provided; analysis from client review proceedings; and Census data including American Community Survey and Labor data. Data further includes RSB’s successful case closures and ongoing wage data.