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. 2. How a broad range of assistive technology services and devices will be provided to individuals with disabilities at each stage of the rehabilitation process and on a statewide basis
Current Narrative:
RSB serves only blind and visually impaired individuals, so assistive technology services and devices are provided to almost every client throughout the VR process. Assistive technology services are provided throughout the state by contracted vendors who provide evaluation, consultation, assessments, training, installation, and modifications for clients and employers. Strategies designed to increase services to the transition population, as well as groups who are unemployed at entry into the VR program, rely heavily on successfully identifying assistive technology needs. RSB will promote the assessment and delivery of assistive technology devices through assessing client assistive technology needs as they relate to accessing, storing, and retrieving print information. RSB will also emphasize and increase the identification of assistive technology needs as early as possible by analyzing how assessments relate to and crossover in each aspect of training, such as daily living activities and orientation and mobility. Improved delivery of assistive technology services through these strategies will result in increased performance in the areas identified by RSB as priorities for PY 2019 and beyond.