Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for State Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by sections 101(a) and 606 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA.
- l. Interagency Cooperation with Other Agencies
In accordance with the requirements in Section 101(a)(11)(C) and (K), 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 to develop opportunities for community-based employment in integrated settings, to the greatest extent practicable for the following:
- l. Interagency Cooperation with Other Agencies
l. 1. State programs (designate lead agency(ies) and implementing entity(ies)) carried out under Section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998;
Current Narrative:
MVR and Missouri Assistive Technology (MoAT) have collaborated to develop a cooperative agreement to ensure maximum statewide utilization of services. By establishing a cooperative relationship, MVR and MoAT can increase rehabilitation technology services utilization and understanding by taking advantage of the expertise and knowledge within each agency. The agreement provides a plan for the coordination of services; for using the resources of the cooperating agencies to the best advantage; to provide information sharing, technical support and training; to facilitate the referral of potential eligible individuals between agencies; and to jointly serve eligible individuals in obtaining rehabilitation technology services. An MVR staff member is a representative on the MoAT Advisory Council. MVR staff participate in activities, training programs, and conferences sponsored by MoAT.
In addition to MVR’s strong collaboration with MoAT, it has established strategies to ensure there are opportunities for community-based employment in integrated settings through the utilization of assistive technology.
MVR works jointly with community rehabilitation providers and other partners to develop and sponsor on-going training in rehabilitation technology services.
MVR utilizes several rehabilitation technology projects, located at various Centers for Independent Living (CILs) statewide, which have demonstration centers for exploring, reviewing, and demonstrating various rehabilitation technology devices, services, and resources.
MVR has an assistant director of independent living/rehabilitation technology and an assistant director of deaf and hard of hearing/assistive technology. These staff members specialize in assistive technology related to independent living and deaf/hard of hearing services. They interact with MoAT and CILs across the state.