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Plan: Alabama PYs 2024-2027
Combined Plan C

Section: Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Combined or General)

Narrative: l. 6.

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  • 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. 6. State agency responsible for providing services for individuals with developmental disabilities;

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2022-2023 (Mod)

Current Narrative:

Alabama Department of Mental Health is responsible for providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities, and ADRS works collaboratively in our state to increase competitive integrated employment, particularity for individuals with more significant disabilities. Initiatives such as Project SEARCH, that currently serves over 100 individuals with significant disabilities at 11 different locations throughout the state. These Project SEARCH sites provide the interns opportunities through development of training sites embedded in businesses in their communities. ADRS and ADMH also collaboratively provide trainings for Project SEARCH skills trainers, community-based job coaches, community-based rehabilitation partners, school personnel, jointly funded pre-ets specialists, IPS employment staff and other community providers. ADRS and ADMH braid funding to serve individuals through Milestones and Medicaid waivers, who are in prevocational and day programs, to improve the likelihood of community based, integrated employment outcomes. Both ADRS and ADMH have a current cooperative agreement in place that outlines the roles and responsibilities of partners, overview and function as well as the state level shared objectives. This agreement is for both the ID/DD and MI/SA divisions of the department.