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Plan: Arkansas PYs 2024-2027
Combined Plan C

Section: Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Blind)

Narrative: l. 9.

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  • Program-Specific Requirements for State Vocational Rehabilitation (Blind)

    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. 9. Other private nonprofit organizations.

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2022-2023 (Mod)

Current Narrative:

DSB develops agreements in response to: (1) state and federal laws and regulations, (2) results of needs assessments, (3) suggestions from consumer groups, and (4) recommendations of staff and stakeholders including those in the Workforce Services arena. DSB uses the RSA guideline template to develop cooperative agreements.

DSB has been a long-standing partner with the Arkansas Deaf blindness Project: Children and Youth with Sensory Impairment (CAYSI), formerly known as the Deaf/Blind Consortium. DSB refers participants to CAYSI and serves on its Advisory Committee, which provides training for parents and professionals to foster stronger partnerships among agencies who work with this population. The project maintains a deafblind registry and requests related information from DSB. DSB has worked with the Helen Keller National Center (HKNC) to improve services for those consumers who are deaf-blind and to provide training for DSB staff, including a pilot with ARS, DSB, HKNC, and CAYSI for Deafblind Students with a Disability.  DSB operates the Arkansas Information Reading Services (AIRS), which is a service to groups as authorized under 34 C.F.R. § 361.49(a)(3).