Located in:
- 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. Interagency Cooperation with Other Agencies
l. 9. Other private nonprofit organizations.
Current Narrative:
Personal Vocational Adjustment Services
Rehabilitation Services for the Blind (RSB) contracts with private non-profit vocational rehabilitation service providers for the provision of comprehensive personal vocational and adjustment skills, training. This document also contains the fee for service price the provider will charge for services offered.
The center based vocational rehabilitation services are specifically designed to meet the training needs of individuals who are blind and visually impaired. Training includes instruction in the independence and daily living skills of blindness. Consumers receive instruction in braille, orientation and mobility, and the use of screen readers and magnification software.
RSB currently has contracts for center based personal and vocational adjustment training with:
Alphapointe Association for the Blind, Kansas City, Missouri
Colorado Center for the Blind, Littleton, Colorado
Louisiana Center for the Blind, Inc., Ruston, Louisiana
World Services for the Blind, Little Rock, Arkansas
Hellen Keller National Center, New York, New York
Additionally RSB has contractual agreements with 10 individual and/or community resources. This includes centers for independent living to obtain rehabilitation engineering, braille instruction, orientation and mobility services, and transition training.
Other Services
For rarely used yet very specific client services that are required to help a client achieve their stated goals, RSB utilizes the Expenditure Registration System ERS101 “authorization for services” process. This allows RSB flexibility to provide other client specific rehabilitation services, such as vocational evaluation, employee development, vocational skill training, and job search skill training through non-profit rehabilitation service providers.