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.
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development.
In accordance with the requirements in Section 101(a)(7) of the Rehabilitation Act, the VR agency must develop and maintain annually a description (consistent with the purposes of the Rehabilitation Act) of the VR agency’s comprehensive system of personnel development, which shall include a description of the procedures and activities the State VR agency will undertake to ensure it has an adequate supply of qualified State rehabilitation professionals and paraprofessionals that provides the following:
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development.
i. 1. E. Projected number of individuals to be served in 5 years:
Current Narrative:
In Program Year 2022, DSB served 1021 participants up from 932 in Program Year 2021 in the VR Program. Historically, DSB has reported 45-60% of individuals served as minorities. DSB has increased outreach efforts and work to reach more consumers. DSB expects to serve approximately, 1100 participants a year in the next 5 years. Of those DSB expects approximately 450 to be minorities.