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Plan: Washington PYs 2024-2027
Combined Plan C

Section: Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Blind)

Narrative: i. 5.

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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.

    • 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. 5. As appropriate, describe the procedures and activities to coordinate the designated State unit's comprehensive system of personnel development with personnel development under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2022-2023 (Mod)

Current Narrative:

 Staff responsible for the provision of services to students with disabilities for pre-employment transition services and transition services are oriented to the expectations of support and communication to students and families, fostering positive collaboration with education, and effective methods of outreach.  This guidance is provided through our state interagency agreement with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and our interagency agreement with Washington State School for the Blind, which inform who, what and how we provide services to students with disabilities and coordination efforts with educators through the Individual Education Plan team. In addition, the agency has procedures for transition and pre-employment transition services, that provide guidance for staff on agency standards of personnel development and training needed to effectively serve students and families.