Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- c. Cooperative Agreements with Agencies Not Carrying Out Activities Under the Statewide Workforce Development System
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 with respect to:
- c. Cooperative Agreements with Agencies Not Carrying Out Activities Under the Statewide Workforce Development System
c. 2. State programs carried out under section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998;
Current Narrative:
The PRVRA has representation in the Advisory Council of the PRATP in order to exchange professional knowledge and to continue referring consumers who could benefit from services such as building and adaptation of equipment, among others.
The Assistive Technology Advisory Council of Puerto Rico (PRATP, by its acronym in Spanish) is composed by members representing government agencies and people with disabilities representing the public interest. PRVRA’s participation in that Council is mandatory. The main function of the Council is to respond and represent people with disabilities for the establishment, implementation and evaluation of the Program, in order to facilitate information, availability and access to assistive technology (AT). The Director of the PRVRA’s Avaluation and Adjustment Office is the agency’s representative at the Council. VRA’s participation consists in attending meetings to:
- Provide information to facilitate changes or current processes improvement for AT service delivery to people with disabilities
- Facilitate coordination of VRA consumers in the AT Annual Needs Assessment
- Offer recommendations for plan development in order to address AT needs, plans implementation and results evaluation
- Share with members of the Council information about training opportunities on AT topics (forums, symposiums, conferences, etc.)
- Share information about local and federal legislation regarding AT services