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The Role of State VR Agencies in Workforce Investment Systems: Creating a Universally Accessible and Seamless System that Meets the Needs of Persons with Disabilities Seventh Floor 1501 M Street, NW Washington, DC Phone: (202) Fax: (202) Robert “ Bobby Silverstein Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville February 25, 2009

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 2 Overview VR Program is an integral component of the statewide workforce investment system. One-Stop Centers must provide physical and programmatic access for persons with disabilities. State VR agencies are expected to play leadership roles in providing access to One-Stop Centers for persons with disabilities. VR’s leadership role expected to be expanded when WIA and Rehab reauthorized.

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 3 Purpose of the Presentation Assist State VR agencies in fulfilling their leadership roles in expanding and improving training opportunities for persons with disabilities received in and through One-Stop Centers. This includes all aspects of the operation of One- Stop Centers, including outreach, intake, screening and assessment, service delivery, evaluation, and operations/management.

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 4 Organization of the Presentation First, describe key disability-related provisions in WIA and provisions prescribing VR’s leadership role in enhancing access for persons with disabilities. Second, present national initiatives. Third, present Southeast region state initiatives. Finally, present initiatives from other states outside of the region.

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 5 Congressional Expectation VR AND GENERIC SYSTEM Relationship between vocational rehabilitation programs and the generic workforce investment system. Role of VR as Change Agent

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 6 Congressional Expectation VR AND GENERIC SYSTEM Achieving the goals of disability policy articulated in the ADA. Equality of Opportunity Full Participation Independent living Economic-self-sufficiency

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 7 Congressional Expectation VR AND GENERIC SYSTEM Helping ensure the implementation of Section 188 of WIA (equal opportunity/nondiscrimination) and implementing regulations.

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 8 Congressional Expectation VR AND GENERIC SYSTEM Section 188 Disability Checklist Designation of Equal Opportunity Officers Notice and Communication Assurances Universal Access Obligation not to Discriminate on the Basis of Disability Data and Information Collection and Maintenance Monitor for Compliance Complaint Processing Corrective Action/Sanctions

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 9 Congressional Expectation VR AND GENERIC SYSTEM Reauthorization of WIA and Rehab Act Disability-Related Provisions in Previous Bills.

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 10 National Initiatives Civil Rights Center, DOL WIA Section 188 Disability Checklist CRC Power Point Training accompanying Checklist CRC Power Point Training on Disability-Related Inquiries

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 11 National Initiatives Employment and Training Administration, DOL One-Stop Toolkit for Serving People with Disabilities Disability Program Navigator Technical Assistance Project

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 12 National Initiatives Office of Disability and Employment Policy and RSA National Center on Workforce and Disability, Institute for Community Inclusion Access for All: A Resource Manual for Meeting the Needs of One-Stop Customers with Disabilities Policy briefs and papers by Bobby Silverstein Universal Design Initiatives

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 13 State Initiatives Office of Disability and Employment Policy and RSA Job Accommodation Network (JAN) DBTAC network of ADA centers “at your service—welcoming customers with disabilities”

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 14 Southeast Region State Initiatives Alabama Georgia Florida Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 15 State Initiatives in other Regions Alaska Arizona California Iowa Maine Missouri New Mexico Oregon Utah Wisconsin

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 16 Questions…

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 17 Contact Information Robert “Bobby” Silverstein Power Pyles Sutter & Verville

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 18 THANK YOU!

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 19 TACE Center: Region IV Toll-free: (866) [voice/tty] Fax: (404) Web: TACEsoutheast.orgTACEsoutheast.org My TACE Portal: TACEsoutheast.org/myportalTACEsoutheast.org/myportal

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 20 Disclaimer This presentation was developed by the TACE Center: Region IV ©2009 with funds from the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) under the priority of Technical Assistance and Continuing Education Projects (TACE) – Grant #H264A However, the contents of this presentation do not necessarily represent the policy of the RSA and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government [34 CFR (b)].

TACE Center: Region IV, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute. Funded by RSA Grant # H264A © 2009 All Rights Reserved 21 Copyright Information This work is the property of the TACE Center: Region IV. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the authors. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the authors.