U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES

REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20202

[INFORMATION MEMORANDUM]{.underline}

RSA-IM-92-25

Date: August 12, 1992

ADDRESSEES: STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCIES (GENERAL)

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCIES (BLIND)

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

RSA SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

REGIONAL REHABILITATION CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS

SUBJECT: State Agencies Responsible for Administering Vocational
Rehabilitation Programs

CONTENT: Revised charts are attached giving information on State
agencies designated to administer the State vocational rehabilitation
program. The categories follow the options permitted in the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, for the State\'s choice of an
agency to be designated to administer the program.

Attachment A is a summary analysis of State agencies designated to
administer vocational rehabilitation programs by category. Attachment B
is a listing of states by type of State agency designated, and
Attachments C and D show the name and type of designated State agency
and the name of the designated State unit. With respect to Attachment D
which pertains to agencies for the blind, Column 3(c) includes agencies
for the blind located in multi-program State agencies as well as those
located in agencies providing assistance or services to the adult blind,
e.g., welfare agencies.

These charts replace those issued to State vocational rehabilitation
agencies in RSA-IM-88-09 dated December 7, 1987.

INQUIRIES TO: RSA Regional Commissioners

> Commissioner

Rehabilitation Services Administration

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT A**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

SUMMARY ANALYSIS OF STATE AGENCIES

DESIGNATED TO ADMINISTER VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS

BY CATEGORY OF STATE AGENCY

Number

[General]{.underline} [Blind]{.underline}

Independent Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies 14 12

Department of Education 12 1

Multi-program Agency or Agency Providing 31 11

Assistance or Services to the Adult Blind

Total [57]{.underline} [24]{.underline}

Combined Total [81]{.underline}

(Source: Approved Three-Year State Plans for Vocational Rehabilitation
Services covering Fiscal Years 1992-1994)

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT B**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

LIST OF STATES BY TYPE OF STATE AGENCY DESIGNATED

Independent Vocational Parent Agency is a State Agency

Rehabilitation Agencies Responsible for Education or

[Vocational Education]{.underline}

[General Agencies]{.underline} Agencies for [General
Agencies]{.underline} Agencies for

[the Blind]{.underline} [the Blind]{.underline}

Arkansas Arkansas Alabama Florida

California Connecticut Alaska

Guam Idaho Idaho

Illinois Iowa Iowa

Kentucky Kentucky Maryland

Massachusetts Massachusetts Michigan

Mississippi Oregon Missouri

Ohio New Mexico Nebraska

Pennsylvania South Carolina New Hampshire

Republic of Palau Texas New Mexico

South Carolina Virginia New York

Texas Washington Utah

Virginia

West Virginia

Total [14]{.underline} [12]{.underline} [12]{.underline} [1]{.underline}

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT B**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

LIST OF STATES BY TYPE OF STATE AGENCY DESIGNATED (Continued)

Parent Agency is a State Agency that includes at Least Two Other Major
Units, Each Administering One or More of the Major State Education,
Health, Welfare or Labor Programs, or an Agency Providing Assistance or
Services to the Adult Blind

[General Agencies]{.underline} [Agencies for the Blind]{.underline}

American Samoa Delaware

Arizona Michigan

Colorado Minnesota

Commonwealth of Northern Missouri

Mariana Islands Nebraska

Connecticut New Jersey

Delaware New York

District of Columbia North Carolina

Florida Pennsylvania

Georgia South Dakota

Hawaii Vermont

Indiana

Kansas

Louisiana

Maine

Minnesota

Mississippi

Montana

Nevada

North Carolina

North Dakota

Oklahoma

Oregon

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT B**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

LIST OF STATES BY TYPE OF STATE AGENCY DESIGNATED (Continued)

[General Agencies]{.underline} [Agencies for the Blind]{.underline}

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Dakota

Tennessee

Vermont

Virgin Islands

Washington

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Total [31]{.underline} [11]{.underline}

(Source: Approved Three-Year State Plans for Vocational Rehabilitation
Services covering Fiscal Years 1992-1994)

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT C**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

STATE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS

A. [General Agencies]{.underline}

─────────┬────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐

\(1\) │ (2) │ (3) [Is this designated agency]{.underline}? │ (4) │

│ │ │ │

[│ │ (a) (b) (c) │ │]{.underline}

│ ├ │ │

State │Name of State agency│An independent VR The State A State
agency│Name of designated│

│designated to admin-│agency, board, or agency re- including at │State
unit │

│ister State VR │commission primar- sponsible least two │ │ │program
│ily concerned with for education other major │ │

│ │vocational reha- or vocational units, each │ │

│ │bilitation or education? administering │ │

│ │vocational and one or more │ │

│ │other rehabilita- of the major │ │

│ │tion of individuals State educa- │ │

│ │with handicaps? tion, health, │ │

│ │ welfare, or │ │

│ │ labor │ │

│ │ programs? │ │

────────┴────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────┘

Alabama State Dept. of Yes Div. of Reha-

Education bilitation

Services

Alaska Dept. of Education Yes Div. of Voca-

tional Rehabili-

tation

American Dept. of Human Yes Div. of Voca-

Samoa Resources tional Rehabili- tation

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT C**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

STATE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS

A. [General Agencies]{.underline} (cont.)

─────────┬────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐

\(1\) │ (2) │ (3) [Is this designated agency]{.underline}? │ (4) │

│ │ │ │

[│ │ (a) (b) (c) │]{.underline}

Arizona Dept. of Economic Yes Rehabilitation Ser-

Security vices Administration

Arkansas Div. of Rehabili- Yes Not Applicable

tation Services

California Dept. of Yes Not Applicable

Rehabilitation

Colorado Dept. of Social Yes Colorado Rehabili-

Services tation Services

Common- Dept. of Public Health Yes Div. of

wealth of and Environmental Vocational

Northern Services Rehabilitation

Mariana Services

Islands

Connecti- Connecticut Dept. Yes Bureau of Rehabili-

cut of Human Resources tation Services

Delaware Dept. of Labor Yes Div. of

Vocational

Rehabilitation

District Dept. of Human Yes Rehabilitation

of Services Services

Columbia Administration

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT C**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

STATE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS

A. [General Agencies]{.underline} (cont.)

─────────┬────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐

\(1\) │ (2) │ (3) [Is this designated agency]{.underline}? │ (4) │

│ │ │ │

[│ │ (a) (b) (c) │ │]{.underline}

Florida Dept. of Labor & Yes Div. of Vocational

Employment Security Rehabilitation

Georgia Dept. of Human Yes Div. of Rehabili-

Resources tation Services

Guam Dept. of Vocational Yes Not Applicable

Rehabilitation

Hawaii Dept. of Human Yes Vocational Reha-

Services bilitation &

Services for the

Blind Div.

Idaho State Board of Yes Div. of

Education Vocational Rehabilitation

Illinois Dept. of Rehabili- Yes Not Applicable

tation Services

Indiana Dept. of Human Yes Div. of Rehabili- Services tation Services

Iowa State Board of Yes Div. of Voca-

Education tional Rehabili- tation Services

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT C**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

STATE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS

A. [General Agencies]{.underline} (cont.)

─────────┬────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐

\(1\) │ (2) │ (3) [Is this designated agency]{.underline}? │ (4) │

│ │ │ │

[│ │ (a) (b) (c) │ │]{.underline}

Kansas Dept. of Social and Yes Kansas Rehabili-

Rehabilitative tation Services

Services

Kentucky Dept. of Vocational Yes Not Applicable

Rehabilitation

Louisiana Dept. of Social Yes Louisiana Reha-

Services bilitation Services

Maine Dept. of Human Services Yes Bureau of Rehabili-

tation

Maryland State Board of Education Yes Div. of Voca-

tional Rehabili- tation

Massachu- Rehabilitation Commission Yes Not Applicable

setts

Michigan State Board of Education Yes Michigan Rehabili-

tation Services

Minnesota Minnesota Dept. of Jobs Yes Div. of Voca-

and Training tional Rehabili-

tation

Missis- Dept. of Rehabilitation Yes Not Applicable

sippi Services

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT C**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

STATE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS

A. [General Agencies]{.underline} (cont.)

─────────┬────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐

\(1\) │ (2) │ (3) [Is this designated agency]{.underline}? │ (4) │

│ │ │ │

[│ │ (a) (b) (c) │ │]{.underline}

Missouri State Board of Yes Div. of Voca-

Education tional Reha-

bilitation

Montana Dept. of Social and Yes Rehabilitative/ Rehabilitation Services
Visual Services

Div.

Nebraska Dept. of Education Yes Div. of Reha-

bilitation Services

Nevada Dept. of Human Resources Yes Rehabilitation

Div.

New State Board of Yes Div. of Voca-

Hampshire Education ational Rehabili-

tation

New Dept. of Labor and Yes Div. of Voca-

Jersey Industry tional Rehabili-

tation Services

New State Dept. of Yes Div. of Voca-

Mexico Education tional Rehabili-

tation

New York New York State Yes Office for Voca-

Education Dept. tional and Educa-

tional Services

for Individuals

with Disabilities

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT C**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

STATE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS

A. [General Agencies]{.underline} (cont.)

─────────┬────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐

\(1\) │ (2) │ (3) [Is this designated agency]{.underline}? │ (4) │

│ │ │ │

[│ │ (a) (b) (c) │ │]{.underline}

North Dept. of Human Yes Div. of Vocational

Carolina Resources Rehabilitation Services

North Dept. of Human Yes Office of Voca-

Dakota Services tional Rehabili-

tation

Ohio Rehabilitation Services Yes Not Applicable

Commission

Oklahoma Dept. of Human Services Yes Rehabilitation

Services Div.

Oregon Dept. of Human Resources Yes Vocational Reha-

bilitation Div.

Pennsyl- State Board of Vocational Yes Office of Voca-

vania Rehabilitation tional Rehabili-

tation

Puerto Dept. of Social Services Yes Vocational Reha-

Rico bilitation Program

Republic Office of the President Yes Vocational

of Palau Rehabilitation

Services

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT C**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

STATE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS

A. [General Agencies]{.underline} (cont.)

─────────┬────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐

\(1\) │ (2) │ (3) [Is this designated agency]{.underline}? │ (4) │

│ │ │ │

[│ │ (a) (b) (c) │ │]{.underline}

Rhode Dept. of Human Services Yes Vocational Reha-

Island bilitation

South S.C. Vocational Yes Not Applicable

Carolina Rehabilitation Dept.

South Dept. of Human Services Yes Div. of Reha-

Dakota bilitation Services

Tennessee Dept. of Human Services Yes Div. of Rehabilitation

Services

Texas Texas Rehabilitation Yes Not Applicable

Commission

Utah State Board for Voca- Yes Utah State Office

tional Education of Rehabilitation

Vermont Agency of Human Services Yes Div. of Vocational

Rehabilitation

Virginia Virginia Dept. of Yes Not Applicable

Rehabilitative Services

Virgin Dept. of Human Services Yes Div. for Islands Disabilities &

Rehabilitation Services

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT C**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

STATE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS

A. [General Agencies]{.underline} (cont.)

─────────┬────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐

\(1\) │ (2) │ (3) [Is this designated agency]{.underline}? │ (4) │

│ │ │ │

[│ │ (a) (b) (c) │ │]{.underline}

Washington Dept. of Social and Yes Div. of Vocational

Health Services Rehabilitation

West State Board of Reha- Yes Div. of Rehabili-

Virginia bilitation tation Services

Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Yes Div. of Vocational

Social Services Rehabilitation

Wyoming Dept. of Employment Yes Div. of Vocational

Rehabilitation

Total [14]{.underline} [12]{.underline} [31]{.underline}

(Source: Approved Three-Year State Plans for Vocational Rehabilitation
Services covering Fiscal Years 1992-1994)

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT D**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

STATE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS

B. [Agencies for the Blind]{.underline}

─────────┬────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐

\(1\) │ (2) │ (3) [Is this designated agency]{.underline}? │ (4) │

│ │ │ │

[│ │ (a) (b) (c) │ │]{.underline}

│ │ │ │

State │Name of State agency│An independent The State A State agency│Name
of designated│

│designated to admin-│VR agency, board, Agency including at │State unit
│

│ister State VR │or commission responsible least two │ │ │program
│primarily for education other major │ │

│ │concerned with or vocational units, each │ │

│ │vocational education? administering │ │

│ │rehabilitation one or more │ │

│ │or vocational of the major │ │

│ │and other rehab- State educat- │ │

│ │ilitation of ion, health, │ │

│ │individuals welfare, or │ │

│ │with handicaps labor │ │

│ │ programs; or │ │

│ │ an agency │ │

│ │ providing │ │

│ │ assistance or │ │

│ │ services to │ │

│ │ the adult │ │

│ │ blind? │ │

────────┴────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────┘

Arkansas Div. of Services Yes Not Applicable

for the Blind

Connecti- Board of Education Yes Not Applicable

cut and Services for the

Blind

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT D**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

STATE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS

B. [Agencies for the Blind]{.underline}

─────────┬────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐

\(1\) │ (2) │ (3) [Is this designated agency]{.underline}? │ (4) │

│ │ │ │

[│ │ (a) (b) (c) │ │]{.underline}

Delaware Dept. of Health Yes Div. for the

& Social Services Visually Impaired

Florida Dept. of Education Yes Div. of Blind

Services

Idaho Idaho Commission for Yes Not Applicable

the Blind

Iowa Iowa Dept. Yes Not Applicable

for the Blind

Kentucky Dept. Yes Not Applicable

for the Blind

Massachu- Commission for the Yes Not Applicable

setts Blind

Michigan Dept. of Labor Yes Commission for the

Blind

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT D**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

STATE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS

B. [Agencies for the Blind]{.underline}

─────────┬────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐

\(1\) │ (2) │ (3) [Is this designated agency]{.underline}? │ (4) │

│ │ │ │

[│ │ (a) (b) (c) │ │]{.underline}

Minnesota Dept. of Jobs and Yes State Services for Training the Blind &

Visually Handi-

capped

Missouri Div. of Family Yes Rehabilitation Services Services for the

Blind

Nebraska Dept. of Education Yes Div. of

Rehabilitation

Services for the Visually

Impaired

New Dept. of Human Services Yes Commission for the

Jersey Blind & Visually

Impaired

New Commission for the Blind Yes Not Applicable

Mexico

New York Dept. of Social Services Yes Commission for the

Blind & Visually

Handicapped

North Dept. of Human Resources Yes Div. of Carolina Services

for the Blind

Oregon Oregon Commission for the Yes Not Applicable

the Blind

**REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ATTACHMENT D**

**BASIC STATE GRANTS BRANCH**

STATE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS

B. [Agencies for the Blind]{.underline}

─────────┬────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐

\(1\) │ (2) │ (3) [Is this designated agency]{.underline}? │ (4) │

│ │ │ │

[│ │ (a) (b) (c) │ │]{.underline}

Pennsyl- Dept. of Public Yes Bureau of Blindness

vania Welfare & Visual Services

South S.C. Yes Not Applicable

Carolina Commission for the

Blind

South Dept. of Human Yes Div. of Service

Dakota Services to the Blind & Visually Impaired

Texas Texas State Commission Yes Not Applicable

for the Blind

Vermont Agency of Human Yes Div. for the

Services Blind and Visually

Impaired

Virginia Virginia Dept. Yes Not Applicable

for the

Visually Handicapped

Washing- Washington Dept. Yes Not Applicable

ton of Services for the

Blind

Total [12]{.underline} [1]{.underline} [11]{.underline}

(Source: Approved Three-Year State Plans for Vocational Rehabilitation
Services covering Fiscal Years 1992-1994)