The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Independent Living Centers, Older Blind Sub-grantees, and Specialized Service Providers are working together to insure that these individuals receive appropriate referral to the Division and services which will enable them to get a job or advance in employment. An older individual who is blind is a member of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation's advisory committee. In addition, she is on the Board of Directors for the Alaska Center for Blind Adults, a program which is a sub-grantee for the older blind project. All sub-grantees established advisory committees consisting of a majority membership of older individuals who are blind. In addition, sub-grantees give priority for hire to qualified individuals with disabilities.
Services are consumer directed with staff acting primarily in a resource role.
Sub-grantees are monitored through quarterly reports and a biennial site review. The Project Director is the team leader for the site review team. Site reviews are scheduled for May and June 1998. The team will include a member of the State Independent Living Council who is also the Executive Director of an Independent Living Center. The review will address the administrative and organizational structure of each sub-grantee as well as their compliance with the terms of the grant award.