Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Title 192 - (NAC) NEBRASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE NEBRASKA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Chapter 1 - SCOPE OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND COST CONTAINMENT › Section 192-1-001 - General Information

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01.
LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
The Nebraska Commission for the
				Blind and Visually Impaired (NCBVI) operates pursuant to the Rehabilitation
				Act, found in the United States Code, Title 29, Chapter 16, Section 701 et.
				seq.; 34 CFR Part 80 and Parts 360 et seq.;
Revised Nebraska
				Statutes
71-8601
				through
				71-8616;
				and, NCBVI State Plan, filed and updated every four years as part of the
				Nebraska Combined State Plan with the United States Department of
				Education/Rehabilitation Services Administration. The Federal and State laws,
				regulations, and State Plan are incorporated by reference. Copies of all
				documents are available for viewing at the Lincoln Office of NCBVI.
001.02.
ADMINISTRATION.
In accordance with Nebraska Revised
				Statutes, 71-8605, NCBVI is administered under the general supervision and
				direction of the Director. The Director is employed by NCBVl's governing board,
				in accordance with established personnel standards and on the basis of the
				Director's education, training, experience, and demonstrated ability in the
				field of vocational rehabilitation for the blind. The Director shall, with the
				approval of the Board, establish and maintain appropriate subordinate
				administrative units within the program.
001.03.
NCBVI
				POLICIES.
Any policies, manuals, or procedures issued by the
				Director or approved by the Board relating to the internal operation of the
				Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired shall apply to all activities
				performed by the program.
001.04.
PURPOSES.
The purpose of NCBVI is to operate a
				comprehensive and coordinated program designed to assist individuals who are
				blind to gain remunerative employment, enlarge economic opportunities for blind
				persons, increase the range and diversity of available occupations for blind
				persons, stimulate other efforts enabling blind persons to become
				self-supporting, and provide services promoting greater independence for blind
				persons at home and in the community (
Nebraska Revised
				Statutes
, 71-8602).
001.05.
SERVICES.
NCBVI will provide services with two major areas of emphasis:
001.05A.
VOCATIONAL
				REHABILITATION SERVICES.
The program will provide services
				reasonable and necessary to achieve an employment outcome to eligible
				individuals who are blind, consistent with the individual's strengths,
				resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests and
				informed choice (
				34
				CFR 361.48 ).
001.05B.
INDEPENDENT
				LIVING
services to assist blind individuals whose visual
				impairment or other disabling condition makes competitive employment extremely
				difficult to obtain but for whom independent living goals are feasible or for
				otherwise eligible blind persons for whom competitive employment is not a
				goal.