Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 612 - State Department of Rehabilitation Services › Chapter 10 - Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired › Subchapter 7 - Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired › Part 1 - SCOPE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Section 612:10-7-1 - Overview of Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Vocational rehabilitation services are provided by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired to help eligible individuals achieve employment outcomes that are consistent with the unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice of each eligible individual. VR services for individuals are meant to result in competitive employment in an integrated setting. Vocational rehabilitation services include services for individuals and services to groups of individuals.
(b) Vocational rehabilitation services for an individual are prescribed in an Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) that is based on an assessment of the individual's rehabilitation needs, guidance provided by a qualified vocational rehabilitation professional and the individual's informed choice with regard to employment goal, services and service providers. Services may include but are not limited to:
(1) an assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs by qualified personnel, including, if appropriate, an assessment by personnel skilled in rehabilitation technology;
(2) counseling and guidance, including information and support services to assist an individual in exercising informed choice;
(3) referral and other services to secure needed services from other agencies through cooperative agreements if such services are not available from DVR or DSBVI;
(4) job-related services, including job search and placement assistance, customized employment services, services leading to self-employment, job retention services, ongoing services, and extended services;
(5) vocational and other training services, including the provision of personal and vocational adjustment services, books, tools, and other training materials;
(6) to the extent that financial support is not readily available from a source (such as health insurance or comparable services and benefits) other than DVR or DSBVI, diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental impairments;
(7) maintenance for additional costs incurred while participating in an assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs or while receiving services under an Individualized Plan for Employment;
(8) transportation, including training in the use of public transportation vehicles and systems, that is provided in connection with the provision of any other service described in this section and needed by the individual to participate in rehabilitation services or to achieve an employment outcome;
(9) on-the-job or other related personal assistance services provided while an individual is receiving other services described in this section;
(10) interpreter services provided by qualified personnel for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and reader services for individuals who are determined to be blind;
(11) rehabilitation teaching services, and orientation and mobility services, for individuals who are blind;
(12) occupational licenses, tools, equipment, and initial stocks and supplies;
(13) technical assistance and other consultation services to conduct market analyses, develop business plans, and otherwise provide resources, to the extent such resources are authorized to be provided through the statewide workforce investment system, to eligible individuals who are pursuing self-employment or telecommuting or establishing a small business operation as an employment outcome;
(14) rehabilitation technology, including rehabilitation engineering, assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;
(15) transition services for students with disabilities, that facilitate the achievement of the employment outcome identified in the Individualized Plan for Employment, and pre-employment transition services as described in  34 CFR 361.48(a) and  29  USC 733;
(16) supported employment services for individuals with the most significant disabilities that need ongoing support services from a job coach to obtain and maintain employment;
(17) employment and retention services for individuals with significant disabilities who require short term job coach support to obtain and maintain a successful employment outcome;
(18) transitional employment services for individuals with the most significant disabilities due to mental illness who have little or no successful work history and need work adjustment/trial work experience;
(19) work experiences, internships, and apprenticeships;
(20) services to the family of an individual with a disability necessary to assist the individual to achieve an employment outcome; and
(21) specific post-employment services necessary to assist an individual with a disability to maintain, retain, regain, or advance in employment.