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Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › ORDER OF SELECTION › Section 388-891A-0610 - How are individuals selected for services when DVR is operating under an order of selection?

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When DVR is operating under an order of selection,
					 individuals are selected for services as follows:
(1) At the time you are determined eligible
				  for VR services, a DVR counselor assigns you to a priority category based on
				  the severity of your disability.
(2) The priority categories are defined in
				  WAC 388-891A-0620 through
				  388-891A-0660.
(3) As resources become available for DVR to
				  serve additional individuals, DVR selects names from the waiting list in the
				  priority category being served at that time.
(4) Within a priority category, the date you
				  applied for VR services determines the order in which you are selected from the
				  waiting list.
(5) DVR may provide
				  you specific services or equipment without requiring that you wait for services
				  under an order of selection if:
(a) You are at
				  immediate risk of losing your job in a competitive integrated setting for
				  reasons related to your disability; and
(b) You require specific services or
				  equipment in the very near future that will enable you to keep your
				  job.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › ORDER OF SELECTION › Section 388-891A-0611 - What criteria must DVR not use when assigning you to a priority of service of category?

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DVR must not use any of the following criteria when
					 assigning you to a priority of service category:
(1) Any duration of residency requirement,
				  provided the individual is present in the state;
(2) Type of disability;
(3) Age, sex, gender, gender identification,
				  sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, veteran
				  status, military status, or marital status;
(4) Source of referral;
(5) Type of expected employment
				  outcome;
(6) The need for specific
				  vocational rehabilitation services, except those services described in WAC
				  388-891A-0610(5) and (6);
(7) The
				  anticipated cost of services required by an individual; or
(8) The income level of an individual or an
				  individual's family.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › ORDER OF SELECTION › Section 388-891A-0615 - May I receive pre-employment transition services when DVR has assigned me to a priority of service category with a waiting list for services?

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If you are a student with a disability who DVR has
					 assigned to a priority of service category with a waiting list for services,
					 you may continue to receive pre-employment transition services while waiting
					 for services as long as you began to receive pre-employment transition services
					 prior to DVR determining you eligible for services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › ORDER OF SELECTION › Section 388-891A-0620 - What are the criteria for priority category one?

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DVR determines you are in priority category one (an
					 individual with a most significant disability) if you are determined eligible
					 for vocational rehabilitation services and you meet the following
					 criteria:
(1) You require multiple VR
				  services over an extended period of time; and
(2) You experience serious functional
				  limitations in four or more of the following areas in terms of an employment
				  outcome:
(a) Mobility;
(b) Communication;
(c) Self-care;
(d) Cognition and learning
				  (self-direction);
(e)
				  Interpersonal;
(f) Work tolerance;
				  or
(g) Work skills.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › ORDER OF SELECTION › Section 388-891A-0630 - What are the criteria for priority category two?

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DVR determines you are in priority category two if you are
					 determined eligible for vocational rehabilitation services and you meet the
					 following criteria:
(1) You require
				  multiple VR services over an extended period of time; and
(2) You experience serious functional
				  limitations in three of the following areas in terms of an employment outcome:
(a) Mobility;
(b) Communication;
(c) Self-care;
(d) Cognition and learning
				  (self-direction);
(e)
				  Interpersonal;
(f) Work tolerance;
				  or
(g) Work skills.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › ORDER OF SELECTION › Section 388-891A-0640 - What are the criteria for priority category three?

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DVR determines you are in priority category three if you
					 are determined eligible for vocational rehabilitation services and you meet the
					 following criteria:
(1) You require
				  multiple VR services over an extended period of time; and
(2) You experience serious functional
				  limitations in two of the following areas in terms of an employment outcome:
(a) Mobility;
(b) Communication;
(c) Self-care;
(d) Cognition and learning
				  (self-direction);
(e)
				  Interpersonal;
(f) Work tolerance;
				  or
(g) Work skills.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › ORDER OF SELECTION › Section 388-891A-0650 - What are the criteria for priority category four?

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DVR determines you are in priority category four if you
					 are determined eligible for vocational rehabilitation services and you meet the
					 following criteria:
(1) You require
				  multiple VR services over an extended period of time; and
(2) You experience serious functional
				  limitations in one of the following areas in terms of an employment outcome:
(a) Mobility;
(b) Communication;
(c) Self-care;
(d) Cognition and learning
				  (self-direction);
(e)
				  Interpersonal;
(f) Work tolerance;
				  or
(g) Work skills.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › ORDER OF SELECTION › Section 388-891A-0660 - What are the criteria for priority category five?

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DVR determines you are in priority category five if you
					 are determined eligible for vocational rehabilitation services, but you do not
					 meet the criteria for priority categories one through four.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0700 - What vocational rehabilitation services are available to individuals from DVR?

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The following VR services are available to individuals
					 from DVR:
(1) Assessment
				  services;
(2) Benefits planning
				  services;
(3) Independent living
				  evaluation and services;
(4)
				  Information and referral services;
(5) Interpreter services;
(6) Job-related services;
(7) Maintenance services;
(8) Occupational licenses;
(9) Personal assistance services;
(10) Physical and mental restoration
				  services;
(11) Pre-employment
				  transition services;
(12)
				  Rehabilitation technology services;
(13) Self-employment services;
(14) Services to family members;
(15) Substantial vocational rehabilitation
				  counseling and guidance services;
(16) Tools, equipment, initial stocks, and
				  supplies;
(17) Training
				  services;
(18) Transition
				  services;
(19) Translation
				  services;
(20) Transportation
				  services;
(21) Other services;
				  and
(22) Post-employment
				  services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0705 - What are assessment services?

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Assessment services include a review of existing data and
					 the provision of assessment activities, including a trial work experience, that
					 are necessary to determine:
(1)
				  Whether you are eligible for VR services;
(2) Severity of disability and assignment of
				  priority category in the event DVR must utilize an order of selection;
				  and
(3) The employment outcome,
				  including supported employment, your rehabilitation needs, and the VR services
				  to be included in an individualized plan for employment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0706 - What are examples of assessments that DVR conducts, obtains, or purchases?

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(1) Some of the
				  assessments that DVR may use include, but are not limited to:
(a) Assistive technology
				  evaluation;
(b) Background checks,
				  including criminal history background checks;
(c) Community based assessment
				  (CBA);
(d) Driving
				  evaluation;
(e) Substance use
				  disorder assessment;
(f)
				  Educational achievements;
(g)
				  Environmental factors that affect your employment and rehabilitation
				  needs;
(h) Independent living
				  evaluation;
(i) Physical
				  assessment;
(j) Psychological or
				  neuropsychological evaluation;
(k)
				  Psychosexual evaluation or a sexual offender behavior assessment;
(l) Risk or safety assessment to determine
				  whether a risk may exist to you or others;
(m) Self-employment feasibility
				  assessment;
(n) Supported
				  employment assessment of ongoing and extended support needs;
(o) Training as an assessment;
(p) Trial work experience as outlined in WAC
				  388-891A-0526 through 388-891A-0530 to determine you are eligible, ineligible,
				  or no longer eligible;
(q)
				  Vocational, interest, and aptitude assessment;
(r) Work experience, both paid and unpaid;
				  and
(s) Other
				  assessments.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0707 - When may DVR require that I participate in a risk assessment, and how are the results of a risk assessment used by DVR?

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If a DVR counselor receives information or records that
					 reasonably lead the DVR counselor to believe you have a history of violent or
					 predatory behavior:
(1) A DVR
				  counselor will discuss your history with you to better understand your
				  situation.
(2) You must participate
				  in a risk assessment conducted by a licensed psychiatrist, psychologist,
				  counselor, certified sex offender treatment provider, or other qualified
				  professional prior to developing a plan for employment. The risk assessment is
				  for the purpose of determining the level of risk you present to yourself,
				  members of the community, or others in an employment situation.
(a) DVR must consider the results and
				  recommendations of the risk assessment in developing the plan for employment,
				  including any restrictions relating to employment outcome or employment
				  setting.
(b) If the results of the
				  risk assessment indicate a potential risk to individuals you may encounter
				  while receiving services or working, you must consent to release information
				  about the behavior to a potential service provider or potential employer prior
				  to referral for services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0708 - What happens if I decline to participate in a risk assessment or release reports of my status in a treatment program?

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When the conditions described in WAC 388-891A-0707 apply,
					 the DVR counselor closes your case service record if you do not cooperate by
					 declining:
(1) To participate in or
				  consent to providing the results of a risk assessment; or
(2) To report your status in a treatment
				  program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0709 - What are benefits planning services?

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Benefits planning services are provided to help you
					 understand how earning income through employment will impact your Social
					 Security disability insurance (SSDI), supplemental security income (SSI), or
					 other government benefits. Benefits planning services also help you understand
					 how to use work incentives or other benefit programs that may enable you to
					 achieve an employment outcome.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0710 - What are independent living services and evaluation?

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Independent living services and evaluation includes
					 services provided to:
(1) Identify
				  issues that present problems for you in achieving an employment outcome and
				  services you need to address the issues;
(2) Help you manage the services you need to
				  live independently, get information about benefits available to you, and about
				  your rights and responsibilities;
(3) Help you set personal goals, make
				  decisions about life issues and employment, and help your family with issues
				  related to your disability and independence;
(4) Help you learn to manage areas such as
				  budgeting, meal preparation and nutrition, shopping, hygiene, time management,
				  recreation, community resources, and attendant management; and
(5) Find out about housing resources and make
				  decisions about changing to a more independent living arrangement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0715 - What are information and referral services?

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Information and referral services include information and
					 assistance to help you explore and gain access to employment services or
					 benefits available to you from other programs, including other programs within
					 the workforce development system.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0720 - What are interpreter services?

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Interpreter services are services that help to ensure you
					 are able to communicate effectively while receiving services from DVR.
					 Interpreter services may include real-time captioning services, sign language
					 or oral interpretation services for individuals who are deaf or hard of
					 hearing, and tactile interpretation services for individuals who are
					 deaf-blind.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0725 - What is job search assistance?

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Job search assistance activities support and assist you in
					 searching for an appropriate job. Job search assistance may include help in
					 resume preparation, identifying appropriate job opportunities, developing
					 interview skills, and making contacts with companies on your
					 behalf.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0730 - What is job placement assistance?

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Job placement assistance includes a DVR employee or
					 contracted provider working directly with employers to identify and secure
					 competitive integrated employment that is consistent with your unique
					 strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests,
					 and informed choice. You and your DVR counselor (as well as the provider, if
					 appropriate) agree upon the job to be secured. Job placement is accomplished
					 when you have officially completed your first day of work.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0731 - What are customized employment services?

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(1) Customized employment services are
				  services to facilitate a placement in customized employment.
(2) These services are carried out through
				  flexible strategies, which include job exploration by the individual and
				  working with an employer to facilitate placement, including:
(a) Customizing a job description based on
				  current employer needs or on previously unidentified and unmet employer
				  needs;
(b) Developing a set of job
				  duties, a work schedule and job arrangement, and specifics of supervision
				  (including performance evaluation and review), and determining a job
				  location;
(c) Using a professional
				  representative chosen by you, or representing yourself if you choose, to work
				  with an employer to facilitate placement; and
(d) Providing services and supports at the
				  job location.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0732 - What are job retention services?

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Job retention services are provided after your first day
					 of work and while you remain employed. Job retention services may include any
					 vocational rehabilitation service necessary to help you maintain
					 employment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0735 - What are maintenance services?

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(1)
				  Maintenance services include monetary support for expenses such as food,
				  shelter, or clothing that exceed your usual living expenses and are necessary
				  for you to participate in another VR service. The following are examples of
				  maintenance services, but they may not apply to every situation or substitute
				  for the professional judgment of an individual counselor:
(a) A uniform or other suitable clothing
				  required to look for or get a job;
(b) Short-term lodging and meals required to
				  participate in assessment or training services not within commuting distance of
				  your home; and
(c) Initial one-time
				  costs, such as security deposits or charges to begin utility services at a home
				  in which you will live, when you relocate for a job.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0740 - What are occupational licenses?

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Occupational licenses are licenses, permits, or
					 certificates showing that you meet certain standards, have accomplished certain
					 achievements, or otherwise qualify to engage in a business, specific occupation
					 or trade, or other work.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0745 - What are personal assistance services?

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(1) Personal assistance services include a
				  range of services provided by at least one person to help you perform daily
				  living activities on or off the job that you would perform without assistance
				  if you did not have a disability. Examples include, but are not limited to:
(a) Reader services for individuals who
				  cannot read print because of blindness or other disability. Reader services
				  include both reading aloud and the transcription of printed information into
				  Braille or sound recordings. Reader services are for people who are blind and
				  individuals unable to read because of serious neurological disorders, specific
				  learning disabilities, or other physical or mental impairments.
(b) Personal attendant services are personal
				  services that an attendant performs for an individual with a disability,
				  including, but not limited to, bathing, feeding, dressing, and providing
				  mobility and transportation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0750 - What are physical and mental restoration services?

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(1) Physical and mental restoration services
				  are used to diagnose and treat physical and mental impairments when you need
				  those services to prepare for, secure, maintain, advance in, or regain
				  employment.
(2) DVR provides
				  physical and mental restoration services only when financial support is not
				  readily available from another source, such as health insurance.
(3) Physical and mental restoration services
				  include:
(a) Corrective surgery or therapy if
				  your disabling condition is stable or slowly progressive and the service is
				  expected to substantially modify, correct, or improve a physical or mental
				  impairment that is a substantial impediment to employment for you within a
				  reasonable period of time;
(b)
				  Diagnosis and treatment of mental or emotional disorders by qualified personnel
				  who meet state licensing requirements;
(c) Dental treatment;
(d) Nursing services;
(e) Necessary hospitalization (in-patient or
				  outpatient) in connection with surgery or treatment and clinic
				  services;
(f) Prescription drugs
				  and supplies;
(g) Prosthetic and
				  orthotic devices;
(h) Eyeglasses
				  and visual services, including visual training and the examination and services
				  necessary for the prescription and provision of eyeglasses, contact lenses,
				  microscopic lenses, telescopic lenses, and other special visual aids prescribed
				  by personnel who meet state licensing requirements;
(i) Podiatry;
(j) Physical therapy;
(k) Occupational therapy;
(l) Speech or hearing therapy;
(m) Mental health services;
(n) Treatment of acute or chronic medical
				  conditions and emergencies that result from providing physical and mental
				  restoration services or are related to the condition being treated;
(o) Special services for the treatment of
				  end-stage renal disease; and
(p)
				  Other medical or medically related rehabilitation services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0755 - What are the medical treatments DVR does not pay for?

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DVR does not pay for any of the following medical
					 treatments other than as an exception to policy, as described in WAC
					 388-891A-0205:
(1) Maintenance of your
				  general health or fitness;
(2)
				  Cosmetic procedures, such as facelifts, liposuction, and cellulite
				  removal;
(3) Maternity
				  care;
(4) Hysterectomies, elective
				  abortions, sterilization, and contraceptive services as independent
				  procedures;
(5) Drugs not approved
				  by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for general use or by state
				  law;
(6) Life support systems,
				  services, and hospice care;
(7)
				  Transgender services including surgery and medication management;
(8) Homeopathic and herbalist services,
				  Christian Science practitioners, or theological healers;
(9) Treatment that is experimental, obsolete,
				  investigational, or otherwise not established as effective medical
				  treatment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0760 - What are pre-employment transition services?

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(1) Pre-employment transition services are
				  activities that offer an early start at career exploration.
(2) Pre-employment transition services are
				  provided to you while you are in school and eligible for an individualized
				  educational program (IEP) or otherwise are regarded as an individual with a
				  disability under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
				  amended.
(3) Pre-employment
				  transition services are coordinated between schools and DVR to help you prepare
				  for and go to work in the community.
(4) Pre-employment transition services are
				  available to an eligible or potentially eligible student with a disability as
				  defined in WAC 388-891A-0010(16), and as described in WAC
				  388-891A-0615.
(5) Pre-employment
				  transition services are not available if you have been determined ineligible
				  for services.
(6) Pre-employment
				  transition services include:
(a) Job
				  exploration counseling;
(b)
				  Work-based learning experiences provided in an integrated setting and paid at a
				  competitive rate to the maximum extent possible;
(c) Counseling on opportunities for
				  enrollment in comprehensive transition or postsecondary educational programs at
				  institutions of higher education;
(d) Workplace readiness training to develop
				  social skills and independent living; and
(e) Instruction in self-advocacy that may
				  include peer mentoring.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0765 - What is job exploration counseling?

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Job exploration counseling activities promote
					 considerations of opportunities and informed decision-making regarding career
					 options to help students with disabilities understand post-school choices and
					 opportunities. Job exploration counseling may include, but is not limited to,
					 discussion of:
(1) Your vocational
				  interest inventory results;
(2)
				  In-demand occupations;
(3) Career
				  pathways; and
(4) Local labor
				  market information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0766 - What are work-based learning experiences?

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(1) Work-based learning experiences are
				  in-school or after-school opportunities, or experiences outside the traditional
				  school setting, that use the workplace or real work to provide students with
				  disabilities the knowledge and skills that connect school experiences to
				  real-life work activities and future career opportunities.
(2) Work-based learning experiences in a
				  group setting may include, but are not limited to:
(a) Coordinating a school-based program of
				  job training and informational interviews to research employers;
(b) Worksite tours to learn about necessary
				  job skills;
(c) Job shadowing;
				  and
(d) Mentoring opportunities in
				  the community.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0767 - What is counseling on opportunities for enrollment in comprehensive transition or postsecondary educational programs at institutions of higher education?

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(1) Counseling
				  on opportunities for enrollment in comprehensive transition or postsecondary
				  educational programs at institutions of higher education in a group setting to
				  students with disabilities may include, but is not limited to, information on:
(a) Course offerings;
(b) Career options;
(c) The types of academic and occupational
				  training needed to succeed in the workplace; and
(d) Postsecondary opportunities associated
				  with career fields.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0768 - What is workplace readiness training?

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Workplace readiness training provides opportunities for
					 students with disabilities to learn about and develop both social skills and
					 independent living. Training may include, but is not limited to:
(1) Workshops on workplace behavior,
				  understanding employer expectations for punctuality and performance, and other
				  soft skills necessary for employment;
(2) Financial literacy;
(3) Orientation and mobility skills;
				  and
(4) Job-seeking
				  skills.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0769 - What is instruction in self-advocacy?

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(1) Self-advocacy instruction provides
				  opportunities for students with disabilities to learn about rights,
				  responsibilities, and how to request accommodations or services and supports
				  needed during the transition from secondary to post-secondary education and
				  employment. Self-advocacy instruction teaches students with disabilities to
				  articulate their needs and make informed decisions about the supports necessary
				  to meet those needs.
(2)
				  Self-advocacy instruction may include peer mentoring from individuals with
				  disabilities working in competitive integrated employment. Examples of
				  self-advocacy instruction include but are not limited to workshops or job clubs
				  in areas such as:
(a) Developing
				  goals;
(b) Time management and
				  organization;
(c) Balanced life
				  planning;
(d) Peer
				  support;
(e) Mentoring
				  groups;
(f) Accessing community
				  resources such as health care, recreation, and social opportunities;
				  and
(g) Using assistive technology
				  to manage life skills.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0770 - What is rehabilitation technology?

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Rehabilitation technology means the use of technologies,
					 engineering methods, or sciences to design, develop, test, evaluate, apply, and
					 distribute technology to address those areas in which you experience functional
					 loss, such as mobility, communication, hearing, vision, and cognition.
					 Rehabilitation technology includes:
(1) Assistive technology devices, equipment,
				  or products used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities
				  of an individual with a disability including, but not limited to:
(a) Telecommunications devices;
(b) Sensory aids and devices, including
				  hearing aids, telephone amplifiers and other hearing devices, captioned videos,
				  taped text, Brailled and large print materials, electronic formats, graphics,
				  simple language materials, and other special visual aids;
(c) Vehicle modifications; and
(d) Computer and computer-related hardware
				  and software that is provided to address a disability-related
				  limitation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0785 - What are self-employment services?

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(1) Self-employment services include
				  consultation, technical assistance, and start-up costs to help you establish a
				  small business to become self-employed.
(2) When you sign your individualized plan
				  for self-employment, you agree to provide information about the income of your
				  small business for up to one year after you successfully close your
				  case.
(3) The conditions that apply
				  for DVR to approve and pay for self-employment services are outlined in WAC
				  388-891A-0010, 388-891A-1100, 388-891A-1185, 388-891A-1186, 388-891A-1195, and
				  388-891A-1196.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0790 - What vocational rehabilitation services may DVR provide for my family member(s)?

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DVR may provide vocational rehabilitation services for a
					 family member if the services are necessary for you to achieve an employment
					 outcome. A family member is anyone who meets the definition of family member
					 outlined in WAC 388-891A-0010(7).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0791 - What types of nonpermanent structural modifications may be provided at the place where I live or where I work?

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Nonpermanent structural modifications that make physical
					 changes to the place where you live or your worksite are provided for necessary
					 disability access or to conduct employment. The conditions that apply for DVR
					 to pay for nonpermanent structural modifications are outlined in WAC
					 388-891A-1194, 388-891A-1195, and 388-891A-1196.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0800 - What is substantial vocational rehabilitation counseling and guidance?

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Substantial vocational rehabilitation counseling and
					 guidance includes intensive counseling and guidance provided by a DVR counselor
					 throughout the rehabilitation process to help you address medical, family, or
					 social issues and exercise informed choice, including vocational counseling and
					 other counseling and guidance that addresses a wider range of concerns than an
					 employment-focused counseling and guidance relationship.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0805 - What are tools, equipment, initial stocks, and supplies?

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(1) Tools and equipment
				  are materials and hardware you require to carry out the duties of your
				  job.
(2) Initial stocks and
				  supplies are specific to self-employment and include the goods for inventory
				  required for you to start your small business.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0810 - What are training services?

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(1)
				  Training services are designed to help you gain knowledge, skills, and
				  abilities needed to achieve an employment outcome. Training services include,
				  but are not limited to:
(a) On-the-job
				  training;
(b) Postsecondary
				  training;
(c) Occupational or
				  vocational training;
(d) Basic
				  education or literacy training;
(e)
				  Apprenticeship training;
(f) Job
				  readiness training;
(g) Disability
				  related skills training; and
(h)
				  Other miscellaneous training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0815 - What is on-the-job training?

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On-the-job training is training an employer provides to you
					 once you are placed in a job to help you learn the skills you need. With
					 on-the-job training, you are hired by an employer and DVR pays the employer a
					 training fee to cover the extra costs associated with training you. There is an
					 expectation that employment with the employer will continue when the on-the-job
					 training is completed. The employer must sign an agreement to include at a
					 minimum:
(1) Training to be provided,
				  including skills to be learned and training methods;
(2) Duration or number of hours of training
				  to be provided;
(3) How and when
				  the employer will evaluate and report your progress to DVR;
(4) An agreed-upon fee based on the
				  employer's costs to provide the training; and
(5) Payment criteria.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0820 - What is postsecondary training?

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Postsecondary training means full-time or part-time
					 academic training above the high school level leading to a degree, academic
					 certificate, or other recognized educational credential. Postsecondary training
					 is provided by a college or university, community college, junior college, or
					 technical college.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0825 - What is occupational or vocational training?

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Occupational or vocational training is specific job skill
					 training that does not lead to an academic degree, but is provided by a
					 community college or business, vocational, technical, or trade school to
					 prepare for work in a specific occupation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0830 - What is basic education or literacy training?

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Basic education or literacy training is training that
					 addresses basic academic skills, such as reading, that are necessary to
					 participate in further training on your IPE or work in competitive integrated
					 employment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0836 - What is apprenticeship training?

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Apprenticeship training is a work-based employment and
					 training program registered with the Washington state department of labor and
					 industries that provides:
(1) A
				  combination of hands-on, on-the-job work experience in a skilled occupation
				  with related classroom instruction;
(2) Structured mentoring;
(3) Wage increases as an apprentice's skills
				  increase; and
(4) An industry
				  recognized certificate of completion at the end of the program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0837 - What is job readiness training?

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Job readiness training is training that prepares you for
					 work, including but not limited to training that addresses:
(1) Appropriate clothes and grooming for the
				  job;
(2) Getting to work on
				  time;
(3) Workplace behavior;
				  and
(4) How to increase
				  productivity.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0838 - What is disability-related skills training?

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Disability-related skills training includes but is not
					 limited to training that addresses:
(1) Orientation and mobility;
(2) The use of low vision aids;
(3) Braille;
(4) Speech reading;
(5) Sign language; and
(6) Cognitive training/retraining.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0840 - What other training does DVR provide?

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DVR provides other miscellaneous training services that
					 are not identified in another section, such as high school completion and
					 tutoring.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0855 - What are transition services?

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Transition services are any of the VR services listed under
					 WAC 388-891A-0700 and are a coordinated set of activities for a student or
					 youth with a disability that:
(1)
				  Promote movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary
				  education, vocational training, competitive integrated employment (including
				  supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services,
				  independent living, or community participation;
(2) Address your individual needs, taking
				  into account preferences and interests;
(3) Include instruction, community
				  experiences, the development of employment and other post-school adult living
				  objectives, and, if appropriate, functional vocational evaluation and
				  acquisition of daily living skills; and
(4) Promote or facilitate the achievement of
				  the employment outcome identified in your individualized plan for
				  employment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0860 - What are translation services?

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Translation services include oral and written translation
					 into your primary language to access DVR services and communicate with DVR
					 staff.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0865 - What are transportation services?

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Transportation services include travel and related
					 expenses necessary for you to participate in VR services, such as a bus pass,
					 fuel for a vehicle, services to facilitate your driving, the purchase or repair
					 of a vehicle, or moving expenses. The conditions that apply for DVR to purchase
					 and loan a vehicle to you are outlined in WAC 388-891A-1174, 388-891A-1175, and
					 388-891A-1176.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0866 - What are transportation services to facilitate my driving?

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Services to facilitate your driving include, but are not
					 limited to:
(1) Mileage/gasoline
				  allowance;
(2) Driver
				  licenses;
(3) Vehicle license tabs;
				  and
(4) Vehicle repairs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0880 - What other services does DVR provide?

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With the exception of the items and services outlined in
					 WAC 388-891A-1101 and 388-891A-1186, DVR provides other services not identified
					 in this chapter when the service is needed for you to achieve an employment
					 outcome as described in WAC 388-891A-0010(4) and the service is both legal and
					 necessary to address a barrier to employment.