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Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-365 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Adaptive skills of blindness

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(1) Adaptive skills of blindness are those
					skills necessary for individuals who are blind to function independently,
					distinguished from the vocational skills necessary to perform a specific
					occupation. Adaptive skills include:
(a)
					Communications, including Braille and keyboarding;
(b) Personal management;
(c) Orientation and mobility;
(d) Adjustment to blindness;
(e) Home management;
(f) Activities of daily living;
(g) Use of rehabilitation technology;
					and
(h) Use of residual vision and
					related devices.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-370 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Maintenance

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(1) Maintenance for living expenses may be
					provided only when these expenses are short-term in duration, in excess of the
					normal subsistence expenses of a participant, and only when necessary for the
					individual to participate in services under an individualized plan for
					employment. Maintenance includes monetary support for food, shelter, clothing
					and other subsistence items.
(2)
					Maintenance shall be provided only after consideration of comparable services
					and benefits in accordance with WAC 67-25-283.
(3) Individuals with emergency needs for
					shelter, food, financial support, etc. will be referred to community sources
					that may provide these services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-380 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Counseling and guidance (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-380, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-380, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-380, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-380.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-383 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Transportation

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(1) Transportation services for travel and
					related expenses may be authorized if necessary for an applicant, eligible
					individual, or participant to receive any vocational rehabilitation
					service.
(2) Transportation may
					include:
(a) Fares or travel costs associated
					with using public or private vehicle;
(b) Food and lodging while in travel
					status;
(c) Wages, travel, and
					related expenses for a driver, attendant or aide if the services of that person
					are necessary for the individual to travel;
(d) Relocation and moving expenses, if
					necessary for securing a competitive and integrated employment
					outcome.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-384 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Physical and mental restoration (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority:  34 C.F.R. 361.42, the Rehabilitation Act and Washington state Constitution. 08-19-068, §
										67-25-384, filed 9/15/08, effective 10/16/08. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-384, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05; 98-23-078, §
										67-25-384, filed 11/17/98, effective 12/18/98. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-384, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-384, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-384.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-388 - Vocational rehabilitation services-General training provisions (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority:  34 C.F.R. 361.42, the Rehabilitation Act and Washington state Constitution. 08-19-068, §
										67-25-388, filed 9/15/08, effective 10/16/08. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-388, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-388, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-19-003 (Order 84-04), §
										67-25-388, filed 9/6/84; 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-388, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-388.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-390 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Post-secondary training (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-390, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-390, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-19-003 (Order 84-04), §
										67-25-390, filed 9/6/84; 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-390, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-390.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-393 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Interpreter and translation

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(1) Interpreter services include 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.
(a) Interpreter services must be
					provided by qualified personnel.
(b) Interpreter services shall be authorized,
					to the maximum extent possible, in accordance with the department of social and
					health services schedule of maximum allowances and program
					descriptions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-394 - Vocational rehabilitation services-On-the-job training (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-394, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-394, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-394, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-394.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-396 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Work readiness skills (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-396, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-396, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-396, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-396.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-398 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Adaptive skills of blindness (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-398, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-398, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-399 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Transition for youth (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-399, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-399, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-400 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Maintenance (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-400, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-400, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 88-09-006 (Order 88-1), §
										67-25-400, filed 4/11/88. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-400, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-400.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-403 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Reader

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(1) Reader services may be provided to an
					applicant, eligible individual, or participant when necessary to the provision
					of other vocational rehabilitation services.
(2) Reader services consist of orally reading
					to the blind individual print material which is not available through other
					appropriate modes of communication.
(3) If reader services are necessary beyond
					the initial stages of employment, the department shall, if desired by the
					individual, assist him or her to negotiate with the employer for reader
					services as a reasonable accommodation.
(4) Reader services shall be purchased in
					accordance with the department's procedures and shall be provided only after
					consideration of comparable services and benefits in accordance with WAC
					67-25-283.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-404 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Transportation (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-404, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-404, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 88-09-006 (Order 88-1), §
										67-25-404, filed 4/11/88. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-404, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-404.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-408 - Vocational rehabilitation services-To family members (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-408, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-408, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-408, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-408.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-410 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Personal assistance

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(1) Personal assistance services include a
					range of services provided by at least one person to assist an individual with
					a disability to perform daily living activities, on or off the job, that the
					individual typically would perform if he or she did not have a disability, and
					will not be able to perform even after receiving adaptive skills training.
This includes personal attendant services, which are personal
						services that an attendant performs for an individual with a disability
						including, but not limited to, bathing, feeding, dressing, providing mobility
						and transportation.
(2)
					These services shall, to the extent appropriate and desired by the participant,
					include training in managing, supervising, and directing their personal
					assistance services.
(3) Personal
					assistance services may be provided, if necessary, for the participant to
					achieve a competitive and integrated employment outcome, and shall be provided
					only while the participant is receiving other vocational rehabilitation
					services.
(4) The case service
					record must document how personal assistance services will be provided after
					the completion of vocational rehabilitation services or, to the extent that it
					is not possible to identify how personal assistance services will be provided
					when the individualized plan for employment is developed, there must be a
					description of the basis for concluding that there is a reasonable expectation
					that resources will become available.
(5) Personal assistance services are provided
					only after consideration of comparable services and benefits in accordance with
					WAC 67-25-283.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-412 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Interpreter and translation (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-412, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-412, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-412, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-412.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-416 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Reader (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-416, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-416, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-416, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-416.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-418 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Personal assistance (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-418, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-418, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-425 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Rehabilitation technology

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(1) Rehabilitation technology is the
					systematic application of technologies, engineering methodologies, or
					scientific principles to meet the needs of, and address barriers that might be
					experienced by a participant in education, rehabilitation, employment,
					transportation, independent living, and recreation. The term includes
					rehabilitation engineering, assistive technology devices, and assistive
					technology services.
(2) The
					department will provide, as appropriate, rehabilitation technology services
					throughout all phases of the vocational rehabilitation process for
					participants.
(3) Rehabilitation
					technology services may include:
(a)
					Assessment to determine rehabilitation technology needs;
(b) Job site and training site analysis
					including testing and research;
(c)
					Rehabilitation engineering services;
(d) Comprehensive training in the use of
					assistive technology devices;
(e)
					Procurement, installation and follow-up related to assistive technology
					devices.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-430 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Supported employment

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(1) Supported employment is competitive
					employment in an integrated setting, consistent with the unique strengths,
					resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and
					informed choice of the individual, with ongoing support services for
					participants with the most significant disabilities who require intensive,
					ongoing support to perform in a work setting.
(2) An individual shall be eligible to
					receive supported employment services if:
(a)
					The individual is eligible for vocational rehabilitation services in accordance
					with WAC 67-25-130;
(b) The
					individual needs intensive supported employment services from the department
					and ongoing services from other resources to perform competitive and integrated
					work due to the nature and significance of his or her disabilities;
					and
(c) Supported employment is an
					appropriate employment outcome, with or without customized job tasks as defined
					in WAC 67-25-009, for the individual based on a comprehensive assessment of his
					or her rehabilitation needs in accordance with WAC 67-25-205.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-432 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Rehabilitation technology (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-432, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-432, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-432, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-432.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-436 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Supported employment (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-436, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-436, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-440 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Job placement

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(1) Job placement services shall be provided
					to a participant under an individualized plan for employment to assist the
					individual with obtaining and retaining appropriate competitive and integrated
					employment consistent with his or her employment goal.
(2) The department and participant shall be
					mutually responsible to find and secure suitable employment for the individual.
(a) The individualized plan for employment
					shall describe the nature and scope of job placement services to be provided by
					the department, and the participant's responsibility to actively and
					independently conduct job-seeking efforts.
(b) The individualized employment plan shall
					also describe if customized employment services, as defined in WAC 67-25-093,
					are expected to be a necessary job placement service.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-444 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Post-employment (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-444, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-444, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-444, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-444.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-446 - Vocational rehabilitation services-To groups (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 06-18-049, §
										67-25-446, filed 8/30/06, effective 9/30/06; 05-08-097, §
										67-25-446, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-446, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 92-09-090, §
										67-25-446, filed 4/17/92, effective 5/18/92. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-446, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-446.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-448 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Occupational licenses, tools, equipment, initial stocks and supplies and other technical assistance for self-employment (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-448, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-448, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-448, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-448.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-450 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Post-employment

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(1) Post-employment services may be provided
					to a participant after achieving a competitive and integrated employment
					outcome, if they are necessary for the participant to maintain, regain, or
					advance in employment consistent with the individual's abilities, capabilities,
					and interests.
(2) Post-employment
					services are intended to provide short-term and discrete intervention related
					to the established competitive and integrated employment outcome.
(3) Post-employment services do not require a
					new determination of eligibility, and may be provided within three years of
					case closure.
(4) Post-employment
					services include all vocational rehabilitation services identified in WAC
					67-25-265 and are subject to any conditions affecting provision of that
					vocational rehabilitation service.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-452 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Other (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-452, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-452, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-452, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-452.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-460 - Eligibility-Order of selection (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-460, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Federal Regulatory Authority for Order of Selection Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Section 101(a)(5). 34 Code of Federal Regulations Part 361 Sec. 361.36 Ability to serve all eligible individuals; order of selection for services. Regulatory Authority for Information and Referral Services Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Section 101(a)(20) Information and Referral services. 34 Code of Federal Regulations Part 361 Sec. 361.37 Information and referral services. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, As Amended, Title I - Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Part A - General Provisions, Section 100 - Declaration of Policy. 01-21-073, §
										67-25-460, filed 10/18/01, effective 11/18/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-465 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Occupational licenses, tools, equipment, initial stocks and supplies and other technical assistance for self-employment

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(1) Goods and services described in this
					section may be provided only under an individualized plan for employment when
					necessary for the participant to achieve an employment outcome or establish a
					small business, including:
(a) A participant
					to be bonded if the employment he or she is entering requires a bond and the
					participant supplies all necessary information to the bonding firm;
(b) Occupational licenses, permits, or
					certificates showing that the individual meets certain standards, has
					accomplished certain achievements, or has paid dues, fees, or has other written
					authority required by a state, city, or other government unit that qualifies
					the individual to engage in a business, specific trade, or other
					work;
(c) Occupational tools which
					are customarily required for a worker to perform efficiently on the job, and
					which workers in the same or similar trade or profession are normally provided.
					These may include specialized tools adapted to accommodate the individual's
					disability;
(d) Occupational
					equipment and occupational fixtures normally found in places of business. These
					include machinery, and appliances that are usually stationary during
					utilization. However, self-powered vehicles may also be provided as
					occupational equipment;
(e) Initial
					stocks such as the initial inventory of merchandise or goods necessary for a
					participant to enter self-employment. It may also include the initial purchase
					of livestock as a base stock, and stocks of seed, fertilizer, fuel, etc., for
					farming or agricultural self-employment;
(f) Initial supplies including expendable
					items necessary for the participant to carry out day-to-day business
					operations, and which are consumed on the premises in the course of the
					participant's self-employment business or in a business enterprise
					location;
(g) Technical assistance
					including consultation and other services provided to conduct market analyses,
					to develop business plans, and to provide resources to individuals in the
					pursuit of self-employment, telecommuting and small-business
					operations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-475 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Other

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(1) Other goods and services not described in
					this chapter may be provided to a participant when necessary to determine the
					individual's eligibility for services and rehabilitation needs, or when
					necessary for the individual to achieve an appropriate competitive and
					integrated employment outcome.
(2)
					Other goods and services, except those required for assessment of the
					individual, shall be provided only after consideration of comparable services
					and benefits in accordance with WAC 67-25-283.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-485 - Vocational rehabilitation services-To family members

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(1) A family member is an individual:
(a) Who is a relative or guardian of a
					customer, or who lives in the same household as a participant;
(b) Who is integrally involved in the
					vocational rehabilitation of the participant; and
(c) Whose receipt of vocational
					rehabilitation services would further the vocational rehabilitation of the
					participant.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-490 - Vocational rehabilitation services-To groups

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(1) The department may provide the following
					vocational rehabilitation services to groups of individuals:
(a) Establishment, development, or
					improvement of a public or other nonprofit employment service provider
					providing services that promote integration and competitive
					employment;
(b) Development and
					implementation of services that enhance the use of modes of communication or
					telecommunications for individuals with disabilities;
(c) Technical assistance and support
					services, such as job site modification and other reasonable accommodations,
					for businesses not subject to Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of
					1990 that are seeking to employ individuals with disabilities;
(d) Establishment of small business
					enterprises, operated by individuals with the most significant disabilities
					under supervision of the department, including, management services and
					supervision, and the acquisition of vending facilities, equipment, initial
					stocks, and supplies;
(e)
					Consultation services to assist educational agencies in transition of students
					with disabilities to post-school activities, including employment;
(f) Other services that promise to contribute
					substantially to the rehabilitation of a group of individuals, but that are not
					related directly to the individualized plan for employment of any one
					individual.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-503 - Vocational rehabilitation services-Limitations on use of subminimum wage

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(1) Section 511 of WIOA Title IV limits the
					use of subminimum wage. Individuals age twenty-four or younger may not begin
					work that pays a subminimum wage (less than federal minimum wage) unless the
					following actions have been completed:
(a) The
					individual received preemployment transition services or transition services
					under IDEA; and
(b) The individual
					applied for VR services and has been found ineligible for services;
					or
(c) The individual has been
					determined eligible for VR services but has not been successful towards
					achieving a specific planned competitive integrated employment goal, with or
					without supports and/or customization, and client record of services closed;
					and
(d) The individual has been
					provided career counseling and information and referral to other resources
					designed to assist the person in attaining competitive integrated employment in
					a manner that:
(i) Is understandable to the
					individual with a disability;
(ii)
					Facilitates independent decision making and informed choice as the individual
					makes decisions regarding opportunities for competitive integrated employment
					and career advancement, particularly with respect to supported employment,
					including customized employment (WAC 67-25-183);
(iii) The career counseling and information
					and referral services provided under this section may include benefits
					counseling, particularly with regard to the interplay between earned income and
					income-based financial, medical, and other benefits.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-540 - VR program exit-Employment outcome (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-540, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05; 98-23-078, §
										67-25-540, filed 11/17/98, effective 12/18/98. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-540, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-540, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-540.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-545 - VR program exit-Notification (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-545, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-545, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-545, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-545.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-550 - Vocational rehabilitation-Confidential information-Protection and use (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-550, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05; 98-23-078, §
										67-25-550, filed 11/17/98, effective 12/18/98. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-550, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-550, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-550.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-553 - VR program exit-Employment outcome

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(1)
					The record of services of an individual who has achieved a competitive and
					integrated employment outcome may be closed only if all of the following
					requirements are met:
(a) The individual has
					achieved the employment outcome that is described in the individual's
					individualized plan for employment in accordance with WAC 67-25-240 and is
					consistent with the individual's unique strengths, resources, priorities,
					concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice, and in a
					competitive and integrated employment setting.
(b) The individual has maintained the
					competitive and integrated employment outcome for an appropriate period of
					time, having achieved job stability not less than ninety days, and the
					individual no longer needs vocational rehabilitation services.
(c) At the end of the appropriate period
					under (b) of this subsection, the individual and the department's
					rehabilitation counselor consider the competitive and integrated employment
					outcome to be satisfactory and agree that the individual is performing well in
					the employment.
(d) The individual
					is informed through appropriate modes of communication of the availability of
					post-employment services in accordance with WAC 67-25-593 and
					67-25-450.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-565 - VR program exit-Supported employment

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(1)
					The service record of an individual with a most significant disability who has
					achieved a competitive and integrated employment outcome that requires
					long-term supports (with or without customization of job tasks) will be closed
					concurrently with the achievement of the employment outcome when the
					individual:
(a) Satisfies requirements for
					case closure, as set forth in WAC 67-25-051; and
(b) The department is not (or is no longer)
					providing extended services or any other vocational rehabilitation service to
					the individual.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-570 - Resolving a disagreement about vocational rehabilitation services (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority:  34 C.F.R. 361.42, the Rehabilitation Act and Washington state Constitution. 08-19-068, §
										67-25-570, filed 9/15/08, effective 10/16/08. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-570, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-570, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 90-11-047, §
										67-25-570, filed 5/11/90, effective 6/11/90; 88-09-006 (Order 88-1), §
										67-25-570, filed 4/11/88. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-570, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-570.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-575 - VR program exit-Ineligibility determination or lack of participation

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(1) If the department finds that an applicant
					is ineligible for vocational rehabilitation services for the following reasons:
(a) Based on evidence in accordance with WAC
					67-25-125;
(b) Based on clear and
					convincing evidence in accordance with WAC 67-25-140;
(c) Based on clear and convincing evidence
					and in accordance with WAC 67-25-220; or
(d) The individual makes an informed choice
					to not pursue a competitive and integrated employment outcome, as defined in
					WAC 67-25-093.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-580 - VR program exit-Other reasons

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(1)
					Vocational rehabilitation services provided under an individualized plan for
					employment shall be terminated prior to completion if a participant:
(a) Has died;
(b) Cannot be located by the department after
					reasonable efforts to do so;
(c)
					Has been institutionalized under circumstances which preclude provision of
					services for a substantial or indefinite period of time;
(d) Has moved to another jurisdiction and the
					department is unable to continue provision of services;
(e) Declines to accept or utilize vocational
					rehabilitation services after reasonable efforts have been made to encourage
					participation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-590 - Vocational rehabilitation-Case service records (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 05-08-097, §
										67-25-590, filed 4/4/05, effective 5/5/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.15 RCW. 95-06-057, §
										67-25-590, filed 2/28/95, effective 3/31/95. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-042 (Order 83-08), §
										67-25-590, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-20-590.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-593 - VR program exit-Notification

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(1) The
					department shall provide written notification to every individual who has
					applied for services, in the individual's primary language if necessary, and
					using appropriate modes of communication, when a determination is made to exit
					the individual from the VR program and end further activity, in accordance with
					WAC 67-25-553, 67-25-565 and 67-25-575.
(2) The written notice shall specify in
					detail the reasons for the decision to end services and shall clearly inform
					the individual of the right to mediation and fair hearing in accordance with
					WAC 67-25-600. A description of client assistance program services shall also
					be provided.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-25 - Vocational rehabilitation and services for blind persons › Section 67-25-595 - Assessment-Work skills (Recodified)

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Statutory Authority:  34 C.F.R. 361.42, the Rehabilitation Act and Washington state Constitution. 08-19-068, §
										67-25-595, filed 9/15/08, effective 10/16/08.
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(1) If at any time during the vocational
					rehabilitation process the department makes a decision relating to the
					provision of vocational rehabilitation services that a participant does not
					agree with, the participant or the participant's representative has the right
					to use one or more of the following options to resolve the issue:
(a) Talk to the vocational rehabilitation
					counselor or to the counselor's supervisor to resolve the
					disagreement;
(b) Ask for help or
					information from the client assistance program;
(c) Request mediation; and/or
(d) Request a fair hearing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-35 - Vending facility program for the blind › Section 67-35-010 - Description - Purpose

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The vending facility program for the blind is a part of the vocational rehabilitation program for the blind. The purpose of the vending facility program is to provide increased employment opportunities for blind citizens of the state, and at the same time, provide a visible demonstration of the normal skills of blind persons. The Washington state department of services for the blind, vending facility program, provides training and placement of blind persons in vending facilities. The primary function of this program is to provide the opportunity for the blind person to become a successful, independent business person. This is accomplished through varied informative training programs, establishment and maintenance of vending facilities, continuous professional guidance and administrative support. By legislation, blind persons participating in the vending facility program are given preference in the operation of vending facilities on federal, state, county, municipal, and other local governmental property.
Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-043 (Order 83-09), §
										67-35-010, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-32-010.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-35 - Vending facility program for the blind › Section 67-35-020 - Application - How to apply

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The public may obtain additional information about the program, including how to apply for services by contacting the business enterprise program staff at the Department of Services for the Blind, P.O. Box 40933, Olympia, WA 98504-0933, phone (360) 586-1224, toll-free 1-800-552-7103. An application for service under the business enterprise program must be made to a vocational rehabilitation counselor located in any office of the department of services for the blind.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 96-20-076, §
										67-35-020, filed 9/30/96, effective 10/31/96; 89-21-046, §
										67-35-020, filed 10/13/89, effective 11/13/89. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-09-048 (Order 84-06), §
										67-35-020, filed 4/16/84; 84-01-043 (Order 83-09), §
										67-35-020, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-32-020.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-35 - Vending facility program for the blind › Section 67-35-040 - Licensing applicants

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To become a blind licensee, the applicant must meet the following requirements:
(1) Blind as defined in WAC 67-35-030(2);
(2) A citizen of the United States;
(3) Determined eligible for vocational rehabilitation services under  34 C.F.R., section 361.33;
(4) Found by a vocational rehabilitation counselor's thorough diagnostic study to possess adequate alternative skills to the use of vision in reading, writing and independent travel;
(5) Be referred to the business enterprise program by a vocational rehabilitation counselor;
(6) Receive a passing grade on the business enterprise test;
(7) Successfully complete a vendor training program including on-the-job training arranged by the business enterprise staff.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.18 RCW. 93-09-013, §
										67-35-040, filed 4/12/93, effective 5/13/93. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-09-048 (Order 84-06), §
										67-35-040, filed 4/16/84; 84-01-043 (Order 83-09), §
										67-35-040, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-32-040.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 67 - Blind, Department of Services for the › Chapter 67-35 - Vending facility program for the blind › Section 67-35-045 - Licensee an individual person - Not a corporate entity

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The status of a licensee is a relationship between the department and an individual who is blind. A corporation cannot receive a license nor otherwise receive services and considerations under this chapter or other department programs. This rule will not affect the individual's right to establish a corporation for purposes other than services and considerations under this chapter or other department programs.
Statutory Authority: 1983 c 194 § 18. 84-01-043 (Order 83-09), §
										67-35-045, filed 12/15/83. Formerly WAC 67-32-045.