Policy On Referral And Other Services Necessary To Assist Applicants And Eligible Individuals To Secure Needed Services From Other Agencies Including Other Components Of The Statewide Workforce Investment System And To Advise Those Individuals About Client Assistance Programs
34CFR Section 361.48 requires the Department for the Blind to develop and maintain current policies covering the nature and scope and the criteria under which each service is provided.
A. Nature and Scope
The Department will implement an information and referral system adequate to insure that individuals with disabilities, including eligible individuals who do not meet the agency’s Order of Selection criteria for receiving vocational rehabilitation services if the agency is operating on an Order of Selection, are provided accurate vocational rehabilitation information and guidance which may include counseling and referral for job placement using appropriate modes of communication to assist them in preparing for, securing, retaining, or regaining employment; and, the Department will refer individuals with disabilities to other appropriate federal and state programs including other components of the statewide workforce investment system.
B. Criteria
In making referrals, the Department must refer the individual to federal or state programs including programs carried out by other components of the statewide workforce investment system best suited to address the specific employment needs of an individual with a disability and provide an individual who is being referred a notice of the referral by the Department to the agency carrying out the program. A referral must contain information identifying a specific point of contact within the agency to which the individual is being referred and information and advice regarding the most suitable services to assist the individual to prepare for, secure, retain, or regain employment.
Revised: 08/10/01