                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SERVICES FOR GROUPS (§ 51.5-174)

Vocational rehabilitation services provided by the Department for the benefit of
groups shall include, to the maximum extent possible with the resources
available to the Department:

1. The establishment, development, or improvement of community rehabilitation
programs, which shall be used to provide services under this section that
promote integration into the community and prepare individuals with disabilities
for competitive integrated employment, including supported employment and
customized employment;

2. Transition services to youth with disabilities and students with
disabilities, for which a vocational rehabilitation counselor works in concert
with educational agencies, providers of job training programs, providers of
services under the Medicaid program pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. &#xA7; 1396 et seq.), entities designated by the
Department to provide services for individuals with developmental disabilities,
centers for independent living, housing and transportation authorities,
workforce development systems, businesses, and employers;

3. The use of telecommunications systems, including telephone, television,
satellite, radio, and other similar systems that have the potential for
substantially improving delivery methods of activities described in this section
and developing appropriate programming to meet the particular needs of
individuals with disabilities;

4. Technical assistance to businesses that are seeking to employ individuals
with disabilities;

5. Consultation and technical assistance services to assist state and local
educational agencies in planning for the transition of students with
disabilities from school to post-secondary life, including employment;

6. The establishment, development, or improvement of assistive technology
demonstration, loan, reutilization, or financing programs in coordination with
activities authorized by the Assistive Technology Act of 1968 (29 U.S.C. &#xA7;
3001 et seq.) to promote access to assistive technology for individuals with
disabilities and employers; and

7. Support, including tuition where appropriate, for advanced training in the
fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (including computer
science fields), medicine, law, or business, consistent with the requirements in
&#xA7; 103 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. &#xA7; 701 et
seq.).

HISTORY: 1985, c. 421, §§ 51.01-19, 51.5-19; 2002, c. 46; 2012, cc. 803, 835;
2016, c. 27.