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Equal Access and Treatment
2. Appropriate AIVR
Services
3.
Impact of AIVR Services
4.
Collaboration to Maximize Services
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All American
Indians with disabilities residing
on or near the reservation have equal chance to
apply for VR services
Eligibility criteria is the same for all applicants
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Member of a state or federally recognized tribe
Live on or near the reservation or designated project service
area
Has a mental or physical disability that impedes their
employment
Applicant require and will benefit from VR services
resulting in successful employment outcome
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Demonstrate
that persons with disabilities will
be able to access services as required by the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Availability of program applications and
materials in alternate format
Accessible facilities
Provide interpreters and TDD/TYY services
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Availability
of traditional healing services used
by the tribe
Ensure privacy and confidentiality of all
applicants and consumers
Provide information on Client Assistance
Program services
Provide transportation and conduct home visits
Satellite field offices in designated service area
Provide translators
Other
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Identify
appropriate services based on the
needs of the target population described in the
Need for Project criteria.
Provide
consumer VR services described in
Section 103 of the Act to achieve their
vocational goal 34 CFR 371.21(a)
Traditional
healing services by Native healers
and services reflecting cultural background of
consumers Section 371.41(a)(2)
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What
services are appropriate to the needs of
the intended recipients to achieve employment
outcomes?
Ask individuals with disabilities and consumers
Family members
Employers
Collaborators
Staff
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Related
to purpose of project and tribal needs
Successful
and integrated consumer
employment
Higher
quality of life to live independently
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Successful
and integrated consumer
employment
Employee
Higher
benefits and career mobility
quality of life to live independently
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Describe
the benefits of collaboration to serve
all eligible tribal consumers who reside on or
near project service area.
Who are the collaborators?
What are their roles and responsibilities?
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Explain
how the cooperative working agreement
with the State VR will improve and expand
services for tribal consumers 34 CFR 371.21(g)
Discuss how the project will use comparable
benefits and services of key stakeholders to
maximize effectiveness of consumer services
34 CFR 371.21(h)
Explain
how the tribe and project will ensure the
use of qualified providers to prepare consumers
for employment 34 CFR 371.21(j)
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