STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL to the Department of Rehabilitation Services- Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind ANNUAL REPORT 2017 A. COUNCIL PURPOSE: The State Rehabilitation Council (the Council or SRC), comprised of individuals appointed by the Governor, works in partnership with, and provides advice to the Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)- Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB) Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program in Connecticut. BESB serves Connecticut’s adults who are legally blind and current or former transition-age students who are legally blind or visually impaired through ongoing educational, vocational and living skills programs in order to empower them to achieve employment success and to enhance their self-sufficiency. It is the purpose of the Council to advise the Governor of the State of Connecticut and BESB’s VR Program pertaining to the provisions of Title 1 Vocational Rehabilitation Services as described in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, to individuals who are blind so that such individuals may prepare for, secure, retain, advance in or regain employment. B. COUNCIL DUTIES: The federal law under which the Council was formed, Section 105 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, specifies the functions of the Council. They are:
STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL to the Department of Rehabilitation Services- Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind ANNUAL REPORT 2017 A. COUNCIL PURPOSE: The State Rehabilitation Council (the Council or SRC), comprised of individuals appointed by the Governor, works in partnership with, and provides advice to the Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)- Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB) Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program in Connecticut. BESB serves Connecticut’s adults who are legally blind and current or former transition-age students who are legally blind or visually impaired through ongoing educational, vocational and living skills programs in order to empower them to achieve employment success and to enhance their self-sufficiency. It is the purpose of the Council to advise the Governor of the State of Connecticut and BESB’s VR Program pertaining to the provisions of Title 1 Vocational Rehabilitation Services as described in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, to individuals who are blind so that such individuals may prepare for, secure, retain, advance in or regain employment. B. COUNCIL DUTIES: The federal law under which the Council was formed, Section 105 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, specifies the functions of the Council. They are: