Goal 7: Develop and conduct a needs assessment of individuals with disabilities for transition career services and pre-employment transition services, including services coordinated with transition services provided under IDEA. Note: This goal will satisfy the final requirement listed in the VR Services portion of the Unified State Plan - Description - Statewide Assessment. Transition and Employment Activities: Activity 1: Invite the DSU, State Department of Education, and state workforce system partners to discuss the ideas for conducting a needs assessment on transition services. Activity 2: Collaborate with the DSU Programs Standards staff to develop a timeline, needs assessment instrument, and final report on transition services. Activity 3: Utilize the needs assessment on transition services final report in the next state planning update. 2. the Designated State unit's response to the input and Council’s recommendations; and The DSU concurs with the position and recommendations as stated in this section. The DSU SRC’s continues to have an extremely cooperative, productive, and interactive relationship with the Oklahoma SRC. The DSU administration fully participates in the SRC activities including their quarterly meetings. Designated DSU liaisons attend and fully participate in SRC committee meetings and serve as associate members of the SRC. The DSU also continues to work with the SRC on joint projects. The involvement in the development and revision of agency policy has been of SRC’s particular value in identifying consumer issues related to policy and in developing rules that respond effectively to both client and agency concerns. Formal planning meetings for the state plan included the SRC program manager as a member of the team, as well as for both divisions of vocational rehabilitation and visual services strategic planning teams. The DSU and the SRC are committed as partners in leading the Oklahoma Workforce System towards enhanced accessibility for all individuals, including those with disabilities. 3. the designated State explanations for rejecting any of the unit’s input or recommendations. Council’s This is not applicable. b. Request for Waiver of Statewideness When requesting a waiver of the statewideness requirement, the designated State unit must identify the types of services to be provided by the program on a non-statewide basis. The waiver request must also include written assurances that: 1. a local public agency will provide the non-Federal share of costs associated with the services to be provided in accordance with the waiver request;
Goal 7: Develop and conduct a needs assessment of individuals with disabilities for transition career services and pre-employment transition services, including services coordinated with transition services provided under IDEA. Note: This goal will satisfy the final requirement listed in the VR Services portion of the Unified State Plan - Description - Statewide Assessment. Transition and Employment Activities: Activity 1: Invite the DSU, State Department of Education, and state workforce system partners to discuss the ideas for conducting a needs assessment on transition services. Activity 2: Collaborate with the DSU Programs Standards staff to develop a timeline, needs assessment instrument, and final report on transition services. Activity 3: Utilize the needs assessment on transition services final report in the next state planning update. 2. the Designated State unit's response to the Council’s input and recommendations; and The DSU concurs with the SRC’s position and recommendations as stated in this section. The DSU continues to have an extremely cooperative, productive, and interactive relationship with the Oklahoma SRC. The DSU administration fully participates in the SRC activities including their quarterly meetings. Designated DSU liaisons attend and fully participate in SRC committee meetings and serve as associate members of the SRC. The DSU also continues to work with the SRC on joint projects. The SRC’s involvement in the development and revision of agency policy has been of particular value in identifying consumer issues related to policy and in developing rules that respond effectively to both client and agency concerns. Formal planning meetings for the state plan included the SRC program manager as a member of the team, as well as for both divisions of vocational rehabilitation and visual services strategic planning teams. The DSU and the SRC are committed as partners in leading the Oklahoma Workforce System towards enhanced accessibility for all individuals, including those with disabilities. 3. the designated State unit’s explanations for rejecting any of the Council’s input or recommendations. This is not applicable. b. Request for Waiver of Statewideness When requesting a waiver of the statewideness requirement, the designated State unit must identify the types of services to be provided by the program on a non-statewide basis. The waiver request must also include written assurances that: 1. a local public agency will provide the non-Federal share of costs associated with the services to be provided in accordance with the waiver request;
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