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Purpose of this Guide

 Agencies Providing Vocational Rehabilitation Services
in New York State

The Vocational and Educationsal Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
and The Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped(CBVH)

The Office of Mental Health

The Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

 

Other New York State Agencies with Employment Programs
for People with Disabilities

The New York State Department of Labor (DOL)

The New York State Office of Alcoholism
and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)

New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA)

 

Related Governmental Agencies/Councils/Organizations

National Institute on Disability And Rehabilitation Research

United States Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)

Other New York State Entities that Assist with Implementation of RSA Programs

New York State Rehabilitation Council - VESID

New York State Rehabilitation Council - CBVH

New York State Independent Living Council

The New York State Commission on Quality of Care and
Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CQC)

The United States Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD)

New York Agencies funded through the Administration on Developmental Disabilities

New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council

Mental Hygiene Legal Service (MHLS)

United States Department of Veterans Affairs -
Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Program

 

Related Employment Programs and Supports

Ticket to Work

Medicaid Buy-In

State Partnership Initiative (SPI)

New York WORKS

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) -  Workforce Investment Boards

One Stop Centers

Disability Program Navigator (DPN)

Projects with Industry (PWI) Program

Randolph-Sheppard Program

New York State Business Enterprise Program

Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program

 

Employment Training and Information Resources in New York State

Center for Assistive Technology

Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery

Coalition of Mainstream Employment Programs (CMEP)

Cornucopia of Disability Information - CODI

Cornell University Employment and Disability Institute (EDI)

Empire State APSE

InterAgency Council of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Agencies

New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS)

New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals (NYATEP)

New York City Employment and Training Coalition (NYCETC)

Rehabilitation Continuing Educational Program (RRCEP)

Rehabilitation Research and Training Institute (RRTI)

The Workplace Center, Columbia University School of Social Work

 

Other Employment Training and Information Resources

American Association on Mental Retardation

American Congress of Community Supports and Employment Services (ACCSES)

ANCOR

APSE: The Network on Employment - National (APSE)

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Center for Reintegration

Disability Research Institute (DRI)

Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)

Inter-National Association of Business, Industry and Rehabilitation

Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI)

National Center on Workforce and Disability for Adults

National Mental Health Association (NMHA)

National Research and Training Center (NRTC) on Psychiatric Disability

New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center

Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC)

Training and Technical Assistance for Providers (T-TAP)

US Department of Health and Human Services - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA)

United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association - USPRA

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD)

University of Illinois: Center on Mental Health Research and Policy

University of Iowa: Law, Health Policy, and Disability Center

University of Michigan: the Supported Education Community Action Group (SECAG)

University of Wisconsin Stout: Vocational Rehabilitation Institute

Virginia Commonwealth University: Worksupport.Com



Appendix A: Definitions

Appendix B: CBVH Eligibility Requirements

Appendix C: VESID Policy 202.00 - Eligibility for Services

Appendix D: VESID Policy 1310.00 - Supported Employment

Appendix E: VESID Policy 010.00 - Employment Outcome

Appendix F: Interagency Memorandum of Agreements

Appendix G: Memorandum of Interagency Understanding Regarding Supported Employment

Appendix H: Memorandum of Understanding between VESID and OMH

Appendix I: Location of Disability Program Navigators (DPN) in New York State One-Stop Centers

Appendix J: Reports and Resources Related to the Employment of Persons with Disabilities

Footnotes