Section 386.1 - What is the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program?(a) The Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program provides financial assistance for- (1) Projects that provide basic or advanced training leading to an academic degree in one of those fields of study identified in paragraph (b) of this section;(2) Projects that provide a specified series of courses or program of study leading to award of a certificate in one of those fields of study identified in paragraph (b) of this section; and(3) Projects that provide support for medical residents enrolled in residency training programs in the specialty of physical medicine and rehabilitation.(b) The Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program is designed to provide academic training that leads to an academic degree or academic certificate in areas of personnel shortages identified by the Secretary and published in a notice in the FEDERAL REGISTER. These areas may include-(1) Assisting and supporting individuals with disabilities pursuing self-employment, business ownership, and telecommuting;(2) Vocational rehabilitation counseling;(3) Rehabilitation technology, including training on its use, applications, and benefits;(4) Rehabilitation medicine;(5) Rehabilitation nursing;(6) Rehabilitation social work;(7) Rehabilitation psychiatry;(8) Rehabilitation psychology;(9) Rehabilitation dentistry;(11) Occupational therapy;(12) Speech pathology and audiology;(14) Therapeutic recreation;(15) Community rehabilitation program personnel;(16) Prosthetics and orthotics;(17) Rehabilitation of individuals who are blind or visually impaired, including rehabilitation teaching and orientation and mobility;(18) Rehabilitation of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing;(19) Rehabilitation of individuals who are mentally ill;(20) Undergraduate education in the rehabilitation services;(23) Administration of community rehabilitation programs;(24) Rehabilitation administration;(25) Vocational evaluation and work adjustment;(26) Services to individuals with specific disabilities or specific impediments to rehabilitation, including individuals who are members of populations that are unserved or underserved by programs under this Act;(27) Job development and job placement services to individuals with disabilities;(28) Supported employment services and customized employment services for individuals with the most significant disabilities;(29) Specialized services for individuals with significant disabilities;(30) Other fields contributing to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. Authority: Sections 12 and 302 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709 and 772