Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-08-12-.01
The Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS), Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program is the designated state entity for the administration of the Independent Living and Independent Living Older Blind (age 55 and older) Federal grant authorized by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, 29 U.S.C. §§ 720 et seq. for whom significant visual impairments make competitive employment extremely difficult to attain but for whom independent living goals are feasible through services that enable individuals to live as independently as possible in their homes and communities. This chapter sets forth the guidelines for Independent Living Services.
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-08-12-.01
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 49-11-601, et seq., and 71-1-105(a)(12); Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Sections 751-753, as amended (codified in 29 U.S.C. 796j-7961); 34 C.F.R. Parts 361, 364, 365, and 367; 45 C.F.R. Part 1329 ; and Executive Order No. 43 (1983).