Book Description

This report describes activities of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and other federal agencies during fiscal year 1992 in complying with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Following an executive summary, the report is organized according to the Act's titles and sections. Individual sections address the following topics: general provisions (such as the Office of the Commissioner); Title I (e.g., the Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program); Title II (the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research); Title III (rehabilitation training, supported employment, services for migratory and seasonal farm workers, and special recreation programs); Title IV (the National Council on Disability); Title V (employment in the federal government, the Federal Contracts Compliance Programs, nondiscrimination in federally assisted and federally conducted programs and activities, and the Interagency Coordinating Council); Title VI (projects with industry and the State Supported Employment Services); and Title VII (e.g., Centers for Independent Living and Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights). Appendices include a glossary, financial tables, and caseload statistics, as well as information on characteristics of persons rehabilitated, post-employment services, the Client Assistance Program, applicant/client appeals, services to and outcomes for persons with severe compared with non-severe disabilities, and comprehensive services for independent living. (DB).