1001 – Short Title.
§ 1001. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as “The Vocational Rehabilitation Law.”
1002 – Definitions.
§ 1002. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. “Handicapped person” means any person who in the judgment of the department is under a physical or mental disability which constitutes a substantial handicap to employment but which is of such a nature that vocational rehabilitation services may reasonably be expected to render him fit to […]
1003 – Application for Vocational Rehabilitation.
§ 1003. Application for vocational rehabilitation. a. Any handicapped person available for vocational rehabilitation services may apply to the department for advice and assistance regarding his vocational rehabilitation. b. The state may, to the extent that funds are made available pursuant to the federal social security act, furnish vocational rehabilitation services to applicants for and […]
1004 – Powers and Duties of the Education Department.
§ 1004. Powers and duties of the education department. The education department shall have the responsibility of and is hereby authorized: 1. To adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations and take such action as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. 2. To provide vocational rehabilitation services directly or through […]
1004-A – Sheltered Workshops for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities, Mental Illness or a Severe Physical Handicap.
§ 1004-a. Sheltered workshops for individuals with developmental disabilities, mental illness or a severe physical handicap. 1. Declaration of purpose. The conditions associated with a developmental disability, mental illness and severe physical handicap are such that many young people, after laborious training in the schools and otherwise, reach the point in their lives where they […]
1004-B – Integrated Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Severe Disabilities.
§ 1004-b. Integrated employment opportunities for individuals with severe disabilities. 1. The department shall have the responsibility to stimulate the development of programs intended to furnish opportunities for integrated employment including but not limited to, supported employment and paid competitive work, to individuals with severe disabilities, and to coordinate with state agencies responsible for furnishing […]
1005 – Gifts and Donations.
§ 1005. Gifts and donations. The department is authorized to receive, accept and use gifts and donations for the purpose of this article which may be offered, conditionally or unconditionally, notwithstanding section eleven of the state finance law or any other provision of law. All money received as gifts or donations shall be paid to […]
1006 – Acceptance of Law of the United States.
§ 1006. Acceptance of law of the United States. The state of New York, through its legislative authority: 1. Accepts the provisions of any law of the United States making appropriation to be apportioned among the states for vocational rehabilitation of disabled persons, and accepts the provisions of any law of the United States making […]
1007 – Vocational Rehabilitation Records.
§ 1007. Vocational rehabilitation records. 1. It shall be unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program, for any person or persons to solicit, disclose, receive, or make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of any list of, or names of, or […]
1008 – Use of Appropriations.
§ 1008. Use of appropriations. Any appropriation made to carry out the provisions of this article, in addition to any moneys allotted to the state for a similar purpose by the government of the United States may be used for the payment of salaries, travel, maintenance and operation, and other administrative expenses including the purchase […]
1009 – Powers and Duties of Department of Social Services Relating to Vocational Rehabilitation of Blind Persons.
§ 1009. Powers and duties of department of social services relating to vocational rehabilitation of blind persons. 1. The board of social services, the department of social services and the New York state commission for the visually handicapped shall retain, and shall continue to exercise, all the powers and duties relating to blind persons conferred […]