SERVICE

One or more organization-operated programs or activities that have a common general objective and deploy the organization's material and human resources in a planned and systematic manner. An organization that publicly promotes or identifies itself in writing as offering a service, is licensed to deliver a service, assigns personnel and/or space to a service, or allocates financial resources to a service is considered to offer that service.		  
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  COMMUNITY

A specific group of people living in the same locality and who may share a common culture, values, and norms. Communities can also be defined by race, religion, ethnicity, age, occupation, political status, tribal affiliation, interest in particular problems or outcomes, or other common bonds. The term "community" encompasses worksites, schools, tribes, residential neighborhoods, business districts, recreational areas, and health and human service sites.		  
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  OUTREACH

Contact initiated by a provider to identify persons in need of services, to provide information to them about services and benefits, and to encourage the use of appropriate services.		  
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Vocational Rehabilitation Services Skill Development Training; Vocational Evaluation; Work adjustment; Job Development and Placement; Supported Employment; and Work Services
  
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PA-VOC 1: Access to Services

 
The agency minimizes barriers to the initiation of needed services through community education and a variety of culturally, geographically, and age appropriate outreach strategies.

PA-VOC 1.01

 
The agency uses an array of outreach strategies to inform the community about the services it provides and how to access them.
Interpretation: Appropriate outreach can include posters, pamphlets, public service announcements, communication with those who come into contact with the target population, and outreach to other providers. Strategies should include attention to geographic location, language of choice, age, sexual orientation, developmental level, and religious, racial, ethnic, and cultural background.

PA-VOC 1.02

 
The agency educates employers in the community about the possibilities for, and benefits of, employing people with disabilities.
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PURPOSE: Individuals with disabilities who receive vocational rehabilitation services achieve increased community integration, social inclusion, and self-determination through the realization of their vocational goals.
 
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