[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR370.4]

[Page 393]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
            REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 370--CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec.  370.4  What kinds of activities may the Secretary fund?

    (a) Funds made available under this part must be used for activities 
consistent with the purposes of this program, including--
    (1) Advising and informing clients, client applicants, and 
individuals with disabilities in the State, especially individuals with 
disabilities who have traditionally been unserved or underserved by 
vocational rehabilitation programs, of--
    (i) All services and benefits available to them through programs 
authorized under the Act; and
    (ii) Their rights in connection with those services and benefits;
    (2) Informing individuals with disabilities in the State, especially 
individuals with disabilities who have traditionally been unserved or 
underserved by vocational rehabilitation programs, of the services and 
benefits available to them under title I of the ADA;
    (3) Upon the request of a client or client applicant, assisting and 
advocating on behalf of a client and client applicant in his or her 
relationship with projects, programs, and community rehabilitation 
programs that provide services under the Act by engaging in individual 
or systemic advocacy and pursuing, or assisting and advocating on behalf 
of a client and client applicant to pursue, legal, administrative, and 
other available remedies, if necessary--
    (i) To ensure the protection of the rights of a client or client 
applicant under the Act; and
    (ii) To facilitate access by individuals with disabilities and 
individuals with disabilities who are making the transition from public 
school programs to services funded under the Act; and
    (4) Providing information to the public concerning the CAP.
    (b) In providing assistance and advocacy services under this part 
with respect to services under title I of the Act, a designated agency 
may provide assistance and advocacy services to a client or client 
applicant to facilitate the individual's employment, including 
assistance and advocacy services with respect to the individual's claims 
under title I of the ADA, if those claims under title I of the ADA are 
directly related to services under the Act that the individual is 
receiving or seeking.

(Authority: 29 U.S.C. 732(a))