[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: 34CFR385.1]

[Page 440-441]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
            REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 385--REHABILITATION TRAINING--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec.  385.1  What is the Rehabilitation Training program?


    (a) The Rehabilitation Training program is designed to--
    (1) Ensure that skilled personnel are available to provide 
rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities through 
vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation programs, 
through supported employment programs, through independent living 
services programs, and through client assistance programs;
    (2) Maintain and upgrade basic skills and knowledge of personnel 
employed to provide state-of-the-art service delivery systems and 
rehabilitation technology services; and
    (3) Provide training and information to individuals with 
disabilities, the parents, families, guardians, advocates, and 
authorized representatives of the

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individuals, and other appropriate parties to develop the skills 
necessary for individuals with disabilities to access the rehabilitation 
system and to become active decisionmakers in the rehabilitation 
process.
    (b) The Secretary awards grants and contracts to pay part of the 
costs of projects for training, traineeships, and related activities, 
including the provision of technical assistance, to assist in increasing 
the numbers of qualified personnel trained in providing rehabilitation 
services and other services provided under the Act, to individuals with 
disabilities. Financial assistance is provided through six categories of 
training programs:
    (1) Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (34 CFR part 386).
    (2) Experimental and Innovative Training (34 CFR part 387).
    (3) State Vocational Rehabilitation Unit In-Service Training (34 CFR 
part 388).
    (4) Rehabilitation Continuing Education Programs (34 CFR part 389).
    (5) Rehabilitation Short-Term Training (34 CFR part 390).
    (6) Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and 
Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind (34 CFR part 396).

(Authority: Secs. 301 and 302 of the Act; 29 U.S.C. 770 and 774)

[59 FR 8344, Feb. 18, 1994]