[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: 34CFR386.1]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
            REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 386--REHABILITATION TRAINING: REHABILITATION LONG-TERM TRAINING--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec.  386.1  What is the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program?


    (a) The Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program provides financial 
assistance for--
    (1) Projects that provide basic or advanced training leading to an 
academic degree in one of those fields of study identified in paragraph 
(b) of this section;
    (2) Projects that provide a specified series of courses or program 
of study leading to award of a certificate in one of those fields of 
study identified in paragraph (b) of this section; and
    (3) Projects that provide support for medical residents enrolled in 
residency training programs in the specialty of physical medicine and 
rehabilitation.
    (b) The Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program is designed to 
provide academic training in areas of personnel shortages identified by 
the Secretary and published in a notice in the Federal Register. These 
areas may include--
    (1) Vocational rehabilitation counseling;
    (2) Rehabilitation technology;
    (3) Rehabilitation medicine;
    (4) Rehabilitation nursing;
    (5) Rehabilitation social work;
    (6) Rehabilitation psychiatry;
    (7) Rehabilitation psychology;
    (8) Rehabilitation dentistry;
    (9) Physical therapy;
    (10) Occupational therapy;
    (11) Speech pathology and audiology;
    (12) Physical education;
    (13) Therapeutic recreation;
    (14) Community rehabilitation program personnel;
    (15) Prosthetics and orthotics;
    (16) Specialized personnel for rehabilitation of individuals who are 
blind or have vision impairment;
    (17) Rehabilitation of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing;
    (18) Rehabilitation of individuals who are mentally ill;
    (19) Undergraduate education in the rehabilitation services;
    (20) Independent living;
    (21) Client assistance;
    (22) Administration of community rehabilitation programs;
    (23) Rehabilitation administration;
    (24) Vocational evaluation and work adjustment;
    (25) Services to individuals with specific disabilities or specific 
impediments to rehabilitation, including individuals who are members of 
populations that are unserved or underserved by programs under this Act;
    (26) Job development and job placement services to individuals with 
disabilities;
    (27) Supported employment services, including services of employment 
specialists for individuals with disabilities;
    (28) Specialized services for individuals with severe disabilities;
    (29) Recreation for individuals with disabilities;

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    (30) The use, applications, and benefits of assistive technology 
devices and assistive technology services; and
    (31) Other fields contributing to the rehabilitation of individuals 
with disabilities.

(Authority: 29 U.S.C. 711 and 771a)