Legal Rights of Persons With Disabilities - Ossh.com

$ reader services for the persons with visual impairments and interpreter services for
persons with hearing impairments;
$ job coaching services that may include any of the following: on-the-job skill
training, observation or supervision at the work site, consultation and/or training of
coworkers and supervisors, assistance in integrating into the work environment,
destination training, assistance with public support agencies, family and residential
provider consultation, and any other on- or off-the-job support services needed to
reinforce and stabilize job placement;
$ recruitment and training services to provide persons with disabilities with new
employment opportunities in the fields of rehabilitation, health, welfare, public
safety, law enforcement, and other appropriate service employment;
$ certain corrective surgery;
$ transportation related to vocational rehabilitation services;
$ services to the families of individuals with disabilities which will contribute
substantially to the rehabilitation of the clients; and
$ other services related to rehabilitation, such as goods and services to render a person
with disabilities employable. (Welf. & Inst. Code, ' 19150.)
C. Application Procedures
Applications for vocational rehabilitation services can be made to the Department of Rehabilitation. A
list of offices throughout the state is included in the Directory of Services.
D. The Rehabilitation Appeal Process
If you have applied for services and have been found to be ineligible, or have had services
discontinued, you may appeal the action to supervisory staff within the Department. You may also have your
case heard before the Rehabilitation Appeals Board. A request for review must be filed within one year of the
action. (Welf. & Inst. Code, ' 19704 et seq.; 29 U.S.C. ' 722 et seq.)
III.
INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS
Independent Living Centers are designed to assist persons with disabilities in living fuller and freer
lives outside institutions. The purpose of Independent Living Centers is to promote and practice the
independent living philosophy of: (1) consumer control of the center regarding decisionmaking, service
delivery, management, and establishment of the policy and direction of the center; (2) self-help and
self-advocacy; (3) development of peer relationships and peer role models; and (4) equal access of individuals
with disabilities to society and to all services, programs activities, resources, and facilities, whether public or
private and regardless of the funding source.
Independent Living Centers are private, non-profit organizations. (Welf. & Inst. Code,
' 19801.) The staff of these centers is trained to assist persons with disabilities in achieving economic
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