News from the Independent Living Program

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dee Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Independent Living ◽  
Independent Living Program

The Department of Veteran Benefits' Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Independent Living Program

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-12
Author(s):  
Jeanne B. Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Independent Living Program ◽  
Veteran Benefits

The Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Program, a division in the Department of Veterans Benefits within the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), provides vocational rehabilitation services that are similar to those provided by the state-federal vocational rehabilitation program. The Independent Living Program (IL), which is part of VR&E, addresses the IL needs of veterans with the most serious disabilities. Rehabilitation counselors are an integral part of the IL service program. The purpose of this article is to describe the IL program, process, and the role of the rehabilitation counselor in the delivery of IL services to veterans.

Functional Outcomes Reported by Consumers of the Independent Living Program for Older Individuals who are Blind

2001 ◽  
Vol 95 (7) ◽  
pp. 403-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Elton Moore ◽  
J. Martin Giesen ◽  
James M. Weber ◽  
John E. Crews
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Functional Outcomes ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Age At Onset ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Independent Living Program ◽  
Perceived Outcomes

This study surveyed 940 elders regarding their perceptions of the services they received under the Independent Living Program for Older Individuals Who Are Blind (Title VII, Chapter 2 of the Rehabilitation Act, 1973, as amended). Significant differences were found in perceived outcomes based on the elders’ gender, age, living arrangements, and age at onset of visual impairment. The results have programmatic and service delivery implications for staff who conduct program evaluation.

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