WAC 67-25-365. Vocational rehabilitation services — Adaptive skills of blindness

(1) Adaptive skills of blindness are those skills necessary for individuals who are blind to function independently, distinguished from the vocational skills necessary to perform a specific occupation. Adaptive skills include: (a) Communications, including Braille and keyboarding; (b) Personal management; (c) Orientation and mobility; (d) Adjustment to blindness; (e) Home management; (f) Activities of daily living; (g) Use of rehabilitation technology; and (h) Use of residual vision and related devices. (2) Training in adaptive skills of blindness shall be provided to a participant in accordance with standards established by the department for instruction of the specific adaptive skill. (3) Training in adaptive skills of blindness may be provided to a participant under an individualized plan for employment in accordance with WAC 67-25-230 , or during the assessment to determine rehabilitation needs in accordance with WAC 67-25-210 . (4) The department may operate and maintain an orientation and training center as a structured setting to provide assessment and training in adaptive skills of blindness for participants who may benefit from intensive adaptive skills training.