Oversight of Chapter 31, 38 U.S.C., the VA's Vocational Rehabilitation Program: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Education, Training, and Employment of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session, September 10, 1985 |
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American Legion AMVETS bilitation BOB MCEWEN BOB MORAN BRYANT Central Office Chairman chapter 31 COMMITTEE ON VETERANS Congress counseling psychologists Counseling Service counselor CULLINAN DASCHLE DM&S DRACH DVOP eligible employability employer employment assistance employment services evaluation EVJTA fiscal GERALD B.H. SOLOMON goal habilitation IEAP implement improve in-service training individual KAPTUR maintain suitable employment MARCY KAPTUR McEwen ment MORAN National number of veterans obtain and maintain outreach participants personnel pilot program placement problem Public Law received regional offices Rehabilitation and Counseling RHOADES service-connected disabled veterans severely disabled veterans statement SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Szymanski Thank tion title 38 United States Code VA's Vocational Rehabilitation Veterans Administration VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Veterans of America Veterans Rehabilitation vocational reha Vocational Rehabilitation Program vocational rehabilitation specialists VocRehab VOGEL VR&C Service VR&C staff Wyant
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Page 5 - Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation. Veterans' Rehabilitation and Education Amendments of 1980. 38 USC 101 note. 38 use 1500. Ǥ 1500. Purposes "The purposes of this chapter are to provide for all services and assistance necessary to enable veterans with service-connected disabilities to achieve maximum independence in daily living and, to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment.
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Page 62 - The DAV is grateful to you, Mr. Chairman, and the members of this Subcommittee for holding these hearings early in this present Session of the Congress.
Page 62 - I would like to thank you for giving us this opportunity to provide comments on the VA's Vocational Rehabilitation Program as it relates specifically to employment efforts.
Page 53 - ... the development or conduct, or both the development and conduct, of — (1) studies and research concerning the psychological, educational, employment, social, vocational, industrial, and economic aspects of the rehabilitation of disabled veterans, including new methods of rehabilitation; and (2) projects which are designed to increase the resources and potential for accomplishing the rehabilitation of disabled veterans.
Page 53 - VA shall carry out an ongoing program of activities for the purpose of advancing the knowledge, methods, techniques, and resources available for use in rehabilitation programs for veterans. For this purpose...
Page 11 - Kaptur, do you have any questions? Ms. KAPTUR. I have no questions, Mr. Chairman. Mr. DASCHLE. If there are no other questions, we want to thank you again for your comments this afternoon.
Page 79 - It is widely accepted that the primary objective of vocational rehabilitation is to facilitate the optimal vocational development and adjustment of disabled persons. Implicit within this statement is the concept that satisfactory vocational adjustment encourages adjustment in other aspects of daily life for anyone who is handicapped.
Page 26 - DEPUTY DIRECTOR NATIONAL VETERANS AFFAIRS AND REHABILITATION COMMISSION OF THE AMERICAN LEGION Mr.