34 CFR §386.1
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- (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 that leads to an academic degree or academic certificate in areas of personnel shortages identified by the Secretary and published in a notice in the Federal Register. These areas may include—
- (1)Assisting and supporting individuals with disabilities pursuing self-employment, business ownership, and telecommuting;
- (2)Vocational rehabilitation counseling;
- (3)Rehabilitation technology, including training on its use, applications, and benefits;
- (4)Rehabilitation medicine;
- (5)Rehabilitation nursing;
- (6)Rehabilitation social work;
- (7)Rehabilitation psychiatry;
- (8)Rehabilitation psychology;
- (9)Rehabilitation dentistry;
- (10)Physical therapy;
- (11)Occupational therapy;
- (12)Speech pathology and audiology;
- (13)Physical education;
- (14)Therapeutic recreation;
- (15)Community rehabilitation program personnel;
- (16)Prosthetics and orthotics;
- (17)Rehabilitation of individuals who are blind or visually impaired, including rehabilitation teaching and orientation and mobility;
- (18)Rehabilitation of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing;
- (19)Rehabilitation of individuals who are mentally ill;
- (20)Undergraduate education in the rehabilitation services;
- (21)Independent living;
- (22)Client assistance;
- (23)Administration of community rehabilitation programs;
- (24)Rehabilitation administration;
- (25)Vocational evaluation and work adjustment;
- (26)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;
- (27)Job development and job placement services to individuals with disabilities;
- (28)Supported employment services and customized employment services for individuals with the most significant disabilities;
- (29)Specialized services for individuals with significant disabilities;
- (30)Other fields contributing to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.