NIB Connection

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; passed by Congress in 2014.

Skill that can be applied to a variety of jobs or work situations.

The process of determining the amount of time it takes a worker who does not have a disability to perform an operation or an element of an operation using a prescribed method. This amount of time becomes the “standard” against which the productivity of the worker with a disability is compared to determine the commensurate […]

Simulated job or job element performed during a period of time and designed to measure a specific work ability.

Wage and Hour Division; organization at the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for monitoring wage rates for people who are blind or otherwise severely disabled.

Workforce Investment Act

Process through which vocational capabilities of a person who is blind or otherwise severely disabled are examined, measured, and compared to average employees without disabilities.

Process through which a person who is blind or otherwise severely disabled is taught to perform a specific job or type of job.

SourceAmerica training voucher; part of the Training Incentive Voucher Program

Vocational Rehabilitation. Process through which a person who is blind or otherwise severely disabled attempts, with specialized assistance, to maximize vocational potential and which leads to some level of employment.