SECTION 612:1-5-3. Division of Visual Services (DVS)

  The Division of Visual Services provides diagnostic, counseling and guidance, physical restoration, training, and other services to individuals whose major disability is blindness, severe visual impairment, a progressive sight threatening disease, or functional limitation resulting from sight loss. All departmental managers and Visual Services Field Coordinators report directly to the Division Administrator or designee. Rehabilitation teachers for the blind provide in-home training, counseling and instruction in daily-living skills to blind and visually impaired individuals. DRS has field staff assigned to meet the needs in every county of the state, although staff may not be officed in each county. Local office staff report to VS Program Managers, who report to the Field Coordinators. The Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped provides books and magazines in special media to blind and print-limited Oklahomans. The Division of Visual Services administers the Randolph-Sheppard Business Enterprise Program in Oklahoma, securing suitable locations for vending facilities; designing and installing equipment; recruiting, training, placing and supervising operators for the facilities.

[Source: Added at 10 Ok Reg 4607, eff 9-1-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 2425, eff 7-1-94; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2579, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1761, eff 7-1-03; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 2185, eff 7-1-05; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 1267, eff 8-27-15; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1991, eff 9-11-17; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1990, eff 9-14-18]