NIB Connection

SourceAmerica training voucher; part of the Training Incentive Voucher Program

Virtual Item Manager-Apparel Research Network (ARN) Supply-Chain Automated Processing (VIM-ASAP) System; project funded by DOD Manufacturing Technology Program and managed by DLA with support from DSCP and the military services; identifies a potential problem, researches a process for improvement, plans how it will be implemented, and forecasts what benefits can be expected after implementation; a […]

Ticket-to-Work and Work Incentives Act of 1999; federal legislation that established a program to allow people with disabilities to select their own support services while maintaining health benefits when they enter the workforce

(Commission), the operating name as of October 1, 2011, for the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. The Commission is the federal agency that administers the AbilityOne Program. The 15 members on the Commission are appointed by the President.

Trade name of Federal Prison Industries program

State Use Programs Association, which represents NPAs involved in the State-Use Program.

Formerly known as NISH; sister organization to NIB, CNA operating under the AbilityOne Program.

State-level procurement programs similar to the AbilityOne Program.

Program under which government agencies contract with the SBA for products and services to be furnished under a qualified subcontract by a small and disadvantaged business concern.

The federal legislation that authorizes the formula grant programs of vocational rehabilitation, supported employment, independent living, and client assistance; and a variety of training and service discretionary grants administered by the Rehabilitation Services Administration. The Act also includes a variety of provisions focused on rights, advocacy, and protections for individuals with disabilities.