Public Input for Voc Rehab

For everyone who has something to say about Voc Rehab....the public notice below:
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The State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) for the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program of the Georgia Department of Labor will hold public comment hearings throughout the State regarding the state plan for delivery of vocational rehabilitation services for fiscal year 2008.

SRC COMMITTEE: PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS – May 7-18th, 2007

Each year, the Georgia VR program is required to submit to the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) a plan which addresses how it proposes to provide a broad array of vocational rehabilitation services to Georgians with disabilities who are eligible. Public input and participation is requested regarding substantive changes, additions or improvements in the delivery of those VR services.

RSA is the federal agency responsible for administrative and fiduciary oversight for vocational rehabilitation funding disbursed by the United States Congress.

LOCATIONS, DATES and TIMES OF MEETINGS:

May 7
Columbus
Founder’s Hall Turner Continuing Education Center
Columbus State University
Corner of East Lindsey Drive & College Drive

10:00 a.m. –
1:00 p.m. and
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
May 8
Albany
Darton College
Room 101, Building B
2400 Gillionville Road

2:00 – 7:00 p.m.
May 9
Waycross
Waycross College
Educational Building Auditorium
2001 South Georgia Parkway

2:00 – 6:00 p.m.
May 10
Savannah
Coastal Georgia Center
305 Fahm Street

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
May 11
Augusta
Georgia Dept. of Labor Career Ctr.
601 Green Street

1100 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
May 14
Macon
Georgia Dept. of Labor Career Ctr.
3090 Mercer University Drive

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
May 15
Athens
VR Regional Office
125 Athens West Parkway

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
May 16
Suwanee
Gwinnett County Public Library
Suwanee Branch
361 Main Street
1:00 – 6:00 p.m.
May 17
Rome
Coosa Room
Rome-Floyd County Library
205 Riverside Parkway

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
May 18
Atlanta
Floyd Room, West Tower 20th Floor
Sloppy Floyd Building
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT MEETINGS:

A toll free number is available to request accommodations at the meetings. The toll-free number for VR customer service is 866-489-0001. VR Centers assist in giving information to clients. The State Plan, including the Strategic Plan, will be available one week prior to the first meeting.


PUBLIC INPUT:

Interpreters will be provided for non-English speaking participants, ASL etc.
Citizens attending the hearing who wish to comment for the record will be limited to five minutes; no two-way dialogue is permitted. Those who wish to comment but cannot attend the hearing in person may send written statements to Linda Shepard, Parents Educating Parents & Professionals, Inc., 3680 Kings Highway, Douglasville, GA 30135; or email them to shepard.linda@peppinc.org. Written statements are limited to two (2) pages, double spaced. PEPP will use “Survey Monkey” to conduct a survey on proposed changes to the plan. The survey and any additional information will be posted to our website on the home page http://www.peppinc.org/.

The Georgia VR State Plan for fiscal 2008 may be reviewed online at http://www.vocrehabga.org/, or in print at any regional or local VR office in the state. To locate the nearest office, or for more information about the public hearing, call VR Customer Service at