Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC MEETINGS During fall 2014, the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) will conduct a minimum of four public meetings providing stakeholders an opportunity to make comments regarding DBVI services. DBVI seeks input from agency stakeholders to develop the State Plan required by the Rehabilitation Services Administration and to assist with developing vocational rehabilitation (VR) policy and procedure. Specific types of comments address State Plan requirements including: • Transition services for students with visual disabilities to help facilitate transition from high school to post-secondary training programs and/or work; • Skills DBVI VR staff should possess to provide quality VR services to consumers; • New initiatives that might improve vocational training or employment opportunities for blind consumers; • Recommendations for improvements to supported employment services; • Order of Selection when sufficient funds are not available to serve all eligible consumers of VR services; • Defining “persons with the most significant disabilities” when Order of Selection is implemented; and • Improving and/or expanding services specifically to minorities and underserved or unserved populations of consumers. Individuals requiring interpreters, assistive listening devices or other special accommodations should contact Susan Davis Payne (800-622-2155) at least two weeks prior to the meeting to request the preferred accommodation. The schedule of meetings follows in the next post.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:00:00 +0000
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