April 11, 2007.........................................................FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Public input sought statewide for FY 2008 Vocational Rehabilitation Plan
ATLANTA -- The State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) for the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program of the Georgia Department of Labor will hold a series of public comment hearings statewide regarding the state plan for delivery of vocational rehabilitation services for fiscal year 2008.
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.
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.
The Georgia VR State Plan for fiscal 2008 may be reviewed online at 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 404-486-6331 or statewide toll free 1-866-489-0001.
The Georgia SRC will hold hearings in 10 locations around the state, in order to solicit comments from a representative and diverse population. The date, time and location for each public hearing are as follows:
Monday, May 7: Columbus, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4-7 p.m., Founder's Hall, Elizabeth Bradley Turner Continuing Education Center, Columbus State University, corner of East Lindsey Dr. and College Drive.
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Tuesday, May 8: Albany, from 2-7 p.m., Darton College, Room 101 Building B, 2400 Gillionville Road.
Wednesday, May 9: Waycross, from 2-6 p.m., Educational Building Auditorium, Waycross College, 2001 South Georgia Parkway.
Thursday, May 10: Savannah, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4-7 p.m., Auditorium, Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.
Friday, May 11: Augusta, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Georgia Department of Labor's Augusta Career Center, 601 Greene Street.
Monday, May 14: Macon, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4-7 p.m., Georgia Department of Labor's Macon Career Center, 3090 Mercer University Drive.
Tuesday, May 15: Athens, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4-7 p.m., Athens Vocational Rehabilitation Regional Office, 125 Athens West Parkway.
Wednesday, May 16: Suwanee, from 1-6 p.m., Community Meeting Room, Gwinnett County Public Library, Suwanee Branch, 361 Main Street.
Thursday, May 17: Rome, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Coosa Room, Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway, NE.
Friday, May 18: Atlanta, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4-7 p.m., Floyd Room, 20th floor West Tower, Sloppy Floyd Building, 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.
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