221468 D.C. Department on Disability Services, Rehabilitation Services Administration to Hold a Public Hearing on Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Title VI-B State Plan Supplement for Supported Employment Services
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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DEPARTMENT ON DISABILITY SERVICES
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
D.C. Department on Disability Services, Rehabilitation Services Administration to Hold a Public Hearing on Vocational Rehabilitation Services and
Title VI-B State Plan Supplement for Supported Employment Services
Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 1-4 pm
Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
600 5th Street, N.W.
1st Floor Lobby Level Meeting Room
Washington, DC 20005
The D.C. Rehabilitation Services Administration will hold a public hearing on May 26, 2010, to obtain input on the State Plan in the development of the District of Columbia Rehabilitation Services Administration Title I State Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation Services and the Title VI-B State Plan Supplement for Supported Employment Services.
Recommendations are sought and encouraged from consumers, service providers, advocacy organizations and other interested individuals on how the agency can better achieve the following:
- Provide more help to consumers with disabilities in finding employment;
- Provide more information to consumers;
- Provide better information on the vocational rehabilitation program and its processes;
- Identify barriers to employment;
- Improve and expand vocational rehabilitation services to minorities;
- Expand vocational rehabilitation services for persons with significant disabilities; and
- Increase employer utilization of the vocational rehabilitation program.
Persons wishing to Review the State Plan may access it online by visiting the agency’s website at www.dds.dc.gov or in person at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 902 G St., NW.
Individuals who wish to testify and/or present recommendations should contact the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Vocational Rehabilitation Support at (202) 442-8466 (Deaf & Hard of Hearing Relay 711) before 4:45 p.m. by May 24, 2010. Please provide name(s), address (es), telephone number(s), organizational affiliation(s) and accommodation need (s), if any. Two (2) copies of the presentation should be submitted at the time of the hearing, and all speakers will be limited to ten (10) minutes.
Individuals who wish to submit their comments as part of the official record should send two (2) copies of written statements no later than 5:30 pm by May 24, 2010 to:
Roy Albert, Deputy Director
Department on Disability Services
Rehabilitation Services Administration
1125 15th St., NW, 4th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005-2726
An American Sign Language interpreter and C.A.R.T. Services will be provided during the public hearing.
