4349982 D.C. Statewide Independent Living Council (DCSILC) to Hold General Meeting

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DEPARTMENT ON DISABILITY SERVICES

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

 

D.C. Statewide Independent Living Council (DCSILC) to Hold General Meeting

 

 

Tuesday, June 25, 2013, from 1-4 pm

Department on Disability Services

Rehabilitation Services Administration

1125 15^th St., NW

1^st floor; Conference Room 1A

Washington, DC  20005

 

Pursuant to Title VII requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Department on Disability Services Rehabilitation Services Administration (DDS-RSA), the District of Columbia Statewide Independent Living Council (DCSILC), and the District of Columbia Center for Independent Living, Inc. (DCCIL) hereby give notice of a public hearing to be held to obtain input into the 2014 to 2016 State Plan for Independent Living.

 

A public hearing on the new State Plan for Independent Living to solicit community input will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, from 1-4 pm at DDS-RSA, 1125 15^th St., NW, 1^st Floor, Meeting Room 1A, Washington, DC 20005.  Recommendations are sought from consumers, service providers, advocacy organizations and other interested individuals on how to expand and improve independent living services to District of Columbia residents with significant disabilities.

 

Persons wishing to review the State Plan for Independent Living 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, 901 G Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001. A hard copy and CD of the State Plan will be located at the Reference Desk of Adaptive Services, Washingtonian Division at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library.

 

 Individuals who wish to testify should contact Ms. Dahlia Johnson, no later than 4:45pm by June 12, 2013, and should provide the following:  name(s); address (es); telephone number(s); organizational affiliation(s); accommodation need(s); if any, and two (2) copies of the proposed testimony.   Ms. Johnson can be reached via email at  [e-mail] or via telephone [phone]; 711 Relay; or 202-540-8468 (VP).  All testimony will be limited to ten (10) minutes. 

 

Individuals who wish to submit their comments as part of the official record should send copies of written statements no later than 4:45 p.m. on June 18, 2013 to:

 

Dahlia Johnson

Administrative Assistant

D.C. Statewide Independent Living Council

1125 15^th St., NW

Washington, DC  20005

202-442-8748

 

Individuals who require special accommodations such as an American Sign Language interpreter and/or CART service should contact Dahlia Johnson at 202-442-8748 by June 18, 2013.