Media release: The State Rehabilitation Council in conjunction with the
Georgia Department of Labor Vocational Rehabilitation program will hold a
series of public comment hearings statewide regarding the VR state plan and
the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services. One is set for Rome on
Monday, April 16, from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4-6 p.m. in the Conference
Room at Goodwill of Rome, 154 Hicks Drive SE.
These hearings will give citizens the opportunity to provide input on goals
and priorities for the VR Program and service needs for individuals with
disabilities to achieve employment. Other items to be addressed include the
order of selection regarding how VR defines priority for services, and HB
1146, which proposes to create Rehabilitation Services as a stand-alone
agency attached to the Department of Human Services. The bill may be
reviewed online at
http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20112012/HB/1146.
The federal Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) requires the
Georgia VR program to submit an annual state plan of how it will use federal
and state funds to provide a broad array of rehabilitation services to
achieve priority goals and objectives for eligible Georgians with
disabilities. Public input and participation are mandatory when substantive
changes in the delivery of VR services are proposed.
Citizens attending the hearing who wish to comment for the record will be
allowed five (5) minutes; there is no provision for two-way dialogue.
Comments and questions will be recorded for review and response. Those who
wish to provide comment but cannot attend the hearing in person may send
written statements to Linda Shepard, Chairperson, Georgia State
Rehabilitation Council, P.O. Box 5128, Douglasville, GA 30154; or email them
to srcofga@gmail.com. Written statements are limited to two (2) pages,
double spaced. Written or emailed comments must be postmarked or time dated
no later than Friday, May 18, 2012.
The current Georgia VR State Plan for fiscal 2012 may be reviewed online at
http://www.rsa.ed.gov/about-your-state.cfm?state=Georgia or in print at any
regional VR office in the state.
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