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From: "Connors, Brian at DOR" <Brian.Connors at dor.ca.gov>
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 10:13:18 -0700
Subject: For your information and Internet posting: April 14, 2013
Blind Advisory Committee (BAC) Meeting Agenda and March 1, 2013
Meeting Minutes
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 <<03 01 13 BAC Meeting Minutes.docx>> ** <<08 14 13 BAC Agenda.docx>> *
The purpose of this notice, and all documents attached to it, is to
provide relevant information to committee members, the public and
webmasters, about this meeting. The meeting notice and agenda for this
meeting can be found below and on the DOR Calendar Webpage
(http://www.dor.ca.gov/Calendar.html).

State of California
Health and Human Services Agency
BLIND ADVISORY COMMITTEE (BAC)

Wednesday, August 14, 2013
9:00 - 4:00

MEETING LOCATION
Department of Rehabilitation (DOR)
721 Capitol Mall
Conference Room 169
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 558-5380 Voice
(916) 558-5481 FAX

Teleconference line: (866) 707-6821
Pass code: 7878511

Bagley-Keene Act Notification:
The following are the public locations where BAC Members will be
participating by teleconference and the public may attend:

Orientation Center for the Blind (OCB)
400 Adams Street
Albany, CA 94706

Center for the Partially Sighted
6101 W. Centinela Ave. Suite 150
Culver City, CA 90230

Department of Rehabilitation Pasadena Branch
150 S. Los Robles Avenue, Suite 300
Pasadena, CA 91101-2437

Action Items from the March 1, 2013 Meeting
*	Ms. Donovan requested the number of currently employed BFS
clients on the list of 400 consumers on the EDD wage abstract list.  DOR
will present this at the next BAC meeting.
*	DOR will provide the BAC with the phone number of the new
Customer Service Unit line when it becomes available.
*	DOR will provide the BAC with information and data on standards
and indicators.
*	The BAC requested the following reports be sent to members
annually, in the fall, and at least 10 days prior to the respective
meeting:
o	Report on number of annual competitive closures (including
number of hours worked and weekly wages) covering the past 5 years;
o	Report on SSI/SSDI status on case closure;
o	Report on employer-provided health benefits to "26 closures";
o	Report on number of  plan changes per consumer and time between
changes;
o	Report on long-term high cost cases;
o	A report on the disaggregated data of blind and
visually-impaired consumers in the RSA 911 Report.
o	Report on the relationship between "26 closures" and service
provided to the consumer (DOR will present a report concept at the next
meeting); and
o	Report on the number of homemaker cases.
*	The BAC requested that DOR Supervisors require all counselors to
inform consumers that online forms are available to them, in addition to
hard copy formats.
*	The BAC requested that availability of accessible forms be
included in the next BFS supervisor training.
*	Last summer, several vendors were not paid to participate in the
BEP Summer Intern Program.  The vendors were told, after the program was
completed, that they would not be paid.  Mr. Dawson and Mr. Xavier will
discuss this after the meeting and report back at the next meeting,
including an overview of current student programs.

AGENDA

1)	Welcome and Introductions
Bryan Bashin, Chair

2)	Approval of March 1, 2013 BAC Meeting Minutes
Bryan Bashin, Chair

3)	DOR and Specialized Services Division (SSD)
Program Updates -
Tony Sauer, Director
Juney Lee, Chief Deputy Director
Joe Xavier, Deputy Director, SSD
Bill Moore, Vocational Rehabilitation Employment Division
Pat Santillanes, Vocational Rehabilitation Policy and Resources Division
(VRPRD)
(attending as schedules permit) The DOR Executive Staff will give an
update on current and planned programs and services at DOR, including:	
*	OCB Trust Fund Committee
*	OCB Curriculum
*	Vendor Utilization Management (VUM) Project Update - Employment
Services
*	Vocational Rehabilitation Modernization Project Update

Public comment

4)	OIB Program funding
Joe Xavier, Deputy Director, SSD
Elena Gomez, Assistant Deputy Director, SSD
Joe Smith, Rehabilitation Administrator I - Specialist
Tammy Scott, Associate Governmental Program Analyst
DOR Staff will present funding distribution methodology and identified
impacts.  Members will discuss and make recommendations to mitigate the
impacts.

Public comment

5)	Assistive Technology (AT) Assessment Services
Committee discussion
Discussion about AT assessment services for consumers.

Public comment

Lunch

6)	BAC Representation for Interview Panel
Committee discussion on the process for and selection of a BAC Member to
serve on interview panels as requested by DOR.

Public comment

7)	BAC Member Selection and Roles
Committee discussion on the selection, roles and responsibilities of BAC
Members, including:
*	Process for selecting BAC Members
*	Avoidance of conflict of interest
*	Bagley-Keene responsibilities
*	Roles of BAC Chair and Vice Chair

8)	Summer Youth Program
Committee discussion regarding the Summer Youth Program.

Public comment

9)	Consumer Services
Committee discussion on: 1) Turnaround time from when a vendor receives
a referral to seeing the consumer, and 2) Length of time to resolve
equipment issues when the vendor is more than 50 miles from the
consumer.

Public comment

10)	New Business
Bryan Bashin, Chair
Discussion and decisions on agenda and policy topics for the next BAC
meeting.

Adjourn

Materials Distributed:
1.	August 14, 2013  BAC Meeting Agenda
2.	March 1, 2013 Draft BAC Meeting Minutes
3.	Business Enterprises Program Report
4.	Blind Field Services Program Report
5.	Orientation Center for the Blind Program Report
6.	Older Individuals Who Are Blind Program Report
7.	Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act

Bagley-Keene Act Notification:
Public Participation - Interested members of the public are invited to
attend the meeting in person or to join via the conference line.   To
ensure all attendees can hear the committee members, and the speakers,
those joining via the conference line are requested to mute their phone.
If your phone does not have mute function, pressing *6 will toggle mute
on/off.

This Meeting Notice and Agenda can also be accessed at the following
website address: http://www.dor.ca.gov/Calendar.html.  Supplemental
Meeting materials will be available for public viewing at the meeting
site and can also be requested in alternate format from the contact
person listed below.

Questions or clarification on agenda topics can be made to the contact
person listed below.
Pursuant to Government Code Sections 11123.1 and 11125(f), individuals
with disabilities who require accessible alternative formats of the
agenda and related meeting materials, and/or auxiliary aids/services to
participate in the meeting can make their request to the contact person
listed below by telephone or e-mail.  The Requests must be received 7
days prior to the meeting.

All agenda items are for information, discussion and/or action.  All
times are approximate and provided for general planning convenience
only.  Public Comments are allowed at the end of each discussion topic
and limited up to 2 minutes per person.  Additionally, public comments
may only be on the most recent topic.

Contact Person:

Brian Connors
Advisory Body Liaison, Specialized Services Division
721 Capitol Mall
Sacramento CA 95814
Voice (916) 558-5380
Fax (916) 558-5481
E-mail Brian.Connors at dor.ca.gov

-- 
Darian Smith

Text the word BLIND to 85944 to donate $10 to the NFB Imagination Fund
via your phone bill.

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These sights once seen, sounds heard and emotions felt are now our
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-Darian Smith
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