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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0F243E'>Dr. J. Webster Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0F243E'>President, National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0F243E'>PO Box 458 Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0F243E'>740-592-6326<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0F243E'>“Changing what it means to be blind”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0F243E'>For more information go to nfbohio.org<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Marchi, Shirley [mailto:Shirley.Marchi@rsc.ohio.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 24, 2012 9:23 AM<br><b>To:</b> Undisclosed recipients:<br><b>Subject:</b> Invitation to RSC's 2013 VR State Plan Public Forums<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><img width=442 height=140 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image004.png@01CD21FB.CCD4F9F0" alt=" "><br clear=all><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>April 24, 2012</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>2013 VR STATE PLAN PUBLIC FORUMS</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You are invited to attend and provide input into RSC’s 2013 Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) State Plan. The dates, locations and times are listed below. A PowerPoint presentation will be provided at each Public Forum.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you need accommodations, please contact Shirley Marchi no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 27, 2012, via e-mail at <a href="mailto:Shirley.marchi@rsc.ohio.gov">Shirley.marchi@rsc.ohio.gov</a> or phone at 614-438-1477. We look forward to your input!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in'><strong>1.</strong><strong><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Date</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>: April 30, 2012</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Time:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Location</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>: RSC, 150 E. Campus View Blvd., 3rd Floor, Ken</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:.5in'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Campbell/Trader Sisters Conf. Rooms, Columbus, OH </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:6.75pt'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>2.</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Date</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>: May 1, 2012</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Time:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Location:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> Jewish Vocational Services, 4300 Ross Plain,</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:.5in'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Cincinnati, OH</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>3.</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Date:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> May 2, 2012</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Time:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Location:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> Athens Community Center, 701 E. State St., Athens, OH </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>4.</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Date:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> May 3, 2012</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Time: </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> Noon – 2:00 p.m.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Location</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>: The Ability Center, 5605 Monroe St., Sylvania, OH</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>5.</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Date:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> May 4, 2012</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Time:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:99.0pt;text-indent:-63.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Location:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> Center for Families and Children, 4500 Euclid Avenue, </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:135.0pt;text-indent:9.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Mandel Community Room, Cleveland, OH</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:99.0pt;text-indent:-63.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Shirley Marchi, Community Relations Liaison</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>150 E. Campus View Blvd., 3<sup>rd</sup> Floor</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Columbus, OH 43235-4604</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>e-mail: </span><a href="mailto:shirley.marchi@rsc.ohio.gov"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>shirley.marchi@rsc.ohio.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>P: 614.438.1477</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>F: 614.985.7906</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The mission of the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission i</span>s to ensure individuals with disabilities achieve quality employment, independence and disability determination outcomes through integrated services, partnerships and innovation.</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#FF7A83'>O</span><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#890E61'>hio </span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'>Rehabilitation Services Commission - </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'><a href="http://www.rsc.ohio.gov/">www.rsc.ohio.gov</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:gray'>Click to follow us at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ohio-Rehabilitation-Services-Commission/155300754532533?sk=wall/">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/OHRSC/">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/OhioRSCTV?feature=mhee"><span class=grame>YouTube</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>