[Ct-nfb] FW: Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period for DORS-BESB...

Tue Jan 12 01:59:57 UTC 2016

Helllo 

I  think that this is great and I am  planning as well to be o  nthe phone  
call as  believe is a good thing to be happenign   thanks and all have a 
good night Elizabeth

In a message dated 1/11/2016 8:18:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
ct-nfb at nfbnet.org writes:

Hi Beth,

Count me in. I plan to be attending via phone.  I encourage everyone  to 
read the draft plan on the BESB web site and be active on the  hearing.  One 
person for mobility instruction is absurd!
Cheri

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From:  "Elizabeth Rival via Ct-nfb" <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
To: "NFB  of Connecticut Mailing List" <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
Cc:  "Elizabeth Rival" <erival at comcast.net>
Sent: Monday,  January 11, 2016 11:08:19 AM
Subject: [Ct-nfb] FW: Notice of Public  Hearing and Comment Period  for     
   DORS-BESB Draft Vocational  Rehabilitation Section of  Unified        
State Plan

Hi all NfB ct members…  NFB of cT urgently needs to Advocate for  more 
staff positions and especially instructors at the upcoming hearing on  January 
21 from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.  There is only 1 mobility  instructor for over 
1,000 clients.  And there are no plans to hire any  mobility instructors in 
the next 5 years!  Further, there are only 2  rehabilitation teachers in 
the vr which means 1 per 500consumers, and BESB is  hiring none.  But there 
are 10 vocational rehab councilors and plans to  hire 4 more in the next 5 
years.  We clearly have too many counselors  instead of severely needed 
Instructors!  This hearing will take our input  on BESB’s plan for the next five 
years, and BESB needs to hear from us because  its focus is off-target and won’
t empower blind people in Connecticut. 
please  advocate   with us On Thursday January 21st by phone or in 
person...thanks beth   

From: Sigman, Brian  [mailto:Brian.Sigman at ct.gov] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 8:38  AM
To: DORS-DL BESB
Subject: Notice of Public Hearing and  Comment Period for DORS-BESB Draft 
Vocational Rehabilitation Section of  Unified State Plan

Notice of Public  Hearing 
The State of  Connecticut, Department of Rehabilitation Services, Bureau of 
Education and  Services for the Blind (BESB) will be conducting a public 
hearing on Thursday,  January 21, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 184 
Windsor Avenue, Windsor,  CT and simultaneously by teleconference. The purpose 
of the hearing is to  offer the public, consumers, advocates, agencies and 
organizations the  opportunity to review and provide comments pertaining to 
the proposed BESB  Vocational Rehabilitation section of the Unified State Plan 
for the Statewide  Workforce System in Connecticut. The BESB section of the 
draft Unified State  Plan is available for review at _www.ct.gov/besb_ 
(http://www.ct.gov/besb) , in the  “Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation” 
section (or by following this  link: 
http://www.ct.gov/besb/cwp/view.asp?a=2851&q=575180).  Print, Braille, and electronic copies of these documents will 
be available at  the public hearing, or may be requested in advance of the 
hearing by  contacting the Bureau at (860) 602-4008. Please provide at least 
two weeks  notice if you are requesting a sign language interpreter, by 
emailing _brian.sigman at ct.gov_ (mailto:brian.sigman at ct.gov) . 
Comments may be  submitted in person or through teleconference at the 
public hearing, or may be  submitted via email to: _brian.sigman at ct.gov_ 
(mailto:brian.sigman at ct.gov) ;  mailed to Brian Sigman, Bureau of  Education and 
Services for the Blind,  184 Windsor Avenue, Windsor, CT, 06095, or recorded 
onto voice mail at (860)  602-4008.  
To participate in  the public hearing through teleconference, please call 
(860) 602-4008 at least  one business day prior to the public hearing to 
obtain the call-in phone  number and access code. All comments received prior to 
the close of business  on Monday, February 1, 2016 will be fully 
considered.  

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