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<DIV id=wmQuoteWrapper>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period for DORS-BESB Draft<BR>Vocational Rehabilitation Section of Unified State Plan<BR>From: "Sigman, Brian" <<a href="mailto:Brian.Sigman@ct.gov">Brian.Sigman@ct.gov</a>><BR>Date: Tue, December 29, 2015 8:38 am<BR>To: DORS-DL BESB <<a href="mailto:DORS-DLBESB@ct.gov">DORS-DLBESB@ct.gov</a>><BR><BR>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'>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 </SPAN></B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'><A href="http://www.ct.gov/besb" target=_blank><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue">www.ct.gov/besb</SPAN></B></A></SPAN><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'>, in the “Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation” section (or by following this link:</SPAN></B> <B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'><A href="http://www.ct.gov/besb/cwp/view.asp?a=2851&q=575180" target=_blank>http://www.ct.gov/besb/cwp/view.asp?a=2851&q=575180</A>). 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 <a href="mailto:brian.sigman@ct.gov">brian.sigman@ct.gov</a>.</SPAN></B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Comments may be submitted in person or through teleconference at the public hearing, or may be submitted via email to: <a href="mailto:brian.sigman@ct.gov">brian.sigman@ct.gov</a>; 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. </SPAN></B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'>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.</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'> </SPAN></B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
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