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<DIV>Helllo </DIV>
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<DIV>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</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 1/11/2016 8:18:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
ct-nfb@nfbnet.org writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Beth,<BR></DIV>
<DIV>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!</DIV>
<DIV>Cheri</DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000; FONT-STYLE: normal"><B>From:
</B>"Elizabeth Rival via Ct-nfb" <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org><BR><B>To: </B>"NFB
of Connecticut Mailing List" <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org><BR><B>Cc:
</B>"Elizabeth Rival" <erival@comcast.net><BR><B>Sent: </B>Monday,
January 11, 2016 11:08:19 AM<BR><B>Subject: </B>[Ct-nfb] FW: Notice of Public
Hearing and Comment Period
for DORS-BESB Draft Vocational
Rehabilitation Section of
Unified State Plan<BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Hi all NfB ct members…
</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">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 </SPAN>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.<SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">please advocate
with us On Thursday January 21st by phone or in person...thanks beth
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Sigman, Brian
[mailto:Brian.Sigman@ct.gov] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 29, 2015 8:38
AM<BR><B>To:</B> DORS-DL BESB<BR><B>Subject:</B> Notice of Public Hearing and
Comment Period for DORS-BESB Draft Vocational Rehabilitation Section of
Unified State Plan</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Notice of Public
Hearing</SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'></SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><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
title=http://www.ct.gov/besb href="http://www.ct.gov/besb"
target=_blank><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">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
title=http://www.ct.gov/besb/cwp/view.asp?a=2851&q=575180
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
title=mailto:brian.sigman@ct.gov href="mailto:brian.sigman@ct.gov"
target=_blank>brian.sigman@ct.gov</A>.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'></SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><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 title=mailto:brian.sigman@ct.gov
href="mailto:brian.sigman@ct.gov" target=_blank>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"'></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'></SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><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"'></SPAN></P>
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