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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#000000" vlink="#000000"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>No,, just that we don’t need to over pay the employees, have you heard about the job for mobility? Happy Christmas to you and your family. Beth <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> CT-NFB [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Justin Salisbury via CT-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 18, 2019 10:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CT-NFB] [FWD: Notice of Public Hearing- Draft BESB VR Section of Unified State Plan]<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Are we aware of any hot button issues in the plan?<o:p></o:p></p><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Justin Mark Hideaki Salisbury<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mobile: 808.797.8606<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:808salisbury@gmail.com">808salisbury@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>ResearchGate: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury"><span lang=EN>https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Dec 18, 2019, at 10:51 PM, Phillip Magalnick via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Thank you for sharing this. We hope to attend with as many affiliate members as possible!<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>P.A. Magalnick,JP<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>203-912-5783</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Justice of the Peace, CT</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>President, N<span style='font-size:13.0pt'>ational Federation of the Blind-SWCT Chapter</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>1st VP, National Federation of the Blind-CT Affiliate<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Vice-Chair, Stamford Committee on Accessibility<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Dec 18, 2019, at 2:33 PM, Lucia Lee via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div id=wmQuoteWrapper><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: Notice of Public Hearing- Draft BESB VR Section of Unified<br>State Plan<br>From: "Sigman, Brian" <<a href="mailto:Brian.Sigman@ct.gov"><span style='color:windowtext'>Brian.Sigman@ct.gov</span></a>><br>Date: Wed, December 18, 2019 1:39 pm<br>To: DORS-DL BESB <<a href="mailto:DORS-DLBESB@ct.gov"><span style='color:windowtext'>DORS-DLBESB@ct.gov</span></a>><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><h1><u><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Notice of Public Hearing</span></u><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The State of Connecticut, Department of Aging and Disability Services, Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind will be conducting a public hearing on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The hearing will be conducted at 184 Windsor Avenue, Windsor, CT. </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The purpose of the hearing is to offer the public, consumers, advocates, agencies and organizations an opportunity to review and provide comments pertaining to the Bureau’s Vocational Rehabilitation draft section of the Unified State Plan for the Workforce Development System in Connecticut. </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The draft updates are available for review as an attachment to this notice and at <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/AgingandDisability" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:blue'>https://portal.ct.gov/AgingandDisability</span></u></a>, on the Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind main page and can be accessed through this link: <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/AgingandDisability/Content-Pages/Bureaus/Bureau-of-Education-and-Services-for-the-Blind" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:blue'>BESB VR Draft State Plan Section</span></u></a>.</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>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. 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"><u><span style='color:blue'>brian.sigman@ct.gov</span></u></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. To participate in the public hearing through teleconference, please call (860) 602-4008 at least two business days 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 Friday, January 17, 2020 will be fully considered in the final version of the State Plan update. </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><BESB Draft VR Section of Unified State Plan.docx><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>CT-NFB mailing list<br><a href="mailto:CT-NFB@nfbnet.org"><u><span style='color:blue'>CT-NFB@nfbnet.org</span></u></a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org"><u><span style='color:blue'>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</span></u></a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for CT-NFB:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/philmag%40optonline.net"><u><span style='color:blue'>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/philmag%40optonline.net</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>CT-NFB mailing list<br><a href="mailto:CT-NFB@nfbnet.org"><u><span style='color:blue'>CT-NFB@nfbnet.org</span></u></a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org"><u><span style='color:blue'>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</span></u></a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for CT-NFB:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/president%40alumni.ecu.edu"><u><span style='color:blue'>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/president%40alumni.ecu.edu</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>