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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><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><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Sigman, Brian [mailto:Brian.Sigman@ct.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 29, 2021 12:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> DORS-DL BESB <DORS-DLBESB@ct.gov><br><b>Subject:</b> FW: VR policy manual posting<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dear BESB staff and community partners,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I am writing to advise you that subsequent to a public comment period and approval by the State Rehabilitation Council and the Advisory Board for Persons who are Blind or Visually Impaired, the BESB Vocational Rehabilitation policy on Personal Adjustment Training has been updated. The attached policy manual incorporates these changes. The manual is searchable so by selecting Control-F and typing in “Personal Adjustment Training” you will be brought to the updated section.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The policy manual can also be found on the agency website in the BESB Vocational Rehabilitation Section by selecting the link below. The new policy becomes effective on February 1, 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/AgingandDisability/Content-Pages/Programs/Vocational-Rehabilitation---Bureau-of-Education-and-Services-for-the-Blind"><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:1.2pt'>https://portal.ct.gov/AgingandDisability/Content-Pages/Programs/Vocational-Rehabilitation---Bureau-of-Education-and-Services-for-the-Blind</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;letter-spacing:1.2pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;letter-spacing:1.2pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>