[il-talk] Fw: From DRS Director Hanson: Needs Assessment Notice with Link

[Robert Gardner]

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From: Zenner, Lori
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 11:07 AM Subject: From DRS Director Hanson: Needs 
Assessment Notice with Link

DRS Customers, Advocates and Stakeholders:

The Department of Human Services' Division of Rehabilitation Services 
(DHS/DRS) is conducting a needs assessment survey to learn more about the 
services people with disabilities feel are most needed in Illinois.  This 
survey is part of our ongoing efforts to stay in touch with the people we 
serve and those who might need our services in the future.  I hope you will 
be able to share this survey information with any people with disabilities 
who may be interested in the services provided by our vocational 
rehabilitation program.

This year DRS is conducting our needs assessment survey online rather than 
using a mail survey process.  In addition to reducing costs, we feel this 
method makes it easier for people to respond to the survey and provide 
information back to us.

The direct link to the online survey is: 
http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=65931

Or, you can go to our DRS Success web page (drs.illinois.gov/success) and 
click on the link on the right column labeled "Vocational Rehabilitation 
Service Needs Assessment."

The survey asks questions about specific services that an individual may or 
may not need.  The respondent indicates whether he or she receives the 
service now, needs the service now, or may need the service in the future. 
The composite data from many respondents will give DRS an idea of the 
relative need for each type of service.  Information from the survey data 
will be used to direct resources to areas where there are specific service 
needs.

There is also a section that asks for information about the respondent, 
including personal information such as disability, race, gender and so on. 
Respondents can leave this section blank if they choose, or only answer some 
of the questions.  The survey also provides an opportunity for respondents 
to connect with DRS to obtain more information about services.

I will appreciate it very much if you distribute information about our 
online needs assessment survey to people with disabilities known to you and 
your organization.  This will be a great help to DRS in moving forward with 
improvements to our VR program.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Sincerely,
David Hanson
Director
DHS-Division of Rehabilitation Services
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