[NFBK] Fwd: [KCB-News] FW: For KCB Lists: Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Order of Selection Public Meeting and Original Notice about Order of Selection

Wed Feb 19 20:54:57 UTC 2025

I am glad everyone can attend who is able.

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Lonnie, Thank you so much for sharing this information! I wasn’t aware this was going on and hate to see that it’s happening again. I plan on trying to attend tomorrow and I hope others are able to as well. Thank you, Katie Adkins Sent from

Lonnie,

Thank you so much for sharing this information!  I wasn’t aware this was going on and hate to see that it’s happening again.   I plan on trying to attend tomorrow and I hope others are able to as well.

Thank you,
Katie Adkins
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On Feb 19, 2025, at 2:15 PM, Lonnie Swafford via NFBK <nfbk at nfbnet.org<mailto:nfbk at nfbnet.org>> wrote:

The Zoom information for the February 20 public meeting about Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Order of Selection is below. The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Notice about Order of Selection follows the Zoom link.
The title of the meeting after the date and time is actually a Zoom link. So press Enter or click on OVR Public Hearing to go to the meeting on the 20th at 1:00 EST. As yet, we do not have a telephone link for these meetings. I have asked Lametta Isaacs for them and she has asked the technology people to provide it. I will send it when I receive it.

Meeting #4 – Virtual Only:
February 20,1:00 PM  EST
Zoom Link
OVR Public Hearing 4<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/us06web.zoom.us/j/81000125970__;!!Db6frn15oIvDD3UI!kZ9QHLsBlGes-kbTbbsZdCZaivRKethj8xME0kkCGyd3iBdA4WhXC_Jssd67QHvm-pwpZVQAD9OhKdQ$>

The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet

PUBLIC HEARING ANNOUNCEMENT
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Lametta Isaacs, Vocational Rehabilitation Administrator, at lametta,   isaacs at kv.qov<mailto:isaacs at kv.qov>.
FRANKFORT, Ky (January 23, 2025): The Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) has drafted proposed changes to the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the 2024-2027 Combined State Plan to implement an Order of Selection. An Order of Selection is a tool defined within the Rehabilitation Act for Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) programs to manage the consumer caseload when there is insufficient funding. OVR has scheduled four (4) public hearings and a 30-day comment period to give stakeholders in the VR community and members of the public the opportunity to provide input and comment on the proposed policy changes affecting VR Services.
The primary purpose of the hearings is to present and discuss proposed changes to the VR Services Portion of the 2024 Combined State Plan to implement an Order of Selection. This hearing will focus on the implications of these changes and provide clarity on how they will enhance OVR’s commitment to serving individuals with disabilities. Stakeholders in the VR community and members of the public are encouraged to attend and engage in the discussion.
Members of the public may send written comments via e-mail to   OVRPublicComment at KY.qov<mailto:OVRPublicComment at KY.qov> or by mail to the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Public Hearing Comment, 500 Mero Street, 4th Floor., Frankfort,
KY 40601. The public comment period begins on January 27, 2025, at 4:00 PM EST and ends on February 27, 2025, at 4:00 PM EST.

You may access the draft policy changes from the Eligibility & Order of Selection page on our website under the heading “Order of Selection”. The information presented will be the same at each hearing. The hearing schedules with links for accessing the meetings are below.

Location
Date
Time
Platform
Charles W. McDowell Center for the Blind
Thursday, February 13, 2025, (Morning)
10:00 AM-11:00 AM EST
Hybrid via Zoom Link:
OVR Public Hearina 1
Charles W. McDowell Center for the Blind
Thursday, February 13, 2025, (Evening)
6:30 PM-7:30 PM EST
Hybrid via Zoom Link:
OVR Public Hearina 2
Carl D. Perkins Training Vocational Center
Tuesday, February 18, 2025, (Evening)
6:30 PM-7:30 PM EST
Hybrid via Zoom Link:
OVR Public Hearina 3
Virtual Only
Thursday, February 20, 2025, (Afternoon)
1:00 PM-2:00 PM EST
Virtual via Zoom Link:
OVR Public Hearina 4

Sign language interpreting services will be provided at each hearing. If other accommodations are needed, please contact Lisa McKinney at   lisa.mckinnev at kv.gov<mailto:lisa.mckinnev at kv.gov>. at least five (5) business days before the hearing.
The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet’s Department of Workforce Development, assists Kentuckians with disabilities to achieve gainful employment and independence. For more information about services, call the office toll free at 1-800-372-7172 or KCC.kv.gov. The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet coordinates learning programs from P-16 and manages and supports training and employment

functions in the Department of Workforce Development. For more information about our programs, visit elc.ky.gov.

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