<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Something you want to do?<BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 5/4/12, George Stokes <I><kd4ckt@bellsouth.net></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: George Stokes <kd4ckt@bellsouth.net><BR>Subject: [Nfbk] FW: Office for the Blind to hold public hearings in May<BR>To: nfbk@nfbnet.org<BR>Date: Friday, May 4, 2012, 10:45 AM<BR><BR>
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<P class=yiv2127631179MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Wright, Jennifer (OFB-FK) [mailto:JenniferN.Wright@ky.gov] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 04, 2012 9:56 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Smith, Chris H (OFB-FK); Jessee, Allison F (OFB-FK); Ann Smits; Becky Cabe; Bess Douthitt; Bill Deatherage; Monterosso, Bill (OETCO-FK); Cathy Jackson; McNabb, Cora L (OFB-FK); David Lawson; Don Gerard; George Stokes; Gordon-Brown, Gerry (CAP-FK); Gerry Rader Slusher; Jim Shaw; ki4vjd@gmail.com; Kay Mathis; Kim Zeigler; Michael Freeholm; Dahmke, Mitch; Shirley, Patrick B (Education Cabinet); Paul Wiese; Paula Wiese ; Nesbitt, Richard (OFB-FK); Roger Schaf; Sharon Fields; Sharon Fields (Home); Matthews, Soraya - Division of Learning Services; Deeley, Stephen P (OFB-LV); Susan Ament; Hammons, Twyla S (OFB-SS)<BR><B>Subject:</B> FW: Office for the Blind to hold public hearings
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<P class=yiv2127631179MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Kentucky</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"> <B>Education and Workforce Development Cabinet</B> </SPAN></DIV>
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<H4 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Contact: Cora McNabb (502) 564-4754 or 1-800-321-6668<SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"> </SPAN>or <A href="http://us.mc1800.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cora.mcnabb@ky.gov" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:cora.mcnabb@ky.gov">cora.mcnabb@ky.gov</A><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"></SPAN></H4>
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<P class=yiv2127631179MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Office for the Blind to hold public hearings in May</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=yiv2127631179MsoNormal><B>FRANKFORT, Ky</B>.<I> </I>(<B>May 4, 2012</B>) – The Kentucky Office for the Blind (OFB) has scheduled four public hearings to give consumers and other interested individuals an opportunity to comment on proposed changes to OFB policies. The three areas under consideration for changes are the training assistance policy, cataract surgery policy and order of selection. </DIV>
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<P class=yiv2127631179MsoNormal>The public hearing schedule follows. </DIV>
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<LI class=yiv2127631179MsoNormal>Lexington: 3 - 5 p.m. (EST), May 21, Independence Place, 1093 S. Broadway. Contact: Charles Shropshire, 1-800-291-8424.</LI>
<LI class=yiv2127631179MsoNormal>Ashland: 3 - 5 p.m. (EST), May<SPAN style="COLOR: black"> 23, Kentucky Office for the Blind, 411 9<SUP>th</SUP> St. Contact: Teresa Lester, 1-800-334-6881.</SPAN></LI>
<LI class=yiv2127631179MsoNormal>Louisville: 3 - 5 p.m. (EST), May 24, Charles McDowell Center, 8412 Westport Road. Contact: Pam Minton, 1-800-346-2115.</LI>
<LI class=yiv2127631179MsoNormal>Owensboro: 3 – 5 p.m. (CST), May 25, Kentucky Office for the Blind, 121 E. 2<SUP>nd</SUP> St. Contact: Mae Parish, 1-800-334-6929.</LI></UL>
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<P class=yiv2127631179MsoNormal>Kentuckians who are unable to attend a forum may send comments in any format (written, phone call, in person, etc.) through May 31, 2012. Comments may be sent in writing to the Kentucky Office for the Blind, 275 E. Main St., Mail Drop 2-EJ, Frankfort, KY 40621, via e-mail to <A href="http://us.mc1800.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=AllisonF.Jessee@ky.gov" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:AllisonF.Jessee@ky.gov">AllisonF.Jessee@ky.gov</A>, fax at 502-564-2951 or call 1-800-321-6668. If any reasonable accommodations for a disability are required for participation at a public hearing, please call 1-800-321-6668 by May 14, 2012. </DIV>
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<P class=yiv2127631179MsoNormal>Draft policies are posted at <A href="http://blind.ky.gov/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://blind.ky.gov</A> for review prior to the hearings. Alternative formats of draft policies may be provided upon request at 1-800-321-6668.</DIV>
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<P class=yiv2127631179MsoNormal>The Office for the Blind, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet’s Department of Workforce Investment, assists Kentuckians with disabilities to achieve gainful employment and independence. For more information about services, call the office toll free at 1-800-321-6668 or visit the OFB website at <A href="http://www.blind.ky.gov/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.blind.ky.gov</A>. </DIV>
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<P class=yiv2127631179MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">The Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet coordinates learning programs from P-16 and manages and supports training and employment functions in the Department of Workforce Investment. For more information about our programs, visit <A href="http://www.educationcabinet.ky.gov/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.educationcabinet.ky.gov</A> or <A href="http://www.workforce.ky.gov/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.workforce.ky.gov</A>.</SPAN></DIV>
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