[Nfbmt] Reminder about State Plan hearing!

[Edward Robbins]

Jim,
	Thanks.
Ted

EDWARD C "TED" ROBBINS
, CEO MBEI, Treasurer NFB of Montana & MANAGER MAB EQUIPMENT PROGRAM
PHONE & FAX:  406 453 6678, CELL:  406 799 6268
104 RIVERVIEW 5 E
GREAT FALLS  MT   59404

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Reminder about State Plan Hearing on Friday, March 28

Here's the info on the hearing locations. Note that there is a phone number
in case you cannot get to one of these locations.

Please plan to attend or call, and be on the lookout for what our items to
mention are. We'll get them to you by Thursday!


You are invited to a.......

Statewide Town Hall Meeting on State Plans for

Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services (VRB) and the Statewide 
Independent Living Council (SILC)

When: Friday March 28, 2014 from 3:00 - 4:15
Call-in information is:

Call-in number: 406-449-7478 Conference ID: 77178#


Where:

Billings

MSU-Billings, 1500 University Drive, Education Building, Room 158

Bozeman

Montana State University, Eng. Phys. Science Building-South 7th and 
Grant, Room 126

Butte

Montana Tech, 1300 West Park Street, ELCB Room 225

Great Falls

Great Falls College of Technology, 2100 16th Avenue South, Room B-133

Havre

MSU-Northern, 300 11th Street West, Hagner Science Center, Room 202

Helena

Old Livestock Building, 1310 East Lockey, Rooms 105 and 107.

Kalispell

Flathead Valley Community College, 777Grandview Dr., Learning Resource 
Ctr. Rm. 120

Miles City

Miles City Community College, 2715 Dickenson Street, Room 313

Missoula

University of Montana, Corner of Arthur and Eddy, Galagher Building - Room
104

There will be a call-in line available during the time of the hearing. 
Participants on the call-in line will have the opportunity to make comments.

Requests for accommodations should be made to Mike Hermanson at 
406-444-3833 or <mailto:
mhermanson at mt.gov>;
mhermanson at mt.gov,
by March 14, 2014.

Written comments will be taken until April 4, 2014 and can be mailed to:

Mike Hermanson or Julie Clay

Disability Employment and Transitions Division,

P. O. Box 4210

Helena, MT 59604.

Or email: <mailto:
mhermanson at mt.gov>;
mhermanson at mt.gov.
or
<mailto:
jclay at mt.gov>;
jclay at mt.gov

You can also post comments at:
http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/detd/index.shtml#publiccomment

The VRB state plan and the Montana State Plan for Independent Living 
and related information are available at:
https://rsa.ed.gov/about-your-state.cfm?state=Montana.
 Requests for written
copies of the materials are available by request. Contact Mike 
Hermanson at: 406-444-3833 or
mhermanson at mt.gov.

We are interested in issues such as:

What needs to be done to assist Montanans with disabilities get and 
keep employment?

What barriers are there to getting effective services from VRB or IL?

What groups of Montanans with disabilities aren't served adequately by 
VRB or IL?


--
Dan Burke
My Cell: 406.546.8546
Twitter: @DallDonal

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