[NFBMT] FW: {Disarmed} Friends of Rehab Bulletin, July 7, 2020

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FYI monthly newsletter from Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services.

Jim Marks

President

National Federation of the Blind of Montana

president at nfbofmt.org

(406) 438-1421

www.nfbofmt.org

You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.

From: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
[mailto:DPHHS at announcements.mt.gov] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 12:19 PM
To: president at nfbofmt.org
Subject: {Disarmed} Friends of Rehab Bulletin, July 7, 2020

A Monthly Update from Montana Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services 

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July 7, 2020

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND BLIND SERVICES (VRBS) SUCCESS STORY 

This VRBS client was a Social Security Disability recipient with a spinal
cord injury and cognitive issues secondary to a motor vehicle accident. He
used a wheelchair and is unable to walk, stand, lift or carry items, and
experiences low stamina.

He was interested in VRBS assistance with engaging in the community to
supplement his income. He wanted to open a computer repair shop because the
closest comparable business from the reservation was 100 miles away.

Since the client was a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, his VRBS
counselor connected with the Tribal VR 121 Program and both programs worked
together to serve the client. The client, VRBS, and Tribal VR 121 Program
developed a business plan and decided what startup costs were needed. Those
start-up costs were shared by VRBS and the Tribal VR 121. The case was
closed successfully, and this shop remains open, serving the Northern
Cheyenne community today.

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Image: A blue flag with white diamond in the center, waves in the wind.
Caption: The Northern Cheyenne Flag was developed during the tribal
administration of Chairman John Wooden Legs. The diamond shape represents
the Morning Star, which was also another tribal name of Chief Dull Knife.
His descendants are called "The Morning Star People." The Morning Star on
the flag has a simple design but its message is the past and present
survival of the people. The Morning Star will rise each day and bring light
to the Cheyenne people now and to those yet to be born. The Northern
Cheyenne identify themselves as the people of Chief Morning Star and Little
Wolf, who led their people on a heartbreaking journey back from their forced
placement in Oklahoma to their homelands in the great Northern Plains.

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Order of Selection Update

VRBS July 2020 update on Order of Selection:

Total invites for IPE development since October 1, 2019:  1040

IPE's developed since October 1, 2019 :  375

Individuals in active IPE development:  113

Current total Waitlist Count:  2620

       Category 1:  1164       

       Category 2:  1080

       Category 3:  376

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Chart data current as of July 1, 2020

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To limit contact during the COVID-19 virus emergency, all Disability
Employment and Transition offices in the state are temporarily closed to the
public.

Given the recent events surrounding COVID-19, Disability Employment and
Transitions (DET) offices across the state are closed to the public until
further notice. Our staff are prepared to work and provide services to
consumers across the state via telephone and online.

If you have any questions regarding upcoming appointments, please reach out
to the staff currently working with your consumer to arrange alternative
strategies to meet their needs.

We thank you for your understanding as our goal is to assist in keeping
everyone safe and healthy. 

Please feel free to contact me by email or phone if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Chanda Hermanson, DET Administrator

(406) 444-4179

 <mailto:Chanda.Hermanson at mt.gov> Chanda.Hermanson at mt.gov

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updates and news on the work carried out by Vocational Rehabilitation and
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