[NFBMT] FW: Friends of Rehab Bulletin, November 10, 2020

Tue Nov 10 20:18:00 UTC 2020

FYI monthly newsletter from Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services
below.

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, November 10, 2020 12:02 PM
To: president at nfbofmt.org
Subject: Friends of Rehab Bulletin, November 10, 2020

A Monthly Update from Montana Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services 

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November 10, 2020

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Order of Selection Update

Total invites for IPE development since October 1, 2019:  1483

IPE's Federal Fiscal Year 2021:  27

Individuals in active IPE development: 126

Current total Waitlist Count:  2243

       Category 1:  829       

       Category 2:  1071

       Category 3:  343

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Chart data current as of November 2, 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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Friends of Rehab is a monthly bulletin published by the State of Montana,
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The aim of this bulletin is to provide our community partners with regular
updates and news on the work carried out by Vocational Rehabilitation and
Blind Services.

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