[NFBMT] FW: Friends of Rehab June 2021 Bulletin

Wed Jun 2 22:50:47 UTC 2021

FYI most recent update from the Bureau of Blind and Low Vision Services and
its parent organization, the Division of Disability Employment and
Transitions in Montana DPHHS.

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
<DPHHS at announcements.mt.gov> 
Sent: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 4:10 PM
To: president at nfbofmt.org
Subject: Friends of Rehab June 2021 Bulletin

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June 2, 2021

Mission:

Montana Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services promotes opportunities
for Montanans with disabilities to have rewarding careers and achieve
maximum personal potential

Montana Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services has always recognized
the importance of partnering with high schools and community programs to
provide services to high school students with disabilities. With the passage
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, there was a renewed
emphasis on serving high school students. The Pre-Employment Transition
Services (Pre-ETS) Bureau was created to respond to new federal requirements
and provide comprehensive Pre-ETS to Montana students with disabilities.
Pre-ETS provides the following services:

. job exploration counseling
. work-based learning experiences
. counseling on post-secondary programs
. workplace readiness training, and 
. instruction in self advocacy

Last year, Pre-Employment Transition Services were provided to more than
1400 Montana high school students with disabilities!

Pre-ETS Specialists provide direct support to the students and their
families and also coordinate with high schools, universities, community
rehabilitation programs, and centers for independent living to provide high
quality services statewide. The team has provided several presentations at
conferences, agencies, and schools. Recently, the team collaborated with the
Blind and Low Vision Services bureau and were presenters at the Montana
Deaf-Blind Project and the National Center for Disability Education and
Training at the University of Oklahoma.

The Pre-ETS Bureau is excited to have the opportunity to guide students with
disabilities to dream big and prepare for life, work and independence.

Learn more at our website: 

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The Pre-ETS Bureau has staff members covering the entire state. They are:

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	Tammy Hogan, Pre-ETS Bureau Chief

Fun Fact: I grew up on a farm/ranch in Eastern Montana as the oldest of 9
kids.  We are all still close and I've had the chance to visit them in fun
locations all over the world.

Mimi Gurnsey, Pre-ETS Data Technician

Fun Fact: I went to school in Germany for Kindergarten - second grade and
could speak German as well as I did in English.  Of course, I have lost that
ability now!

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	Lona Madsen, Pre-ETS Specialist - Billings Region

Fun Fact: My family homesteaded to Eastern Montana from Missouri and so I
grew up in the same house my great-grandfather built the bones for and
attended grades 1-8 in the same one room country school my grandma attended
in Knowlton, Montana 

Lucy Beltz, Pre-ETS Specialist - Kalispell Region

Fun Fact: I traveled around the world, after serving three years in Peace
Corps Vanuatu, to find a home in Montana.

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	Belinda Battin, Pre-ETS Specialist - Miles City Region

Fun Fact: I enjoy working with my hands and fixing things.  I remodeled my
kitchen and bathroom by myself including replacing all the sheetrock.

Andrew Lowney, Pre-ETS Specialist - Missoula Region

Fun Fact: I enjoy coaching my daughters' softball teams, cheering on both at
gymnastics and other sports events, playing slow pitch softball, floating,
camping, fishing, and hunting.  I  recently picked up photography and have
enjoyed capturing family, teams, senior pictures and landscapes around the
state

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	Lillian McGinn, Pre-ETS Specialist - Great Falls Region

Fun Fact: I have had the opportunity to travel to quite a few countries
including Belize, Guatemala, Germany, Italy, and France!  I love a good
adventure and can never seem to say no to a fun trip overseas.

Anne Carpenter, Pre-ETS Specialist - Helena, Butte, and Bozeman Regions

Fun Fact: Although I love my Griz, I am a diehard Nebraska Cornhusker
football fan!  I will do anything to try and find their games on TV, which
is more difficult than you think.

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Friends of Rehab is a monthly bulletin published by the State of Montana,
Department of Public Health and Human Services,
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Division ("DETD").

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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If you are in crisis and want help, call the Montana Suicide Prevention
Lifeline, 
24/7, at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) or text 'MT' to 741-741.

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