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<div>Greetings to all!</div>
<div>We have forwarded the Commission Edition For September 2016.</div>
<div>Having updates from our state agency continues to provide valuable
information to assist us to raise expectations to live the life we want.</div>
<div>Joe ruffalo, President</div>
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September 2016 Commission Edition</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="HEIGHT: 26px; WIDTH: 21px; POSITION: absolute; MARGIN-LEFT: 42px; LEFT: 0px; Z-INDEX: 251657216; MARGIN-TOP: 4px; mso-ignore: vglayout"><img src="cid:6C929E1DAE2B428DBA31C81FD1521A83@JoeHP" width="21" height="26" style="visibility: visible;"></span><img hspace="12" alt="MC900030199[1]" src="cid:583CBA174A0F480DB54C6E0FFF042564@JoeHP" width="70" align="left" height="65" style="visibility: visible;"><span style="HEIGHT: 26px; WIDTH: 21px; POSITION: absolute; MARGIN-LEFT: 428px; LEFT: 0px; Z-INDEX: 251658240; MARGIN-TOP: 4px; mso-ignore: vglayout"><img src="cid:6C929E1DAE2B428DBA31C81FD1521A83@JoeHP" width="21" height="26"></span><img hspace="12" alt="MC900030199[1]" src="cid:583CBA174A0F480DB54C6E0FFF042564@JoeHP" width="70" align="left" height="65"><img hspace="12" alt="MC900030199[1]" src="cid:583CBA174A0F480DB54C6E0FFF042564@JoeHP" width="70" align="left" height="65"><img hspace="12" alt="MC900030199[1]" src="cid:583CBA174A0F480DB54C6E0FFF042564@JoeHP" width="70" align="left" height="65"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Bodoni MT Black",serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Commission
Edition</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Bodoni MT Black",serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">The
Monthly Newsletter of the NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually
Impaired</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">September
2016 – Volume 4, No. 9</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Monotype Corsiva"; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Daniel
B. Frye,
J.D.
Pamela Gaston</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Executive
Director
Editor</span></p>
<h1><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">From
the Director’s Desk </span></u></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">September
sees the Commission turning its collective attention to those activities
associated with our end-of-the-federal-fiscal-year reporting cycles. Unlike
other Septembers, however, we also are now learning about the new common
progress measures that will apply to all programs under the larger umbrella of
the national and statewide Workforce System. Consequently, as the fall season
sets in, CBVI is in the midst of administrative undertakings that are both
familiar and new. This evolving climate, for an agency such as ours, is
appropriate, where we continue to move forward with many of our new services
that are consistent with our strategic plan and that are responsive to the
shifting expectations of the recently announced regulations under the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">In
accordance with the modified expectations outlined in WIOA, CBVI will be
expanding services through our Independent Living and Independent Living
Services to Older Blind Individuals (IL and ILOB) programs to cater to consumers
who previously may have been served as Homemakers in our Vocational
Rehabilitation (VR) program. As of September 19, 2016, WIOA will prohibit VR
agencies from identifying the goal of Homemaker in the Individual Plan for
Employment (IPE) for any VR-funded consumer, where such outcomes result in
uncompensated work placements. Anticipating and in response to the heightened
demand for IL and ILOB services that this change in federal policy necessitates,
we have been working diligently to create additional and more robust IL and ILOB
services for eligible consumers who want to strengthen their blindness-related
skills. Below are brief descriptions of some of our newest IL and ILOB offerings
from CBVI.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">During
the last week of this month, CBVI’s IL and ILOB units will be hosting our
first-ever Silver Retreat, a five-day, intensive residential training program
for blind and vision-impaired consumers over age 55f.. The agency recognizes
that many of its senior consumers are unable or unwilling to avail themselves of
extended, comprehensive blindness training programs, so we are adopting this
innovative training model, where we bring Orientation and Mobility instructors,
Rehabilitation Teachers, Eye-Health Nurses, and other professional staff
together to offer a week of blindness instruction in a centralized location.
This first pilot program will occur in Atlantic City from Sunday evening,
September 25 through Friday, September 30, adjourning at noon. Given the
proximity to the beach, this first Silver Retreat is being referred to as A
SHORE (Senior Hands-On Retreat Experience) Thing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Twelve
senior blind or vision-impaired consumers will be exposed to traveling in a
complex, commercial environment, navigating the boardwalk, using public
transportation, and taking a trip to Philadelphia to gain nonvisual or
low-vision strategies using the train. Our Rehabilitation Teachers will work
with these consumers on issues including, but not limited to, nonvisual money
management, clothes matching and ironing, table etiquette in relatively darkened
restaurants, and access to leisure reading through the New Jersey Talking Book
and Braille Center and NFB Newsline for the Blind. Our Orientation and Mobility
Specialists will introduce indoor navigation in a large hotel, outdoor movement,
use of public transportation, and whatever else may be unique to the individual
needs of this first cohort of retreat participants. Our Eye Health Nurses will
work with participants on information related to their vision loss, nonvisual or
low-vision strategies for diabetes self-care, and other medical questions that
may arise about diminishing sight in one’s senior years.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Mixed
in with all of this will be a variety of recreational activities that will
afford the participants an opportunity to practice their newly acquired
blindness skills and will give them a chance to interact with peers experiencing
vision loss. Promoting the value of peer interaction, Susan Vanino, the manager
of our new Assistive Supports Program for Independence, Renewal, and Education
(ASPIRE), will be present to facilitate dynamic group interaction. The evenings
will be filled with purely fun events, including a yoga session, a one-man show
on his experience with vision loss, and more. To be sure, Elizabeth DeShields,
our Coordinator of Independent Living, will have more details and anecdotes to
share about the SHORE Thing in the October issue of the <i>Commission
Edition</i>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">In
June of 2015, we inaugurated the ASPIRE program, with an aim of providing
well-facilitated peer support groups for the senior blind community throughout
the state. Recognizing that people who lose their vision later in life often
feel isolated and reluctant to seek training, it seemed important to provide
local forums for conversation, learning, and growth. Susan Vanino, the manager
of our ASPIRE program, recently shared that the Commission now has 43
ASPIRE-affiliated peer support groups in 20 of New Jersey’s 21 counties. Our
goal has been to make certain that at least one support group would exist in
each county of the state, so we have almost realized this objective. When Susan
started with CBVI, 30 groups were identified, and she has successfully invited
these groups to join the Commission’s ASPIRE network. Further, she has
established from scratch 13 new groups, (largely in the southern part of the
state), to be a part of this campaign. The ASPIRE program has as part of its
mission the aim of creating such peer support groups, but also training the
group facilitators to run monthly meetings that concentrate on delivering a
positive and encouraging message about the capacity of blind and vision-impaired
people to live successful lives with vision loss. For further information about
the ASPIRE program, please contact Susan Vanino at </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><a href="mailto:Susan.Vanino@dhs.state.nj.us" target="_blank"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Susan.Vanino@dhs.state.nj.us</span></a></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Recognizing
that blind and vision-impaired seniors are now comprised of a generation that
wants and needs access to assistive technology, the Commission has recently made
efforts to expand the array of AT services that are available to this segment of
our consumers. The Library Equal Access Program (LEAP) is the Commission’s
effort to install assistive technology (e.g. magnification, speech, and Braille
supports) in local libraries across the state, in partnership with the New
Jersey Talking Book and Braille Center and cooperating local libraries. With
assistive technology available now in seven local libraries across the state,
blind and vision-impaired seniors may visit their hometown library and take
advantage of the library’s resources, using the assistive technology installed
by CBVI. In addition to rendering libraries more accessible, the Commission and
our third-party contractor, Advancing Opportunities, use these seven LEAP
locations to provide either small-group or individual instruction to
a primarily blind and vision-impaired senior audience, in their local
communities.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Finally,
in the assistive technology arena, CBVI has recently introduced an expanded
Close-Circuit Television (CCTV) pilot program. Building on the Commission’s
existing CCTV loaner program, we have invested some IL and ILOB funds in the
purchase of additional CCTVs. For as long as resources last, we have adopted a
pilot policy that will allow blind and vision-impaired seniors who borrow a
CCTV, and who demonstrate valued reliance on this technology, to keep the unit,
if they meet certain detailed criteria. For further information on the new CCTV
policy, please contact Elizabeth DeShields at </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><a href="mailto:Elizabeth.DeShields@dhs.state.nj.us" target="_blank"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Elizabeth.DeShields@dhs.state.nj.us</span></a></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">While
WIOA will no longer allow VR agencies to provide VR services to those who seek
closures as Homemakers, you will see from the foregoing that our expansion of
the IL and ILOB programs should guarantee that most candidates who may have
sought services as Homemakers will not be without program
access.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">In
closing, September heralds the start of another school year. John Walsh, Chief
of Program Administration, and I joined our George F. Meyer Center staff on
Wednesday, September 14, 2016, for their annual Back-To-School luncheon, where
they celebrate all of their hard work throughout the summer, getting books
ordered and ready in alternative formats for our blind, vision-impaired, and
deaf-blind students who will return to school with the coming of autumn.
Further, our Blindness Education Department has been gearing up to meet the
demands and expectations of another year of high-quality Blindness Education
during this month. While I am always grateful to the entire Commission staff for
your work, congratulations and particular appreciation is owed to the
professionals in the Blindness Education Unit for their extraordinary work this
month.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Transitioning
from summer to fall, may you all enjoy this, my favorite season of the
year.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 12.0pt"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Daniel
B. Frye</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Executive
Director</span></p>
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<p class="MsoSubtitle"><b><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Learning
Lunch Reminder: </span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">As
previously noted, these monthly sessions will see me meeting with five CBVI
staff and a member of our Executive Management Team to receive feedback or
suggestions on what the Commission might do that is new and exciting.
Please indicate your interest in being part of such an up and coming forum by
sending an email with the subject line “Learning Lunch” to my assistant,
Prestina Peters, at </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><a href="mailto:Prestina.Peters@dhs.state.nj.us" target="_blank"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Prestina.Peters@dhs.state.nj.us</span></a></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.</span></p>
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<h1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Program
Administration – John C. Walsh, Chief</span></u></h1>
<h2><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (WIOA): #3 – Supported Employment </span></b><b><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span></u></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Supported
Employment (SE) is a blend of services available to our consumers with the most
significant disabilities which are provided with the goal of enabling them to
achieve employment in competitive, integrated settings. The keystone of the
“supported employment” approach is that it emphasizes a person-centered
methodology to developing individualized supports that will enable a diverse
group of individuals with more complex support needs to enter the general
workforce. Most providers of SE services are community-based organizations that
provide services on a fee-for-service basis and are part of an Individualized
Plan for Employment (IPE). </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">The
types of services available by a provider of supported employment services may
include the following:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">1)<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Pre-Placement
Activities: </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">These are assessment
activities that assist the provider in getting to know the individual’s
interests, skills, abilities, preferences, and support needs with the goal of
assisting in locating a good employment match for the consumer. Assessment
activities tend to be situational in nature and occur in the consumer’s home or
community. These activities may also include job-shadowing or job-sampling at
places of business to ascertain preferences and interests.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">2)<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Job Development and
Placement:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"> An Employment
Specialist at a community-based agency providing SE services will perform
activities to develop a job placement that should match the consumer’s interests
and abilities. The Employment Specialist is the primary point of contact with
the employer. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">3)<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Intensive On-the-Job
Training:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"> The Employment
Specialist also serves as the job coach, responsible for providing direct
on-the-job instruction for the performance of all relevant tasks that must be
completed by the consumer. Training is one-on-one and occurs at the job
site. The job coach may have to perform a portion of the related
tasks in the early stages of the placement while the new employee learns how to
perform his or her job duties. The job coach also develops “natural
supports” in the workplace to enable the consumer to perform the major tasks of
the job independently. In this way, the job coach is finding ways to
“fade” from the work site, to the satisfaction of the consumer, employer, and
referring Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">4)<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Extended
Services:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"> All consumers served
via the SE model are also eligible to receive extended services after the job
coach fades from the work site. To ensure that the placement continues to
be successful, extended services or long-term follow-up services are provided on
an ongoing basis by the community-based provider which is most often, the same
agency that developed the placement and provided the active on-the-job
instruction. The extent of these services is developed in consultation with the
employer, but generally occurs on a regular schedule of contact with the
employer or consumer. If additional interventions are necessary, the
Employment Specialist may resume active on-the-job instruction or provide other
supports. Long-term follow-up supports may occur as long as the
individual is employed. These services have traditionally been
funded through non-VR funds, including state funds or the Medicaid Community
Care Waiver program. The vast majority of consumers of the Commission who
receive SE services receive their extended services funding from our sister
agency, the Division of Developmental Disabilities.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 6.0pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Strengthening
Supported Employment Services Under WIOA:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 6.0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Funds
for the provision of SE services are provided under Section 603 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, within WIOA. Some new features
have been added in the 2014 amendments, which include that 50% of these funds
must be reserved for youth with disabilities, i.e., ages 14 – 25, and that this
portion of the funds now requires a 10% match utilizing state funds.
Also, for the first time, these funds may be used to pay for extended services
for youth with disabilities for four years, up to the age of 25. Funding
for intensive job coaching services may also be provided for up to 24 months to
ensure individuals receive the full supports necessary for success in
competitive integrated employment. Two years of active, on-the-job training,
provides tremendous flexibility for our counselors to assist consumers who
require that extra time to learn their jobs. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Who
is Eligible to Receive Supported Employment Services?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Chapter
34, section 363 of the Code of Federal Regulations defines the eligibility
requirements for individuals to receive SE services as
follows:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">1)<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">The individual must be
eligible for vocational rehabilitation services, in accordance to 34 CFR 361.42,
and;</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">2)<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Be an individual with
the most significant disability</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">a.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">for whom competitive
integrated employment has not historically occurred; or has been interrupted or
intermittent as a result of a significant disability;</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">b.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Who, because of the
nature and severity of the disability, needs intensive supported employment
services and extended services after transition from supports on the job in
order to perform the work.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 6.0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Currently
CBVI works with a number of community-based agencies to provide SE services. In
the fall, The College of New Jersey is inaugurating a new post-secondary
program, called Youth Employment Solutions (YES), to assist graduates of the
CBVI Work Skills Prep program to locate jobs in their communities, and develop
customized, person-centered supports to facilitate greater levels of workforce
participation. Additional information about this new program will be provided in
future issues of the <i>Commission Edition</i>. </span></p>
<h1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Organizational
Logistics – Ines Matos, Chief</span></u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">
</span></h1>
<h2><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Using your Outlook
Calendar Properly is Important</span></b><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Two
different guides explaining how to view others calendars can be found below, the
first being from a JAWS user’s point of view and the second from a Non-JAWS
user’s point of view. But before presenting them we would like to emphasize what
at minimum should be detailed in a meeting/appointment on a given day.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">For
Field Workers</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">1.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">An office day must be
stated and the location of the office day entered in the <b>location</b> field
of the meeting/appointment</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">2.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">When a meeting with a
consumer is created, the place in which the meeting will take place must<b>
</b>be entered in the location field; the Last Name and First Initial of the
consumer must also be entered either within the <b>notes</b> field or the
meeting description</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">3.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Any planned leave must
be stated on the corresponding day (e.g. Vacation, Sick,
Admin)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">For
Office Staff</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo4"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">1.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">A home office day is
understood as a day without any meetings on your calendar. If a meeting is
scheduled on an office day that must be posted to your
calendar</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo4"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">2.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">When an out-of-office
meeting or field day is planned, the location, subject, and contact for the
meeting must be stated.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo4"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">3.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Any planned leave must
be stated on the corresponding day. (e.g. Vacation, Sick,
Admin)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">We
understand that each person may have their own way of creating meetings, but if
the above information at minimum is entered on your calendar, it will not only
make tracking staff more efficient but also make supervisors and managers
happier</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">J</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Outlook
2010 Using JAWS for Windows</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5"><a name="_Toc423101041"></a><a name="_Toc423101272"></a><a name="_Toc423101431"></a><a name="_Toc423942229"></a><a name="_Toc401915278"></a><a name="_Toc401922083"></a><a name="_Toc401922217"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><span style="mso-list: ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Adding Other People’s
Calendars to Your Lis</span></b></a><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">t for
Viewing</span></b><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Before
you can view other people’s calendars, you must first add their name to your
list</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">1.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Open the backstage
(Alt-F)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">2.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Navigate to open
(Down/Up arrows)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">3.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Activate
(Enter)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">4.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Navigate to the “Other
user’s folder” button (Tab)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">5.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Activate
(Space)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">6.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Type all or part of the
person’s name</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">7.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Activate the search for
the name (Enter)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">8.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">If the search results
in more than one name, navigate to the one you want (Down/Up
arrows)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">9.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Confirm choosing the
person (Enter)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5"><a name="_Toc401915279"></a><a name="_Toc401922084"></a><a name="_Toc401922218"></a><a name="_Toc423101042"></a><a name="_Toc423101273"></a><a name="_Toc423101432"></a><a name="_Toc423942230"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><span style="mso-list: ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Checking/Unchecking
People’s Names from Your List</span></b></a><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Once
the person’s name is on your list, you will need to check/uncheck the name in
order to make it show or not. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo7"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">1.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Navigate
to the calendar tree view (Shift-Tab)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo7"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">2.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Find
the person’s name (Arrows or first letter)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo7"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">3.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Check/uncheck
(Space)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Note:
Regardless of the version of JAWS used, it does not always report the correct
status of checked/unchecked.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo7"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">4.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Navigate
back into the calendar day view (Tab)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo7"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">5.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">If
you have not unchecked your calendar from the checklist, continue tabbing past
your calendar and applicable appointments, and all the other checked calendars
will appear after that. With each, you will hear their name announced.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Note:
Since not always being able to identify the status of the checkbox in step 3, if
you don’t find the desired person when doing step 5, start over with step 1.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo7"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">6.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Navigate
and use the calendar in the same way you view your own
(Arrows/Tab)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5"><a name="_Toc401915280"></a><a name="_Toc401922085"></a><a name="_Toc401922219"></a><a name="_Toc423101043"></a><a name="_Toc423101274"></a><a name="_Toc423101433"></a><a name="_Toc423942231"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><span style="mso-list: ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">More Efficiently
Viewing Multiple People’s Calendars</span></b></a><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 6.0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Outlook
is designed to be able to see and compare multiple calendars at once, but in
order to avoid having to tab past all the appointments from all viewed calendars
you can uncheck people, including yourself, from the list.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Note:
You must first check at least one person you want to view before you uncheck
your name, otherwise, Outlook will not let you uncheck it. Likewise, when you
want it to go back to viewing your calendar and not the other person’s, you will
have to check your name before you uncheck theirs. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo8"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">1.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Navigate
to the calendar tree view (Shift/Tab)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo8"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">2.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Your
calendar is not under your name, but simply the Word calendar, so find it,
(Arrows or C)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo8"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">3.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Uncheck
it (Space)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo8"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">4.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Navigate
back to the open person’s calendar (Tab)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Outlook
2010 for Sighted Users</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><span style="mso-list: ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Adding Other People’s
Calendars to Your List for Viewing</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Before
you can view other people’s calendars, you must first add their name to your
list</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo9; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">1.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Select the “Open
Calendar” button and a dropdown will appear</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo9; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">2.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Select “From Address
Book” and the Global Address List will appear</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo9; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">3.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Type all or part of the
person’s name</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo9; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">4.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">If the search result
shows more than one name, navigate to the one you want</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo9; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list: ignore">5.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Confirm choosing the
person and hit (Enter)</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><span style="mso-list: ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Checking/Unchecking
People’s Names From Your List</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Once
the person’s name is on your list, you will need to check/uncheck the name in
order to make it show or not. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo10; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">1.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Navigate
to the calendar tree view</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo10; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">2.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Find
the person’s name that you want to view or remove their
calendar</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo10; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">3.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Click
on the “Check Box” next to the person’s name to Check/uncheck
</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo10; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">4.<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">If a
name has been selected, you will now see your own calendar as well as the
person/s name that you have selected </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><span style="mso-list: ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">More Efficiently
Viewing Multiple People’s Calendars</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Outlook
is designed to be able to see and compare multiple calendars at once, but in
order to avoid having to tab past all the appointments from all viewed calendars
you can uncheck people, including yourself, from the list.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Note:
You must first check at least one person you want to view before you uncheck
your name, otherwise, Outlook will not let you uncheck it. Likewise, when you
want it to go back to viewing your calendar and not the other person’s, you will
have to check your name before you uncheck theirs. </span></p>
<h1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Fiscal Services –
Edward Szajdecki, Chief </span></u></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 6.0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">With
the end of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) on September 30<sup>th</sup>, federal
appropriated (VR, Supported Employment and ILOB) authorizations for 2015 must be
closed. Open authorization reports were sent to staff in August. Please be
advised that at this time, any remaining open authorizations are being
cancelled. A new authorization must be created to fulfill payment of any
authorization that has been cancelled. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 6.0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">There
were approximately 500 authorizations (all open for at least one year) cancelled
in this cycle, thus tying up funds that could have been used more effectively
and efficiently in an earlier timeframe. This is also a common problem in state
funded programs. Please keep in mind that case management includes the proper
oversight of authorizations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 6.0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">As
the new FFY progresses, please periodically review and monitor the open
authorizations in your caseload and process payments and cancellations when the
disposition is clear. At any time during the year, if help or guidance is
needed, please contact any one of the fiscal team members for assistance.
</span></p>
<h1><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Human
Resources – Hugo Ruiz, Manager</span></u></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">On
September 6, 2016, I returned to CBVI as its new Manager of Human
Resources. Many of you at the Commission know me from my previous position
as its Employee Relations Officer, a position I held for nearly ten years until
October of 2014 when I accepted a position as an Employee Relations Coordinator
with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">I
don’t think that I am making an overstatement when I say how truly privileged I
feel to be back at the Commission. As a human resources professional and
lawyer, I am hopeful that I will be able, over time, to make some positive
contributions to our organization as it undertakes new initiatives and
implements needed changes.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">I
look forward to working with each and every one of you and encourage you to
contact our office with any human resources questions you may have. Our
professional and dedicated human resources staff stand ready and will continue
to provide all our colleagues and co-workers with the necessary guidance,
advice, and orientation regarding the myriad of human resources issues
confronting the workplace of the 21<sup>st</sup> century.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">My
telephone number is <a href="tel:(973)%20648-2412" target="_blank">(973) 648-2412</a> and fax number is <a href="tel:(973)%20648-3419" target="_blank">(973)
648-3419</a>. </span></p>
<h1><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Vocational
Rehabilitation and Transition Services – Amanda Gerson, Coordinator
</span></u></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Business
Relations Unit Update – Submitted by Joy Atin-Shark and Andrea Askie-Rosario,
Business Relations Specialists: </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">The
Business Relations Unit is up and running! In the past four weeks, almost
all of the VR Counselors have been trained on how to utilize the TAP as a tool
to assist consumers in seeking and applying for employment opportunities.
The TAP, or Talent Acquisition Portal, is a private website, run by the Council
of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR) and the National
Employment Team (NET), for people with disabilities to develop and post their
resume, and search for employment opportunities. TAP businesses have
an existing relationship with the NET and are actively looking to recruit
individuals with a disability. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">We
also have been participating in various career fairs, forming relationships with
talent networks, and utilizing the NET to connect with potential business
partners. The talent networks are subsidiaries of the Work Force
Investment Board and represent the seven largest industry sectors of New
Jersey. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Staff
and consumers of the Cherry Hill Service Center (CHSC) participated in a Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) scheduled hiring event on September
8<sup>th</sup>. This led to the planning of a disability awareness event
that will be held at the CHSC in October. Consumers will practice their
interview skills through mock interviews that will be conducted by
representatives from the FAA. Both the Freehold and Newark Service Centers
also will have Disability Employment Awareness Month events taking place on
October 20<sup>th</sup> and October 27<sup>th</sup> respectively. These
events will consist of assisting a small group of college juniors/seniors in
posting their resumes on the TAP. There will also be a presentation from
one of our business partners on requesting accommodations, resume writing, and
interview skills. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">We
also recently conducted our first VR Counselor Huddle in each service
center. A huddle is when VR Counselors and the Business Relations
Specialists get together for fifteen to twenty minute to discuss
topics related to moving consumers towards obtaining employment, share resources
and information about business partners and the labor market, and provide and
receive any feedback about our partnership and shared goals. We’d like to
thank all the VR Counselors for making the first huddles a success!
</span></p>
<h1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Educational
Services – Eva Scott, Director of Blindness Education</span></u></h1>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt" align="center"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">“Somewhere, something
incredible is waiting to be known.”</span></i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"> - Carl
Sagan
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">The Opening of
2016-2017 Academic Year</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">:<b>
</b>CBVI’s<b> </b>blindness education teachers are meeting their new students
and classroom teachers, setting schedules, and planning lessons. In our
quest to have our Blindness Education Unit in full compliance with the federal
and state laws, Christine Hinton and I visited each service center to discuss
the topic of progress monitoring and reporting as it relates to the IEP goals
and objectives the teachers establish for their students. Starting this
academic year, all parents of students receiving blindness education services
from CBVI will receive a progress report two times per year. There will be
a mid-year report that will be sent out in early December. The second
report will be included in the end-of-the-school-year report that parents and
school districts always receive during the month of July. These progress
reports are intended to specifically address any areas of improvement or
challenge the student experienced with regard to the goals and objectives their
TVIs have established for them. This is an exciting step in our path
towards improved blindness education services delivery and accountability in
CBVI’s Blindness Education Unit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">The Annual Teachers’
Symposium</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">: The Blindness
Education Unit’s Annual Teachers’ Symposium will occur on October
12<sup>th</sup> and 13<sup>th</sup>. CBVI teachers, O&M Instructors,
Assistive Technology Specialists, and Transition Specialists are currently
planning their presentations, and classroom teachers from across the state are
sending in their registrations. Highlights of this year’s symposium will
include a keynote presentation from our Executive Director, Dan Frye, as well as
workshop sessions intended for classroom teachers who teach Braille readers,
large print readers, and blind or vision-impaired learners who also have
additional disabilities. For the second year there will also be a workshop
session for school administrators, supervisors, and child study team
members.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">SHARP 2016
Follow-Up</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">: In follow-up to the
conclusion of SHARP 2016, parents and SHARP staff have provided an abundance of
feedback regarding the successes and challenges of the program. The parents who
responded expressed satisfaction with the experiences their children had during
the program. Several parents told me that the program provided their children
with their first opportunity to meet and make friends with other blind or
vision-impaired children. Others said that after the program ended, their
children expressed the desire to attend next summer. Still others
expressed that they were pleased that their children had an opportunity to
utilize their blindness skills to accomplish everyday tasks such as navigation,
safe travel, food preparation as well as the everyday use of Braille or large
print and technology. Our staff provided extensive feedback regarding the
organization and daily operations of the program. All feedback will be
very helpful when we begin planning for SHARP 2017 later this
year.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Provider Service
Agreement Update</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">: To date we are still
awaiting approximately 650 outstanding provider service agreements (contracts)
from school districts and I am in the process of preparing a second
mailing. We are not withholding services to the students as we continue to
pursue the service agreements. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span> </p>
<h1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Independent Living
& Clinical Services – Elizabeth DeShields,
Coordinator</span></u></h1>
<h2><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Independent Living
Closed Circuit Television System Distribution Policy</span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 15pt; BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black">Closed
circuit television systems (CCTVs) or video magnification devices consist of a
video camera that projects an enhanced image on some type of display screen such
as a computer monitor.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 15pt; BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black">CCTV
users can place materials under the camera and an enlarged image is then
displayed on the monitor. Users are able to adjust the size, color and
contrast of the image. The individual is also able to control the focus,
magnification, and other screen preference settings, such as the background,
however, some devices include nuances such as auto-focusing which further
enhances the user’s ability to perform literacy tasks with efficiency.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black">This
piece of assistive technology that doesn’t appear to be that complicated has had
a great impact on our consumers with low vision. The CCTV allows them to
perform daily tasks of reading and writing, including writing checks, reading
the newspaper, signing important documents, as well as viewing cards and photos
from family members and loved ones.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">CBVI has been able to
purchase CCTV’s for consumers that utilize these devices to achieve vocational
goals. However, as mentioned in our Executive Director’s article, the
Independent Living (IL) Unit has now purchased CCTV’s to begin a pilot program
that will enable CBVI to distribute these devices to consumers receiving IL/ILOB
services. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">This program is
available to all active IL consumers meeting the eligibility criteria outlined
in the IL Closed Circuit Television System Distribution policy. This
policy, which closely follows CBVI’s Adaptive Technology (IL) Loan Program, can
be found in the Fully Accessible Consumer Tracking System (FACTS) IL
Manual. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">The
initial loan period of the CCTV is three months. Thereafter, if the consumer
demonstrates the ability to effectively use the device as determined by his/her
primary case worker and meets the financial criteria of a combined income of
less than 400% of the current Federal Poverty Level (FPL) based on their current
financial needs survey, CBVI will purchase the device for the consumer.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">In
keeping with the Adaptive Technology (IL) Loan Program the CCTVs will continue
to be distributed by the NJ State Library Talking Book and Braille Center
(TBBC).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Please
note, as this is a pilot program that the number of devices purchased for
consumers in IL depends upon the availability of IL/ILOB funds.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">CBVI
is always considering ways to improve the quality of life for our consumers and
enable them to reach their highest level of independence. Please contact me at
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><a href="mailto:elizabeth.deshields@dhs.state.nj.us" target="_blank"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">elizabeth.deshields@dhs.state.nj.us</span></a></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> if
you have any questions or suggestions.</span></p>
<h1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Joseph Kohn
Training Center – Del Basha, Manager</span></u></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">To
offer CBVI consumers a comprehensive experience when they join the Joseph Kohn
Training Center (JKTC) program, they are enrolled in a number of classes.
In addition to these classes, group discussions and guest presenters are
included in the curriculum. Also important are the case conferences with the
VRCs, which are scheduled throughout the program to monitor the students’
progress. This training, which can last for approximately sixteen weeks, is
followed by the consumers’ participation in an externship component, called Work
Experience Program (WEP). </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">JKTC
Work Experience Program – Submitted by Kyla Kendrick, </span></b><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Program
Coordinator for Career Services: </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">The
WEP component is an extremely important part of the JKTC program as it allows
the students to build on their previous work skills, add to the skills they may
have just learned, and acquire new aptitudes. The students leave from the JKTC
daily to go out into the community to their WEP site, where they participate in
the program, Monday through Thursday from 10:00am to 2:00 p.m. Ultimately, the
experience offers consumers an opportunity to develop and become more
independent. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">In
the WEP, students are assigned a job coach who goes with the students to help
them become oriented to the building and work space. The job coach also helps to
train the students and determine if any adaptive equipment or technology should
be provided to enable students to complete required tasks. The goal of the
multi-week Work Experience Program is to “fade” the need for the job coach so
that students can eventually work independently. This is done on a case-by-case
basis. The students are also covered by liability insurance and receive a weekly
stipend to cover any travel and food expenses incurred during their time in
WEP. </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">During
planning the job developers try to cover an array of interests so students can
get the most out of their experience. Partnerships have been established with a
number of businesses specializing in different services. Organizations that have
served as work sites include: Magic 98.3 Radio Station; a variety of nursing
homes including Clara Barton in Edison; various stores (A.C. Moore, George St.
Co-op, Key Foods and others); several libraries; and the offices of the Puerto
Rican Action Board, NJ TIP and the Alliance Center for Independence. There is
always a continued attempt to add to the list of active work sites. Currently,
there are plans to secure agreements with CVS and the Robert Wood Johnson
Fitness Center as work sites. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Many
of the businesses who participate with the Work Experience Program get to
interact closely with the students who volunteer there and they value the
opportunity to be part of the vocational journey that students undertake. Some
employers have even attended JKTC graduations, to wish the students well.
Businesses benefit when they join WEP because they gain positive exposure to a
new customer base and have a chance to partner with the local community. They
also appreciate having the extra helping hands in the workplace.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">The
WEP helps students to gain a sense of competency, both in their work and in
themselves and facilitates personal and vocational growth.
</span></p>
<h1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Business
Enterprises of New Jersey – Deacon Truesdale, Manager
</span></u></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Under
the Randolph-Sheppard program there are many ways to generate income. One
in particular is a Micro Market. A Micro Market is a concept that is more
a retail food establishment rather than a vending or convenience store.
These establishments distinguish themselves by being focused on a select group
of consumers and offering “better-for-you” items such as the highest-quality
fresh fruits, food items such as sandwiches, soups, and salads, along with the
traditional hot and cold beverages and snack items. The concentration is not on
high volume or traffic but rather on the quality and variety of products it
offers to its established customer-base. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Micro
Markets are set up differently than traditional vending machine or convenience
store operations. They can operate without an employee to monitor it, can
be cashier-less, but are able to offer service twenty-four hours a day/ seven
days a week. These establishments are comprised of freestanding storage which
contains products with a nearby checkout system. These checkout systems
can be a kiosk taking credit cards or preloaded cards for payment. Micro
Markets are honor system based and therefore must be in a secure location.
However, there are still security measures in place such as cameras and some
technology that includes pressure-sensitive shelves that record when products
are removed. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">The
BENJ currently operates a Micro Market in one of our locations at the Health and
Agriculture Lab of the NJ State Police Headquarters in West Trenton. This has
been a successful venture for the BENJ operators who manage it. The facility has
employees around the clock who enjoy the selections offered and is ideal because
it is a secure location. There have been other departments within the state who
have visited this location and expressed an interest in opening a Micro Market
for their facilities. BENJ is currently investigating other opportunities
to develop Micro Markets. </span></p>
<h1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Regional
Updates</span></u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">
</span></h1>
<h2><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Northern Service Region
– John Reiff, Manager</span></b><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">
</span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt" align="center"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">A
Measure of What We’ve Done in the Northern Service Region
(NSR)</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">A
review of the PDQ, line items created between 8/1/16 and 8/31/16, reveals that
thirty-five individual staff in the NSR table of organization created 701 line
items (primarily separate authorizations) totaling $359.429.19 in the referenced
period. That is a lot of work!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">It
is that time of year when preparations are in process for consumers heading to
college, so it is no surprise that Diana Arias, our new College Counselor,
created more line items than anyone else, exactly 100. The next nine staff are
Jenna Finley, another new VRC (55), Laurel King, HI, (52), Vlad Kravtsov, VRC
(44), Jocelyn Santiago, EHN (38), Leslie Martens, EHN (35), Cassandra Jeanlor,
VRC (32), Stella Odefemi, EHN (30), Cecelia Ojoawo, HI (28) and Peggy Hourihan
EHN, (27). </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Authorizations
are not all that we do of course. Some of us do not create as many because the
nature of the position does not require it. Nonetheless it is one measure of
regional activity that reflects service delivery to our consumers. Nice job
folks! </span></p>
<h2><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Southern Region – Jack
Thompson, Manager</span></b><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">
</span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">A
SHARP Reflection – Submitted by Kim Mastroianni, TVI: </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">More
than a week has passed since SHARP 2016 ended and as I sit at my desk with many
thoughts and emotions, I am also reflecting on what our students
accomplished during the program. Sometimes we think big, but in the case of
SHARP, it was the little moments that meant so much to the students. While
at SHARP, the students were able to meet other children with vision impairments
and learned that they are not alone. They participated in activities that
involved the teaching of life-skills such as turn taking, orientation and
mobility, accessing technology, and writing thank you cards. They overcame
personal challenges such as being alone for the first time, preparing meals for
the first time, and stepping out of their comfort zone by making slime, play
dough, touching water balloons, and participating in pottery. And finally,
they made friends. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">During
each session, students independently exchanged contact information in hopes of
connecting with each other throughout the year. As teachers, we were able
to view our students in a different setting to create an everlasting bond and
also assess how they interact in the world around them in unfamiliar situations
and settings.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">In
closing, as one of the coordinators of SHARP 16, I want to say thank you to all
the staff who participated in the program. To all the drivers, aides, and
Reeda Nicholas, thank you for arranging transportation to get our students to
and from SHARP and navigating our excursions safely. We would not be able
to host SHARP without students and transportation. To all the teachers and
staff, thank you for assisting in developing and implementing the lessons, being
flexible, and going above and beyond to be not only a teacher, but also a
support for many of the students. To the supervisors, thank you for
listening and assisting with a host of administrative
hurdles.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Finally,
some quotes from students and parents throughout SHARP 16</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo11; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%">Vinny,
at the ballet studio: “Is this over yet, this is hard.” (After the
session) “This was so much fun.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo11; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%">A
parent reported her son had so much fun at SHARP and was going to miss the
teachers and his new friends.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo11; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%">Mark:
“Why didn’t I come last year, this was the best.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo11; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%">During
Session Two we celebrated two students’ birthdays – Alana: “I got my wish, I got
my wish… To have a birthday with friends.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo11; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%">Isabelle:
“I never made a sandwich by myself. I can do this
now.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo11; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%"><span style="mso-list: ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%">Several
students: “I will miss SHARP.”</span></p>
<h1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">New
or Noteworthy</span></u></h1>
<h2><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Who Was Joseph
Kohn?</span></b><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Joseph
Kohn</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> was
the Commission’s Executive Director from 1964 to 1976. During his
12-year tenure, Kohn was known for getting things done. He was not one to let
bureaucracy keep him from achieving his goals, especially when he wanted to do
something that would make life better for Commission consumers. He worked
tirelessly for many years to establish what he called, “A hub center for
training the blind”. Unfortunately, he became very ill, and although he
fought hard against it, he passed away before there was any tangible evidence
that his dream was to become a reality.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">After
many obstacles and setbacks, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Joseph Kohn
Training Center took place on Thursday, June 12, 1986 and, although it was a
very rainy day, it was a bright and victorious day for the Commission.
Approximately 2 years later, in 1988, the first students began receiving
training. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">The
JKTC from inception, was designed to give access to opportunities for
self-sufficiency and full integration into the community in a building where
vision-impaired impaired people can be trained and maintain their dignity.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Over
45 years ago, one man had a dream to build a center that would enable people who
are blind and vision-impaired to believe in themselves and to achieve
independence. </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: avoid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><a href="http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2016/06/nj_girl_to_compete_in_national_braille_competition.html#comments" target="_blank"><b><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; BACKGROUND: #0582ff; COLOR: windowtext; LETTER-SPACING: 0.15pt">comments</span></b></a></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LETTER-SPACING: 0.15pt">
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<h1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 0.25in"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: windowtext; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">The Last
Words</span></u></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">"You
get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by
building a fire within."</span></i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">
Bob Nelson </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Please
send items or suggestions for the next issue of the <i>Commission Edition</i> by
or before 11 a.m., Monday, October 17, 2016:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><a href="mailto:Pamela.Gaston@dhs.state.nj.us" target="_blank"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Pamela.Gaston@dhs.state.nj.us</span></b></a></span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> and
</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><a href="mailto:Prestina.Peters@dhs.state.nj.us" target="_blank"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif">Prestina.Peters@dhs.state.nj.us</span></b></a></span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">
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