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<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>As my policy, I continue to forward the Commission Edition as we work
together to make a difference!</DIV>
<DIV>Dan Frye provides the following sentence at the close of his opening
remarks. The NFBNJ decided in April to use the same words to prmote the
41st state convention this fall.</DIV>
<DIV>Let’s Make It Happen!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Joe Ruffalo, President</DIV>
<DIV>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey </DIV>
<DIV>973 743 0075</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:nfbnj1@verizon.net">nfbnj1@verizon.net</A></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.nfbnj.org">www.nfbnj.org</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>****</DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline'><B>Subject:</B>
June 2017 Commission Edition</DIV>
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align=left height=65 v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><I><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Bodoni MT Black"'>C</SPAN></I><I><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Bodoni MT Black"'>ommission
</SPAN></I><I><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Bodoni MT Black"'>E</SPAN></I><I><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Bodoni MT Black"'>dition<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Bodoni MT Black"'>The
Monthly Newsletter of the NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually
Impaired<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>June
2017 – Volume 5, No. 6</SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Monotype Corsiva"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Daniel B. Frye,
J.D.
Pamela Gaston<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Executive
Director
Editor<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">From the
Director’s Desk <o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the federal legislation that governs the
administration of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies, now requires that VR
agencies engage with employers and other parts of the National Workforce System
(NWS) as part of an expanded strategy to create integrated, competitive
employment for persons with disabilities. One of the six common measures for
entities that are a part of the NWS programs will be how effectively these
organizations engage with employers. The New Jersey Commission for the Blind and
Visually Impaired (CBVI or Commission), consistent with this federal directive,
has over the last year adopted a number of measures to respond to this
obligation. Almost a year into our concerted effort to engage the business
community, we are becoming nationally recognized as a blindness-specific VR
agency that is taking seriously this expanded
responsibility.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Initially, CBVI leaders
decided to create a Business Relations Unit within our organization, tasked with
providing systemic information to employers about blindness and the needs of
people who are blind, vision-impaired, and deaf-blind. This general education
effort is undertaken to inform employers (large and small) about the community
that we serve so that businesses simply can interact with blind,
vision-impaired, and deaf-blind people on a more comfortable basis. Some of our
general service offerings include conducting seminars on blindness protocol,
evaluating the accessibility of workplace technologies, and the like. If
employers are better aware of blindness-related issues, it stands to reason that
businesses will be better equipped to interact with our community as a subset of
customers among the general public and as potential employees. Further, our
Business Relations Unit is also charged with the targeted aim of helping to
match interested employers with talented consumers who are ready to enter the
job market.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Wanting to guarantee
that our Business Relations Unit was built on a solid foundation of policy and
practice, the Commission applied to receive technical assistance from the
Institute on Community Inclusion, the entity that serves as the Job-Driven
Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center, sponsored by a grant from
the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), U.S. Department of Education.
CBVI leaders, with a particular emphasis on those affiliated with our Business
Relations Unit, have participated in both on-site and national trainings that
introduced us to strategies for effectively engaging with employers. As a result
of our involvement in the first cohort of VR agencies to develop
business-oriented programs, we have been able to adopt sound policy for the
administration of our Business Relations Unit; execute innovative,
employer-focused programs; and cultivate strong relationships with several
recognized New Jersey employers, including Prudential and Princeton
University.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>During the last several
months, CBVI’s Business Relations Unit, staffed with seasoned Vocational
Rehabilitation Counselors who have a particular interest in the business-side of
VR-related services, has undertaken some creative projects to promote the dual
mission of generally educating employers and introducing consumers to promising
job leads. On May 19, 2017, our Business Relations Unit hosted its first
Business Summit on the Scotch Plains campus of Rutgers University, where 10
businesses (representing both the private and public sectors) received basic
blindness education to help better acquaint them with the needs of our consumer
community. I was pleased to help launch this first summit by introducing the
Commission, our Business Relations Unit, and facts about living as a successful
blind person. We plan to host similar summits going forward, once a year with a
blindness-specific focus, and once a year in cooperation with the nascent
Business Relations Unit being developed at the Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) at the New Jersey Department of Labor and
Workforce Development. Additionally, on Thursday, June 29, our Business
Relations Unit will be holding a “Reverse Job Fair” at the Cherry Hill Public
Library for approximately 15 of our consumers who have finished their individual
VR training and are looking for work. A reverse job fair will see the consumers
at tables, ready to greet mingling employers, who will visit each booth and talk
to these consumers about their education, interests, and ambitions. Moreover,
our Business Relations Unit has also worked in partnership with DVRS to have
some of our consumers attend and promote their candidacies at multiple Schedule
A Federal Job Fairs. For those unaware, Schedule A is a special hiring authority
program that the federal government uses to identify and recruit qualified
disabled talent for the full array of employment opportunities within the
federal government. These are just a few examples of how our Business Relations
Unit is off to an excellent start in an effort to engage with employers in New
Jersey.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Consistent with the
Commission’s increasing reliance on a teaming and trans-disciplinary approach to
all service delivery, members of our Assistive Technology Unit have worked with
our Business Relations Unit to provide Assistive Technology feedback and
evaluation to Princeton University, in particular, and many other smaller
businesses. In an effort to guarantee that all of our Vocational Rehabilitation
counselors, supervisors, and managers are familiar with our emerging obligation
to work with employers, in addition to our traditional customer base, CBVI
invited representatives from Mississippi State University, currently funded as
the National Technical Assistance Center on Blindness and Low-Vision from RSA,
to New Jersey to provide a four-day seminar on effective strategies for employer
engagement to all of our frontline staff. During the next 18 months, CBVI will
be part of a research project at Mississippi State to evaluate the impact of
this training on our agency’s interaction with employers. Finally, I’ll be
marketing the Commission’s services generally, but emphasizing the offerings
from our Business Relations Unit in particular, when I speak to the leaders of
the local Workforce Investment Boards, in conjunction with my responsibility as
CBVI Executive Director on the State Employment and Training
Commission.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>In light of the
capable, results-driven leadership of Amanda Gerson, CBVI’s Coordinator of
Vocational Rehabilitation and Transition Services, and the manager responsible
for our Business Relations Unit, CBVI has distinguished itself through our
national networking at the ICI-hosted Business Relations Technical Assistance
Learning Collaboratives throughout the entirety of this project. Pending
departmental approval, both Amanda and I will be speaking and participating in a
national conference on employer-focused VR efforts sponsored by ICI in Bethesda,
Maryland, in early August 2017. The invitation to feature CBVI’s innovative
Business Relations Unit at a national event reflects positively on what our
organization has accomplished thus far and bodes well for what we will achieve
in the future. I offer my heart-felt congratulations to Amanda and her team,
including those team members who have supported these efforts from other agency
units and from our original Strategic Planning workgroup, for the success that
they have realized in building a strong relationship with the business community
on behalf of the Commission and the blind, vision-impaired, and deaf-blind
consumers that it serves.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>In closing this month’s
column, allow me to make one final and important observation. All of our effort
to enter the arena of VR-related Business Relations is made with one objective
in mind: our work with employers, as a secondary customer of Vocational
Rehabilitation, is motivated by one fundamental objective, educating the general
public about the nature of blindness and low-vision, and most critically,
facilitating greater employment opportunities for our agency’s consumers. All of
our efforts—new or routine—must have, if they are to be retained as agency
programs, a strong and direct correlation to increased consumer placements in
the integrated, competitive workforce. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Let’s make it
happen.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt"><I><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Daniel B.
Frye<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Executive
Director</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'></SPAN> </P>
<H1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Program
Administration – John C. Walsh, Chief<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Collective Impact (Part
II – Getting to Know our Partners)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>As the agency continues
to explore new ways to collaborate with other service providers throughout the
state to create a collective impact for our consumers, it is important to know
key details about organizations within the human services sector in which we
operate. One such agency that is providing an array of services to a
segment of the consumers we also serve is the Division of Developmental
Disabilities (DDD). <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>DDD is a sister
division within the Department of Human Services with the primary of providing
public funding for services and supports, assisting New Jersey adults with
intellectual and developmental disabilities age 21 and older, to live as
independently as possible. Services and supports are available in
the community from independent service providers, and in five state-run
developmental centers.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>In order to be eligible
to receive services from DDD, individuals must meet the following
criteria:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>An individual must be
determined eligible for services before DDD can provide
services;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>An individual must meet
the functional criteria of having a developmental
disability;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>In general, individuals
must document that they have a chronic physical and/or mental impairment
that:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l3 level3 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">§<SPAN style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>manifested in the
developmental years, before age 22;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l3 level3 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">§<SPAN style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>is lifelong;
and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l3 level3 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">§<SPAN style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>substantially limits
them in at least three of these life activities: self-care; learning; mobility;
communication; self-direction; economic self-sufficiency; and the ability
to live independently;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>In order to receive DDD
services, individuals are responsible to apply, become eligible for, and
maintain Medicaid eligibility;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>An individual must
establish that New Jersey is his or her primary residence at the time of
application;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>At 18 years of age
individuals may apply for eligibility. At 21 years of age, eligible
individuals may receive DDD services.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The determination of an
applicant’s eligibility for DDD services shall be completed as expeditiously as
possible.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The Supports Program is
a DDD initiative that is part of the Comprehensive Medicaid Waiver program,
which was approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on
October 1, 2012. As Medicaid funds are now being utilized to fund a
full array of community support services, all individuals with developmental
disabilities who wish to avail themselves of these services must be found
eligible for Medicaid and maintain that eligibility. The allowable types
of Medicaid to be eligible for the Supports Program
include:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Supplemental Security
Income Medicaid<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Workability
Medicaid<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>NJ
Care<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Supports Program
Medicaid Only<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The types of services
available through the Supports Program include:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Assistive
Technology<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Personal Emergency
Response System (PERS)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Behavioral
Supports<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Physical
Therapy<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Career
Planning<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Prevocational
Training<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Cognitive
Rehabilitation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Respite<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Community Based
Supports<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Speech, Language, and
Hearing Therapy<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Community Inclusion
Services<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Support
Coordination<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Day
Habilitation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Supported Employment –
Individual Employment Support<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Environmental
Modifications<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Supported Employment –
Small Group Employment Support<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Goods &
Services<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Supports
Brokerage<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Interpreter
Services<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Transportation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Natural Supports
Training<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Vehicle
Modification<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Occupational
Therapy<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The comprehensive
nature of the support services provided by our sister DHS division makes DDD an
important partner for assisting our consumers to increase the level of community
integration and to gain competitive integrated employment with supports.
In addition, DDD allows individuals to choose the self-directed services model,
which is based on the principles of person-centered planning.
The focus of this process is to build a comprehensive “life” plan around an
individual’s preferences, strengths, and abilities. DDD provides a
twenty-two-page guide, called “A Quick Guide for Families”, which is a broad
overview of the Supports Program. I encourage you to become familiar with
this document and to share it with your consumers and their families, so they
can avail themselves of these critical services. The document can be
found at:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><A
href="http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/documents/family_guide_to_supports_program_policy_manual.pdf"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/documents/family_guide_to_supports_program_policy_manual.pdf</SPAN></A><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Organizational
Logistics – Ines Matos, Chief</SPAN></U><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The LEAP (Library Equal
Access Program) will be in its third year this fall! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>We will be adding a new
library in Morris County, the Morris Township Library and will also be adding
the Newark Library in the spring of 2018. This will bring our total of libraries
to nine as of next spring. Currently, classes are being scheduled in the
following libraries: Atlantic City Free Public Library, Atlantic County Library
at Mays Landing, Cherry Hill Public Library, East Brunswick Library, Johnson
Public Library in Hackensack, Ocean County Library in Toms River, and the South
Orange Public Library. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Classes being offered
include iPad Basics, iPad Intermediate level and Introduction to Computers and
Accessibility. Below are the descriptions of these
classes:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>iPad Basics: In this
beginner class you will receive an introduction to the iPad including the
accessibility features. Accessibility features that will be covered include both
Voice Over (Apple’s built in screen reader) and Zoom (for magnification). This
class is designed for new users who have no experience with an
iPad.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>iPad Intermediate:
Prior experience with an iPad is a prerequisite for this class. In the
intermediate class, users will build on basic iPad skills to learn more about
accessibility features and other assistive apps that are available for users of
this device.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Introduction to
Computers and Accessibility: In this beginner’s class, users will learn basic
computer terminology, mouse and keyboarding skills and navigation of a computer.
An introduction to available assistive technology software will also be
covered.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Participation in the
LEAP program is not restricted to current CBVI consumers. The courses are
designed for adults age 55 and older who have experienced a change in vision.
Specific dates for the fall classes are set by the participating libraries and
consumers can register by calling Advancing Opportunities at 888-322-1918
extension 595.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Please note: The
computers with assistive technology software that have been installed at the
libraries for the LEAP program can also be utilized by CBVI staff and consumers
when not in use for scheduled classes. This is a good option for consumers who
don’t have access to a computer at home however; it is recommended that anyone
who wants to use the equipment call before visiting the library to be sure of
availability.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 0.25in"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Fiscal
Operations – Edward Szajdecki, Chief<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>By now you should all
have received emails that include important information pertaining to the June
30<SUP>th</SUP> end of the State Fiscal Year (SFY). Please carefully read all of
the information contained in those notifications especially references to
directives and cutoff dates. Our suggestion is that managers and supervisors
take steps to ensure that all staff have taken note and also to recommend that
this information be saved for future reference. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Please note these
general requirements:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Any type of
reimbursement for costs (travel, petty cash, etc.) incurred by staff in SFY 2017
must be submitted to Fiscal no later than July 21, 2017.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph
style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Any goods or services
provided for our consumers by the last day of the SFY (June 30<SUP>th)
</SUP>involving State accounts (Independent Living, Education, Technology,
Project BEST, any “06” accounts) should have a FACTS authorization created by
June 30<SUP>th</SUP>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Another matter of note
pertains to the extension of the State Transportation provider contracts with
Pro Care and Belleplain. It is very important that any complaints or incident
reports since March 1<SUP>st</SUP> to date be reported immediately regarding the
services that were provided by these vendors by emailing me at: </SPAN><A
href="mailto:Edward.Szajdecki@dhs.state.nj.us"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Edward.Szajdecki@dhs.state.nj.us</SPAN></A><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'> . Please be sure to
include names, dates, times and any other descriptive details that will
illustrate the circumstances of the situation and the impact on the consumer and
the operations of CBVI. This documentation is required for Treasury compliance
evaluation.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>As always, thank you
for your cooperation and enjoy a safe and healthy summer season.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Vocational Rehabilitation and
Transitional Services – Amanda Gerson, Coordinator<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"
align=center><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Summer Pre-Employment
Transition Services Programs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Summer 2017 has arrived
and with the change of seasons comes a shift in focus for the coming months.
Although for many, the summer is a time for slowing down and vacations, such is
not the case in the world of Transition services. CBVI Transition counselors,
our partners at the Center for Complex and Sensory Disabilities at The College
of New Jersey (TCNJ), and the Joseph Kohn Training Center (JKTC) staff, along
with some of our Technological Services Specialists (TSS’s), Teachers of the
Visually Impaired (TVIs), and Orientation and Mobility Specialists have been
working hard to prepare for our Summer Pre-Employment Transition Services
(Pre-ETS) Programs. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>On June 3, we welcomed
students and families participating in Work Skills Preparation (WSP) and our
College Preparation Experience (CPE) Programs to TCNJ for Family Day. This event
provided an orientation to the programs, answered questions and delivered
information about Transition, Vocational Rehabilitation, as well as College
Services, and gave everyone an opportunity to become better acquainted before
the move-in of the participating students. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Summer also brings the
expansion of our Employment, Development, Guidance, and Engagement (EDGE)
program, to include a pilot of EDGE 2.0, which was discussed in the May issue of
the <I>Commission Edition</I>. Both EDGE programs are now accepting
interest letters and beginning the process of reaching out to new students to
complete intakes. Finally, nine EDGE students, through a competitive application
and interview process, were hired as interns to work at our Student Hands-On
Alternative Reinforcement Program (SHARP), the summer program for our
elementary-aged education students. These students will essentially be giving
back while gaining valuable experience in a work environment as they assist CBVI
staff in implementing activities and serve as positive peer role models for
younger students with vision impairments. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>All of our Pre-ETS
Programs focus on some or all of the five Pre-ETS services outlined in the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: 1. Job Exploration Counseling; 2.
Work-Based Learning Experiences; 3. Counseling on Post-Secondary Education
Opportunities; 4. Workplace Readiness Training; and 5. Instruction in
Self-Advocacy. Through hands-on learning activities, workshops, and experiences,
our transition students participate in an immersive two-to-four week experience
that lays the foundation for continued exploration, skills acquisition, and
learning to facilitate a successful transition to post-secondary life.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Thank you to all CBVI
staff for your contributions to making our Summer Pre-ETS programs what I know
will be a continued success. From Vocational Rehabilitation and Assistive
Technology, to Independent Living and Education, the interdisciplinary teams at
CBVI that come together for our collaborative programs truly model the way in
which we can help our consumers achieve great things by leveraging the talents
and skill sets from all CBVI service units.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Summer Pre-ETS Programs
Schedule</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>EDGE 1.0 and 2.0 Info
Session: June 24 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Work Skills Prep
Session I:
June 25 – July 7<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Work Skills Prep
Session II: July 9 –
July 21<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>College Prep
Orientation:
June 25 – July 6<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>TCNJ Pre-College
Program: July 9 – July
21<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Life 101 at
JKTC:
July 24 – August 4<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<H1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Educational
Services – Eva Scott, Director of Blindness Education<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></H1>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing
style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"
align=center><I><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>“Anyone who does
anything in life to help a child is a hero to me.”</SPAN></I><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'> - Fred
Rogers<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>We serve approximately
1,900 infants, toddlers, children, and youth across all service units at
CBVI. Our youthful consumers are a diverse group in terms of their
talents and abilities. Each student is important to us as we strive to
help them achieve their academic potential, develop skills of independence,
acquire necessary technology skills, and plan for a successful adult life.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>SHARP 2017:
</SPAN></B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The
countdown to SHARP (Student Hands-On Alternatives Re-enforcement Program) 2017
is on! Just a reminder, the start of Session One of SHARP is approaching.
Session One will occur from July 11<SUP>th</SUP> through July 27<SUP>th</SUP>,
and will include students in fifth grade through eighth grade. Session Two
will occur from August 1<SUP>st</SUP> through August 17<SUP>th</SUP> and will
include students in first grade through fourth grade. Shortly before the
start date, parents will be contacted with important information about morning
pick up times and afternoon drop off times. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Blindness Education
Service Agreements: </SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The service agreements
for the 2017-2018 Academic Year will be mailed to school districts this
month. The task of preparing the agreements is a collaborative effort
between Blindness Education and MIS staff. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>2017 Annual Teachers’
Symposium: </SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The Annual Blindness
Education Teachers’ Symposium will occur on October 18<SUP>th</SUP> and
19<SUP>th</SUP>. This event is conducted by CBVI teachers, O&M
instructors, transition counselors, and technology specialists. It is an
important professional development activity for classroom teachers and school
administrators from local school districts and school programs that serve blind
and vision impaired students across New Jersey. This year, the symposium
will occur at the Department of Children and Families Professional Center in New
Brunswick. The change of location will allow us to increase attendance and
better accommodate the classroom teachers who participate. A “Save the
Date” notice went out to our CBVI teachers to share with classroom teachers
before they adjourn for summer vacation. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>From the George F.
Meyer Instructional Resource Center - A New Educational Option for Students with
Vision Impairments in the Classroom, submitted by Christine Hinton:
</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Students with vision
impairments use many different tools and devices to access educational
information in the classroom and in their home environment. A new device,
the MATT Connect, will soon be available for students to use in the
classroom. This device is a magnifier with distance and near viewing
ability through an Android tablet with preloaded software that allows students
to use the tablet for conventional uses through the internet. Accessing
book downloads, book reading, web searches, and emailing are a few of the
features. The MATT Connect is designed to have OCR with magnification and
the ability to capture and save single or multiple pages or
images.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Humanware has partnered
with the American Printing House for the Blind to develop this product and it
will be available to consumers in the near future.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>(The following image
depicts: A tablet that sits in a framed holder with a reading table at the
bottom of the frame. On the right side of the frame is a mounted camera
that sits on an eight to ten inch camera stick.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>
</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
</SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Verdana",sans-serif; COLOR: black'><IMG
id=Picture_x0020_1 border=0 alt="MATT Connect device"
src="cid:89289118C4D04471AC26799399F2E798@JoeHP" width=224
height=148></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 0.25in"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Independent
Living & Clinical Services – Elizabeth DeShields,
Coordinator<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Northern Veteran
Support Groups Join the ASPIRE Network, submitted by Susan
Vanino:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'> Assistive Support
Programs for Independence, Renewal, and Education (ASPIRE) is an extensive
statewide network of peer support groups offered by CBVI. These groups
facilitate an environment where members form strong connections and provide
emotional as well as practical support to one another. Through ASPIRE
people often discover they are not alone and can live a quality life despite
visual impairments. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>On the morning of June
7, I visited a support group in Somerset County that was unlike any I previously
attended for the program. The meeting offered many of the same
characteristics and benefits of a traditional support group, but there was one
difference that was obvious. What set this meeting apart from others is
that the participants all shared a strong common bond long before ever becoming
vision impaired. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The distinguished
individuals I had the honor of meeting belong to a fellowship made up of
veterans who have honorably served our country in the armed forces, and are now
experiencing the challenge of vision loss. The group meets monthly in Lyons, and
is one of four related support groups in New Jersey that are part of the Visual
Impairment Services Outpatient Rehabilitation (VISOR) program, of the Department
of Veterans Affairs. Other locations for VISOR groups include East Orange,
Hamilton and Brick Township, as well as several additional geographic areas
closely bordering New Jersey. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The mission of the
VISOR program is to provide comprehensive blindness related rehabilitative
supports to vision impaired veterans and their families to maximize their
adjustment to vision loss as well as their quality of life. ASPIRE is
thrilled to announce joining efforts with the VISOR program to enhance services
for vision impaired and blind veterans who have given so much of themselves
through their military service. These dynamic groups will give additional
options to consumers working through the adjustment process.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Referring consumers to
groups mentioned in this article or to any of the additional 43 groups in the
ASPIRE network is easy. A complete directory of groups currently
participating in ASPIRE can be found on CBVI’s intranet homepage. Should
you be unable to access this information feel free to contact me by phone at
973-648-2821 or by emailing </SPAN><A
href="mailto:susan.vanino@dhs.state.nj.us"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>susan.vanino@dhs.state.nj.us</SPAN></A><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>, and I will be happy
to assist you. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Joseph Kohn
Training Center – Del Basha, Manager<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black'>The staff
of the JKTC routinely explore alternative teaching methods and curriculum with
the goal of advancing the effectiveness of programming. Currently, the Braille
Instructor Team is testing a curriculum that is used at the New Mexico Blindness
Center. The application of this curriculum plan was observed during my visit to
the New Mexico center. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black'>JKTC
Braille Team Update, submitted by Ragan Van Campen and Alyssa Goldman:
</SPAN></B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The
JKTC Braille Instructor Team (Ragan Van Campen and Alyssa Goldman) is currently
working with several students to test a new curriculum that will potentially be
used for Braille instruction at the center. It is the McDuffy Reader, A
Braille Primer for Adults by Sharon L. Monthei updated to the Unified English
Braille (UEB) Edition. This resource teaches the alphabet, numbers and UEB
contracted code, and also has reference pages for new braille readers to learn
the older symbols from the EBAE (English Braille American Edition) that are
still currently being used. The trial will involve consumer feedback regarding
the materials, content, and amount of practice. Currently JKTC uses the
Illinois Braille Series book 1 for un-contracted learning and reading fluency,
and the Braille in Brief curriculum for consumers who wish to learn contracted
braille. These materials have been an effective learning tool for our
instructional program, but are not yet available in UEB.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The JKTC is also
participating in the testing of the Taptilo device on loan to CBVI from OHFA
Tech Inc. described in the May issue of the <I>Commission Edition</I>.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>We are proud to report
that JKTC students worked with the Braille and Keyboarding Instructors to
complete a public service project. We recently produced braille labels for the
Department of Children and Families Professional Center in New Brunswick at the
request of a former consumer who now operates a BENJ snack bar in the building.
<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Business
Enterprises of New Jersey – Deacon Truesdale, Manager
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The commercialization
of interstate rest areas is the new concern of the Randolph-Sheppard Program
across the country. Under the Randolph-Sheppard Act, blind entrepreneurs are
given priority in providing food service on federal property that includes the
operation of vending locations at federal highway rest stops. There is
legislation pending in Congress to permit the commercialization of vending at
federal highway rest areas. This will impact the livelihood of blind
entrepreneurs who manage food service locations along highways. Also, in some
states where locations are not suitable to support blind entrepreneurs, the
vending is subcontracted out and the revenues support the program in that
state. Although commercialization at rest areas could provide states with
some revenue, it could also potentially be devastating to the blind business
owners who may be eliminated from the opportunity to effectively bid on these
locations. Commercial rest areas would also have a competitive advantage over
operations managed by blind entrepreneurs. The leadership of the national
Randolph-Sheppard community has requested feedback from the State Licensing
Agencies (SLA) on how the passage of this legislation could potentially affect
their respective programs. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<H1><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Human Resources – Hugo Ruiz, Esq.,
Manager<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 9pt; BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: #4d4d4d; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: bevel; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple'>
</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: bevel; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple'>The
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: bevel; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple'>The
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (known by the acronym of
HIPAA) is a comprehensive federal legislation that protects health insurance
coverage for employees and families when they change or lose their jobs (Title I
protections) and also protects the confidentiality of medical information
maintained by covered entities, such as health plans, health care clearing
houses (billing services and community health information systems), and health
care providers (Title II protections). Employers who handle and process
medical information for their employees are also subject to HIPAA privacy and
confidentiality requirements. Title III, IV, and V of HIPAA govern the tax
aspects, group health insurance requirements, and tax deductions for employers
and do not directly impact employees. HIPAA was signed into law by
President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 9pt; BACKGROUND: white; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: bevel; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple'>From
the perspective of a State agency, such as CBVI, Title II is the section that
has the most impact on its operations. This is because Title II of HIPAA
and its Administrative Simplification Rules require employers who process,
receive or keep medical information for their employees to maintain the privacy
and security of the individually identifiable health information of their
employees. The most significant feature of these rules is the Privacy
Rule, whose effective date was April 24, 2003. The HIPAA Privacy Rule
regulates the use and disclosure of what is termed Protected Health Information
(PHI). In essence, PHI is any information held by a covered entity that
concerns health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care
that can be linked to an individual. PHI is interpreted very broadly and
includes any part of an employee’s medical record or payment history.
Under HIPAA, an employer many not disclose PHI to a third party without an
employee’s express written authorization. However, the
</SPAN><STRONG><SPAN lang=EN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>HIPAA</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
lang=EN style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'> Privacy Rule
permits employers and covered entities to give employees’ medical information to
<STRONG><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>workers</SPAN></STRONG><B>'</B>
compensation insurance entities or state <STRONG><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>workers</SPAN></STRONG><B>'
</B>compensation administrators. This applies only as long as the disclosure is
required by state or other law, such as in <STRONG><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>workers</SPAN></STRONG><B>'</B>
compensation claims adjudication. </SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: bevel; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple'>Nevertheless,
authorized disclosure of PHI must be limited to only the minimum necessary
information required to achieve the stated purpose. All medical
information must be kept confidential and in separate medical files.
It is the function of the Office of Human Resources to make certain that these
standards are followed.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 9pt; BACKGROUND: white; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: bevel; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple'>As
always, any questions or concerns regarding this subject matter or any other
human resources issue, please feel free to reach out to the Office of Human
Resources. We are here to be of help to our valued staff.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Staff Development
– Kenya Whitehurst-Percell<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Thank you to all
employees that have completed the mandatory trainings on the Learning Management
System (LMS). Anyone that has not completed the required trainings will receive
email reminders and supervisors will be copied. I strongly urge you to schedule
time to get these mandatory trainings completed. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>I know some staff have
experienced issues with the system, and hopefully those issues have been
resolved. If anyone is still having problems accessing the system, please let me
know. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>I will be displaying
the courses in Newark, 153 Halsey Street, in the 5<SUP>th</SUP> floor conference
room, for anyone needing to view them on July 13, 20<SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d">,</SPAN> and 27. <SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"> </SPAN>Please contact me, and submit your approved
training request.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>In addition to the
mandatory trainings there are many other courses that are informative. In light
of recent events in the news, workplace violence and other tragic events seem to
be on the rise. There is an Active Shooter Response Training available to all
state employees at no charge. This training will only take eighteen minutes to
complete. Although we never expect the unthinkable to happen at our workplace,
we must prepare ourselves with knowledge of policy and procedures as an effort
to keep everyone safe.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Lastly, the LMS offers
the supervisors the ability to view the courses that their subordinates have
taken. To get this information follows these steps:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; mso-add-space: auto"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">1.<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'>Change
your role to Supervisor in the system.<SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"> </SPAN>There
is a drop down box towards the top of the page.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; mso-add-space: auto"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">2.<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'>Click
the Reporting tab.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; mso-add-space: auto"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">3.<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'>Click
on Standard Reports.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; mso-add-space: auto"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">4.<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'>Select
the <B><I>Learner Transcripts Report</I></B><I> </I>and then click on Filter and
Run.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; mso-add-space: auto"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">5.<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'>Enter
the staff member’s last name in the Last Name field, then scroll down and click
the Run button.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>If you would like to
export the data, do the following: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6; mso-add-space: auto"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">1.<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'>Click
the Export button.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6; mso-add-space: auto"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">2.<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'>Select
your desired format (i.e. XLS for Excel).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6; mso-add-space: auto"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">3.<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 105%'>Then
select the Export button.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>If you have any
questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me by phone or email
at: </SPAN><A href="mailto:kenya.whitehurst-percell@dhs.state.nj.us"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>kenya.whitehurst-percell@dhs.state.nj.us</SPAN></A><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Regional
Updates</SPAN></U><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1>
<H1
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 12.0pt"><U><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">Southern Region – Jack Thompson,
Manager</SPAN></U><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>A Journey Through CBVI
Services or How Ms. Dee Got Her Groove Back, submitted by Leah Severson:
</SPAN></B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>What
follows is the story, up to this point, of one woman’s experience in the realm
of CBVI, and how she’s making the most of it. Dee, as we will call her,
came to my caseload this winter, as a first-time CBVI consumer in the
Independent Living Older Blind (ILOB) program. In late fall, Dee
experienced sudden and dramatic vision loss, which resulted in her terminating a
longtime career in nursing and having her mother move in to care for her.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>As the primary
caseworker, I made referrals to the Eye Health Nurse (EHN) and Rehabilitation
Teacher (RT) and Dee and I began our work with Orientation and Mobility
(O&M). During this time, though motivated to learn, Dee didn’t seem
convinced that the goals we set could be achieved. With recent and almost
total vision loss, the prospect of walking in her neighborhood alone to a chosen
location seemed quite daunting. The idea of traveling via Access Link or
bus to a location outside her neighborhood was even less tangible. Dee
participated in our lessons, but her heart wasn’t quite in it, as though fear
was holding her back.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Then Dee attended the
Senior Hands On Retreat Experience (SHORE) program. The week she spent
there seems to have changed everything. Dee shared her time in the company
of folks who are living a similar experience. New techniques and
technologies were discovered, and everyone was independent and doing for
themselves. I think Dee gained a new perspective of life after vision
loss; a picture of autonomy and productivity. Yesterday I met with Dee and
she was reflecting on the SHORE program. She told me that the idea of
attending a day program or going to a senior center never appealed to her.
She wants to work. Regarding SHORE, Dee said, “If you’re not sure how to
continue to be productive and give back to the community, this program helps to
get you started.” <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Where do you think
she’s headed next? (SHORE), Dee sought out VR through (ILOB) caseworkers.
She is particularly interested in the program offered at the JKTC. She is
very excited about her options for moving forward with her life. This
week, she applied for Access Link services. She is much more spirited
during (O&M) lessons, and has achieved the goal of walking to church
independently in a short period of time. Perhaps the highlight of the week
was a phone call she received from her former employer, stating that Dee is
valued there and they hope to get her to come back. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Thanks for taking the
time to read a little bit about a woman who not only appreciates our services
but is also completely invested in applying them to her best advantage. Her
story has only just begun.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Northern Region – John Reiff,
Manager<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>NSR welcomes Vocational
Assistant, Nkechi Onukogu, who will function as a key member of our First Point
of Contact team that handles referrals to the agency.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">New or
Noteworthy<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></H1>
<P class=gtxtbody
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 6.0pt"
align=center><B><SPAN style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The Work of the
New Jersey Commission for the <SPAN class=gstxthlt>Blind by Lydia Young Hayes
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=gtxtbody
style="BACKGROUND: white; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 12pt"
align=center><SPAN class=gstxthlt>(Testimony to the NJ Legislature – Continued
from the May <I>Commission Edition</I>)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=gtxtbody
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 12pt"><SPAN
class=gstxthlt><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>“The Legislature of
1913 granted tuition and a reader to each worthy blind student desiring a
college education, but made no appropriation for its execution.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><A name=PA150></A><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>During 1912, five blind
teachers have given 4,247 lessons to 248 blind persons at the pupils' homes
throughout the State and have worked in eighteen counties, leaving only
Hunterdon, Sussex and Somerset as yet without help.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>These lessons have been
in reading and writing the various embossed types, knitting, crocheting, hand
and machine sewing, raffia and reed basketry, chair seating, hammock making, and
weaving on hand looms. Many messages have come to headquarters from all parts of
the state, expressing the pleasure and profit received by the blind from the
home teachers. One woman notices a marked improvement in her health over the
previous year. Another, hearing of a man recently blinded, would not rest nor
give the man or his family any peace till he, too, applied for the services of a
home teacher. The relatives of other blind persons have expressed gratitude for
the suggested ways of helping the blind. So we are assured that the home
teachers are, by example and precept, training their pupils to recognize the
sweetness of adversity, and helping transform an "Enchainment into an
Enchantment." All are gaining a deeper insight into the truth of the power of
the endless life, and all realize more fully that each has the ability to
further or retard the happiness of those about him.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>The privilege of work
is everything in the intellectual and spiritual development. The world may not
need any man's work, but the man needs it. He expands under its difficulties and
problems, his faculties grow alert, his perceptions become sensitive. With the
hope that the blind might be encouraged to produce salable work, Mrs. Sarah J.
Churchill, of Montclair, raised a fund with which to pay for such work when
completed. This fund enabled us to employ a blind stenographer for twenty weeks.
The balance, together with further donations and reimbursements from sales, from
June 20, 1910, to the present, amounting to $1,171.83, has been disbursed among
the blind throughout the state.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>In order that the
public may know the blind in their respective communities and become familiar
with their capabilities, and also that the market for their work may be
extended, addresses, demonstrations and sales of work for and by the blind have
been given in sixteen different cities in New Jersey.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><A name=PA151></A><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>In these days of
labor-saving machinery it is difficult even for the sighted to earn a livelihood
by means of their hands. It is, therefore, impossible for those handicapped by
blindness to compete with the sighted and machinery in the industrial struggle.
One manufacturer is putting up a high grade breakfast cocoa, which he furnishes
at cost to the blind, to sell from their homes. This they may obtain from the
headquarters of the Commission at 859 Broad Street, Newark, where, in connection
with the office, the commission maintains a classroom, to which the adult blind
come daily for instruction. Music lessons are given blind children in the Newark
public schools and the work of the blind is on exhibition and sale, and orders
for piano tuning and chair seating are solicited.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<H1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 0.25in"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">The Last
Words<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>"<I>Never lose sight of
the fact that the most important yardstick of your success in life will be how
you treat people - your family, friends, coworkers, and even strangers you meet
along the way." </I>- Barbara Bush, Former First Lady, U.S<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Please send items or
suggestions for the next issue of the <I>Commission Edition</I> by or before 11
a.m., Monday, July 17, 2017:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Pamela.Gaston@dhs.state.nj.us</SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN
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<P class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<BR>From:
Pamela.Gaston@dhs.state.nj.us [mailto:Pamela.Gaston@dhs.state.nj.us] <BR>Sent:
Friday, June 30, 2017 11:16 AM<BR>To:
CBVI.Public-Email@dhs.state.nj.us<BR>Subject: June 2017 Commission Edition</P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText>Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>Please find attached the June 2017 issue of the Commission
Edition, the internal publication of the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and
Visually Impaired (CBVI). With the arrival of the summer season, I think
you will find this issue to be one of the most substantive Commission Editions
that we have released in sometime. Reading this month's newsletter carefully
should give all of us a sense of pride in the wide-ranging programs that CBVI
successfully administers. From our thriving Business Relations Unit to our
influence on the individual lives of those to whom we deliver service, this
month's content makes it evident that CBVI is positively effecting lives across
the entire community spectrum, from children to seniors.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>Consistent with celebrating the summer, please plan to
join the management, staff, consumers, and other supporters of the Commission at
our 12th-annual Covering the Bases Night on Thursday, July 20, 2017, when we
educate the general public about the true character of blindness and vision-loss
through our Awareness campaign at the evening game of the Trenton Thunder, New
Jersey's AAA baseball team; award scholarships to five incredibly talented blind
and vision-impaired college students; and enjoy the heart of summer with a
community that, in common cause, assembles to affirm the normalacy of blindness
and vision-loss by participating in one of America's beloved sports traditions.
If you want tickets, please contact Pamela Gaston of our staff; tickets may be
had for only $7 each.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>In closing, please accept my best wishes for a happy
Independence Day holiday and a wonderful summer. No matter the weather or
season, CBVI continues its proud tradition of providing blindness education,
transition supports, vocational rehabilitation, independent living services, and
eye-health screenings to all New Jersey residents who qualify and ask for our
high-quality programs. We are able to provide these services because of the
remarkable staff that are affiliated with CBVI. Thank you for all that each of
you do.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>Keep in touch, be well, and do good work.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><o:p><FONT size=3></FONT></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>With Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><o:p><FONT size=3></FONT></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>Daniel B. Frye, JD.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>State of New Jersey<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>Department of Human Services<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>Commission for the Blind and Visually
Impaired<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>153 Halsey Street, 6th Floor<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>PO Box 47017<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>Newark, NJ. 07101<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>(973) 648-2324 (Office)</P>
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