[NFBofAlaska] Very Important, Public Testimony

[lucas.bonnie at gmail.com]

Hello,

 

Please read the following message carefully. I hope that many can give
public testimony to the SVRC. I am no longer on the committee but I strongly
believe that what consumers have to say about their DVR experiences is
vital. If you are aware of others who may not be on this list, please share
widely.

 

 

 

Share Your Experience 

Working with DVR 

with the State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee 

The Governor of Alaska appointed State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee
(SVRC) members to provide oversight to the Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation (DVR) and help develop and evaluate their VR program. The
SVRC invites you to share your experience working with DVR by providing
public testimony. See instructions below. 

The SVRC's next quarterly meeting is via teleconference and on November 2,
3, and 4, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. each day. 

How to Share Your DVR Experience 

You can share your DVR experience through the SVRC's public testimony in
three ways: By email, phone call, or letter. To be read at the upcoming
meeting, we must receive your testimony at least 1 day before the meeting.
Testimony received after this will be read at a future meeting. NOTE: Public


testimony is not private. To be included, you must give your permission for
your testimony to be read aloud at a SVRC public meeting. 

1. Send an email with your testimony to dol.svrc at Alaska.gov
<mailto:dol.svrc at Alaska.gov>  or a fax to Jason Caputo at 907465-2856. Your
email should include your permission to read it aloud at the public meeting.


2. Call in to the meeting on November 2, 2021. To do so, contact Jason
Caputo at or 465-6933 by November 1, to get the phone number and code. Then,
on November 2, between 1:30 and 2:00 p.m., call the number. When prompted,
enter the code to join the meeting. 

You may hear the meeting in session when you call. We will check the phone
line periodically and will put your name on a list if there are other people
before you giving testimony. 

3. Write a letter with your testimony and include your permission to read it
aloud at the public meeting. Mail your testimony with enough time to reach
our office by 5:00 p.m., November 1, 2021 and address it to: 

Mandy Cleveland, Acting SVRC Chairperson 

P.O. Box 115516 

Juneau, AK 99811-5516 

ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

& WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 

A proud partner of the American Job Center Network 

This information can be made available in alternate formats. Please contact
Jason Caputo at 4656933 or Jason.Caputo at alaska.gov
<mailto:Jason.Caputo at alaska.gov>  

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Bonnie Lucas
President
National Federation of the Blind of Alaska
Cell: 907-301-6808

Email: lucas.bonnie at gmail.com <mailto:lucas.bonnie at gmail.com> 



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