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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:27.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt'><a name=65537></a><b><span style='font-size:29.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.35pt'>Share Your Experience </span></b><span style='font-size:42.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:10.35pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:29.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:1.1pt'>Working with DVR </span></b><span style='font-size:42.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.4pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.45pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.4pt'>with the State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee </span></i><span style='font-size:20.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.75in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.35pt'>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. <b>The SVRC invites you to share your experience working with DVR by providing public testimony. </b>See instructions below. </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:.75in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.35pt'>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. </span><span style='font-size:17.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:14.15pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;line-height:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.35pt'>How to Share Your DVR Experience </span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.35pt;margin-right:.95in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.4pt'>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 </span><span style='font-size:18.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:.2pt;margin-right:.8in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.35pt'>testimony is not private. To be included, you must give your permission for your testimony to be read aloud at a SVRC public meeting. </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.6pt;margin-right:.95in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.8in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:17.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.4pt'>Send an email </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.4pt'>with your testimony to <a href="mailto:dol.svrc@Alaska.gov">dol.svrc@Alaska.gov</a> or a fax to Jason Caputo at 907465-2856. Your email should include your permission to read it aloud at the public meeting. </span><span style='font-size:17.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.9pt;margin-right:.75in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.8in;text-indent:0in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:17.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.4pt'>Call in to the meeting on November 2, 2021. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.4pt'>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. </span><span style='font-size:17.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.65pt;margin-right:.85in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.3in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.4pt'>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. </span><span style='font-size:17.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.8pt;margin-right:.85in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.8in;text-indent:0in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:17.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.35pt'>Write a letter </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.35pt'>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: </span><span style='font-size:17.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:2.3in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.35pt'>Mandy Cleveland, Acting SVRC Chairperson </span><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:2.3in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.4pt'>P.O. Box 115516 </span><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.1pt;margin-left:2.3in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.4pt'>Juneau, AK 99811-5516 </span><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:3.0in;line-height:12.0pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.4pt'>ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR </span></i></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:3.25in;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.35pt'>& WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT </span></i><span style='font-size:6.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.15pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:3.0in;line-height:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.4pt'>Division of Vocational Rehabilitation </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:3.0in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.35pt'>A proud partner of the American Job Center Network </span><span style='font-size:6.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.3pt;margin-right:.85in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.05in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.35pt'>This information can be made available in alternate formats. Please contact Jason Caputo at 4656933 or <a href="mailto:Jason.Caputo@alaska.gov">Jason.Caputo@alaska.gov</a> </span><span style='font-size:18.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="file:///C:/Program%20Files/Freedom%20Scientific/JAWS/2021/OcrResults.htm?pendingTextLabel=OCR%20in%20progress.%20Please%20wait%20for%20additional%20content.#noop">Open in Word...</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bonnie Lucas<br>President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Alaska<br>Cell: 907-301-6808<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:lucas.bonnie@gmail.com">lucas.bonnie@gmail.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Web: <a href="https://alaskanfb.org/">alaskanfb.org</a><a name="_Hlk16627103"><br></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16627103'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16627103'></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#BFBFBF'>[Delegate-BML]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>