<div dir="ltr">Very unfortunate news. <div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Carlton Anne Cook Walker<br>Attorney at Law</div><div>BEAR--Blindness Education and Advocacy Resources</div><div>Teacher of Students with Blindness/Low Vision</div><div>President, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC)<br><div><div>101 Kelly Drive</div><div>Carlisle, PA 17015<br>Voice: 717-658-9894<br>Twitter: braillemom</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><b>This message is not intended or offered as legal advice. </b> These materials have been prepared for educational and information purposes only. They are not legal advice or legal opinions on any specific matters. Transmission of the information is not intended to create, and receipt does not constitute, a lawyer-client relationship between this site, the author(s), or the publisher, and you or any other user. Internet subscribers and online readers should not act, or fail to act, upon this information without seeking professional counsel. No person should act or fail to act on any legal matter based on the contents of this site. Unless expressly stated otherwise, no document herein should be assumed to be produced by an attorney licensed in your state. </span><br><br>This message is from the law firm Carlton Anne Cook Walker, Attorney at Law. <br>This message and any attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information and are intended only for the individual or entity identified above as the addressee. <br>If you are not the addressee, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, you are not authorized to read, copy, or distribute this message and any attachments. <br>You are hereby requested to please delete this message and attachments (including all copies) and notify the sender by return e-mail or by phone at 717-658-9894. <br>Delivery of this message and any attachments to any person other than the intended recipient(s) is not intended in any way to waive confidentiality or any privilege.</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 1:29 PM LI, OVR Stakeholder List <<a href="mailto:RA-LIOVR-STAKEHOLDER@pa.gov">RA-LIOVR-STAKEHOLDER@pa.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">Colleagues:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">Consistent with actions taken by the State Board of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR Board) during its meetings on March 7 and June 13, OVR has moved to temporarily close all categories
of the order of selection (OOS) in Pennsylvania and implement a waiting list for all new customers. OVR has received authorization from the U.S. Department of Education’s Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) to implement the closure of the OOS, effective
July 1, 2019.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">As you know, we have taken several steps throughout this process to close the OOS in accordance with policy set forth by the RSA. OVR staff have begun outreach efforts and are training
staff and stakeholders on the impacts of the OOS closure.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">I remain grateful for your partnership and support in this matter. We will be providing regular updates as we manage the implementation of the OOS closure.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">Thank you.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:rgb(51,51,51)">JerryOleksiak</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">W. Gerard Oleksiak</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Secretary, Department of Labor and Industry</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">651 Boas Street, Room 1700</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Harrisburg, PA 17121-0750</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">(c) 717-265-5765</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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