[Ohio-talk] Fw: RSC Community Conversations Please email to your contact lists ASAP

Tue Mar 24 14:03:06 UTC 2009

Enjoy, and spread the word.

JW

Dr. J. Webster Smith
President National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
P.O.BOX 458 Athens, Ohio, 45701-0458
Phone Number - 740-592-6326 
"Changing What it Means to be Blind"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Hanes, Mike - RSC 
To: Mary Hiland (mary.hiland at sbcglobal.net) ; JW (John) Smith (jwsmithnfb at verizon.net) 
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 8:54 AM
Subject: FW: RSC Community Conversations Please email to your contact lists ASAP

FYI, The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission is looking for your valuable experience,  input and ideas. Please join us for Community Conversations where we will discuss the long-term direction of vocational rehabilitation in Ohio. A flyer* is attached. Please share it with the people you serve, as well as your contacts, and print and post it in your organizations. Contact Robin for more information.  Mike Hanes

______________________________________________ 
From:    Gorham, Robin  
Sent:   Monday, March 23, 2009 5:24 PM
To:     Scerbak, John; Pray, Susan; Schmidt, Sharon; Reed, Rose; Fay, Mark; Shew, Paula; Okuley, Ann
Cc:     Martinez, Cheryl; Pugh, Susan; Williamson, Erik; Hanes, Mike - RSC
Subject:        FW: RSC Community Conversations Please email to your contact lists ASAP
Importance:     High

Please forward this message to your contacts.  Also, please forward this message to local field offices to be printed for distrubiton to consumers and to be posted in your local offices.

I look forward to an excellent turn out at this year's forums.

Robin Gorham
Consumer Affairs Supervisor
614.438-1720 (phone)
1-888-707-3773 (toll free)
614.985.7983 (fax)

Most written communications to or from State employees and officials are public records, available to the public and media upon request.  Your e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure.

______________________________________________ 
From:    Corson, Eileen  
Sent:   Monday, March 23, 2009 5:07 PM
To:     Connelly, John; Dunn, Joe; Obrien, Connie; Cool, Janet; Tribbie, Steven; Gorham, Robin; Hinton, Scott
Subject:        RSC Community Conversations Please email to your contact lists ASAP
Importance:     High

Dear Advocates and Partners:

The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission is looking for your valuable experience,  input and ideas. Please join us for Community Conversations where we will discuss the long-term direction of vocational rehabilitation in Ohio. A flyer* is attached. Please share it with the people you serve, as well as your contacts, and print and post it in your organizations. 

Last year RSC partnered with 9,370 Ohioans to obtain or retain employment at wages above the national average.  RSC's budget has been cut more than $7.8 million in state fiscal years 2008 and 2009 combined. We are looking for your input as we explore ways to maximize vocational rehabilitation services to Ohioans with disabilities in these difficult economic times. 

  a.. Here are some of the items we will be discussing: 
  b.. Vocational Rehabilitation State Plan
  c.. Financial Needs Testing for some Vocational Rehabilitation Services
  d.. Order of Selection 
  e.. Investing Federal Stimulus Funds 
  f.. Utilizing 3rd Party Matching funds in the RSC budget
  g.. 2010-2011 Budget 

      Sponsors: 
      Governor's Council on People with Disabilities 
      Alliance of Community Centers for the Deaf 
      Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
      RSC State Consumer Advisory Committee
      Owens Community College
      Brain Injury Association of Ohio
      State Independent Living Council  National Federation of the Blind 
      National Alliance on Mental Illness
      Disability Policy Coalition 
      Ohio Association of the Deaf
      Disability Network of Ohio
      Brain Injury Advisory Committee
      American Council of the Blind
      Marietta College 

We hope you can join us at one of the following locations. We also welcome you to e-mail your ideas to RSC.MyTwoCents at rsc.state.oh.us

SE

April 8, 2009 6-730 p.m.
Ohio State School for the Blind
Staff Dining Area
5220 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio  43214

April 16, 2009 6-7:30 p.m.
Marietta College
501 College Street
McDonough Building (#7)
Marietta, Ohio

April 15, 2009  1-430 p.m.
Solidarity Conference
Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center
350 N. High Street
Columbus, Ohio   43215

NE

April 2, 2009 6-730 p.m.
Akron Summit Public Library
Large Conference Room
183 E. Cuyahoga Falls Avenue
Akron, Ohio  44310

April 9, 2009 6-730 p.m.
Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority
Room A
4076 Youngstown-Warren Road SE
Warren, Ohio  44484

SW

April 6, 2009 6-730 p.m.
Sharonville Public Library
10980 Thornview Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio  45241

NW

April 13, 2009 6-7:30 p.m.
Owens Community College
30335 Oregon Road Building AVCC (Biniker Drive just east of Oregon Road)
Perrysburg, Ohio  43551

Detailed information, including discussion topic fact sheets will be available soon under the Community Conversations link on RSC's website (www.rsc.state.oh.us).

Sign language interpreters will be provided at each forum. To request other reasonable accommodations, please contact Robin Gorham at robin.gorham at rsc.state.oh.us or 1.888.707.3773

Thank you for your time and your continued support of vocational rehabilitation in Ohio 

*While we recognize PDFs are not JAWS accessible, please note this cover e-mail includes the content of the attached flyer plus more information on the specific topics to be discussed at the community conversations. 

The flyer contains the following photos of RSC customers:  a gentleman sitting at a computer talking on the phone and reading Braille; a woman giving a business presentation in sign language; a transition student with a cognitive disability behind the counter of a restaurant; a veteran with a disability standing in a fire truck wearing his military uniform; and a gentleman working in a machine shop using a standing wheel chair.

The flyer also includes the RSC logo which is in the shape of the state of Ohio with the state flag cut out and the letters R S C. The Commission's tag line also appears next to the logo and under the agency name, Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission-- Jobs, Independence and Benefits for Ohioans with Disabilities. 

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