Agency
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Board
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Meeting:
Roanoke Public Meeting

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 10/19/2016  7:00 pm
Location Lions Club
501 Elm Avenue, SW
Roanoke, Virginia 24017-3916 
Board Website www.dbvi.virginia.gov 
Agenda document pdf Meeting Agenda 10/13/2016   (95k)
Minutes document agency has not posted
Purpose of the meeting
During the fall of 2016, the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) will conduct a minimum of four public meetings providing stakeholders an opportunity to make comments regarding DBVI Vocational Rehabilitation Services. DBVI seeks input from agency stakeholders to develop, implement, and update the State Plan as required by the Rehabilitation Services Administration and to assist with developing vocational rehabilitation (VR) policy and procedure. While all comments are welcome, specific types of comments address State Plan requirements and include, but not limited to: • Transition services, including pre-employment services for students and youth. • Skills DBVI VR staff should possess to provide quality VR services to consumers; • New initiatives that would enhance workforce development, vocational training, or competitive integrated employment opportunities for individuals who are blind, vision impaired, or deafblind; • Recommendations to enhance supported employment services, including customized employment; and • Improving and/or expanding services specifically to minorities and underserved or unserved populations of consumers. Individuals requiring interpreters or other special accommodations should contact Susan Davis Payne (800-622-2155) at least two weeks prior to the meeting to request the preferred accommodation.
Meeting Scope
 
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
X
General business of the board
 
Discuss particular regulations / chapters

Contact Information
Name / Title: Susan D. Payne  / Policy and Training Specialist
Address: 397 Azalea Avenue
Richmond, 23227
Email Address: SUSAN.PAYNE@DBVI.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)371-3184    FAX: (804)371-3157    TDD: (804)371-3140   
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, such as sign language interpreters and/or real-time captioning services, are available upon request. Please send accommodation requests to the meeting contact as early as possible but no later than seven business days before the date of the meeting.