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Division of Vocational Rehabilitation at the Florida Department of Education has Announced Six Rule Development Workshops

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Disability Rights Florida encourages people with disabilities to attend a DVR rule development workshop!

Six workshops have been scheduled. Let your voice be heard! To get involved you can attend a workshop to learn about the proposed policies and procedures or to give your input. Drafts of the new rules will be available in accessible formats.

The workshops are scheduled as follows:

JACKSONVILLE - September 29, 2010

1:30 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Midtown Centre Community Room
4040 Woodcock Drive, Building 2200, Suite 151
Jacksonville, FL 32207

ORLANDO - October 6, 2010

9:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

Hurston Building (South Tower), Conference Room B
400 West Robinson Street,
Orlando, FL 32801

TAMPA - October 6, 2010

2:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance
9215 North Florida Avenue
Tampa, FL 33612

MIAMI - October 12, 2010

2:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

The Rhode Building, Room N-423
401 Northwest 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33128

FORT LAUDERDALE - October 13, 2010

9:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

Broward County Commissioners Office, Commissioners Chamber
115 South Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, 33301

TALLAHASSEE - October 15, 2010

1:30 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library, Conference Rooms A&B
200 West Park Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301

The rulemaking process is an opportunity for interested stakeholders and the general public to provide input to DVR on its policies and procedures. The workshops are a chance for you to be heard! You can also get involved by reviewing and commenting on the draft rules.

DVR has published a Notice of Rulemaking Development and announced six rule workshop events. DVR has also distributed 19 draft rules (numbered 6A-25.001-6A-25.019). The draft rules are about important topics such as informed choice, application processes, assessments for eligibility and priority, individualized plans for employment, confidentiality, case closure, and procedures for the right to administrative review. Written comments to the draft rules can be submitted via this FLDOE link. For more information, you can also contact Brent McNeal, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Education, 2002 Old St. Augustine Road, Building A, Tallahassee, FL 32301-4962, (850)245-3327.

Disability Rights Florida, is the federally-mandated Client Assistance Program (CAP) required by the Rehabilitation Act. 29 U.S.C. § 732. If you have any questions, you may contact the Corey Hinds, Disability Rights Florida CAP Grant Manager, at coreyh@disabilityrightsflorida.org.

Posted on 09/16

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