Labor & Industry Invites Public to Comment on Plan to Serve People with Disabilities

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Residents are invited to provide input on Pennsylvania's strategic direction for vocational rehabilitation services during public meetings being held throughout the state from March 23 through April 8 by the Department of Labor & Industry's Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, or OVR.

In addition to the public comments and suggestions on ways the commonwealth can better serve people with disabilities, a variety of topics will be discussed, including recommendations of the PA Rehabilitation Council, annual estimate of individuals to be served, cost of services, OVR's goals and priorities and distribution of supported employment funds. In addition, OVR's Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services will accept public comment on the Business Enterprise Program, specialized services for children and adults and independent living services for older persons who are blind.

For those who are unable to attend a public meeting, but wish to provide testimony, written comments may be mailed to the appropriate district office serving the area in which the individual resides (please refer to the online list to locate your District Office). All written comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 14.

A copy of the Combined Agency State Plan, the dates and locations of OVR Combined Agency State Plan informational meetings and other vocational rehabilitation information is available online at www.dli.state.pa.us, click "Disability Services," then "Vocational Rehabilitation," then "Meeting Dates for OVR State Plan Draft" in the left navigational area.  

Media contact:  Sarah Cassin, 717-787-7530.

Editor's Note: The list of meeting dates and locations is available online at: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/vocational_rehabilitation/10356/meeting_dates_for_ovr_state_plan_draft/686083

SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry