{"id":29510,"date":"2014-12-17T16:16:08","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T22:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=29510"},"modified":"2014-12-17T16:16:08","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T22:16:08","slug":"ever-need-a-clarification-or-more-information-about-dars-drs-123014-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2014\/12\/17\/ever-need-a-clarification-or-more-information-about-dars-drs-123014-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"Ever need a clarification or more information about DARS-DRS? 12\/30\/14 – Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are staying at home or have no plans for the holidays and wanted to do something productively, come join us at training as below.<\/p>\n

“Ever need a clarification or more information about DARS-DRS?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Listen up! Here are the questions for you.<\/p>\n

1. What is the purpose of a vocational rehabilitation (VR)?
\n2. What are the reasons a case may be closed as ineligible?
\n3. What is an Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE)?
\n4. What about BLR?
\n5. What are the seven phrases of VR process?<\/p>\n

If at least one of the answers is either no or “don’t know\/not sure”, come to our training to find out.<\/p>\n

Your rights as an employee or job seeker, who is deaf or hard of hearing, will be also discussed. The training would increase your understanding of DARS and its basic eligibility as well your knowledge of your rights and to empower yourself as an employee, who is deaf or hard of hearing.<\/p>\n

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2014<\/p>\n

Your choice of time: [1:00pm to 2:30pm] or [6:00pm to 7:30pm]<\/p>\n

Where: CAAG Austin, 1016 La Posada Drive, Suite 142, Austin, Texas 78752<\/p>\n

Light Refreshments will be provided.<\/p>\n

A presenter will conduct training in American Sign Language (ASL). If a request of accommodation (captioning services or voice interpreter) or more information, please contact Brian at 512-481-7707 or email at DeafnessRS7a@dars.state.tx.us by 12 noon, Tuesday, December 23, 2014.<\/p>\n

Please RSVP by emailing Brian at DeafnessRS7a@dars.state.tx.us with your choice of time by Monday, December 29, 2014.<\/p>\n

Funded by DARS-Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS)<\/p>\n

Brian Determan
\nDeafness Resource Specialist – Region 7
\nCommunication Axess Ability Group – Austin
\n1016 La Posada, Suite 142
\nAustin, TX 78752
\nVoice\/VP: 512-481-7707 (local)
\nFax: 512-420-0102
\nEmail: DeafnessRS7A@dars.state.tx.us or brian.determan@caag4.com<\/p>\n

Project funded by the
\nOffice For Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services – DHHS, under the
\nDepartment of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – DARS,
\nDivision of Rehabilitative Services – DRS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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