{"id":34767,"date":"2016-12-15T16:21:37","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T22:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=34767"},"modified":"2016-12-15T16:21:37","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T22:21:37","slug":"twc-meetings-for-the-merger-of-all-vr-services-into-one-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2016\/12\/15\/twc-meetings-for-the-merger-of-all-vr-services-into-one-program\/","title":{"rendered":"TWC: Meetings for the Merger of All VR Services into One Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stakeholder Meetings for the Merger of All Vocational Rehabilitation Services into One Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities is sharing information on public hearings regarding the merger of programs within the vocational rehabilitation system. If you have questions, please contact the Texas Workforce Commission at 512-463-8942 \u2022 http:\/\/www.texasworkforce.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On December 13, 2016, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) announced public stakeholder meetings for January 2017. These meetings will address combining the two designated state units (DSUs) into a single Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program.<\/p>\n

TWC will seek public input on combining the two DSUs, including the proposed organizational structure, the combined VR goals and related policy changes. Presently VR is delivered through a Division for Blind Services and Division for Rehabilitation Services with distinct program and policy differences. The schedule, time and locations of the public meetings are listed below.<\/p>\n

Monday, January 9, 2017 \u2013 Austin, 1:30 p.m. \u2013 3:30 p.m.
\nTexas Workforce Commission
\n101 E. 15th Street, 244
\nAustin, TX 78701<\/p>\n

Thursday, January 12, 2017 \u2013 Harlingen, 2 p.m. \u2013 3:30 p.m.
\nTexas State Technical College Cultural Arts Center
\n1825 North Loop 499
\nHarlingen, TX 78550<\/p>\n

Friday, January 13, 2017 \u2013 Houston, 9:30 a.m. \u2013 11 a.m.
\nUnited Way Houston Community Resource Center
\n50 Waugh Drive
\nHouston, TX 77007<\/p>\n

Thursday, January 19, 2017 \u2013 Lubbock, 12:30 p.m. \u2013 2 p.m.
\nWorkforce Solutions South Plains Workforce Development Board
\n1301 Broadway, Basement Level Conference Room
\nLubbock, TX 79401<\/p>\n

Friday, January 20, 2017 \u2013 Dallas, 9:30 a.m. \u2013 11 a.m.
\nDallas County El Centro College \u2013 Bill J. Priest Campus, Room 1530
\n1402 N. Corinth St.
\nDallas, TX 75215<\/p>\n

TWC will have Communication Access Real-time Captioning (CART) services and American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters at each meeting. People who have additional communication or other accommodation needs who are planning to attend the public meetings should contact TWC Conference Planning at 512-463-6389 or by email at conferenceplanning.media@twcstate.tx.us. Requests for accommodations should be made five business days prior to the public meeting date.<\/p>\n

The Commission will accept written comments until January 27, 2017. Please send your comments by Friday, January 27, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. CST to TWC Policy Comments:<\/p>\n

Email to TWCPolicyComments@twc.state.tx.us<\/p>\n

Mail to TWC Policy Comments, Workforce Policy and Service Delivery, Attn.: Workforce Editing, 101 East 15th St., Rm. 440T, Austin, Texas 78778
\nFax to 512-475-3577<\/p>\n

Texas Workforce Commission
\n512-463-8942
\nhttp:\/\/www.texasworkforce.org<\/a>
\nEqual Opportunity Employer\/Program
\nAuxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
\nRelay Texas: 800-735-2988 (TDD) or 711 (Voice)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stakeholder Meetings for the Merger of All Vocational Rehabilitation Services into One Program The Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities is sharing information on public hearings regarding the merger of programs within the vocational rehabilitation system. If you have questions,…<\/p>\n

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