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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 96-454

NOTICES

Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services; Public Meetings

[26 Pa.B. 1307]

   The Department of Public Welfare, Office of Social Programs, Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services (BVS), under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C.A. § 101 et seq. announces a series of public meetings throughout the Commonwealth. The purpose of these meetings is to allow interested groups, organizations and all segments of the public an opportunity to share their comments and suggestions regarding how the Bureau's present State and Strategic Plans for Vocational Rehabilitation services can be revised for the 1997 Federal Fiscal Year.

   These Plans provide for the expenditure of State and Federal funds which may be used to provide goods and services reasonably expected to lead to the Vocational Rehabilitation of individuals who are blind or visually impaired.

   These Plans are the compliance documents which are filed with the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, U. S. Department of Education.

   The Bureau is interested in hearing from persons with disabilities, advocates and the interested public regarding: (1) how it can make better use of community rehabilitation programs; (2) what changes in policy it should consider as a result of Statewide Studies, Program Evaluations, Consumer Satisfaction Surveys, and the like; (3) how the Bureau can expand and improve services to individuals with the most severe disabilities and to persons who are minorities or who have been unserved or underserved by the Vocational Rehabilitation system in the past; (4) how the Bureau can better assist students transition from school to work; and, 5) comments on any other issues which relate to the Bureau's Vocational Rehabilitation program.

   Persons having any special needs in regard to their participation at these public meetings should contact the Manager of the BVS District Office serving the county in which the person resides. Persons unable to attend these meetings may submit written comments to the appropriate Manager no later than 5 p.m., April 12, 1996. The schedule of public meetings on these Plans is listed as follows.

Pittsburgh
(Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene,
Indiana, Washington and Westmoreland Counties)
Tuesday, March 26, 1996
4:30 p.m.--6:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh Blind Association
300 South Craig Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Telephone No. (412) 682-5600
Telephone No. (412) 565-5240 (Pittsburgh BVS: Voice)
Telephone No. (412) 565-5509 (Pittsburgh BVS: TDD)

Altoona
(Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clinton, Columbia,
Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour,
Northumberland, Snyder, Somerset and Union Counties)
Tuesday, April 2, 1996
1 p.m.--4 p.m.
Blair County Association for the Blind
300 Fifth Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602
Telephone No. (814) 944-2021
Telephone No. (814) 946-7330 (Altoona BVS: Voice)
Telephone No. (814) 949-7955 (Altoona BVS: TDD)

Wilkes-Barre
(Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne,
Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan,
Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne and Wyoming Counties)
Wednesday, April 3, 1996
1 p.m.--4 p.m.
Luzerne-Wyoming Counties MH/MR Conference Room
2nd Floor
111 North Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-3602
Telephone No. (717) 826-2361
(Wilkes-Barre BVS: Voice and TDD)

Erie
(Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie,
Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter,
Venango and Warren Counties)
Wednesday, April 3, 1996
11 a.m.--3 p.m.
Blindness and Visual Services
448 West 11th Street
Erie, PA 16501
Telephone No. (814) 871-4401 (Erie BVS: Voice)
Telephone No. (814) 871-4599 (Erie BVS: TDD)

Philadelphia
(Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and
Philadelphia Counties)
Thursday, April 4, 1996
11 a.m.--2 p.m.
Philadelphia State Office Building
Room 116
1400 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130-4064
Telephone No. (215) 560-5700 (Philadelphia BVS: Voice)
Telephone No. (215) 560-5725 (Philadelphia BVS: TDD)

Harrisburg
(Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster,
Lebanon, Perry and York Counties)
Thursday, April 11, 1996
11:30 a.m.--2:30 p.m.
Blindness and Visual Services
2923 North 7th Street, Suite B
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Telephone No. (717) 787-7500 (Harrisburg BVS: Voice)
Telephone No. (717) 787-1733 (Harrisburg BVS: TDD)

FEATHER O. HOUSTOUN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-454. Filed for public inspection March 22, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]


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