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Vocational
Rehabilitation
Client Assistance
Program
Services to Blind/Visually Impaired
Disability Adjudication
Office of
Disability Employment Policy
Participant Services Policy and Procedures
Manual
NV State
Rehabilitation Council
Certified Interpreters
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Nevada State Rehabilitation
Council
The mission of the Nevada
State Rehabilitation Council
(NSRC) is to help ensure that vocational rehabilitation programs (Bureau
of Vocational Rehabilitation and
Bureau of Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired)
are consumer oriented, consumer driven, and that the programs' services
and resources result in employment outcomes for Nevadans with
disabilities.
The Council may assist you
or others in the community in the following ways:
- Help
individuals with disabilities obtain services which may help them become employable.
- Put employers in
contact with individuals with disabilities who may fill their staffing needs.
- Receive and relay
client experiences about the state or the community vocational
rehabilitation programs.
- Receive and relay
ideas about improving vocational rehabilitation services.
Council
meetings are held at least quarterly, teleconferencing between
Carson City and Las Vegas, so that members unable to travel may
attend.
Scheduled meetings of of the Nevada State Rehabilitation Council
are:
January 22, 2010
State Plan Committee
February 19, 2010
Full Council
May 21, 2010
Full Council
September 14, 2010 Full
Council
November 16, 2010
Full Council
January 11, 2011
State Plan Committee
February 8, 2011
Full Council
May 10, 2011
Full Council
September 13, 2011 Full
Council
November 8, 2011
Full Council
Council Composition
The Council has a minimum of 16
members as required by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. The
number in parentheses indicates the minimum representation from various
constituencies. The category and current members follow. Individuals
interested in being considered for membership may call (775) 687-1920 to
ask for information.
Minimum
Representation |
Members |
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(1) |
State Independent Living
Council Representative - Mary Evilsizer |
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(1) |
Parents Training &
Information Center Representative
- Kathy Treants |
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(1) |
Client Assistance Program
Representative -
Robin Hall-Walker |
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(1) |
Vocational Rehabilitation
Counselor Representative - Inez de Ocio |
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(1) |
Community Rehabilitation
Program Representatives - Brian Patchett, Veronica Wilson |
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(4) |
Business, Industry and
Labor
Representatives - Chris Syverson, Jean Peyton,
Jane Gruner,
(1 Appointment Pending) |
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(2) |
Individuals with
Disabilities, Advocate Representatives - Jack Mayes, Scott
Youngs, Brenton King,
Edina Jambor |
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(1) |
Current or Former Applicants or Recipients of Vocational
Rehabilitation Services - Jean Peyton |
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(1) |
Native American, Section
121 VR Program -
Jimmy Begay |
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(1) |
State
Educational Agency Representative
-
Jennifer S. Kane |
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(1) |
State
Workforce Investment Board Representative
- Jean Peyton |
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(1) |
Designated State Unit
Administrator (ex officio) -
Deborah Braun |
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(0) |
Legislator -
Assemblywoman Ellen Koivisto |
Southern Nevada
Phone:
(702) 486-5230
TTY:
(702) 486-1018
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Northern Nevada
Phone:
(775) 684-4040
TTY:
(775) 684-8400
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