315 Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; Statewide public meetings

DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; Statewide Public Meetings

[27 Pa.B. 1088]

   The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) has been established by State and Federal law to provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities. Those laws require OVR to operate under State and Strategic Plans, which must be reviewed and, if necessary, revised annually. OVR is required by law to conduct public meetings in order to evaluate the effectiveness of its Plans. Accordingly, OVR has scheduled meetings throughout the State.

   As customers and providers of OVR services, your participation and suggestions will be helpful. OVR will address your concerns. Suggested topics for discussion:

   * How satisfied are you with OVR services?

   * What changes should OVR make to its program?

   * How do OVR's plans, policies and procedures affect you?

   All meeting sites are accessible. Interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing will be present at all meetings. For additional information or special accommodations, please call the telephone number listed for that meeting.

   If you cannot attend the public meetings, comments may be mailed to the OVR district administrator in your local geographic area.

   Public meeting locations:

Allentown (Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton Counties)

Thursday, March 20, 1997
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
160 Hamilton Street, Suite 100
Allentown, PA 18101
1 [phone] (Voice)
1 [phone] (TT)

Wednesday, March 26, 1997
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Monroe County Assistance Office
Business Route 209 and Tanite Road
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
1 [phone] (Voice)
1 [phone] (TT)

Altoona (Bedford, Blair, Centre, Fulton and Huntingdon Counties)

Wednesday, March 26, 1997
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Center for Independent Living of Southcentral PA
Wolf Office Building--First Floor
1501 Eleventh Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601
1 [phone] (Voice/TT)

Dubois (Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson and McKean Counties)

Thursday, March 27, 1997
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
St. Marys Job Center
301 Depot Street
St. Marys, PA 15857
1 [phone] (Voice) or 1 [phone] (TT)

Friday, March 28, 1997
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
199 Beaver Drive
DuBois, PA 15801
1 [phone] (Voice) or 1 [phone] (TT)

Erie (Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango and Warren Counties)

Wednesday, March 26, 1997
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Warren Job Center
2 Market Street
Warren, PA 16365
1 [phone] (Voice) or 1 [phone] (TT)

Harrisburg (Dauphin, Cumberland, Juniata, Lebanon, Mifflin and Perry Counties)

Thursday, March 27, 1997
2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
(Conference Room)
2971-B North Seventh Street (Uptown Plaza)
Harrisburg, PA 17110
1 [phone] (Voice/TT)

Johnstown (Cambria, Indiana, Somerset and Westmoreland Counties)

Wednesday, March 19, 1997
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Hiram G. Andrews Center Seminar Theater
Hiram G. Andrews Center
727 Goucher Street
Johnstown, PA 15905
1 [phone] (Voice) or 1 [phone] (TT)

New Castle (Armstrong, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence Counties)

Wednesday, March 26, 1997
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
(Conference Room)
100 Margaret Street
New Castle, PA 16101
1 [phone] (Voice/TT)

Philadelphia (Philadelphia County)

Tuesday, March 18, 1997
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
(Conference Room)
444 North Third Street--Fifth Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19123
1 [phone] (Voice) or 1 [phone] (TT)

Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)

Thursday, March 27, 1997
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Allegheny Intermediate Unit, Station Square
Horace Mann Room, 2nd Floor
200 Commerce Court Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1178
1 [phone] (Voice/TT) or [phone]

Reading (Berks and Schuylkill Counties)

Tuesday, March 25, 1997
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
(Conference Room)
1090 Commons Boulevard
Reading, PA 19605-3332
1 [phone] (Voice) or 1 [phone] (TT)

Rosemont (Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties)

Wednesday, April 2, 1997
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Eastern Instructional Support Center
200 Anderson Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406
1 [phone] (Voice) or 1 [phone] (TT)

Washington (Fayette, Greene and Washington Counties)

Wednesday, March 19, 1997
11 a.m to 1 p.m.
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Conference Room
201 West Wheeling Street
Washington, PA 15301
1 [phone] (Voice/TT)

Wednesday, March 26, 1997
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc.
137 North Beeson Boulevard
Uniontown, PA 15401
1 [phone] (Voice/TT)

Wilkes-Barre (Bradford, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties)

Wednesday, March 19, 1997
2 p.m to 4 p.m.
Pittston Convention Center
(Convention Hall)
1073 Oak Street
Pittston Township, PA 18640
1 [phone] (Voice/TT)

Williamsport (Clinton, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Tioga and Union Counties)

Tuesday, March 18, 1997
1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wellsboro Job Center
(Conference Room)
146 East Avenue
Wellsboro, PA 16901-1763
1 [phone] (Voice) or 1 [phone] (TT)

Wednesday, March 19, 1997
1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Department of Public Assistance
(Conference Room)
1610 Industrial Blvd., Suite 300
Lewisburg, PA 17837-1273
1 [phone] (Voice) or 1 [phone] (TT)

Thursday, March 20, 1997
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
(Conference Room)
The Grit Building--Suite 102
208 West Third Street
Williamsport, PA 17701-6410
1 [phone] (Voice) or 1 [phone] (TT)

York (Adams, Franklin, Lancaster, and York Counties)

Tuesday, March 25, 1997
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Suite 207--2nd Floor
2550 Kingston Road
York, PA 17402-3792
1 [phone] (Voice/TT)

JOHNNY J. BUTLER,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-315. Filed for public inspection February 28, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]