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2006 Committee Goals
Vocational Rehabilitation Council

Developed 11/15/2005

2006 Native American Committee priorities

  1. Hold the summer Council meeting in Fort Belknap in conjunction with the Milk River Days, July 26-28. Do cultural training for the Council and staff, and cultural immersion on the Thursday night of the meeting. Dave will find a speaker.
  2. Contact the Crow Agency Rep for 121.
  3. Invite the 121s to the July Council meeting. Have a panel of 121 representative speakers. Focus on the subject of 121 issues.
  4. Encourage VR representatives to attend the Consortia of Administrators of Native American Rehabilitation (CANAR).
  5. Send a VR representative to the Native American Brain Injury Association Conference.
  6. NA Committee meet with the 121 representatives to discuss public awareness and what their needs are.

2006 Transition Committee priorities

  1. Opportunity to review the Task Force's work.
  2. Keep up to date on the higher education work that Ellen is doing regarding transfer of credits.
  3. Seek an interagency agreement between VR, the Office of Pubic Instruction, and the Department of Public Health and Human Services to cooperate and best serve folks with disabilities. Ask Joe to help us be aware and see if we can help.
  4. Do a summary of performance / IDEA. Identify what it is and what we want it to be . Study the Summary of Performance.
  5. Ask a staff person discuss with us what is transition – other than school to work. Tell us more about adult training services.

2006 Public Awareness and Legislative Education priorities

  1. Initiate a wider distribution of brochures to counselors, medical offices, mental health facilities, physical therapy offices, and social security offices. Follow-up to replenish their supplies.
  2. Provide an advertisement, column or article in the Montana Brain Injury Association literature.
  3. Explore agencies that do not have literature and offer consultation with VR staff to medical providers and to display brochures.
  4. Train our committee members for meeting with legislators, how to testify at hearings, and about the Executive Planning Process.
  5. Promote VR through a TV segment and radio talk show appearances. Topic: transportation.
  6. Discuss VR services with at least one person outside of VR each quarter.
  7. Continue Report to the Governor, and Stats at a Glance.
  8. Mail VR information and literature to VR “Friends of Rehab” at least 3 times in 2006.
  9. Develop a talking point paper to focus the discussion on important VR issues.
  10. Establish a relationship with local legislative representatives.
  11. Attack the problem of stereotyping. Watch the video and decide what to do with it, and how we could best utilize it.

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