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VR/VRB Proposed Policy Changes - Public Hearing

MDRS OVR/OVRB Public Hearing
Friday May 9, 2025; 10:00 a.m.

The Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services (MDRS), specifically the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) and the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind (OVRB), will hold a Public Hearing to gather comments on proposed policy changes. These changes concern the Post-Secondary Training, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Maintenance Sponsorship, and the Financial Needs Assessment (FNA) tool, which will be rescinded and applied to all eligible Mississippians seeking VR services.

Remote public hearing sites will be at the following locations, and you can access the zoom link, join via conference call or register to attend in person by contacting Excellanxt Woodard at 1-800-443-1000 or via email.  There will be a limited of seating to 10.  Please register in advance for face to face with Excellanxt Woodard by calling 1-800-443-1000. We want your involvement but also offer a safe environment. 

Options to participate in our MDRS OVR/OVRB Public Hearing

  1.  Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89789467770?pwd=ULHhT5h2IclAdFa7ua9BHMHTnkShBH.1
    Meeting ID: 897 8946 7770
    Passcode: 639468
     
  2.  Join via Conference Call:
    Phone Number: (605) 313-5568
    Access code: 1090450
     
  3.  Register to attend:
    Locations are listed below
     

    AbilityWorks, Inc.
    3895 Beasley Road
    Jackson, MS 39213
    (601) 898-7076

    AbilityWorks, Inc.
    613 Pegram Drive
    Tupelo, MS 38802
    (662) 842-2144

    AbilityWorks, Inc.
    2503 Browning Road
    Greenwood, MS 38930
    (662) 453-7500

    AbilityWorks, Inc.
    1003 College Drive
    Meridian, MS 39034
    (601) 649-8094             

    AbilityWorks, Inc.
    934 Industrial Park Road, N.E.
    Brookhaven, MS 39601
    (601)  833-3201

    AbilityWorks, Inc.
    10280 Larkin-Smith Drive
    Gulfport, MS 39503
    (228) 897-7616

    Addie McBryde Center
    2550 Peachtree Street
    Jackson, MS 39296
    (601) 364-2700

    The ARC of Mississippi
    704 North President Street
    Jackson, MS 39202
    (601) 355-0220

    The ARC of Coastal Counties
    3109 Gulf Avenue
    Gulfport, MS 39501
    (228) 497-1035

    MS EMERGE Center
    310 N. Cleveland Ave
    Long Beach, MS 39560
    (228) 240 -2240

Click HERE to view the Public Hearing Announcement
Click HERE to view Standards for VR Sponsorship for Post-Secondary Education
Click HERE to view Post-Secondary Education and Training Services