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Registration for the RCPA Conference 2022 Together! is now open! Together! will be held October 11 – 14, 2022, at the Hershey Lodge in person this year. Be sure to register soon, as early bird rate is available now until September 9, 2022.

We are excited for the lineup of speakers who will be presenting at this year’s conference, as there will be pertinent information available and discussed for all service areas. Workshop sessions include:

  • Northwest Pennsylvania Veteran Suicide Prevention Program
    • Presented by Greg Griffith of University of Pittsburgh PERU as well as Mandy Fauble and Stacey Buettner of UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor
  • Evaluating the Use of a Digital Therapeutic to Improve Client Engagement and Access to Post-Discharge Outcomes
    • Presented by Jennifer Irvin and Winnie Nagle of Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.
  • Father Engagement Through the Eyes of the Child
    • Presented by George Fleming and Misty Woody of Allegheny Family Network
  • You Have All the Data — Now What? How to Leverage Data to Demonstrate Quality
    • Presented by Rayni McMahon of Consulting for Human Services, LLC.
  • Technology Solutions to Elevate the Level of Independence for Individuals With Disabilities
    • Presented by Shaleea Shields of LumiCare
  • Possibilities of Play — Board Games for Skill Building
    • Presented by Jack Berkenstock Jr. of The Bodhana Group
  • How Supportive Care Services Addressing Social Determinants of Health Impact Quality of Life
    • Presented by Mia Haney and Phil Wilkins of Modivcare

Be sure to check out the entire list of sessions in our brochure, and note that sessions will be recorded to allow participants to take advantage of sessions after the event.

In addition to an amazing roster of speakers, our 2022 Conference will have an exciting array of sponsors and exhibitors. We thank those who have committed to our conference thus far! If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting, visit here for more details.

We’d like to give a special shoutout to our Connections Hall sponsor Beacon Health Options as well as our Welcome Reception sponsor UPMC Community Care Behavioral Health Organization. Thank you for your support!

Questions about the conference may be directed to Carol Ferenz or Sarah Eyster, Conference Coordinators.

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Learn the facts about the symptoms, prevention, and what to do if you or someone where you work gets sick. This webinar will include presentations by leaders and clinicians from the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Department of Health (DOH), as well provide an opportunity for Q&A.

Please forward the webinar invitation along to any other relevant stakeholders in your network. For those unable to attend live, a recording of the session will be made available.

Visit HERE to register for this webinar scheduled for Wednesday, August 31 at 1:00 pm. When registering for the event, you must fill out the registration information by clicking “Register” on the left side of your screen as shown below.

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ODP Announcement 22-099 provides a revision to the rate for the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) services for enhanced communication. The enhanced communication rate is available for services from providers who have proficient signing staff to serve signing d/Deaf individuals or utilize PA registered, certified Sign Language Interpreters during service provision.

Attachment A is available to explain the differences between having staff who are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) versus using an ASL Interpreter.

Providers who wish to request an enhanced communication rate must complete either the: Enhanced Communication Rate Request Form (Signing Staff) — Attachment B, or Enhanced Communication Rate Request Form (Sign Language Interpreting Services) — Attachment C.

Questions about the contents of this announcement may be directed to the ODP Deaf Services inbox. This communication obsoletes ODP Announcement 20-011, Revision to the Enhanced Communication Rate for Services.

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RCPA, along with 285 disability service providers and associations representing disability service providers, signed onto a letter from ANCOR thanking Senator Casey for his advocacy on behalf of individuals with disabilities in the past year.

The letter states, “Thank you for your steadfast leadership in supporting the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) program, which enables individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) to live full and independent lives in their communities.

Thank you for being a sponsor and champion of the Better Care Better Jobs Act, which would strengthen the HCBS program and address a decades-long direct care workforce crisis that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and for shining a light on the importance of home-based services through a hearing in the Senate Aging Committee this past March.

We especially appreciate your relentless efforts to include the Better Care Better Jobs Act as part of the budget reconciliation bill. Although an investment in HCBS was not ultimately included in the Inflation Reduction Act, we know that time and again you pressed Senate leadership and your fellow colleagues to support people with I/DD through inclusion of HCBS funding.”

The full letter can be accessed here.

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Thursday, September 8, 2022
Start time: 9:00 am
End time: 1:30 pm

This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. The public is invited to call in to this meeting using the following information:

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Sept 8, 2022, 09:00 am Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: PA State Board of Vocational Rehabilitation Quarterly Meeting
Use this link to join the webinar:
Passcode: 528240

Or One Tap Mobile:
US: +19292056099,,88584838897#,,,,*528240# or +13017158592,,88584838897#,,,,*528240#

Or Telephone:
Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1-929-205-6099 or +1-301-715-8592 or +1-312-626-6799 or +1-646-931-3860 or +1-669-900-6833 or +1-253-215-8782 or +1-346-248-7799 or +1-386-347-5053 or +1-564-217-2000 or +1-669-444-9171
Webinar ID: 885 8483 8897
Passcode: 528240

The agenda for this meeting is below. Anyone who would like to make public comments prior to the meeting may submit their comments via email.

PENNSYLVANIA STATE BOARD OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

Zoom Virtual Meeting
September 8, 2022
MISSION STATEMENT: To assist Pennsylvanians with disabilities to secure and maintain employment and independence.

PUBLIC AGENDA

9:00 am – 9:20 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks, Jennifer Berrier, Secretary, Labor & Industry

  • Roll Call of Board Members
  • ACTION: Approval of Agenda
  • ACTION: Approval of Minutes, March 3, 2022

9:20 am – 9:30 am
Discussion on 2023 State Board Meeting Dates & Locations, Jennifer Berrier

  • *NOTE: Public Comment will be taken prior to any official board action.
  • ACTION: Approval of 2023 Meeting Dates & Locations

9:30 am – 10:00 am
Executive Director’s Remarks, Ryan Hyde, Acting Executive Director, OVR

10:00 am – 10:30 am
State Board Task Force Committee Update, Michael Kiel, Board Member

10:30 am – 10:45 am

  • BREAK
  • OVR BUREAU DIRECTOR REPORTS

10:45 am – 11:45 am
Hiram G. Andrews Center, Jill Moriconi, Director
Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Marci Katona, Acting Director
Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services, Dawn Sokol, Acting Director
Bureau of Central Operations, Ryan Hyde, Director

  • STAKEHOLDER REPORTS

11:45 am – 12:25 pm
Statewide Independent Living Council, Matthew Seeley, Executive Director
PA Rehabilitation Council, Paul Fogle, Chair
Office for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Melissa Hawkins, Director
Client Assistance Program, Steve Pennington, Director

  • TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS

12:25 pm – 1:00 pm
Report on Summer Internships, Doug Rand, Business Services Outreach Division Chief

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

  • PUBLIC COMMENT

1:30 pm

  • ADJOURNMENT
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