Vocational Rehabilitation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Information Session

June 9, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2014

CONTACT: Julie Rabinowitz 621-5009; Nancy Melanson 623-7958 (voice); 623-7998 (TTY)

AUGUSTA?The Division of the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened will hold an information session about vocational rehabilitation and the services that it provides. The session will take place at the Bangor CareerCenter at 45 Oak Street, Suite 1 in Bangor on June 13 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. A portion of the session will be reserved for questions and answers.

Rehabilitation Counselors for Deaf and Hard of Hearing will be present to answer questions from deaf and hard-of-hearing people who are current, former or potential clients.

For more information contact Terry Morrell, division director, at Terry.L.Morrell@maine.gov .

The Division of the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened, part of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS) in the Department of Labor, works to bring about full access to employment, independence and community integration for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

For more information about hiring people with disabilities or identifying job training resources for people with disabilities, visit your local CareerCenter, call 1-855-ALL-HIRE (TTY users call Maine Relay 711) or visit http://employmentforme.org .

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