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Winter 2007Volume 46, Number 1 N E W

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2006 Client Achievement Award winner doesnt let disability hamper his dreamsSomeday people with physical disabilities will be ableto hunt, sh and enjoy all o natures amenities in abarrier-ree, ully equipped, bed-and-breakast tucked

away in a remote, scenic wilderness area.Ryan Jennings, an avid outdoorsman, dreams o

building and operating that haven, and no one whoknows him doubts that he can pull that o i he sochooses.

The 25-year-old Jennings was recently honored asthe 2006 Client Achievement Award winner at theannual conerence o the South Carolina VocationalRehabilitation Association.

Jennings, who has spinal muscular atrophy, isemployed in the pharmaceutical sales business.

As a high-achieving and active Lexington High

School student, Jennings needed assistance inmaking his school surroundings more accessibleand in planning or transition to employment.SCVRD rehabilitation engineer Tom Jackman maderecommendations to the school, which made it easieror Jennings to navigate the campus in his wheelchair.

He took part in the summer program or students atSCVRDs Center or Comprehensive Programs to assess

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Two win Medals of Excellence ............................2

DDS named tops in region .................................2Areas honor their business partners ....................3Local staffers earn recognition ........................ 45

Awards recognize special contributions...............6SCVRA associations honor their own .................. 7

Around the conference................................. 910Legislative Breakfast scenes............................... 11Graham visits NARP operation ......................... 12

Ryan Jennings with a friend on a trip to Wyoming.

his physical capabilities and get a vocational evaluation.Its important to get VR involved early, because

things take time, said Carol Jennings, Ryans mother.That gives the school and the team time, maybe two

or three years, that they can actually plan together orthat childs next step.

Roy Hewett, now Lexington area supervisor, wasJennings counselor early on and quickly noted hisindependence, his desire to do things despite the actthat he has a disability, because that just does not holdhim back.

With scholarships and other resources, includingsome assistance rom VR, Jennings enrolled atPresbyterian College, which also made someaccessibility improvements to accommodate hisattendance. He earned a degree in biology while alsoworking as an athletic trainer.

SeeJennings, page 8

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H RIZONSNew Horizons is published by the SouthCarolina Vocational RehabilitationDepartment (SCVRD), 1410 Boston Ave., P.O.Box 15, West Columbia, SC 29171-0015.

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In accordance with ederal and statelaws, SCVRD does not discriminate againstany race, color, sex, national origin, age ordisability in employment or in provision oservices.

Agency:Derle A. Lowder Sr., chairman, Sumter

Larry C. Bryant, secretary, ColumbiaH. Lucius Latte, M.D., vice chairman,

at-large, AllendaleDr. Roxzanne Breland, Greenville

Timothy W. Evatt, PendletonRhonda J. Presha, Elgin

Alease G. Samuels, WalterboroJoseph A. Thomas, Conway

SCVRD:CommissionerLarry C. Bryant

EditorSharon H. Kelly

Ofce Locations:(all numbers voice and TDD)

Aiken: (803) 641-7630

Anderson: (864) 224-6391Beauort: (843) 522-1010

Berkeley-Dorchester: (843) 761-6036(843) 577-9057

Camden: (803) 432-1068

Charleston: (843) 740-1600Conway: (843) 248-2235Florence: (843) 662-8114Ganey: (864) 489-9954

Greenville: (864) 297-3066Greenwood: (864) 229-5827

Hartsville: (843) 332-2262Lancaster: (803) 285-6909Laurens: (864) 984-6563

Lexington: (803) 896-6333Marlboro: (843) 479-8318

Oconee-Pickens: (864) 882-6669Orangeburg: (803) 534-4939

Richland: (803) 782-4239Rock Hill: (803) 327-7106

Spartanburg: (864) 585-3693)

Sumter: (803) 469-2960)Walterboro: (843) 538-3116

Williamsburg: (843) 354-5252

Enabling eligible South Carolinians withDisabilities to prepare or, achieve and

maintain competitive employment.

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Commissioner honors twowith Medals o Excellence

Jennie Thomas, Spartanburg area

supervisor, andMia Howard,InormationTechnologyproject specialist,each received theCommissionersMedal oExcellence.

Thomas, who Thomasstarted with VR in1989, has shown a commitmentto our clients and the philosophyand mission o our department,said Commissioner Larry Bryant inpresenting the medal.

He cited her initiative tolearn Spanish so she could bemore eective with the growingHispanic/Latino population; herability to lead through change;

and the relationships she has built

with legislatorsand communityleaders.

Howard hasbeen with theagency or threeyears. During thattime, she hashad a tremendousimpact in a very

Howardshort time, Bryantsaid.

She has played an integralpart in developing the new CaseManagement System, demonstratingthe ability to look at the big pictureand envision how all the dierentprogram parts work together.

Bryant said the new system willimprove the quality o services weare able to provide our clients.

DDS named tops in regionThe South Carolina DisabilityDetermination Services programwas named DDS o the Year in theeight-state Atlanta Region.

Paul Barnes, the Social SecurityAdministrations Atlanta regionalcommissioner, bestows the honoreach year. South Carolina wasnamed rst in quality, processingtime and production. Other

states in the region are Alabama,Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia,Florida, North Carolina andKentucky.

In quality, or accuracy, DDSscored 98 percent, while thenational average was 95.6 percentand the regional average was 96percent.

Processing time was 70.2 days,while the national average was 88.6

days and the regional average was84.6 days.

In production, DDS scored 109.8percent, while the national averagewas 103.6 percent and the nationalaverage was 99.1 percent.

In addition, DDS doctors romSouth Carolina assisted other statesby doing medical evaluations insome o their cases.

I believe the streamliningchanges weve made over the lastcouple o years have been directlyresponsible or this success, saidSCVRD Commissioner Larry Bryantin recognizing the honor.

Those changes includedconverting to an electronic le;introducing a dual monitor system;and centralizing bill payment inWest Columbia.

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Areas honor their business partnersLowes storesin Sumterand Camden,

ARAMARK inRock Hill and theNational Oceanicand AtmosphericAdministration(National WeatherService) oce inGreenville receivedBusiness PartnerAwards during theconerence. Dr. H. Lucius Laftte, right, vice chairman of the S.C.

Lowes has been State Agency of Vocational Rehabilitation, shows off the

an outstanding Lowes Business Partner Award. From left are Roy Hewett,business partner Lexington area supervisor; Chris Hoopengarden, Willieor several years. In Fuller and Lowell Person, all of Lowes; and John Hornsby,Lexington, Lowes seated, SCVRD Sumter-Camden area supervisor.

manager Ed Comerhas supported the VR program,calling when vacancies occur at thestore. The store has hired severalclients with signicant disabilitiesand has made accommodationsto help them become successulemployees.

In Camden, three ormer VRclients are working at the Lowesstore.

Lowes is a charter member othe VR Business

great job helping clients learn theirjobs and eel welcome. In addition,ARAMARK uses VRs Job RetentionServices to help employees withdisabling conditions maintain their

jobs.

The National Weather Serviceoce at Greenville-SpartanburgAirport has been a leader in helpinglaunch the High School/ High Techprogram, which exposes student

with disabilitiesPartnership to technology-Network and based careers.Willie Fuller, area NOAA hashuman resources provided twomanager, has served internships so aras president o the at the Greenville

BPN. oce.ARAMARKs Other

acility at Winthrop business partnerUniversity in Rock nominationsHill has hired about included:20 VR clients or AikenThethe ood service Barnwelloperation over the People-Sentinel,past three years. Dr. Laftte presents Chris Averett of which hasThe sta does a ARAMARK with the Business Partner partnered with

Award.

the Aiken oce or the past sixyears.

The newspaper has provided an

average o six community-basedclient evaluations a year and lastyear hired a VR client.

AndersonUlbrich StainlessSteel & Special Metals Inc.,Westminster Division. Since 2003,Ulbrich has contracted with VRor clients to remove and strip wirerom spools.

Salvaged wire is used in aircratand aerospace vehicles, automotivecomponents and medicalequipment.

Berkeley-DorchesterGoodwillIndustries o Lower South Carolina.Since January o last year, Goodwillhas employed more than 20VR clients in various positionsthroughout the tri-county area.

CharlestonThe Sheraton NorthHotel. The hotel has hired at least17 VR clients in various positionsover the last year. When vacanciesoccur, the hotel sta looks to VRclients to ll them. I a problemarises, VR sta members help workout solutions.

ConwayEBTRON, an airfowmeasurement industry. VR clients atthe Conway Work Training Centerproduce about 150 to 200 heatingand air-conditioning cables a weekor the company.

FlorencePalmetto Packaging.

The company has supported theVR program since 1975. An averageo 29 clients per month work ontasks or Palmetto Packaging at theFlorence Work Training Center. Thecompany also has hired two clients.

Laurens-GreenwoodAstenJohnson o Clinton. The companysupplies products or the pulp and

See Partners, page 7

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Local case staers earn recognitionAiken

Dennis Sauls, Luanna Dygas,Jan Westmoreland, Vilroy Smith,

Kathy Murray, Robin Taylor, JohnMcMurtrie, George Sessions and

Joe Powell were recognized ortheir work with a client who hasmild mental retardation.

The client received a widearray o services and the sta wasvery involved in helping him nda home, urniture and clothing.He is successully employed as acustodian with a contractor.

AndersonJim Keogh, Jackie Nelson,

Melissa Hegler and Greg Beattywere recognized or their work witha client who has a mental disabilityand articulation problems.

The client had received SocialSecurity benets rom age 6 untilage 18. She had never workedbeore she came to the AndersonVR oce. Following VR services,she is employed as a housekeeper.

Beauort-WalterboroGail Murray and John Gallagher

o the Beauort oce and thestas o the Evaluation Center andRehabilitation Technology wererecognized or their work with aclient who was born without armsand has legs o dierent lengths.

The client spent a summer atthe Evaluation Center, participatingin vocational assessment, careerexploration and job-readinessclasses.

He applied to and was acceptedby Clemson University, where hemajored in mechanical engineering.Rehabilitation Technology provideda laptop computer with thenecessary accommodations and VRalso provided assistance with tuitionand related school costs.

He is employedas an automotiveengineer.

Berkeley-DorchesterKelly Overholser,

John Wilson, FredaWashington andElaine Ellingtono the Berkeley-Dorchesteroce and the Conway staff members were, from left, Johnathan

Greene, Phil Davis, Cindy McKenzie, Mona King,RehabilitationTechnology sta Teresa Houston and Marty Graham

were recognized or benets. At VR, she was involvedtheir work with a woman who has in career planning and employmenta progressive muscular disability services and job-readiness trainingand lymphedema. to help her build work tolerance.

The client, who uses a power She is successully employed as awheelchair, is employed as a police marketing representative.dispatcher. Transportation becamean issue when she had to purchase Conway

a van to travel to and rom work. Teresa Houston, Phil Davis,

VR provided job supports and Marty Graham, Johnathan Greene,

helped her obtain a wheelchair lit Mona King and Cindy McKenzie

and hand controls or her van. were recognized or their work witha client who has a traumatic brain

Charleston injury and seizure disorder.Jakki Deas, Jennier Jerome, Following VR services, the client

Ginger Ash, Morgan Fancher, is employed as a grocery storeDeborah Johnson, Vivian Pinckneyand Mary Hart were recognized ortheir work with a client who hasmultiple disabilities.

The

custodian.

FlorenceSamantha Murray, Jan Psillos,

Susan Jordan, Audrey Nowlin,

client hasmentaldisorders,diabetesandlupus.She hadbeen outo workor 10yearsand wasreceiving

Charleston staff members were, from left, Vivian Pinckney, JenniferJerome, Jakki Deas, Deborah Johnson and Mary Hart.

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Camilla Jones, Prince McGill,Elizabeth Parker, Obediah Kirven,Mike Harrelson and Susan Urquhartwere honored or their work with aclient who was depressed.

They provided services andworked closely with the clientsmental health counselor toaddress his needs throughout hisrehabilitation.

The client is employed as akitchen worker at a restaurant.

GreenvilleMark Daniels and Cathy Jollie

o the Greenville oce, MarliseGuillerault, Jim Stroman, DebbyTriplett and Birt Dowling o theEvaluation Center, Julie Jackman othe Muscular Development Centerand Todd Batt o the RehabilitationTechnology sta were recognizedor their work with a client who hasa spinal cord injury.

The client was receiving SSDIwhen he came to VR. His injurylimited his mobility, sel-care abilityand work tolerance.

Following VR services, he isworking as a public relations

representative.Laurens-Greenwood

Steve Heape, Keith Stewart, ChadUlmer, Arthur Kemp, Grace Ryan,

Jim Williams and the GreenwoodWork Training Center sta alongwith the Evaluation Center and theRehabilitation Technology staswere recognized or their work witha client who has paraplegia.

The client was injured in a

motorcycle accident in 1996.Following VR services, he isemployed at a local industry.

Marlboro-HartsvilleSheila Gilbert, Emily Whitney,

Melody Woodle, Sophia Streater,Stacy Bakas, Rick Fountain andTim Russell o the Marlboroand Hartsville oces alongwith the Evaluation Center and

Rehabilitation Technology staswere recognized or their workwith a client who has muscularweakness and hearing loss.

Ater receiving VR services, theclient is employed as a receptionist.

OrangeburgDeborah McCarty, Bessie

Dowling, Raymond Cooper andIvory Canty were recognized ortheir work with a client whose rightarm was amputated below theelbow.

Following VR services, the clientis working as a

SpartanburgRoland Salley, Belinda Gibbs,

Cindy Sellars, Norma Grizzard,Jennie Thomas, Marlene Comer andKatie Sprouse o the Spartanburgoce and Roy Hewett o theInormation Technology TrainingCenter were recognized or theirwork with a client who suereda oot injury compounded bydiabetes.

The client is employed as ageographic inormation systems(GIS) analyst.

cashier at a gasstation.

RichlandGardenia

Coleman, JanCampbell, AndreaSinkler-Slaughter,Bernard Grant,

Jody Varn, JesseFarr, Joy Smith,Robert Taylor and

Jeannine Gamblerom the Richland

Marlboro-Hartsville staff were, from left, SophiaStreater, Rick Fountain, Sheila Gilbert, Stacy Bakas,Emily Whitney, Tim Russell and Melody Woodle.

area oce andJulie Jackman o the MuscularDevelopment Center wererecognized or their work with aclient who has a mental disability.

The client has an eye or detailand ater a successul community-based evaluation, he was hired as ashipping and receiving clerk or anarea industry.

Rock Hill

Vickie Manning, Jon Robinsonand Linda Ransom were recognizedor their work with a client who hasa mental disability.

The clients disability limitsinormation retention andinteraction with others, but aterextensive job-readiness training,he is employed as a ood serviceworker.

SumterKim Ferguson o the Sumter

oce, Lee-Ann Danko, JaniceMiller and Mary Burnett o theEvaluation Center and Barbara

Jolly o the Muscular DevelopmentCenter were recognized or theirwork with a man who has hadpolio since he was an inant.

VR provided services and

assisted with post-secondarytraining at the University o SouthCarolina, where the client receiveda bachelors degree in retailmanagement.

He subsequently received amasters o business administrationrom East Carolina University and isemployed as an assistant managerat a drug store.

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Awards recognize special contributionsSeveral people who have SCVRD advocate with legislators involved in the High School/Highhad a special impact on the and the governor. Tech program in 2005 whenS.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Frances Looper o Lexington was he took an internship at the

Department were recognized withawards during the conerence.

Sen. WesHayes, R-RockHill, received theLegislative Award.

Hayes has beena supporter o theagency since hiselection to the S.C.House in 1984.He was elected

Hayesto the S.C. Senatein 1990 and isa member o the Senate FinanceCommittee, the Public EducationCommittee and the Medical AairsCommittee.

In all o these roles, he hasdemonstrated a compassion orall people, especially people withdisabilities, said CommissionerLarry Bryant in presenting the

award.Hayes recently sponsored a billthat established state standards

recognized as VRClient Partner othe Year.

Client partnersare ormer clientswho supportthe agency bywriting legislators,teaching classes,participating in Looper

panel discussions,identiying job opportunities andserving as mentors or other clients.

Looper, who is working as anadministrative assistant or a cardealership, has been an active VRsupporter in the Lexington area. Sherecently spoke at a West ColumbiaChamber o Commerce meetingand during an SCVRD centermanagers meeting.

Sean Darcy, a 2006 high schoolgraduate, received the Richard M.

Kuel Excellence in Education Award.Darcy, o Greenville, became

National Weather Service oceat Greenville-SpartanburgAirport.

High School/High Tech exposeshigh school studentswith disabilities tocareer opportunitiesin technology-related elds. Darcy

Darcy, who hasparaplegia ollowing a car accident,so impressed ocials at the WeatherService oce that he was oered a

job as a part-time student employee.He has worked on a variety o

projects, including a PowerPointpresentation on lightning saety orarea school districts.

This year, he is enrolled at ITTTechnical Institute where he ismajoring in computer programming

He also has another internship withthe Weather Service.

or VR counselor educationrequirements, allowing the agencyto avoid using ederal standardsthat are much more restrictive andcostly.

Dr. Lonnie Randolph, aColumbia optometrist, receivedSpecial Recognition or his longtime support o the agency.

Randolph, who also is statepresident o theNAACP, hasworked withVR clients sinceshortly ater hebegan his practice30 years ago. Heis very infuentialin the communityand has been an Randolph

Derle Lowder,seated, chairmanof the S.C. State

Agency of VocationalRehabilitation,congratulates Dr.Lucius Laftte on his 50

years of service on theSCVRD board. Laftte,an Allendale physician,has been on the boardsince it was formed in1957. Feb. 12 was Dr.Luke Laftte Day at theSCVRA conference.

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SCVRA associations honor their ownWinners o the SCVRA association and employment specialist at or the computer network in theawards were: the Evaluation Center, received new DDS Administration Building

Pat Green,area developmentdirector, receivedthe Administratoro the YearAward rom theS.C. VocationalRehabilitationAdministrators

GreenAssociation.

She wasrecognized or her leadership and

mentoring skills.Her ability to coach newsupervisors and managers hasreaped vast rewards or the agencyin the areas o productivity, stabilityand customer service or the clientso the S.C. Vocational RehabilitationDepartment, the nomination says.

Jim Stroman, career planning

the Client Services AssociationEmployee o the Year Award.

Stroman consistently perormsabove and beyond expectationsin deliveringcustomer service,according to thenomination. Healso was citedor being a teamplayer, takingthe initiative

to help others Stromanand perormingany duty asked o him withouthesitation.

Sam Hamilton, an inormationresources consultant, received theTechnical Services AssociationEmployee o the Year Award.

Hamilton was project leader

in West Columbia last year. The

project spanned more than sevenmonths and everything workedsuccessully theday the newbuilding opened.

Hamilton alsoearned associateand senior stateproject managercertication lastyear, the only Hamilton

SCVRD employeeto have done so.Dr. Lisa Varner, a DDS

psychologist in Greenville, receivedthe Barry Cooper LeadershipAward rom the S.C. Association oDisability Examiners.

SeeAssociations, page 8

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paper industry. Three to six clientsa day at the Laurens Work TrainingCenter cut cardboard packaging,salvage tubes and sew materials orAsten Johnson.

MarlboroStanley Tools. Thecompany has supplied contractwork to the Marlboro Work Training

Center or 10 years. Five to 15clients a day work on the contracts.

OrangeburgLoves TravelLodge. The company uses VR as aresource or potential employees.

RichlandPontiac Foodso Pontiac. A subsidiary o theKroger Corporation, Pontiac Foodsproduces dried prepared oods,specically coee and spices.

Clients at theRichland WorkTraining Centerperorm a varietyo tasks or Pontiac,including productsalvage and nishedproduct display.

SpartanburgMorrisons. Thecompany operatesthe dining acilitiesat SpartanburgRegional MedicalCenter. Seven VRclients have beenhired at the hospitallocation.

WalterboroFloralie Inc. The

Dr. Laftte presents the Business Partner Award to VinceDiCarlo, warning coordination meteorologist with theNational Weather Service in Greenville. From left areDavid Turnipseed, Greenville area supervisor, and KerryReece, a Greenville counselor who works with the HighSchool/High Tech program.

the-job training or some VR clientscompany, which specializes in cut and has a representative on the VRfower preservatives, provides on- Advisory Board in Walterboro.

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Associationscontinued from page 7

Varner is the only ull-timepsychological consultant in theGreenville

Regional DDSoce, servingmedicalconsultants,examiners andsupervisors.She assumedthe primaryrole o training Varnernew examinerson the mental

body system and took on the tasko creating a new lesson plan anddesk aids or new and experiencedexaminers.

She is the current president oSCADES and the S.C. Association oProessional Psychologists.

Ken Norris, DDS senior manageror administration, was named theProessional Sta AssociationsProessional o the Year.

Norris was recognized orspearheading the centralization othe DDS scal and consultativeexamination teams, which greatlyenhanced eciency and service.

He temporarily served asthe supervisor in the CharlestonRegional DDSoce and also asthe point man orthe construction

o the newadministrativeoce andrenovation oexisting space.

He also ound Norris

time to conducttraining on confict resolution andserves as a mentor to several newsupervisors.

Ryan Jennings, center, with some of the SCVRD staff who worked on his case.

They are, from left, Betsy Kliment, Roy Hewett, Todd Batt, Brenda Miller,Barbara Armstrong and Tom Jackman. Not pictured are Wanda Williamson, Julie

Jackman, Barbara Jolly, Mary Ann Smith, Carol Teal, Marlise Guillerault, JaniceMiller and Linda Menefee.

JenningsContinued from page 1

As he prepared to nd his nichein the workplace, Jennings neededto upgrade his transportation.Again he turned to the SCVRDrehabilitation technology staor recommendations. Todd Battworked closely with him and wrotethe technical specications orvan modications to maximizehis mobility. The Department oDisabilities and Special Needsbid out the project using thosespecications.

Ater graduation he oundemployment with a local

pharmaceutical company andcontinued his studies, pursuing a

Jennings in his old van

masters degree in business. He molecular biology, with the intenthas nearly completed work on to do research into spinal muscularthat degree, and has his sights set atrophy, the condition that he andon acceptance into a doctoral his younger sister Megan share.program. Those are high-level goals, but

My heart is in the biological there will still be room or huntingsciences, he said. He plansto pursue a degree in cellular SeeJennings, page 12

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Carol Anderson,left, and SusanUrquhart of Florenceand Penny Betheaof Conway enjoythe Sunday night

reception.

Tim Evatt, a member of the S.C. State Agencyof Vocatinal Rehabilitation, chats with DebHuff at the registration desk.

Dr. Iwanna Ridgill, the Tuesday motivationalspeaker, poses with Derle Lowder, chairman of theS.C. State Agency of Vocational Rehabilitation.

Around theconerence

Incoming SCVRAPresident JennieThomas, left,

presents outgoingPresident PatGreen with a

plaque honoringher service.

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John Hager, left, assistantsecretary of the U.S.

Department of Education,Paul Barnes, Social

Security Administrationregional commissioner,

and Dr. Blease Graham,political science professerat the Universiity of South

Carolina, were featuredpanelists on Tuesday

morning.

Jeb Batten, Neal Getsinger and Linda Lieser mug forthe camera.

The honor guard from Wil Lou GrayOpportunity School presents the colors.

Sen. Wes Hayes, R-RockHill, poses with Kathy

Brownlee, Rock Hill areasupervisor. Hayes received

the Legislative Award.

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Scenes rom the Legislative BreakastThe S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Association sponsored its annual Legislative Breakast at the State House

complex on March 1.It was an opportunity or area supervisors and state oce sta to greet their legislators and answer questions

about issues pending on the legislative agenda that might aect the S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Department.Here are some scenes rom the breakast.

Rep. Nikki Haley of Lexington, second from left,poses with Roy Hewett, Lexington area supervisor,Commissioner Larry Bryant, and Joanie Hess, Bryantsassistant.

Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter of Orangeburg makesa point to Area Development Director KerryMandeville, while Orangeburg Area SupervisorIvory Canty looks on.

Rep. Rex Rice of Easley talks withDavid Turnipseed, Greenville areasupervisor.

Aiken Area SupervisorJan Westmoreland tries

out a Segway personaltransporter belongingto Rep. Skipper Perry of

Aiken.Rep. Alan Clemmons of MyrtleBeach with Penny Bethea, Conwayarea supervisor.

Area Development Director Neal Getsinger, left, talks withRep. Seth Whipper of Charleston, center, and Charleston AreaSupervisor Peter Zalka.

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Jenningscontinued from page 8

and shing, at which he excels eventhough he says nature wasnt reallydesigned accessible, and perhapsto build the bed-and-breakast thatwould be ully equipped to helpothers with disabilities enjoy theoutdoors.

Im looking orward to seeingwho Ryan Jennings is in the nextve, ten or teen years, said hismost recent VR counselor, BrendaMiller. I think hes going to makea very serious contribution tosociety.

People with disabilities havesome wonderul skills that oureconomy doesnt always tap into,said Jennings.

Vocational Rehabilitation existsto help olks not only learn moreabout the skills they have, but alsoto nd a way to mesh those skillswith a career.

Sean McKay, right, domestic tactical sales representative for North AmericanRescue Products, shows one of NARPs casualty response kits to Sen. LindseyGraham, R-SC. Graham recently visited the NARP operation at SCVRDs PelhamRoad Work Training Center in Greenville. With him are Darline Graham, anSCVRD business development specialist, and Bob Castellani, founder and

president of NARP.

The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department reports that it printed 5,300 copies o this newsletter at a cost o$1,188, or about $.22 a copy.

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