Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was on hand to congratulate the honorees at the recent statewide awards ceremony at the Alabama State Capitol. T he annual event is sponsored by the Alabama Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities and the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services. Ivey said state leaders are always looking for ways to provide more opportunities
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There are many success stories highlighting the impact that the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services and its programs can have on an individual. Renika Baggage, however, provides a look at how the recipient of these services can share his or her experiences to change the lives of others. Baggage attended the annual Governor’s Job Fair for People with Disabilities in
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The Alabama Board of Rehabilitation Services will be under new direction in the coming year. During the Dec. 7 quarterly meeting in Montgomery, the board unanimously voted District 5 representative Eddie C. Williams as chairman and District 3 representative Penny Piland Foster as vice chairman. Williams said he has always taken his role on the board very seriously because
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house were held recently to celebrate the completion of a state-of-the-art rehab engineering workshop in Anniston. The 864-square-foot building, which sits behind the ADRS facility on Coleman Road in Anniston, includes a 24′ x 24′ workshop with work benches and a wash-out sink as well as a storage loft. The outside also features water access
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