Lynnae Ruttledge New RSA Commissioner

President Barack Obama has appointed Lynnae Ruttledge as the new RSA Commissioner. She previously served as the Executive Director of the Washington Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Ms. Ruttledge has also worked in the public and non-profit sectors in Michigan, Oregon and Washington, working in critical areas including policy development, program management, independent living, workforce development, and business leadership networks.

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http://www.theolympian.com/483

http://www.ssa.gov/oidap/bios/ruttledge.htm

http://www.bff.org/aapdnow-lr.html

NRCA reprinted CSAVR's public announcement of the appointment, as follows:

"CSAVR is delighted that “one of our own”, Lynnae Ruttledge , Director of the Washington General state VR agency has been nominated to be the next RSA Commissioner. As many of you know, Lynnae is a great advocate and administrator. Her combination of skills will be of tremendous use in her new responsibilities. We look forward to working with Lynnae in this new capacity".

NEW Ticket to Work Training

DARS, Texas Workforce Commission, DADS, the Austin Resource Center for Independent Living, and the Texas Medicaid Infrastructure Grant invite you to learn about the excitingopportunities offered by the NEW Ticket to Work program and about how Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities can use Work Incentives to keep their benefit checks while exploring work.

October 16, 2009 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Capital Area Workforce Center
6505 Airport Boulevard, Suite 101E
Austin, TX 78752

To register:
• Beneficiaries register online for the WISE event at http://www.cessi.net/wise, or call 1-877-743-8237 (V/TTY)

• Service providers and other entities interested in attending the Austin Ticket Express Event, register online at http://www.cessi.net/ttw by clicking on the Austin Ticket Express icon.

ADAAA Public Comments Open Now

On September 23, 2009 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released draft regulations to implement the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA). There will be a 60-day public comment period before the regulations become final. DCP will review the regulations and, if necessary, make comments. The draft regulations can be found at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-22840.pdf