About SRC

The Georgia State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) is a mandatory component of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program as noted in Federal Law, specifically Section 105 of the Rehabilitation Act. The Council is appointed by the Governor to perform its duties related to the program; members are selected based on their experience and knowledge in the area of disability and represent the designated diversity the law dictates. 

The duties of the SRC include monitoring, making recommendations for VR Program improvements, and acting as a conduit between those receiving VR services and the department administering the VR Program. The Council is expected to provide guidance and oversight related to the administration of the program and to conduct public hearings when significant changes to the program are proposed.

Mission

The mission of the State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) is to work in partnership with the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL)/Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program to prepare Georgians with disabilities to enter, return to, and/or advance into competitive employment, and to promote their hiring.

Vision

To advocate for VR to be the premier organization that assists people with disabilities to maximize their work potential and level of independence, and to ensure that each person with a disability will have the opportunity to guide his/her own education and career path.

Philosophy

We believe all people deserve the best we have to offer; therefore, we strive to actively value:

• Meaningful Work
• Inclusion
• Informed Choice
• Self Determination
• Trust and Integrity
• Positive and Effective Change
• Purposeful Collaboration 
  
  
  

  Contact Us
  

  
  
  
  Email

  srcofga@gmail.com 

  
  

  Standard mail

  Georgia State Rehabilitation Council
  c/o Linda Shepard, SRC Chair
  P.O. Box 5128
  Douglasville, GA
  30134
  
  Facebook:
  Georgia State Rehabilitation Council
  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Georgia-State-Rehabilitation-Council/369540973059712
  
  

  
  
  

  Member List

  
  
  

  Linda Shepard, Chairperson          
  PEPP, Inc.

  
  

  Joe Tedesco, Vice Chairperson
  Alternative Media Access Center

  
  

  James Ashworth

   Southwest Airlines

  
  
  

  Robin Blount

  Parent to Parent of Georgia

  
  Dexter M. Brown

  Community Connects

  
  Dorothea Cadet
  Parent/Chick-Fil-A, Inc.

  
  Ashley Carraway
  Georgia Client Assistance Program

  
  Anisio Correia
  Center for the Visually Impaired

  
  

  Thomas W. Dennis
  Newnan

  
  Michael G. Hale
   Synovus

  
  Virginia C. Harris
   BAIN, Inc.

  
  Charles W. Lamb

   The Lamb Law Firm

  
  B. Lu Nations-Miller, Ph.D.

  Georgia Department of Education

  
  Jim Radford

  Atlanta Regional Commission

  
  Alice Ritchhart
  Brunswick

  
  

  Sheila H. Thomas

  Easter Seals of East  GA

  
  

  Dorie Tuggle

  Pearl Training Solutions

  
  

  Christina Peggy Venable

  Lower Muskogee Creek Indian Tribe

  
  

  Charles F. Wells, CRC
  VR Program