How to Use the MRS Brochures/Fact Sheets – 9-30-2011

Brochure/Fact Sheet Name / Comm # / Value of Brochure/Fact Sheet
Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) policy requires the distribution of the following brochures at:
**Orientation**
Choosing Your Future / 4882-5708 / Applicants shall be provided with this brochure at Orientation.
Client Assistance Program (CAP) brochure
Order directly from CAP – 1-800-288-5923 or 517-487-1755 / Applicants shall be provided with this brochure at Orientation.
Order of Service (OSS) / 4882-5726 / This brochure should be available for Orientation when OSS is implemented.
How MRS Safeguards Your Personal Information / 4882-6024 / To be given to all applicants during orientation or intake to fulfill our obligation to notify our customers how we handle and use confidential information.
Six Steps to Voc Rehab / 4882-6026 / Orientation book. (Not to be used at Job Fairs – use Meaningful Careers for People with Disabilities.)
**Application**
Rights and Responsibilities brochure / 4882-5702 / Applicants and eligible individuals shall be provided with this brochure in the following circumstances:
  • At the time they apply for services
  • When their IPE is prepared
  • Whenever assessment or IPE services are suspended, reduced, or terminated
  • At the time of case closure

**Eligibility Determination**
How to Appeal Decisions Made by MRS / 4882-5704 / MRS customers shall be provided with this brochure in the following circumstances:
  • Extension of Eligibility
  • Eligibility and Plan Options
  • Termination of Services
  • Case Closure

Choosing Your Employment Plan with MRS / 4882-6016 / Eligibility and Plan Options. Applicants shall be provided with this brochure after the completion of the eligibility determination and assessment of vocational rehabilitation needs (aka Vocational Assessment). However, another good time to advise potential customers of their IPE planning options (should they become eligible) is at the Agency Orientation, as part of the orientation to informed choice.
**IPE Development**
Rights and Responsibilities brochure / 4882-5702 / Applicants and eligible individuals shall be provided with this brochure in the following circumstances:
  • At the time they apply for services
  • When their IPE is prepared
  • Whenever assessment or IPE services are suspended, reduced, or terminated
  • At the time of case closure

**Termination of Services**
Rights and Responsibilities brochure / 4882-5702 / Applicants and eligible individuals shall be provided with this brochure in the following circumstances:
  • At the time they apply for services
  • When their IPE is prepared
  • Whenever assessment or IPE services are suspended, reduced, or terminated
  • At the time of case closure

How to Appeal Decisions Made by MRS / 4882-5704 / MRS customers shall be provided with this brochure in the following circumstances:
  • Extension of Eligibility
  • Eligibility and Plan Options
  • Termination of Services
  • Case Closure

**Case Closure**
Rights and Responsibilities brochure / 4882-5702 / Applicants and eligible individuals shall be provided with this brochure in the following circumstances:
  • At the time they apply for services
  • When their IPE is prepared
  • Whenever assessment or IPE services are suspended, reduced, or terminated
  • At the time of case closure

How to Appeal Decisions Made by MRS / 4882-5704 / MRS customers shall be provided with this brochure in the following circumstances:
  • Extension of Eligibility
  • Eligibility and Plan Options
  • Termination of Services
  • Case Closure

General brochures for a specific population or activity:
Transition Youths
Youth Employment Services / 4882-5736 / Transition Brochure – Recommended for Transition Career fairs
Get It Done! / 4882-6022 / Transition fact sheet (needs to be updated)
Customer Guidebook to Continuing Education and Training after High School (previously known as Transition: A Guide to College) / 4882-6031 / Recommended to be used by the MRS counselor to guide the high school student through the decision making process of the training program that would work best for them or from school to work.
MCTI Recruits/Referrals
Michigan Career and Technical Institute Fact Sheet / 4882-5716 / Just the facts about MCTI. A quick overview.
Put Your Mind in Gear / 4882-6010 / MCTI recruiting tool.
MCTISchool Catalog / 4882-6011 / Details each class for every curriculum. Not for usual marketing purposes. A resource for counselors when they are talking to customers about MCTI as a training option – not to be used as a handout to customers.
MCTI Training Program and Support Services / 4882-6012 / Brochure for most marketing purposes. Brief overview of services and programs available at MCTI. Recommended for Transition Career fairs. Use as a handout to customers.
Employers -- Disability Management/Business Network Unit focus
MRS – Workplace Accommodations and Ergonomics Fact Sheet / 4882-5733 / Employer brochure with Disability Management/Business Network Unit focus.
The Disability Management Program: How We Can Help Employers Do business / 4882-6035 / Disability Management/Business Network Unit fact sheet.
MRS Disability Management Program / 4882-6036 / Disability Management/Business Network Unit fact sheet.
Business and Individuals with Disabilities: A Profitable Partnership / 4882-5709 / Employer brochure with Disability Management/Business Network Unit focus. Recommended for Business Expos and Employer Seminars.
Employers -- direct service focus
Tax Credits and Deductions to Assist with Workplace Accommodations Fact Sheet / 4882-6014 / Employer fact sheet – information helpful to employers looking for tax credits and deductions when they provide accommodations in their workplace.
Build a Diverse Workforce by Building a Partnership with MRS / 4882-6040 / Employer brochure – information pertains to services provided by district offices. Recommended for Business Expos and Employer Seminars.
New Recruits
Join Our Team / 4882-6018 / Recruiting brochure – use at Job Fair
Job fairs, business expos and employer seminars, and Transition career fairs
Meaningful Careers for People with Disabilities / 4882-5706 / MRS in a nutshell. Recommended for:
  • job fairs
  • business expos and employer seminars

MRS Directory of Service Locations / 4882-5724 / Recommended to be used in the Employer packets used at Job Fairs.
Youth Employment Services / 4882-5736 / Transition Brochure – Recommended for Transition Career fairs
Join Our Team / 4882-6018 / Recruiting brochure – use at Job Fair
General
Your Keys to Job Success / 4882-5086 / Job readiness tool
Meaningful Careers for People with Disabilities / 4882-5706 / General inquiries
A Guide to the Vocationally Handicapped Provisions of the Workers Disability Compensation Fact Sheet / 4882- 5714 / Public Act 183 designates MRS the certifying agency for Vocationally Handicapped Employer Certs. And Vocationally Handicapped Worker Certs. These brochures should be available for customers to take with heart, epilepsy, back or diabetes disabilities.
MRS Directory of Service Locations / 4882-5724 / Recommended to be used in the Employer packets used at Job Fairs.
An Investment that Works – MRS Annual report. / This is the calendar/annual report that is shipped from the director’s office. The annual report is also available electronically in a format without the calendar.
MRS-Do I Want to Become My Own Boss / 4882-6023 / Small Business Brochure
Important Questions to Consider about the Ticket to Work Program / 4882-6025 / Ticket to Work fact sheet.
Preparing for a New Occupation / 4882-6033 / College policy fact sheet.

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