Assistant Commissioner’s Office

What We Do

The Assistant Commissioner’s office provides leadership, direction and administrative management to the five integrated and interdependent programs of Rehabilitation Services: Business Enterprise Program, Disability Adjudication Services, Georgia Industries for the Blind, Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation, and Vocational Rehabilitation. The Assistant Commissioner’s staff provides an array of expert support services to the management and staff of all RS programs.

Services We Provide

• Primary representative and liaison to federal partners and officials.
  
• Administrative oversight for internal operations including personnel, budget, facilities management, customer service, diversity, etc.
  
• Legal services assistance regarding contracts, risk management, information release, and personnel; participation in client and vendor appeals administrative hearings; legislative analysis; coordination of reasonable accommodation requests; ADA liaison.
  
• Constituent services, i.e., clarification of client misunderstandings, resolution of consumer complaints regarding service delivery, and information and referral.
  
• Strategic planning, organizational development and initiatives planning, rehabilitation-specific training, and special projects coordination and implementation.
  
• Public and media relations guidance, publications content development and editing, graphic design recommendations, and video programming production consultation.
  
• Interpretation of rehabilitation-related legislation; coordination of internal and external audits, reviews and investigations; monitoring of compliance with established laws, regulations, standards and reporting requirements.

For further information about Rehabilitation Services and its programs, contact the State Office at 404-232-3910 / 404-232-3911 TTY, or e-mail us at rehab@dol.state.ga.us.