Assistant Commissioner’s Office

The Assistant Commissioner’s office guides the direction of Rehabilitation Services and provides leadership, administrative management and advocacy for its five integrated and interdependent programs: the Business Enterprise Program, Disability Adjudication Services, Georgia Industries for the Blind, Roosevelt Warm Springs, and Vocational Rehabilitation.

Services We Provide

• Primary representative and liaison to federal partners and officials, as well as to Georgia’s State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) and the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC).
  
  
• Administrative oversight for internal operations including personnel, budget, facilities management, customer service, diversity, etc.
  
  
• Policy oversight, provider standards assurance and quality assurance for all programs.
  
  
• 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; accessibility and ergonomic consultation; ADA liaison.
  
  
• Constituent services, i.e., clarification of client misunderstandings, resolution of consumer complaints regarding service delivery, and information and referral.
  
  
• Strategic and prioritized program budget 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 consultation, 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.