Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from Cathy Caldwell’s organization
Mar 5, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
Alabama Board of Rehabilitation Services Meeting Minutes
The board meeting addressed several key business items, including the filing of the 2025 Statement of Economic Interests with the Alabama Ethics Commission and a litigation update concerning the Randolph-Sheppard Act, particularly regarding federal challenges to military dining facility contracts. Division updates were provided, including the presentation of the 2025 Annual Report and a report on the new Traumatic Brain Injury Program collaboration. The board also received reports on legislative and administrative updates, including potential state funding requests and the department's position on proposed federal changes to vocational rehabilitation programs. Additionally, the board discussed the transition of the Alabama Early Intervention System to a new reimbursement model, recent ribbon-cutting events, and audit findings.
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Alabama Department Of Rehabilitation Services Blueprint
The Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services' 'Blueprint for the 21st Century' outlines the organization's mission to enable children and adults with disabilities to achieve their maximum potential. The strategic framework is built upon values that prioritize the worth, dignity, and rights of individuals with disabilities; foster independence and meaningful work; recognize staff contributions; cultivate leadership; ensure efficient resource management; and secure public support. This approach aims to provide accessible, integrated, and quality services, promote employment opportunities, support staff development, encourage innovation, and strengthen partnerships to build a more inclusive Alabama.
Jan 1, 2026·StrategicPlan
Board
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services Blueprint
The Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services' Blueprint for the 21st Century is a strategic framework dedicated to enabling Alabama's children and adults with disabilities to achieve their maximum potential. The plan outlines core values focused on providing easily accessible, integrated, quality, family-centered, culturally sensitive, and community-based services, while promoting consumer choice and advocating for rights. It prioritizes independence and meaningful work through education, employer relationships, and job creation, alongside valuing staff contributions, fostering leadership, ensuring efficient resource management, and building public support through education and partnerships.
Dec 4, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
Alabama Board of Rehabilitation Services Minutes
The board reviewed and approved the 2025 Annual Report. Division updates were provided for the Early Intervention System, Children's Rehabilitation Service, Human Resource Development, Finance and Purchasing, and the State of Alabama Independent Living program. The Commissioner provided updates on federal and state administration, budget planning including the potential impact of funding reductions on the Vocational Rehabilitation program, and recent awards given by the Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. Additionally, building project updates for Gadsden and Dothan were discussed.
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