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06/24/2010

NRA 2010 Conference Scholarship Available - Apply Now!

Greetings URA Members, 

The URA Board is pleased to announce a new scholarship is available for a URA Member to attend the upcoming National Rehabilitation Association 2010 Training Conference.

The 2010 NRA Conference will be held Tuesday, October 12 through Sunday, October 17 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The scholarship will cover the cost of the conference r...

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06/23/2010

Save the Date: 2010 URA Annual Conference

Save The Date: The 2010 URA Annual Conference is set for Wednesday, October 20. The conference will be held at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah. 

Hope to see you there!
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05/12/2010

URA Virtual Workshop - Cultural Diversity

URA Presents a Virtual Workshop

Vocational Counseling with Individual’s of Diverse Ethnic Cultures

Sherry Richardson, Presenter

Sherry was born in Natchez, MS, completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work at Mississippi University for Women and her Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling in December, 2008. Her master&rsquo...

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04/19/2010

Follow URA on Facebook!

Hello URA Members,

For the latest URA news, updates, upcoming trainings and information, please join our official Facebook group page!
Click the link to explore and join:  URA Facebook Page
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03/31/2010

Governmental Affairs Conference Agenda

2010 Governmental Affairs Conference

When: April 12, 2010 10:00AM - 5:00PM

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03/21/2010

2010 Governmental Affairs Conference

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02/09/2010

NRA Summit Scholarship Winner

Hello URA Members,

The URA Board is pleased to announce that Alyshia Klein has been selected to receive the URA scholarship to attend the 2010 NRA Governmental Affairs Summit. Alyshia is an active and longstanding URA member and is currently working as a Rehabilitation Counselor with the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation.

 
02/02/2010

The President's 2011 COLA Consolidates and Cuts VR Programs

                 NRA's Washington Wire: 

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01/11/2010

NRA Summit Scholarship Available - Apply Now!

Greetings URA Members, 

The URA Board is pleased to announce a scholarship is available for a URA Member to attend the upcoming National Rehabilitation Association 2010 Government Affair Summit.
 
The 2010 Summit will be held Sunday, March 14 through Tuesday, March 16 ...
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02/01/2010

Legislative Update and Updated Program for NRA's Government Affairs Summit

For those who read on the run, this is an important government affairs' update on the legislative landscape in the Nation's Capital as we wend our way toward reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). 

 
11/12/2009

29th Annual NRA Government Affairs Summit

The National Rehabilitation Association is proud to present its 29th Annual Government Affairs Summit which begins on Sunday, March 14, continues on Monday, March 15, and culminates on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 with NRA's "Day on the Hill."

The 2010 Summit is entitled "Leveragin...
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11/04/2009

2009 URA Board Member Elections

2009 URA Board Member Elections

By Aaron Thompson

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10/23/2009

2009 URA Conference Award Winners

2009 URA AWARDS

 
On October 21, 2009 eight individuals were honored by the Utah Rehabilitation Association for their work in serving the needs of persons w...
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08/25/2009

Champion of People With Disabilities Dies

By: Kyle J. Walker, URA President 

 

On Tuesday, August 25, 2009, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the consummate Congressional champion of children and adults with disabilities,...
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