ADRS business relations coordinator leads Southern Company recruitment training

An advanced disability training for recruiters representing all four branches of the Southern Company took place earlier this summer at the Southern Company headquarters in Atlanta. Peggy Anderson, state coordinator of business relations with the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services (ADRS), spearheaded the training for recruiters of Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power.

Gov. Bentley’s health policy adviser visits ADRS

ADRS Commissioner Cary Boswell and ADRS Board Chair Roger McCullough welcomed David White, health policy adviser to Gov. Robert Bentley, to the ADRS state offices on the morning of June 6. White’s visit to ADRS was a friendly one as Gov. Bentley had asked that his adviser attend  quarterly meetings of the Alabama Board of Rehabilitation Services

YLF delegates target leadership, success

Graduates of the 16th annual Alabama Governor’s Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) left Troy University better equipped to take charge of their own lives following the five-day event that focused on self-esteem, self-advocacy, independent living, and assistive technology. Twenty-seven students with disabilities  participated in this year’s forum. The delegates are selected through a statewide competition that seeks students