Joe Manchin III, Governor

Frank Jezioro, Director

News Release : January 9, 2007

Hoy Murphy , Public Information Officer (304) 558-3381 hoymurphy@wvdnr.gov
Contact: Col. David Murphy, Law Enforcement Section Chief (304) 558-2784 law@wvdnr.gov

DNR Handicapped Advisory Board to Meet in South Charleston January 23

The next regular meeting of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Physically Challenged Handicapped Advisory Board is schedule for Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. at the new Gander Mountain Store at Southridge Shopping Center, South Charleston. The purposes of the Physically Challenged Advisory Board are:

• to advise the Division of Natural Resources on matters pertaining to the accessibility of all Division programs and services by physically challenged persons;
• to identify and evaluate needs of physically challenged persons and communicate them to the Division;
• to increase public awareness and sensitivity to the needs of physically challenged persons; and
• to communicate with individuals and other organizations and agencies with similar purposes.

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources strives to provide reasonable access to its programs and facilities to the physically challenged in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The DNR develops and maintains fishing access sites and hunting areas for the physically challenged. The Law Enforcement Section offers Hunter Education classes designed for hunters with special needs.

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