[blindlaw] The homeless blind.

[Robert Jaquiss]

Hello:

     Since the next census is in 2010, perhaps we would have a chance to get 
Congress to require the Census Bureau to count the blind. It occurs to me 
that other groups such as the deaf would find this information of use.

Regards,

Robert Jaquiss

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Pepper" <b75205 at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] The homeless blind.


> The Census doesn't even track the blind.  It is terrible.  I think they do
> not want to be caught not caring for the blind so they ignore the figures.
> The AFB, the NFB and the AAPD all have different figures on the number of
> the blind in this country, homeless or not.  If they did track these 
> numbers
> every state would be in violation of the Civil Rights Act and so the best
> way to avoid any trouble is to not count the blind, put them in the class 
> of
> being disabled and forget about it.
>
> James Pepper
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 3:15 AM, David R. Stayer <
> davidandloristayer at verizon.net> wrote:
>
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>> David Andrews
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>>
>> From: "David R. Stayer" <davidandloristayer at verizon.net>
>> Shalom.  I am chair of the Social Services Committee on our newly formed
>> Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped Executive Board in New
>> York.  Our committee is trying to ascertain whether states track the
>> homeless blind and visually impaired.  Anyy data you could furnish would
>> help us in recommending to the Commission for the Blind.  I cannot find 
>> any
>> data for New York and wonder how other states handle this population.
>> Each day is a precious gift.
>> David R. Stayer, LCSW
>> davidandloristayer at verizon.net
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