[blindlaw] The Census does not track the blind

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

They haven't started here yet. They just finished their hiring and training 
within the last month or so.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] The Census does not track the blind


> Chuck,
>
> Census enumerators have already been canvasing neighborhoods for the 2010 
> census.  Hence the reason why I say that it is essentially impossible to 
> round up every single person who has already provided information and find 
> out if any of them are blind.
>
> It's like dropping a few bags of confetti from a balloon and then deciding 
> half an hour later to go and pick up every little piece of confetti.  You 
> won't get it all.  The thing is, we're talking statistics here: If you 
> don't get it all, it doesn't count.
>
> If we wanted this for 2010, we needed to have gotten to work on it a year 
> ago.  We didn't, so we'll have to wait for 2020.
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 05:07:39PM -0700, ckrugman at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>> In 2010 you will receive a census form in the mail or else there will be 
>> PSA's telling you to call a number if you need help filling out the form. 
>> In some cases census enumerators will canvas your neighborhood and come 
>> to your home. At least this is how it was done in 2000.
>> Chuck
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark BurningHawk" 
>> <stone_troll at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 11:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] The Census does not track the blind
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>>
>>> Am I supposed to fill out a form or something?  I haven't noticed one.
>>>
>>>
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