[blindlaw] State VR Occupational Goal

[Scott C. LaBarre]

A state VR agency cannot confine a person to a career goal which requires
only a four year degree or less.  If you have the capacity, aptitude,
interest, etc to become an attorney that can be your vocational goal and if
they deny it, you can appeal that denial with, in my opinion, a good chance
of succeeding.  I graduated from law school twenty years ago as a client of
the Minnesota agency.  State Services gave me assistance from high school on
through my graduation with a J.D.  Perhaps, your counselor is a bit
misinformed.  If you wish to become a lawyer, state that as your vocational
goal and don't back down from it.

Regards,
Scott  

-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David
Andrews
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 7:59 PM
To: Blind Law Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] State VR Occupational Goal

I find this hard to believe -- might there be other 
circumstances?  Also, while it just my opinion, I am not wild about 
your signature line, using a smartphone isnb't an excuse for bad 
grammar or spelling.

Dave

At 08:41 AM 7/17/2013, you wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I wanted to ask for your advice regarding a question posed to me by my VR
>Counselor. What occupation(s) could i list on my Individual Plan for
>employment  (IPE) that require a JD but aren't "attorney" or "paralegal"? I
>am a partially sighted Minnesota resident registered with State Services
>for the Blind(SSB), and would like to become an attorney,  but my counselor
>with SSB doesn't feel that she would be able to get my IPE approved with an
>occupational goal of "attorney" due to the extended time commitment of
>getting into and finishing law school.
>
>Thank you all for your time and attention in this important matter.
>
>Respectfully,
>
>Zachariah
>
>Sent from a mobile phone, please excuse brevity, spelling and grammar.
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