[Blindtlk] [nabs-l] Fw: Senate Introduces IndependentLivingAdministration

Wed Jul 13 08:26:44 UTC 2011

The whole bill is the Rehabilitation Act, which is up for 
re-authorization.  It's just that they want to change it to make 
sub-minimum wages acceptable for people like us.  That's something we 
just cannot stand for.

Joseph

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 11:23:12PM -0400, RJ Sandefur wrote:
>What's the thrust of the bill as a whole? RJ
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>>Dear All,
>>
>>I have one question?  Have you looked at Section 511 and it's 
>>implications?
>>This section, which ties together with the Rehab Act, will allow for the
>>paying of sub-minimum wages to the disabled, including the Blind, in
>>sheltered work shops and state agencies.
>>It even sets it up that sub-minimum wages should be the normal way 
>>of doing
>>business.
>>This will do nothing but set up disabled people to be the slaves of the
>>sheltered work shops working for pennies on the dollar and allowing the
>>sheltered shops to pay large salaries to upper management and prevent any
>>possibility of advancement by disable workers into the positions of
>>supervision or management.   It will create a dumping ground that will
>>eliminate the ability of disabled people being able to seek work in and at
>>competitive wages.
>>I support the basic bill, but am absolutely opposed to section 511.
>>The National Federation of the Blind is very much opposed to this section
>>and so should you be also.
>>Why should we  be supporting letting people exploit and earn huge salaries
>>on the back of the disabled. Please urge that section 511 be struck 
>>from the
>>bill.
>>
>>David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
>>President Palm Beach County Chapter
>>National Federation of the Blind
>>Board of Directors of the Florida Outreach Center for the Blind.
>>Retired Nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer
>>Builder of the Lunar Rovers and the F-117 Stealth Fighter
>>MV Transit Consumer Advocate
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Nusbaum" 
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>>LivingAdministration
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>>---- Original Message ------
>>From: Anmol Bhatia <anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com
>>Subject: [nabs-l] Fw: Senate Introduces Independent Living
>>Administration
>>Date sent: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 11:07:13 -0700 (PDT)
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>>--- On Sun, 7/3/11, Lissner, Scott <Lissner.2 at OSU.EDU> wrote:
>>
>>From: Lissner, Scott <Lissner.2 at OSU.EDU
>>Subject: Senate Introduces Independent Living Administration
>>To: NDSU at LISTSERV.UIC.EDU
>>Date: Sunday, July 3, 2011, 11:08 AM
>>**Accessibility information at
>>bottom**
>>
>>  ?National Council on Independent Living -
>>6/24/11
>>Senate Introduces Independent Living Administration!
>>The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) is very
>>proud and
>>excited to announce that a bill has been filed with the
>>Senate HELP
>>Committee which creates the establishment of a new
>>Independent Living
>>Administration (ILA), and strengthens America's Independent
>>Living (IL)
>>Program.  The ILA would elevate the IL Program at the
>>federal level, and
>>would create an organization independent of the
>>Rehabilitation Services
>>Administration (RSA) within the Department of Education.
>>The creation of
>>this new administration marks a truly historic moment in
>>the Independent
>>Living Movement, and IL advocates across the country have
>>much to
>>celebrate this week.
>>The ILA is created through the reauthorization of the
>>Rehabilitation Act
>>of 1973, which is contained in the larger Workforce
>>Investment Act
>>(WIA).  NCIL has been pushing for the reauthorization of WIA
>>and the
>>Rehabilitation Act for nearly a decade, and the
>>introduction of a bill
>>to reauthorize both pieces of legislation presents a unique
>>opportunity
>>to improve the IL Program and substantially increase
>>consumer-control at
>>the federal level.
>>NCIL is optimistic about WIA's chances for reauthorization,
>>and very
>>pleased with the rare bipartisan effort to put this bill
>>together.  Staff
>>from the offices of Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Michael
>>Enzi (R-WY),
>>Patty Murray (D-WA), and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) have been
>>working over
>>the past two years in an effort to renew and improve WIA.
>>NCIL has been working closely with the Senate to create
>>legislative
>>language that will drastically overhaul America's IL
>>Program, and fix
>>problems that have frustrated Centers for Independent
>>Living (CILs) and
>>Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs) for years.
>>Although the
>>majority of IL fixes and enhancements in this legislation
>>cannot be
>>listed, here are some of the highlights:
>>*  ?Creation of an ILA: a new organization
>>within the Department of
>>Education, completely separate and independent of RSA.  The
>>ILA Director
>>will report directly to the Secretary of Education.
>>*  ?Carryover Authority: CILs will now be
>>allowed to carryover Part
>>C funds not spent during the first year into a second
>>year.
>>*  ?Addition of a 5th Core Service:
>>transitioning people with
>>disabilities from nursing homes and other institutions to
>>home and
>>community-based residences.
>>*  ?Clarification of the Role of
>>SILC:?Because of RSA's
>>interpretations of the Rehabilitation Act, several
>>clarifications
>>regarding SILC activities are included in the bill -
>>providing advice
>>and assistance to the designated state unit (DSU),
>>facilitating the
>>improvement and coordination of services, resource
>>development
>>activities, and carrying out systems advocacy functions.
>>*  ?Funding Formula Change: Part C dollars
>>should be allowed to be
>>shared among all states and territories, states with the
>>largest
>>populations would receive more funding proportionally.
>>*  ?Accessibility at WIA One-Stop Centers:
>>one-stop centers will be
>>required to be physically and programmatically accessible,
>>regardless of
>>disability.
>>After reading the legislative language in the bill
>>reauthorizing WIA and
>>the Rehabilitation Act, it is obvious that the Senate has
>>listened to
>>NCIL's concerns and worked hard to create a piece of
>>legislation that
>>will empower and increase the independence of Americans
>>with
>>disabilities.  It is also clear that we have the bipartisan
>>support
>>necessary to move this bill forward, but the fight to get
>>the votes
>>necessary in both chambers of Congress to pass this
>>reauthorization into
>>law has only just begun.?
>>More than ever, IL advocates from across the country must
>>now mobilize
>>to push this historic legislation through Congress.
>>Remember, this bill
>>was created for us! We must immediately employ the full
>>resources of the
>>IL community to reach out to members of Congress and urge
>>them to
>>support the reauthorization of WIA and the Rehabilitation
>>Act,
>>specifically the inclusion of Title V language that creates
>>an ILA and
>>strengthens independent living.
>>Our unique opportunity to advance is now, and the time for
>>action is
>>today.  Our first order of business is to get this through
>>the Senate
>>HELP Committee.  This bill is moving very rapidly, and is
>>scheduled for
>>markup on June 29th.  We need advocates to call Senators on
>>this
>>committee (see list below) and ask for their committed
>>support for
>>reauthorizing WIA and the Rehabilitation Act.  If we are
>>successful in
>>our efforts, we will achieve one of the greatest
>>advancements in the
>>history of the Independent Living Movement.
>>Remember:
>>*  ?The creation of the ILA does not
>>require any new or additional
>>funding.
>>*  ?The creation of the ILA does not create
>>unnecessary new
>>bureaucracy.  It simply streamlines the IL Program and
>>enhances
>>consumer-control.
>>NCIL's Rehab Act & IL Funding Subcommittee has worked
>>incredibly hard
>>over the last few weeks, months, and years to bring us to
>>this point.  We
>>thank them for their efforts and congratulate them on the
>>successful
>>inclusion of NCIL's priorities in WIA that will now begin
>>passage
>>through Congress.  Although most of our suggestions were
>>adopted by the
>>HELP Committee at the time of this legislation's
>>publication, the NCIL
>>Rehab Act & IL Funding Subcommittee submitted comments
>>suggesting
>>further revisions to the bill.
>>Resources:
>>*  ?NCIL Rehab Act & IL Funding
>>Subcommittee Comments
>><http://www.ncil.org/news/rehabactcomments.doc>?
>>(Word document)
>>*  ?Redline (Marked Up) Legislative
>>Language
>><http://www.ncil.org/news/ILARedline.doc>?(Word
>>document)
>>Follow this discussion and new developments on NCIL's
>>Facebook page
>><http://www.facebook.com/NationalCouncilonIndependentLiving
>>.
>>If you have any questions, please contact NCIL Policy
>>Analyst Austin
>>Walker at (202) 207-0334 (toll-free: 1 (877) 525-3400),
>>ext.  1008.
>>Austin can also be reached by e-mail at austin at ncil.org.
>>Democrats by Rank
>>*  ?Tom Harkin (IA) <http://harkin.senate.gov/> : (202)
>>224-3254
>>*  ?Barbara A.  Mikulski (MD) <http://mikulski.senate.gov/> :
>>(202)
>>224-4654
>>*  ?Jeff Bingaman (NM) <http://bingaman.senate.gov/> : (202)
>>224-5521
>>*  ?Patty Murray (WA) <http://murray.senate.gov/> : (202)
>>224-2621
>>*  ?Bernard Sanders (I) (VT) <http://sanders.senate.gov/> :
>>(202)
>>224-5141
>>*  ?Robert P.  Casey, Jr.  (PA) <http://www.casey.senate.gov/>
>>: (202)
>>224-6324
>>*  ?Kay R.  Hagan (NC) <http://www.hagan.senate.gov/> : (202)
>>224-6342
>>*  ?Jeff Merkley (OR) <http://www.merkley.senate.gov/> : (202)
>>224-3753
>>*  ?Al Franken (MN) <http://www.franken.senate.gov/> : (202)
>>224-5641
>>*  ?Michael F.  Bennet (CO) <http://bennet.senate.gov/> : (202)
>>224-5852
>>*  ?Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) <http://whitehouse.senate.gov/> :
>>(202)
>>224-2921
>>*  ?Richard Blumenthal (CT) <http://blumenthal.senate.gov/> :
>>(202)
>>224-2823
>>Republicans by Rank
>>*  ?Michael B.  Enzi (WY) <http://www.enzi.senate.gov/> : (202)
>>224-3424
>>*  ?Lamar Alexander (TN) <http://www.alexander.senate.gov/> :
>>(202)
>>224-4944
>>*  ?Richard Burr (NC) <http://www.burr.senate.gov/> : (202)
>>224-3154
>>*  ?Johnny Isakson (GA) <http://www.isakson.senate.gov/> :
>>(202)
>>224-3643
>>*  ?Rand Paul (KY) <http://www.paul.senate.gov/> : (202)
>>224-4343
>>*  ?Orrin G.  Hatch (UT) <http://www.hatch.senate.gov/> : (202)
>>224-5251
>>*  ?John McCain (AZ) <http://www.mccain.senate.gov/> : (202)
>>224-2235
>>*  ?Pat Roberts (KS) <http://www.roberts.senate.gov/> : (202)
>>224-4774
>>*  ?Lisa Murkowski (AK) <http://www.murkowski.senate.gov/> :
>>(202)
>>224-6665
>>*  ?Mark Kirk (IL) <http://www.kirk.senate.gov/> : (202)
>>224-2854
>>  ?
>>
>>  ?
>>
>>L.  Scott Lissner, Ohio State University ADA Coordinator,
>>Office Of Diversity And Inclusion
>>?Associate, John Glenn School of Public Affairs
>>?Lecturer, Knowlton School of Architecture, Moritz
>>College of Law &
>>Disability Studies
>>?President Elect & Chair, Public Policy
>>Committee, Association on
>>Higher Education And Disability
>>?Chair, ADA-OHIO
>>?Member,?Ohio Governor's Council For People
>>With Disabilities
>>?Member, Columbus Advisory Council on Disability
>>Issues
>>
>> (614) 292-6207(v); (614) 688-8605(tty) (614)
>>688-3665(fax);
>>Http://ada.osu.edu <http://ada.osu.edu/
>>
>>  ?
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