[Blindtlk] [nabs-l] Fw: SenateIntroducesIndependentLivingAdministration

cheryl echevarria cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
Thu Jul 14 10:19:51 UTC 2011


I don't think many realize that it has been there since 1938, not all establishments know about it, but some of the state services for the blind do, as well as other disabilities as well.

We are trying to have it removed all together and not re-elected upon.

My questions is on this, and my husband has the same issue. If it has been there since 1938, they why have we waiting until 2011 to fight on it.

I was at convention, and my husband who is not blind was watching our convention streaming online, and mind you I definitely am behind having removed from the Workforce laws, but at the same time, why wait this long.

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  I also  strongly, very strongly appose the section 511 of the bill. If that section passes, then the government will make us think about them that we are unable to work and that we are feared and pitied. That is not acceptable and must be vetoed.


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  I agree, and don't know why ACB is supporting the bill.  You just 
  can't understand them sometimes! :) I strongly oppose Section 511 
  and have emailed my Senator.

   Chris

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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

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  Subject: [nabs-l] Fw: Senate Introduces Independent Living
  Administration
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  --- On Sun, 7/3/11, Lissner, Scott <Lissner.2 at OSU.EDU<mailto:Lissner.2 at OSU.EDU>> wrote:

   From: Lissner, Scott <Lissner.2 at OSU.EDU<mailto:Lissner.2 at OSU.EDU>
   Subject: Senate Introduces Independent Living Administration
   To: NDSU at LISTSERV.UIC.EDU<mailto:NDSU at LISTSERV.UIC.EDU>
   Date: Sunday, July 3, 2011, 11:08 AM
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   젨?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:
   *젨?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.
   *젨?Carryover Authority: CILs will now be
   allowed to carryover Part
   C funds not spent during the first year into a second
   year.
   *젨?Addition of a 5th Core Service:
   transitioning people with
   disabilities from nursing homes and other institutions to
   home and
   community-based residences.
   *젨?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.
   *젨?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.
   *젨?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:
   *젨?The creation of the ILA does not
   require any new or additional
   funding.
   *젨?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:
   *젨?NCIL Rehab Act & IL Funding
   Subcommittee Comments
   <http://www.ncil.org/news/rehabactcomments.doc<http://www.ncil.org/news/rehabactcomments.doc>>?
   (Word document)
   *젨?Redline (Marked Up) Legislative
   Language
   <http://www.ncil.org/news/ILARedline.doc>?(Word<http://www.ncil.org/news/ILARedline.doc%3E?(Word>
   document)
   Follow this discussion and new developments on NCIL's
   Facebook page
   <http://www.facebook.com/NationalCouncilonIndependentLiving<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<mailto:austin at ncil.org>.
   Democrats by Rank
   *젨?Tom Harkin (IA) <http://harkin.senate.gov/<http://harkin.senate.gov/>> : (202)
  224-3254
   *젨?Barbara A.  Mikulski (MD) <http://mikulski.senate.gov/<http://mikulski.senate.gov/>> :
  (202)
   224-4654
   *젨?Jeff Bingaman (NM) <http://bingaman.senate.gov/<http://bingaman.senate.gov/>> : (202)
   224-5521
   *젨?Patty Murray (WA) <http://murray.senate.gov/<http://murray.senate.gov/>> : (202)
  224-2621
   *젨?Bernard Sanders (I) (VT) <http://sanders.senate.gov/<http://sanders.senate.gov/>> :
  (202)
   224-5141
   *젨?Robert P.  Casey, Jr.  (PA) <http://www.casey.senate.gov/<http://www.casey.senate.gov/>
  : (202)
   224-6324
   *젨?Kay R.  Hagan (NC) <http://www.hagan.senate.gov/<http://www.hagan.senate.gov/>> : (202)
   224-6342
   *젨?Jeff Merkley (OR) <http://www.merkley.senate.gov/<http://www.merkley.senate.gov/>> : (202)
   224-3753
   *젨?Al Franken (MN) <http://www.franken.senate.gov/<http://www.franken.senate.gov/>> : (202)
   224-5641
   *젨?Michael F.  Bennet (CO) <http://bennet.senate.gov/<http://bennet.senate.gov/>> : (202)
   224-5852
   *젨?Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) <http://whitehouse.senate.gov/<http://whitehouse.senate.gov/>> :
  (202)
   224-2921
   *젨?Richard Blumenthal (CT) <http://blumenthal.senate.gov/<http://blumenthal.senate.gov/>> :
  (202)
   224-2823
   Republicans by Rank
   *젨?Michael B.  Enzi (WY) <http://www.enzi.senate.gov/<http://www.enzi.senate.gov/>> : (202)
   224-3424
   *젨?Lamar Alexander (TN) <http://www.alexander.senate.gov/<http://www.alexander.senate.gov/>> :
  (202)
   224-4944
   *젨?Richard Burr (NC) <http://www.burr.senate.gov/<http://www.burr.senate.gov/>> : (202)
  224-3154
   *젨?Johnny Isakson (GA) <http://www.isakson.senate.gov/<http://www.isakson.senate.gov/>> :
  (202)
   224-3643
   *젨?Rand Paul (KY) <http://www.paul.senate.gov/<http://www.paul.senate.gov/>> : (202)
  224-4343
   *젨?Orrin G.  Hatch (UT) <http://www.hatch.senate.gov/<http://www.hatch.senate.gov/>> : (202)
   224-5251
   *젨?John McCain (AZ) <http://www.mccain.senate.gov/<http://www.mccain.senate.gov/>> : (202)
   224-2235
   *젨?Pat Roberts (KS) <http://www.roberts.senate.gov/<http://www.roberts.senate.gov/>> : (202)
   224-4774
   *젨?Lisa Murkowski (AK) <http://www.murkowski.senate.gov/<http://www.murkowski.senate.gov/>> :
  (202)
   224-6665
   *젨?Mark Kirk (IL) <http://www.kirk.senate.gov/<http://www.kirk.senate.gov/>> : (202)
  224-2854
   젨?

   젨?

   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

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