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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>For your information.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Blessings and best wishes,<BR>Melissa R. Green and Pj<BR></DIV>
<DIV>COAGDU President</DIV>
<DIV>"We love because he first loved us."<BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=jbbeecham@gmail.com href="mailto:jbbeecham@gmail.com">Jessica Beecham</A>
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=jbeecham@gmail.com href="mailto:jbeecham@gmail.com">j
beecham</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 14, 2014 1:24 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> TODAY Contact Your Senators!</DIV></DIV>
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Everyone!</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px">Today,
January 15, 2014 we need to tell our Senators that it is time to #FixWIA.
Below is the email I plan to send to my Senators. I encourage you to use
this letter as a template (or create your own) to inform your Senators about the
problems with WIA. </SPAN><BR
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"> </SPAN><BR
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px">Thanks
for all of your work. Let’s get this done! </SPAN><BR
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"> </SPAN><BR
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px">#######</SPAN><BR
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"> </SPAN><BR
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px">Dear
Senator X,</SPAN><BR
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"> </SPAN><BR
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px">I
am writing to voice my concerns about S. 1356, the reauthorization of the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Although I know the reauthorization of WIA
is overdue, I just cannot support the current bill as it is
written. </SPAN><BR
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"> </SPAN><BR
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px">During
the 1990s, the disability community fought really hard for language that
would </SPAN><I
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px">not</I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px">allow
a vocational rehabilitation case to be closed by a placement in a sheltered
workshop. The current bill language of Section 511, a controversial section
among the disability community, will allow vocational rehabilitation counselors
to successfully close cases by placing their clients in subminimum-wage
sheltered workshops. Subminimum-wage sheltered work does not come close to
adequately training people with disabilities for mainstream competitive
employment. In fact, research shows that people with disabilities have
to </SPAN><I
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px">unlearn</I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px">the
habits taught in sheltered workshops in order to get a mainstream job.
Ninety-five percent of people with disabilities who enter sheltered workshops
never obtain the employment they are being “trained” for. In other words,
once a person with disability is placed in a sheltered workshop, their full
potential is almost never reached. They must remain on public assistance
for the rest of their lives. </SPAN><BR
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"> </SPAN><BR
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px">I
am also concerned with the bill language moving the Rehabilitation Services
Administration (RSA) from the Department of Education to the Department of
Labor. There is no research that shows this move will improve the efficiency and
outcomes of the RSA. It is important to keep in mind that everyone needs
an education before he/she obtains a job. For many, this education comes
in the form of college and/or graduate school. For people with severe
disabilities, this might mean having access to quality rehabilitation services
to develop their unique skills and talents. This process is an educational
processRSA should stay in the Department of
Education. </SPAN><BR
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"> </SPAN><BR
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px">Senator
X, I need your help. Please consider offering an amendment that will
strike Section 511 of Title V of WIA, and remove the language that transfers RSA
from Education to Labor. </SPAN><BR
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px">Thank
you. I look forward to hearing from you soon. If you have any
questions or concerns, feel free to reach me at (add your contact
info)</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px">.</SPAN><BR
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,40,40); FONT-SIZE: 15px">Sincerely,</SPAN><BR
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style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">(Your Name)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">These
are e-mail addresses for staffers of both Senator Bennet and Udall. </DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Senator
Udall</DIV>
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face=Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><FONT color=#333333
face="Segoe UI WPC,Segoe UI,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif,Verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white; FONT-SIZE: 14px"><FONT color=#0072c6
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><A
href="mailto:Stephanie_Cross@MarkUdall.senate.gov">Stephanie_Cross@MarkUdall.senate.gov</A></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Senator
Bennet</DIV>
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href="mailto:Ellen_Steiner@bennet.senate.gov">Ellen_Steiner@bennet.senate.gov</A></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white; FONT-SIZE: 15px"><U>Savannah_krieg@</U></SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=blue face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,238,148); FONT-SIZE: 15px"><U>bennet</U></SPAN></FONT><FONT
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