[Colorado-talk] Emily Griffith Opportunity School

[Diane McGeorge]

In reading your post, Beth, and in reading Eddie's post I think Eddie has 
covered the situation very well.  As for rehab paying for English grammar 
classes for the two students you mention, unless Eddie knows something I 
don't know and he certainly could, I do not believe the students you mention 
would be eligible for rehab funding unless they are citizens.  Eddie's 
suggestion of having a friend read and interpret the school policies sounds 
very reasonable to me.  Do the students you speak of have contacts in the 
U.S. from their native countries?  Their situation is difficult to say the 
least but not "unsolvable" but they would need help from someone who speaks 
their language and also knows English to help read and interpret.  However, 
I do not believe that under the circumstances rehab can give them any 
assistance.  I'll be interested to see what others think.  Thanks for the 
interesting information.  I hope you invited these two students to come to 
an NFB chapter meeting.
Diane
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
To: <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 2:35 PM
Subject: [Colorado-talk] Emily Griffith Opportunity School


> Hi, guys.
> I've been asked to post the following statements on this list.  I thought 
> it would be appropriate to tell you guys about something that happened to 
> one of our fellow CCB alumni while he was out downtown in Denver.  I was 
> talking to him, and he said clearly that there was a discrimination issue 
> going on.  I asked, "What discrimination isue?"  He said that the Emily 
> Griffith Opportunities/Vocational School was not able to provide materials 
> for his advanced English classes.  FYI: this ude is a refugee from Somalia 
> and Kenya, and needs English skills to work in the workforce effectively. 
> He and another potential CCB student also from Somalia are doomed to fail 
> at Emily Griffith, and they may need to pay or use Rehab to pay for 
> college classes in English grammar.  I don't feel this is quite right. 
> What do you guys think?
> Beth
>
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