[Ct-nfb] Time to Warm Up!

[Justin Salisbury]

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Justin M. Salisbury
Graduate Student
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
University of Wisconsin – Madison
@_JSalisbury

> On Mar 27, 2014, at 6:15 PM, "Edward" <personal.edward at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Has there been activity on the legislative list?  I have not gotten a single
> message.
> Thanks
> Edward
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Justin
> Salisbury
> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 4:54 PM
> To: 'ct-nfb at nfbnet.org'
> Subject: [Ct-nfb] Time to Warm Up!
> 
> Fellow Federationists:
> 
> 
> 
> Please start your warm-ups now!  I am expecting that we will receive an
> urgent legislative call to action very soon about the Workforce Investment
> Act.
> 
> 
> 
> It may be helpful to review the two components of the bill to which we
> object.
> 
> 
> 
> S. 1356 - The Workforce Investment Act
> 
> 
> 
> Title V, Section 511, re-establishes sheltered employment as an option for
> employment and training placements.  Sheltered employment will, once again,
> be considered a successful employment outcome, and VR agencies will be able
> to claim successful case closures when they dump a client into a sheltered
> workshop.
> 
> 
> 
> There is also language in the bill that transfers the Rehabilitation
> Services Administration from the Department of Education to the Department
> of Labor.  The agency will then be focused on placing people into jobs and
> no longer focused on preparing them for the careers of their choice.  
> 
> 
> 
> This bill is a double-whammy.  It reinstates sheltered employment as a
> successful vocational outcome, and it changes the priority from training to
> placement.
> 
> 
> 
> Please stay tuned for the big call to action.
> 
> 
> 
> Yours,
> 
> 
> 
> Justin
> 
> 
> 
> Justin Salisbury
> 
> Legislative Coordinator
> 
> National Federation of the Blind of Wisconsin 
> 
> 
> 
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