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<div>Justin,</div>
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<div>I think you are a wonderful, intelligent young man, and you would be such a great asset to the blind of Connecticut if you come back. I think you should run for public office also, and I would be honored to assist you achieve great things in your life. </div>
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<div>Someday I will tell you my story and why I am involved in NFB. </div>
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<div>Take care,</div>
<div>Carol Lemieux</div>
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<div style="margin:0 0 10px 0;"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 11, 2016 at 9:53 PM<br/>
<b>From:</b> "Justin Salisbury via Ct-nfb" <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org><br/>
<b>To:</b> "NFB of Connecticut Mailing List" <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org><br/>
<b>Cc:</b> "Justin Salisbury" <PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu><br/>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ct-nfb] FW: Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period for DORS-BESB Draft Vocational Rehabilitation Section of Unified State Plan</div>
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<div>It really makes me happy that leaders of our affiliate are pitching in to boost the number of instructors in vocational rehabilitation. If another orientation and mobility instructor position becomes available, I could very well become that and structure and be a bull to return to Connecticut. Now, if anyone doesn't want me to come back to Connecticut, you can just tell me that and still let the blind people in our state have someone for an instructor. </div>
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<div id="AppleMailSignature">I have entered this career field because of the desperate shortage of instructors, the immense role that blind role models have played in my life, and the desire to serve my home state. Please help me!</div>
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<div id="AppleMailSignature">There are many good orientation and mobility instructor's out there, as well as rehabilitation teachers, and Louisiana Tech University is not going to stop producing loan. Whoever it is that takes those jobs, they will have the opportunity to empower blind people and help us raise expectations of the blind.</div>
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<div id="AppleMailSignature">Let's do this! My voice is only one, but together, we can build our future.</div>
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<div id="AppleMailSignature">Justin </div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Justin Salisbury, NOMC</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Louisiana Tech University</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Email: <a href="President@Alumni.ECU.edu" target="_parent">President@Alumni.ECU.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=325734822" style="font-size: 13.0pt;" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=325734822</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Twitter: @SalisburyJustin</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>"None can be free as long as any are enslaved" </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Dr. Kenneth Jernigan</span></p>
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On Jan 11, 2016, at 7:17 PM, Cheri Duquette via Ct-nfb <<a href="ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" target="_parent">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br/>
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<div>Hi Beth,</div>
<div>Count me in. I plan to be attending via phone. I encourage everyone to read the draft plan on the BESB web site and be active on the hearing. One person for mobility instruction is absurd!</div>
<div>Cheri</div>
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<b>To: </b>"NFB of Connecticut Mailing List" <<a href="ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" target="_parent">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>><br/>
<b>Cc: </b>"Elizabeth Rival" <<a href="erival@comcast.net" target="_parent">erival@comcast.net</a>><br/>
<b>Sent: </b>Monday, January 11, 2016 11:08:19 AM<br/>
<b>Subject: </b>[Ct-nfb] FW: Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period for DORS-BESB Draft Vocational Rehabilitation Section of Unified State Plan
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: rgb(31,73,125);">Hi all NfB ct members… </span><span style="COLOR: rgb(31,73,125);">NFB of cT urgently needs to Advocate for more staff positions and especially instructors at the upcoming hearing on January 21 from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. There is only </span>1 mobility instructor for over 1,000 clients. And there are no plans to hire any mobility instructors in the next 5 years! Further, there are only 2 rehabilitation teachers in the vr which means 1 per 500consumers, and BESB is hiring none. But there are 10 vocational rehab councilors and plans to hire 4 more in the next 5 years. We clearly have too many counselors instead of severely needed Instructors! This hearing will take our input on BESB’s plan for the next five years, and BESB needs to hear from us because its focus is off-target and won’t empower blind people in Connecticut.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: rgb(31,73,125);">please advocate with us On Thursday January 21st by phone or in person...thanks beth </span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 29, 2015 8:38 AM<br/>
<b>To:</b> DORS-DL BESB<br/>
<b>Subject:</b> Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period for DORS-BESB Draft Vocational Rehabilitation Section of Unified State Plan</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt;FONT-FAMILY: Arial , sans-serif;">The State of Connecticut, Department of Rehabilitation Services, Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB) will be conducting a public hearing on Thursday, January 21, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 184 Windsor Avenue, Windsor, CT and simultaneously by teleconference. The purpose of the hearing is to offer the public, consumers, advocates, agencies and organizations the opportunity to review and provide comments pertaining to the proposed BESB Vocational Rehabilitation section of the Unified State Plan for the Statewide Workforce System in Connecticut. The BESB section of the draft Unified State Plan is available for review at </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12.0pt;FONT-FAMILY: Arial , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ct.gov/besb" target="_blank"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt;">www.ct.gov/besb</span></b></a></span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt;FONT-FAMILY: Arial , sans-serif;">, in the “Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation” section (or by following this link:</span></b> <b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt;FONT-FAMILY: Arial , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ct.gov/besb/cwp/view.asp?a=2851&q=575180" target="_blank">http://www.ct.gov/besb/cwp/view.asp?a=2851&q=575180</a>). Print, Braille, and electronic copies of these documents will be available at the public hearing, or may be requested in advance of the hearing by contacting the Bureau at (860) 602-4008. Please provide at least two weeks notice if you are requesting a sign language interpreter, by emailing <a href="brian.sigman@ct.gov" target="_parent">brian.sigman@ct.gov</a>.</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt;FONT-FAMILY: Arial , sans-serif;">Comments may be submitted in person or through teleconference at the public hearing, or may be submitted via email to: <a href="brian.sigman@ct.gov" target="_parent">brian.sigman@ct.gov</a>; mailed to Brian Sigman, Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind, 184 Windsor Avenue, Windsor, CT, 06095, or recorded onto voice mail at (860) 602-4008. </span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt;FONT-FAMILY: Arial , sans-serif;">To participate in the public hearing through teleconference, please call (860) 602-4008 at least one business day prior to the public hearing to obtain the call-in phone number and access code. All comments received prior to the close of business on Monday, February 1, 2016 will be fully considered.</span></b><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18.0pt;FONT-FAMILY: Arial , sans-serif;"> </span></b></p>
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