<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>I was just corresponding with Diane Hemphill regarding one of these directives Ms. Rovig;s timing is great in forwarding this message... Read on and consult the attached documents. This is info we should all understand as it cuts to the core of 80% of the problems that blind persons run into with KRS services.</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV>Tom<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 10/19/11, Rovig, Lorraine <I><LRovig@nfb.org></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Rovig, Lorraine <LRovig@nfb.org><BR>Subject: FW: [Jobs] What every rehab counselor and client should know.<BR>To: "Scholarships" <scholarships@nfb.org><BR>Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 9:33 AM<BR><BR>
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<P class=yiv1358089948MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I can vouch for the fact that the author of this email, Dick Davis , knows well what he talks about here. He is currently the number 2 staff person for the NFB training center in Minnesota called B.L.I.N.D., Inc.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=yiv1358089948MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Lorraine</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Rovig</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=yiv1358089948MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Assistant, NFB Scholarship Program</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=yiv1358089948MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> jobs-bounces@nfbnet.org <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Dick Davis<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:10 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List; Jobs for the Blind<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [ Jobs ] What every rehab counselor and client should know.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=yiv1358089948MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hi,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=yiv1358089948MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Over the last ten years, I've done a lot of training for NFB members and rehabilitation professionals on the subjects of informed choice and writing your own rehabilitation plan (IPE). These four documents provide key information that will be of benefit for everyone, consumer and professional. They contain a little legalese, but are pretty user-friendly otherwise. I think if everyone were to read and adhere to them, there would be much less in the way of disagreements between consumers and their counselors. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=yiv1358089948MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">What are they? Policy Directives (PD's) and Technical Assistance Circulars (TAC's) interpret the law and regulations for agencies (referred to as "Designated State Units" or "DSU's") and tell those agencies how to stay in compliance with them. Unfortunately, I don't think many rehabilitation counselors see them. The only consumers I know who have seen them got them from me, and hopefully passed them on. Thanks to Dr. Schroeder, who made such clear intepretations of the law and regulations when he was RSA Commissioner. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=yiv1358089948MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dick Davis</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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