[humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment

[Ericka Short]

I know WI still has blind "Office of the Blind" counselors and they use 
hired drivers. The OOB is different than the other states' commission for 
the blind so don't get confused.  They only work with the newly blinded and 
elderly.  It makes no sense to have services for the blind in three 
places--DVR helps the disabled get hired, the state school does summer 
school programs and is mostly a resource for public school districts with 
blind/vi kids.  Each county has their own Aging and Disability Resource 
Center but they are not all well informed. mostly serve the over 65 crowd. 
The state school still offers a residential program but it's for the 
multiply handicapped of which blind is the least of their problems.  At 
least that's run by the NFB and many of the staff are vi or totals.

Most of our state isn't' well served. Madison and Milwaukee have programs 
but they do not necessarily  serve people outside their area.  Years about 
the Madison WI Council of the blind would go an hour out of town to serve 
clients.  I don't know if they still do that.  Milwaukee's Vision Froward 
doesn't come out of the Metro area.  Kenosha has nothing.  I know some 
counselors have sent people to the Chicago Lighthouse for training.   There 
used to be a program in Northern WI (Wausau) but I heard that closed.  I 
know some counselors have sent people to the Chicago Lighthouse for 
training.  Too bad it's still hard to get training paid by WI to attend 
BLIND Inc..  Restructuring for efficacy should be the focus of our dear 
Gov's work not taking funds from programs.   PLEASE if he runs for President 
do not vote for him!!!!  You will be very sorry.  He's up for reelection and 
I think he'll get a rude awaking in Nov.


Ericka J. Short
262-697-0510

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