[il-talk] Fwd: Merger

[Brian Sumner]

This is very good news and i congratulate everyone that was involved in
preventing this from happening.

On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 6:31 PM Leslie Hamric via IL-Talk <
il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> This is such wonderful news! This is what can happen as we continue to
> work collectively as a team.
> Lesliee
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 11, 2019, at 3:15 PM, Denise R Avant via IL-Talk <
> il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Denise R. Avant
> > President
> > National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
> > Live the life you want
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> >> From: "Gordon, John" <John.Gordon at illinois.gov>
> >> Date: January 11, 2019 at 3:11:17 PM CST
> >> To: "Webb, Andrew" <Andrew.Webb at illinois.gov>, "davant1958 at gmail.com" <
> davant1958 at gmail.com>, Rachel Schroeder <rachelrenee70 at gmail.com>,
> "Donnie Anderson" <icbvanderson at icloud.com>
> >> Cc: "Wade, Quinetta" <Quinetta.Wade at illinois.gov>, "Halvorsen, Ingrid"
> <Ingrid.Halvorsen at illinois.gov>, "Hamer, Louis" <Louis.Hamer at illinois.gov>,
> "Laird, Cassie" <Cassie.Laird at illinois.gov>
> >> Subject: Merger
> >>
> >> To all of our Community Partners,
> >>
> >> We are writing to announce that as of today we are no longer
> considering the idea of folding services for persons who are Deaf and Hard
> of Hearing into the Bureau of Blind Services.  We began discussing this
> idea several months ago to enhance and streamline training opportunities
> for staff and customers within the Bureau of Blind Services as well as the
> Deaf and Hard of Hearing units.  We believed that by combining these two
> groups of specially trained staff we would see greater outcomes for our
> customers in both programs.
> >> Four local offices throughout the state were selected to participate in
> a pilot project for us to assess the positive and negative effects of the
> proposed merger.  At the end of our pilot there was no conclusive evidence
> that the proposed merger would positively enhance service delivery to
> either set of customers.  It is our decision that we will continue to
> operate the Bureau of Blind Services and Services for Deaf and Hard of
> Hearing as separate programs.
> >> We continue to focus on our goal of empowering people who are deaf,
> hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, and DeafBlind through employment
> and independent living opportunities.   It is for this reason we are
> dedicating a full-time position to serve as a statewide liaison for
> services to individuals with sensory disabilities.  This position will
> oversee the technical assistance and training of professional staff on
> rules, policies, procedures, current service trends, communication, and on
> the rehabilitation technology of equipment and devices for individuals with
> sensory disabilities.  The objectives of this position will enhance the
> rehabilitation, education, and general welfare of the services provided by
> the Division.
> >> We want to take this opportunity to thank you for your sincere interest
> and partnership as we investigated this prospect.  Ability to learn and
> change has become one of the most important predictors of success.  We look
> forward to working  more closely with you in the future as we investigate
> efficiencies.
> >>
> >> Very Sincerely,
> >>
> >> John Gordon
> >> Bureau Chief, Bureau of Blind Services
> >> Illinois Department of Human Services
> >> 100 West Randolph Street
> >> Suite 5-300, Chicago, IL 60601
> >> JRTC: 312-814-3323
> >> ICRE: 312-633-3596
> >>
> >>
> >>
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