[Jayhawk-chapter] Important Court Trial Re. VR For Blind Kansans

[Chikako Mochizuki]

Hello Rob,
Thank you very much for posting this. I would like to attend. Please include me in numbers of people who would be going from Lawrence area. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,

Chikako
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On Jul 22, 2013, at 6:06 PM, "Rob Tabor" <rob.tabor at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Dear Fellow Jayhawk Federationists,
>  
> I’ve just been informed by Donna Wood that a Federal court trial involving Anna Himdman will be held at the United States District Court in Topeka during the week of July 29, 2013. Anna is challenging an administrative decision by the state vocational rehabilitation service for its refusal to pay her room and board fees as an undergraduate student at Emporia State University (ESU.), despite Anna’s having complied with her VR counselor’s instruction to reside on campus instead of remaining at home where she had been living with her parents. Before taking her case to court Anna was required by law to pursue all of the administrative appeals available to her, which has been done, but unfortunately without success.
>  
> Our state president Donna Wood will be called upon to testify as an expert witness in the field of blindness and rehabilitation on Wednesday, July 31. We feel it is very important to make a public showing of presence and strength as this case has an enormous potential to become a catalyst for ushering in some long overdue and much needed changes in the delivery of VR services in Kansas. No doubt the state will be locked and loaded for witnesses, and that is another reason it is vitally important that we match the mighty muscle of the state, which apparently would rather expend precious limited resources to pay an untold number of lawyers instead of complying with the Federal rehabact in its mandate to provide training and education to blind and disabled Kansans.
>  
> I am planning on being present at least for Donna’s testimony on the 31st and would like to see if anyone else in the chapter would like to attend so transportation can be planned for those who need a way to Topeka. I have no information as of yet as to the time of day Donna will be testifying, but rest assured I will provide further information as I receive it. The Frank Carlson Federal Court building is located at 444 Southeast Quincy, Topeka, Kansas, about 2 blocks from Sixth Street and Kansas Avenue. Again, please let me know as soon as possible as to whether you will be available for any of the trial days, especially on the 31st.
>  
> Thanks in advance for giving this matter your very serious consideration.
>  
> Warmest regards to all,
> Rob
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