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<div>I will be in class when this meeting happens, but I want to offer a note about something that I think would be really nice if someone could ask about it.</div>
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<div>At our state convention, we had a big discussion about how it is necessary for the policies governing the vocational rehabilitation program of the Massachusetts commission for the blind to be made public. I have heard conflicting information about whether
or not these policies became public after John Oliveira became acting commissioner. I cannot Verify this one way or the other. I still have no access to these policies. I’ve been looking. </div>
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<div>We have to reach a day where the following interaction never happens again:</div>
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<div>Consumer makes a request.</div>
<div>Vocational rehabilitation counselor denies the request.</div>
<div>Consumer asks why the vocational rehabilitation counselor has denied the request.</div>
<div>Vocational Rehabilitation counselor says that it is against the policy.</div>
<div>Consumer asks for a copy of the policy.</div>
<div>Vocational rehabilitation counselor responds that they cannot share the policy because the policy is confidential. </div>
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<div>This exchange is too common in our state, and making these policies public can help a lot with this. </div>
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<div>In Massachusetts, we pay a lot of taxes, and it is important that we get something in exchange for those taxes. My tax dollars go to support our VR programs, and I want to make sure that every blind person has a fair shot at the benefits of those programs.
I also want to see the policies that govern the program that I am paying for with my taxes.</div>
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<div>Hope it’s a great meeting!</div>
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<div>Justin<br>
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<div>Justin Mark Hideaki Salisbury</div>
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<div>Mobile: 808.797.8606</div>
<div>Email: 808salisbury@gmail.com </div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">President, National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></p>
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