[nabs-l] H.B. 2834: Closing the Door on the FutureofBlind Children

[T. Joseph Carter]

Ashley,

We've tried that.  They're fighting it, saying that sending people to 
Washington would not be feasible.  Privately they say it's about the 
money.  Publicly they are just saying it's not necessary.

Joseph


On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 04:26:35PM -0400, Ashley  Bramlett wrote:
> Joseph,
> It sounds like despite opposition they are not listening and are going  
> forward with closure.  The best you can do as an organized group now is 
> to get the blind students that were enrolled at the school automatically  
> enrolled in the nearest residential school, wich is the washington school 
> for the blind.
> Often students attending these schools have multiple disabilities or some 
> problems where their  needs can't be met in an integrated public school  
> setting.  THE IDEA law states children be placed in the least restrictive 
> environment, meaning the environment where their learning is best and 
> they aren't restricted.  For these students its been determined that they 
> need a residential school.  So they should be placed in another 
> residential school rather than be forced to attend their home public 
> school with inadaquate services.
>
> These kids are vunerable and I hope the fight prevails and they can at 
> least attend another residential school.
>
> Ashley