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

[Beth]

Bugs!  That's interesting.  How come blind people are put aside and
bugs are highl exalted on the pedestal?  Why?
Beth

On 5/27/09, Antonio M. Guimaraes <iamantonio at cox.net> wrote:
> Are there any allies in the legislative, or elsewhere in the government
> structure in Oregon you can count on? Can teachers join in your efforts.
>
> It might not hurt to gather support for a joint hell-raising event.
>
> Antonio Guimaraes
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 4:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] H.B. 2834: Closing the Door on theFutureofBlind
> Children
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>
>> 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
>>
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