[Nfb-new-hampshire] Fwd: FW: Invitation to NCIL, NDRN, and AUCD Meeting on Proposed WIA Legislation

Tue Aug 16 00:06:01 UTC 2011

Dear all
I just received this from Jeff Dickinson, the advocacy coordinator at
Granite State Independent Living (for those out of state or whom have
never heard of them, they're an agency for the blind that assists in
different areas, including job assistance, housing, transportation
reimbursement, etc.); he informed me of this conference call/seminar
that will take place in a couple of days, to which you can call in to
talk about a recent issue regarding legislation about the minimum
wage, and how it impacts different folks including those with
disabilities.

I hope to be on the call for at least an hour during the lunch break I
get here at the Colorado Center for the Blind in Littleton, CO, but I
urge those who can to participate as much as possible as this could
affect you eventually if you are currently receiving services through
Vocational Rehabilitation or plan to in the future.  It will also
affect the services any future people with disabilities might receive
through Vocational Rehabilitation.

I hope this finds you all well and wish you good luck in whatever
endeavors you find yourself engaged in.

Best wishes

Andrew

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jeff Dickinson <jdickinson at gsil.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:16:40 -0700
Subject: FW: Invitation to NCIL, NDRN, and AUCD Meeting on Proposed
WIA Legislation
To: "Andrew Harmon (andrewjharmon at gmail.com)" <andrewjharmon at gmail.com>

Good morning Andrew.  I thought you might be interested in getting on
this conference call on WIA and Section 511.  I am planning on calling
in to it.

Regards,
Jeff

Jeff Dickinson
Advocacy Coordinator

Granite State Independent Living
Tools for Living Life on Your Terms
21 Chenell Drive| Concord, NH | 03301
Office: (603) 228-9680 | (800) 826-3700 (V/TTY)
Visit our website at: www.gsil.org<http://www.gsil.org/>
2010 Pinnacle Award Non-Profit Business of the Year, Greater Concord
Chamber of Commerce
2010 Year of Service, Citadel Broadcasting / WOKQ
2009 Corporate Fund Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management
2009 NHBR Business Excellence Award -Nonprofit

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Invitation to NCIL, NDRN, and AUCD Meeting on Proposed WIA Legislation

The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), National Disability
Rights Network (NDRN), and Association of University Centers on
Disabilities (AUCD) are announcing an open meeting to discuss the
proposed Workforce Investment Act (WIA) legislation in the Senate,
including Section 511 pertaining to the employment of people with
disabilities. This will be a lively discussion intended to clarify the
intent behind the draft legislation and explore where we have
consensus in the community around a few of the more debated provisions
within the bill. There is simply too much at stake in the
reauthorization of WIA for us to work against each other during the
process.

As organizations representing people with disabilities, we are
creating this forum to bring people with disabilities, and groups
representing people with disabilities, together to provide information
on the proposed Workforce Investment Act, and to answer any questions
people may have regarding language within the bill.

This meeting is open to people with disabilities and organizations
representing people with disabilities with an interest in the
reauthorization of WIA; individuals outside of DC are encouraged to
use the call-in number to participate. Andrew Imparato, Senior Counsel
& Disability Policy Director for the Senate HELP Committee will be
present to review the legislation and answer questions.

When: August 17, 2011; 2pm Eastern

Where: The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
1629 K Street NW, 10th Floor / Washington, DC 20006

To RSVP for in-person attendance at this meeting contact NCIL Policy
Analyst Austin Walker at austin at ncil.org<mailto:austin at ncil.org>, or
call (202) 207-0334, x1008. Please specify any accommodation you may
need. Due to space limitations only 2 individuals from an organization
may plan to attend in person.

Call-in number: (866) 866-1333 or (404) 260-1421

Reference: WIA Discussion

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