[Nfb-new-hampshire] Fw: Continued Contacts Needed Now

[Ed Meskys]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Finn, Bill 
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 3:11 PM
Subject: FW: Continued Contacts Needed Now


>From Joan regarding reauthorization of the rehab act.

 

William A. Finn, Administrator

Office of Services for Blind and Visually Impaired

NH Department of Education

21 So. Fruit St.

Concord, NH 03301

Tel: 603-271-3537

 

From: Holleran, Joan 
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 2:38 PM
To: SRCNH; Saia, Charles
Cc: VR Service Delivery Unit; VR Central Office
Subject: Continued Contacts Needed Now
Importance: High

 

You are urged, if you have not already done so, to contact Members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Pensions and Labor to advocate for the removal in S. 1356, Sec. 3  of  language which relocates the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education to the Department of Labor.

 

While many advocates have been told by some Senate staff that the "simple" move of RSA from Education to  the Department of Labor will have no impact on the services provided, it is imperative that the Senate HELP Committee and staff understand that the impact is not benign, and that the VR customers will be significantly impacted and will not have access to individualized, comprehensive, rehabilitation services specifically designed to meet their needs, abilities, strengths, capabilities and informed choice which result in employment/career in a competitive integrated setting.  It matters where the Public VR Program is housed!!! This is not an inconsequential move.  

 

Every voice is needed,  the Senate Committee Staff need to be deluged with messages demanding that RSA remain in the Department of Education.

 

Every minute counts.   Please take action, and  seek support and action from your families, friends, colleagues.

 

Please share any comments you receive from your contacts with Joan.Holleran at doe.nh.gov

 

It has come to our attention that the e-mails that have been provided were not all correct.   Below are the e-mails for the HELP Committee staff that have direct responsibility for S.1356.    Please use this listing in future advocacy.  .

 

Here is the list of the correct emails.  Sorry for the confusion:  Please note: there is an underscore between the First Name and the Last name.

 

Andrew J. Imparato:  andrew_imparato at help.senate.gov

Lee Perselay:  lee_perselay at help.senate.gov

Mildred Otero: mildred_otero at help.senate.gov

Spiros Protopsaltis:  spiros_protopsaltis at help.senate.gov

Crystal L. Bridgeman:  crystal_bridgeman at help.senate.gov

Sonica Coleman:  sonica_coleman at help.senate.gov

Michael Gamel-McCormick:  michael_gamel_mccormick at help.senate.gov

Elizabeth F. "Libby" Masiuk:  libby_masiuk at help.senate.gov

Nicolas Perilla:  nicholas_perilla at help.senate.gov

Leanne Hotek:  leanne_hotek at help.senate.gov

Elizabeth "Liz" Weiss:  liz_weiss at help.senate.gov

Zachary "Zach" Schechter-Steinberg:  zachary_Schechter_Steinberg at help.senate.gov

David P. Cleary:  david_cleary at help.senate.gov

Andrew LaCasse:  andrew_lacasse at help.senate.gov

William W. Knudsen, Jr. : william_knudsen at help.senate.gov

Patrick Murray: patrick_murray at help.senate.gov

Kyle Hicks, Labor Policy Director: kyle_hicks at help.senate.gov