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[T. Joseph Carter]

Tamara,

I've got a background in Psychology and am essentially a behaviorist, 
so I get what you're saying:  I don't need to feel good, I need to 
see results.  I think a lot of people agree with that sentiment.  The 
fastest and best way to generate real confidence is to help clients 
achieve real success.

Others who know more should speak to the Commission's organization 
and structure.  I honestly do not know enough about the inner 
workings of the Commission to have an informed opinion.  Some I know 
and respect are hopping mad, and others think the Commission is 
basically doing the right thing.

Dennis Crepeaux is my counselor, and I have to say that he is in my 
opinion one of the best professionals in his field.  He's getting on 
near retirement these days, and VR will have lost one of its finest 
on the day he retires.  I cannot speak to other counselors because I 
have not worked with them.

Joseph


On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 11:12:48AM -0700, Tamara Smith-Kinney wrote:
>Joseph and all,
>
>They may have their budget approval, but they don't seem to be providing
>services or behaving with any sort of responsibility.  We may need the
>agency, but it needs to be restructured from the top down, by which I mean
>the top couple of layers of directors and a good portion of the staff simply
>need to go so that they can be replaced by people who get that the function
>of the agency is to keep people working or get them back to work and who
>grasp the philosophy of VR in general.  You know, things like "informed
>choice," "mitigating barriers to employment" and so forth.  It's not about
>giving us poor, pathetic blind people confidence.  It's about providing us
>with the tools we need to continue in our vocations so that we can pay taxes
>to fund their services, ensuring that we can choose to earn our way in the
>world instead of being a drain on Social Security, that we can use our minds
>and talents to benefit our employers and those around us.  And that we can
>add to the economy by having money to spend to create the demand that
>creates more jobs elsewhere.
>
>Not that I have an opinion.  /smile/
>
>Tami Smith-Kinney