[Nfb-or] Action Needed: OCB Proposed Plan

[linjaynes]

Thank you Joseph: II have already expressed my  opinion of Ms.Mock's ,oh so obvious Intent, by letter,I am sure the president has seen it, as I forwarded it to him yesterday ,as well as to the BECC Board, should you & or any of my NFB member's wish to have it, ask the president & or e/mail me for a copy. Sincerely Lin


-----Original Message-----
>From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
>Sent: Apr 2, 2010 7:37 AM
>To: nfb-or at nfbnet.org, oregon-l at acb.org
>Subject: [Nfb-or] Action Needed: OCB Proposed Plan
>
>Art Stevenson asked me to post this:
>
>Tomorrow (Friday, April 2nd), Oregon Commission for the Blind 
>director Linda Mock intends to present her plan to remove 
>state-operated facilities from its Randolph-Shepperd vending program 
>in this state.  This would reduce the program from its current size 
>to just four people.
>
>Any program Ms. Mock might propose in its place would operate without 
>the legal protections afforded by the Randolph-Shepperd Act and its 
>companion state legislation.  These protections include the loss of
>priority access to vending sites, the requirement that the blind 
>themselves are given full participation in the administration of the 
>program, and a prescribed remedy for redress of grievances.
>
>As such, it seems this plan directly contradicts the stated mission 
>of the Oregon Commission for the Blind, and Ms. Mock's mission as its 
>director.  Moreover, Ms. Mock appears to be working to fast-track the 
>approval of this plan before its impact is realized.  It affects not 
>only those in the program today, but also the blind youth still 
>reeling from the loss of our School for the Blind.
>
>Only we can prevent this detrimental plan from moving forward now.  
>If you can be in the Portland area at the Commission for the Blind 
>for the 4pm meeting at which Ms. Mock will present this plan, please 
>attend.  If you cannot attend, please call the Commission's Portland 
>office at 971-673-1588 or toll free (within Oregon) 888-202-5463.  
>Tell them what you think of this plan, and ask them to pass the 
>message on to Ms. Mock and to the Commissioners.
>
>If you call, PLEASE DO BE POLITE!  The people who answer the phones 
>are not responsible for this plan, and they do not deserve the brunt 
>of anyone's anger.
>
>Thank you.
>
>
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