[Nfb-or] Action Needed: OCB Proposed Plan

[Johnston]

Hello all,

What was the outcome of Linda Mock's proposal to alter the vending program? 
Is anything similar planned for the future?

Thanks.

Jay
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
To: <nfb-or at nfbnet.org>; <oregon-l at acb.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:37 PM
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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