[nfb-talk] My reasons for reconsideration of joining the NFB, please read.

Roger devin Prater r.d.t.prater at gmail.com
Sun Jul 15 21:16:41 UTC 2012


Hmm, well I would need to look into the process of joining. I may not be 
able to come to many conventions and stuff but I'd join I guess. I just need 
to find out more about it and what it stands for and what all it offers.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gloria Whipple" <glowhi at centurylink.net>
To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] My reasons for reconsideration of joining the 
NFB,please read.


>I hope you do! The nfb cares about their members. They are such good
> supporters when needed.
>
> Gloria Whipple
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Roger devin Prater
> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 14:05
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] My reasons for reconsideration of joining the NFB,
> please read.
>
> Well, I've also thought about joining the NFB, because they actually 
> provide
>
> services like the NFB newsline and things like that, and I don't really 
> know
>
> of any that the ACB provides besides their ACB radio thing.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 12:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] My reasons for reconsideration of joining the NFB,
> please read.
>
>
> Glad to hear this!
> Welcome to the NFB!
> Another convert here!
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 7/15/12, Michael Capelle <michael.capelle at charter.net> wrote:
>> Hello.
>> This is going to be a long post, and a lot of heads will turn, I'm sure.
>> For many years, a lot of people will know, that I was heavilly involved
>> in the American Council of the Blind, (ACB). Well, this years convention
>> definitely decided for me, read on, and you will find out why. Now,
>> before I continue, I want everyone to remember, that I'm not trying to
>> bash ACB, just speaking my opinion. First of all, the biggest complaint
>> I had, was I felt the conference/convention was very disorganized. The
>> roll call of states, seemed very disorganized, and honestly, the "fat"
>> jokes were getting very old. Then, on monday, the door prize people were
>> not even ready, to hand out door prizes. I just felt it was not good as
>> in previous years. Now, on to the biggest complaint. as some of you
>> know, we are in the process of passing a bill, for the subminimum wages.
>> Basically, making it illegal to pay blind persons less money then their
>> sighted colleagues. The following information, below, is taken from the
>> publication. The NFB, (national Federation of the Blind) definitely
>> supports this, and so do I, again, see below.
>> Voice of the Nation's Blind
>> National Federation of the Blind Logo
>> Marc Maurer, President
>> 200 East Wells Street
>> at Jernigan Place
>> Baltimore, MD 21230
>> Phone 410 659 9314 Fax 410 685 5653
>> www.nfb.org
>> The Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011
>> H.R. 3086
>> Disabled workers have been unfairly excluded from the federal minimum
>> wage for 74 years, and today over 300,000 disabled workers are working
>> for subminimum wages.
>> Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) discriminates
>> against people with disabilities. This section allows the Secretary of
>> Labor to grant special wage certificates to employers, permitting them
>> to pay their workers with disabilities less than the minimum wage, often
>> in sheltered work environments. In some instances disabled workers are
>> being paid pennies per hour.
>> This discrimination is rooted in low expectations based on
>> misconceptions about the capabilities of disabled people. The law
>> falsely implies that people with disabilities cannot be productive
>> employees, and subminimum wage employers prey on society's misconception
>> that disabled people are incapable of being competitively employed. In
>> reality, when provided the proper rehabilitation training and tools,
>> workers with disabilities can be productive and financially independent.
>> Subminimum wage supports an outdated business model that fosters the
>> underemployment of workers with disabilities. Section 14(c) was only to
>> be used "to the extent necessary to prevent curtailment of
>> opportunities" for employment of people with disabilities. Instead,
>> subminimum-wage sheltered workshops have eroded into day custody
>> centers, limiting opportunities for workers with disabilities ever to
>> transition into integrated, competitive work. These institutions instill
>> a philosophy of incapacity, which becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy
>> resulting in long-term underemployment.
>> The sheltered work system is a cash cow for the subminimum wage
>> employer. Many employers insist that paying the minimum wage to disabled
>> employees would result in lack of profitability and a reduction in their
>> workforce, but most benefit from philanthropic donations, preferred
>> status when bidding on federal contracts, and federal funding. Moreover,
>> while their disabled workers receive subminimum wages that are
>> subsidized by Social Security and public assistance, some workshop
>> executives are earning salaries far above industry norms. The economics
>> overwhelmingly favor subminimum wage employers, encouraging the
>> perpetuation of subminimum wage employment and leaving workers with
>> disabilities little to no choice for real employment.
>> The Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011:
>> Discontinues the practice of issuing special wage certificates. The
>> secretary of labor will no longer issue special wage certificates to new
>> applicants.
>> Phases out all remaining special wage certificates over a 3-year period.
>> Entities currently holding special wage certificates will begin
>> compensating their workers with disabilities at no less than the federal
>> minimum wage, using the following schedule:
>> .
>> private for-profit entities' certificates will be revoked after 1 year;
>> .
>> public or governmental entities' certificates will be revoked after 2
>> years; and
>> .
>> non-profit entities' certificates will be revoked after 3 years.
>> Repeals Section14(c) of the FLSA. Three years after the law is enacted,
>> the practice of paying disabled workers subminimum wage will be
>> officially abolished, and workers with disabilities will no longer be
>> excluded from the workforce protection of a federal minimum wage.
>> STOP THE DISCRIMINATION
>> PROMOTE EQUAL WORK FOR EQUAL PAY
>> Cosponsor the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act
>> H.R. 3086
>> For more information contact:
>> Anil Lewis, Director of Strategic Communications
>> National Federation of the Blind
>> Phone: (410) 659-9314, Extension 2374 E-mail: alewis at nfb.org
>> To cosponsor the bill, contact:
>> James Thomas in Congressman Cliff Stearns's office
>> Phone: (202) 225-5744 E-mail: james.thomas at mail.house.gov
>> -OR-
>> Tim Powers in Congressman Tim Bishop's office
>> Phone: (202) 225-3826 E-mail: tim.powers at mail.house.gov
>> Voice of the Nation's Blind
>> Now, when this was taken up at the ACB's convention, there was a "do not
>> pass" recommendation. It went through. This made me very upset, and
>> proves, that in my opinion, ACB does not care about the future of the
>> BLIND. Therefore, I've decided to give the NFB another try, once I can
>> afford to, I will pay my dues, to join NFB.
>> Thanks for reading.
>> Mike.
>>
>>
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