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

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Sun Jul 15 21:28:06 UTC 2012 

Your state NFB president would be Joy Harris.

Mike


-----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 3:53 PM
To: NFB Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] My reasons for reconsideration of joining the NFB,
please read.

Hmm, I looked into the NFB local chapter thing, and discovered that the
Alabama site is unavailable.
----- 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 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] My reasons for reconsideration of joining the NFB,
please read.


> I'm calling the national office, tomorrow, anyway.
> I need to order some cane tips, so I'll bring it up!
> Joe Ruffalo ought to get on this!
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 7/15/12, Gloria Whipple <glowhi at centurylink.net> wrote:
>> Hi Joshua,
>>
>> I agree! I really think that is a very good idea!
>>
>> Gloria Whipple
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>> [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joshua Lester
>> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 13:26
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] My reasons for reconsideration of joining the 
>> NFB, please read.
>>
>> Why can't the NFB take "Through Our Eyes," and turn it into KNFB Radio?
>> The NFB needs its own radio station!
>> Thanks, Joshua
>>
>> On 7/15/12, Ray Foret Jr <rforetjr at att.net> wrote:
>>> Not to mention which, the ACB complained when we set up our NFB 
>>> Newsline service.  Jallous maybe because we were the ones who did it.
>>>
>>> I might point out that we stream our national conventions now; and,  
>>> the stream actually works.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>>
>>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>>>
>>> Skype name:
>>> barefootedray
>>>
>>> On Jul 15, 2012, at 4:05 PM, Roger devin Prater wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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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