[Nfbc-info] Nfbc-info Digest, Vol 120, Issue 19
Jordan Mirander
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Mon May 25 07:28:02 UTC 2015
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> 1. Re: highering drivers (Brian Buhrow)
> 2. FYI FW: [nfbwnews] NLS informal update (Michael Hingson)
> 3. 31 Work Incentives Planner positions in CA (Cervenka, Stacy at DOR)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 08:15:50 -0700
> From: Brian Buhrow <buhrow at nfbcal.org>
> To: NFB of California List <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Rob Kaiser <rcubfank at sbcglobal.net>, buhrow at nfbcal.org
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] highering drivers
> Message-ID: <201505221515.t4MFFobb011755 at lothlorien.nfbcal.org>
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> hello Rob. I've done this in the past. You'll have to restrict your
> hiring to college students because high school students won't have the
> required driving license to drive you from place to place, especially if
> you're not an immediate family member of their's. If there's a local
> college or university, they'll usually have a student employment office.
> Find it and call them to ask if they allow community employers to post jobs
> on their job boards.
> -Brian
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> On May 21, 9:34pm, Rob Kaiser via Nfbc-info wrote:
> } Subject: [Nfbc-info] highering drivers
> } Helloo all: As many of you know, I now live in Moreno Valley. I am finding out that at times transportation is sketchy especially nights and weekends. It has been suggested that I consider highering highschool or college students as drivers for me especially at nights and weekends when there is no Dial-a-ride or public transit. Has anyone tried thisIf so, what success or lack of success have you had?
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> } I would appreciate some feedback on this.
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> } Rob Kaiser
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> Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 08:56:13 -0700
> From: "Michael Hingson" <mike at michaelhingson.com>
> To: "'NFB of California List'" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfbc-info] FYI FW: [nfbwnews] NLS informal update
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> I got this off another list and thought you might find it interesting.
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> National Library Service Collection Development Advisory Group informal
> Update
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> By Katherine Schneider
> <mailto:schneiks at uwec.edu> schneiks at uwec.edu
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> The Collection Development Advisory Group of the National Library Service
> just concluded its 2015 meeting. I had the privilege of being a patron
> representative representing the Midlands. Some of the things I learned are:
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> NLS is acquiring a thousand commercially done audio books per year now and
> patrons generally are loving them.
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> The long-awaited Android Bard app should be out this summer and the iPhone
> app will be updated to work better with IOS 8. Restoring things like the
> timer function.
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> The final 6,000 conversions from analog to digital books will be done in the
> next three or four years and the books put on Bard.
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> In January 2016, NLS will switch to producing braille books in UEB braille.
> In case you want to start practicing now, search by subject on Bard for UEB
> and you'll find 50 books to read at this point.
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> The ever-popular Bibles/sacred scriptures mini-bib will be updated to
> include accessible apps and other newer delivery methods for content.
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> Network libraries who produce digital books can add them to BARD and about a
> thousand have been added.
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> Did you know that about two thirds of NLS patrons let their
> network library pick their next read and only about a third choose their
> own. I assume this doesn't include those of us who are madly downloading
> from Bard!
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> In two years when some lucky attendee at the meeting sends out
> this kind of informal summary of what's up at NLS, the statistics below will
> be woefully out of date because NLS will have done their usual great job and
> we'll have More and have it Sooner..
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> The NLS Union Catalog contains more than 216,000 book records, of which more
> than 68,000 are braille books and more than 146,000 are audiobooks.
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> * The NLS music collection, the largest of its kind in the world,
> contains more than 25,000 titles.
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> * BARD contains more than 53,000 books, 62 audio magazine titles,
> and 49 braille magazine titles, with new materials added regularly.
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> Katherine Schneider, Ph.D.
> Senior Psychologist, Emerita
> Counseling Service
> University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
> schneiks at uwec.edu <mailto:schneiks at uwec.edu>
> Author of Occupying Aging: Delights, Disabilities and Daily Life, To the
> Left of Inspiration: Adventures in Living with Disabilities and a children's
> book Your Treasure Hunt: Disabilities and Finding Your Gold
> Blog: http://kathiecomments.wordpress.com
> <http://kathiecomments.wordpress.com/>
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> [Michael Hingson]
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> Best,
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 09:40:27 -0700
> From: "Cervenka, Stacy at DOR" <Stacy.Cervenka at dor.ca.gov>
> To: <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfbc-info] 31 Work Incentives Planner positions in CA
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> Please see below for information on the 31 Work Incentives Planner
> positions for which the California Department of Rehabilitation is now
> recruiting. As an aside, an added benefit to taking the Staff Services
> Analyst exam is that there are three very good entry level positions
> that fall under this classification: Employment Coordinator, Service
> Coordinator, and Work Incentives Planner. These are all excellent
> opportunities for people with disabilities looking for a good, entry
> level state job.
>
> Stacy
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> _____________________________________________
> From: Connors, Brian at DOR
> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 8:00 AM
> Subject: Please share with your networks: DOR is advertising for 31 Work
> Incentives Planner (WIP) positions throughout the state
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> The Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) is excited to advertise openings
> for 31 Work Incentives Planner (WIP) positions throughout the state at
> the Staff Services Analyst (SSA) level.
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> The WIP position is new to the DOR. WIPs provide a valuable and critical
> service to DOR consumers receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
> and/or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. WIPs work
> within the Vocational Rehabilitation Service Delivery (VRSD) team to
> provide intensive, individualized work incentives planning services.
> These services empower consumers to make an informed choice about
> employment with an understanding of how it may impact their benefits and
> become self-sufficient.
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> The DOR is currently accepting applications from interested candidates
> who have SSA list eligibility. For more information about the job
> posting, please visit CalHR at:
> http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/wvpos/more_info.cfm?recno=616539.
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> The DOR will begin interviews soon and anticipates filling the 31
> positions immediately upon budget approval for State Fiscal Year
> 2015/2016.
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> Please share with interested parties or DOR consumers that may be
> interested in these positions.
>
> Thank you,
> <<WIP Position Cover Letter v.2 5-19-15.docx>>
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> Brian Connors
> Statewide Coordinator for Social Security
> Department of Rehabilitation
> 721 Capitol Mall
> Sacramento, CA 95814
> (916) 650-6937
> (916) 558-5402 (fax)
> http://dor.ca.gov/VRED/Social-Security-Work-Incentives-Status.html
> Watch "I Can Work" and other great DOR videos at
> https://www.youtube.com/user/DORCalifornia
> Social Security publications: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/
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