[nfbmi-talk] doesn't this still say something is wrong here?

Wed Aug 25 02:42:39 UTC 2010

And they still continue to violate the State Plan requirements, including 
the requirement to release data to the public and to hold public hearings. 
Know one knows what they are doing and they are required to be open, 
transparent, accessable and accountable not only to the blind, but to the 
RSA and to the taxpayer.

Cannon's behavior is more and more violative of known law and obligations 
and more and more recklessly out of control.

The three law suits filed against the commission alone shold tell us that 
much, let alone the abuses you rightfully cite here Fred.

Moreover, the abuses long standing in the BEP program are coming to light 
where even this commission has rightfully overturned the corrupted 
violations of due process by ALJ Meade and, of course Zanger, Hull, Cannon, 
Heibeck, et al.

I think I've figured some of that out and would look at how set asides have 
been increased to innapropirately be used in cash matches... They hae 
escalated the sources of these types of things to keep the ship from 
sinking.

Note all of these things increased since 2005 (and you can read it between 
the lines in the minutes and MCB Reports at that time)...

Several things happened that year or just prior.

One is Larry Best died and he was both honest, open and knew about 
financials.

Two during 2005 the RSA regional monitoring teams were being dismantled and 
oversight on all agencies wained to say the least let alone technical 
assistence.

Then Cannon started the rabid push to accelorate the cash match and tird 
party agreements with an almost religious fervor...

In fact that became a huge component of all training of knew staff which can 
be seen also on the MCB web site.

I know our cashed strapped state was becoming more and more loathe or unable 
to meet its federal share for VR programs, but the easy money through 
innappropriately done cash match and other agreements was apparently too 
much for Cannon, et al to avoid.

Problem is that when the proverbial stuff hits the fan who will be hurt? Yup 
you got it...People who ae blind or otherwise disabled in this state of 
Michigan.

What a legacy for this ancien regime eh?

Simply, we must stop the bleeding and reform this renegade system.

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] doesn't this still say something is wrong here?

> Hello,
>
> What I do not understand is why everyone involved in this cover-up and
> denial of information doesn't realize that it will all come out 
> eventually.
> Sooner or later the truth will be known.  We had an expression in 
> wrestling,
> " the bigger they are, the harder they fall."  The more obfuscation and 
> spin
> that happens, the more they bring on mistrust and certainty that there is
> something amiss.  The simple and easy thing would be transparency and
> openness.  Why antagonize and alienate those who could be the biggest
> supporters and champions, the consumers.  The college policy is an example
> of staff thinking blind people are there to serve them, rather than the
> reverse.  Generally, I have a lot of respect and regard for MCB employees
> who I worked with for many years.  Unfortunately, the bullying and
> intimidation they are suffering under has clouded and obscured the true
> purpose of the agency.  People pretty much treat others the way they are
> treated.
>
> I sure hope some degree of sanity returns, soon, to the MCB.  So far, it 
> is
> only getting more chaotic every day.Pat has gotten rid of or fired all the
> NFB employees and kicked NFB operators out of the BEP.  He has replaced
> former blind employees with less qualified sighted people.  Now, tell me 
> has
> that made things better?  I don't think it was us who were creating the
> problems.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of joe harcz Comcast
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:34 PM
> To: Jo Anne Pilarski MCB, Chair
> Cc: Sheila Ashcraft MCB; Margaret Wolfe MCB,Commissioner; John Scott
> MCB,Commissioner; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; Donald R. bowman; Charis Austin;
> Joe Sibley MCBVI Pres.; Geri. Taeckens MCB,Commissioner; Donna Rose
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] doesn't this still say something is wrong here?
>
> August 24, 2010
>
>
>
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
>
>
> After my signature line please find the url and the monitoring reports
> conducted in FY 2009 on 18 state agencies by the Rehabilitation Services
> Administration. Now, also note the absence of only two state agencies. 
> They
> are Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) and the Michigan Commission for
> the Blind (MCB). Both agencies have denied myself and others information
> relative to this monitoring in stark violation of both the Federal and
> Michigan Freedom of information Acts, let alone their requirements to make
> transparent their programs and services (and information related to them)
> under The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as Amended and obligations to remit
> this information under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 in
> accessible format to this blind person.
>
>
>
> But, the mere fact that as of this date Michigan stands alone in these
> regards relative to the other sixteen monitored agencies speaks not for 
> the
> alleged malfeasance of RSA, as Mr. Patrick Cannon stated at the last MCB
> meeting, but rather starkly it goes to glaring compliance issues of MCB 
> and
> MRS. That is plain on its face. Moreover, I've learned along time ago 
> while
> a newspaper reporter that those government entities that try to hide
> something indeed have something to hide. This is why we the people have a
> right to know about the operations of state and federal agencies. This is
> why we have a variety of transparency laws, sunshine laws, including state
> and federal FOIA.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
>
>
>
> Attachment:
>
>
>
>
>
> http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/rehab/107-reports/2009/index.html
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS
>
> RSA: FY 2009 Monitoring Reports on the Vocational Rehabilitation and
> Independent Living Programs
>
> Required under Section 107
>
>
>
> For fiscal year 2009, eighteen agencies in twelve states were reviewed.
>
>
>
> Please take a moment to participate in a
>
> survey
>
> about RSA's performance on the FY 2009 monitoring of Vocational
> Rehabilitation agencies.
>
>
>
> California
>
> download files
>
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>
> (463K) |
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>
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>
> Updated as of December 24, 2009
>
>
>
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>
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>
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