[nfbmi-talk] FW: Information on College Policy

Fred Wurtzel f.wurtzel at comcast.net
Fri Jun 25 19:54:24 UTC 2010


Hi,

Jeanette's email is: JBROWN at mpas.org


I hope everyone emails her to ask why a person who represents clients will
not give out contact information.  Whhile you are at it, ask why she
represents the agency against clients.  Why should our rehab money be given
to these clowns.  They are agency lapdogs and do not advocate for blind
people.  Just ask Mary or Marcus, they will tell you about Michigan
Protection and Advocacy.  They are taking money under false pretenses, which
I think may qualify as fraud.

Warmest Regards,

Fred
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Thanks as always on this Elizabeth. It is interesting that I made a call to 
Jeaneette yesterday to adress systemic issues at CAP and they would not 
release her e-mail. Nor has she returned my messages for her.

Keep up the excellent work!!


Best,

Joe
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From: "Elizabeth" <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 2:55 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] FW: Information on College Policy



Hello List,

I received the following email with the notes from the college policy 
meeting along with the federal policies that were read aloud during the 
meeting. I find it interesting that she did not include the section about 
the use of means test when providing services.

Also, there is a policy directive attached to this message which may be 
helpful for anyone who is being forced to take out a loan to pay for 
classes. The document essentially says that maximum efforts by the State 
agency to secure grant assistance does not mean that a student is required 
to take a loan as a condition for receiving vocational rehabilitation 
services.

I will post the revisions that are made to the policy as it was presented 
during the meeting on Monday once it becomes available for anyone who is 
interested in reading it. I understand only a select few were nominated to 
serve on this new writing committee, but it is still a committee appointed 
by the Commission Board which I believe would be applicable to the open 
meeting provisions in P.A. 260 as pointed out in previous posts on the list.

Elizabeth



> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "JEANETTE BROWN" <JBROWN at mpas.org>
> To: <accesstherapy at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 4:28 PM
> Subject: Information on College Policy
>
>
> > Geri:
> >
> > You had requested I email you the pieces within the Rehabilitation Act
> > that I mentioned in the meeting today.
> >
> > This is the section in the Rehabilitation Act, 361.5(10), that defines
> > comparable benefits:
> >
> > (10) Comparable services and benefits means--
> > (i) Services and benefits that are--
> > (A) Provided or paid for, in whole or in part, by other
> > Federal, State, or local public agencies, by health insurance, or by
> > employee benefits;
> > (B) Available to the individual at the time needed to
> > ensure the progress of the individual toward achieving the employment
> > outcome in the individual's individualized plan for employment in
> > accordance with Sec. 361.53; and
> > (C) Commensurate to the services that the individual would
> > otherwise receive from the designated State vocational rehabilitation
> > agency.
> > (ii) For the purposes of this definition, comparable benefits do
> > not include awards and scholarships based on merit.
> >
> > This is the section in the Rehabilitation Act, 361.48(f), that says
> > that maximum effort must be made to secure grant assistance from other
> > sources to pay for training:
> >
> > (f) Vocational and other training services, including personal and
> > vocational adjustment training, books, tools, and other training
> > materials, except that no training or training services in an
> > institution of higher education (universities, colleges, community or
> > junior colleges, vocational schools, technical institutes, or hospital
> > schools of nursing) may be paid for with funds under this part unless
> > maximum efforts have been made by the State unit and the individual to
> > secure grant assistance in whole or in part from other sources to pay
> > for that training.
> >
> > I have also attached to this email a Policy Directive from the
> > Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) concerning financial
> > assistance. It does a really nice job of explaining what is expected
> > concerning the individual receiving services. The number of the
> > directive is RSA-PD-92-02 and the subject is Provision of Financial
> > Assistance for Post Secondary Education By State Vocational
> > Rehabilitation Agencies.
> >
> > If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
> >
> > Jeanette
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Jeanette Brown
> > Director, Employment Advocacy
> > Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service, Inc
> > 4095 Legacy Parkway, Ste 500
> > Lansing, MI 48911-4263
> > 1-800-292-5896
> > jbrown at mpas.org
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