[nfbmi-talk] C I C Meeting, Today

[joe harcz Comcast]

In regards to maintenance... It is typical agency modus opporandi to not 
give real information to the CIC and then to try to get them to rrubber 
stamp, usually aan extralegal activitiy.

They did that for years with their rummied college policy.

All Cannon ever used that entity for was to claim inclusion of consumers.

That said, I too was proud of the intervention and of all there at 
yesterday's meeting and my comments are not meant to denigrate that in the 
least.

Peace,

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at comcast.net>
To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 2:30 AM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] C I C Meeting, Today


> Hello,
>
>
>
> It was a proud day to be a Federationist, today.  Our delegation to the C 
> I
> C did a beautiful job of advocating for a better future for all blind
> people.  All of the Federation people worked together, today, to do good
> things for blind people.  We knew our business, our philosophy and each
> other.  We were calm, professional and effective.
>
>
>
> There were 3 main issues covered today.
>
>
>
> 1. Newsline - We made a motion that requested the Commission to fund
> Newsline for 5 years.  This will help us in our efforts to persuade the
> Commission Board and MCB Administration to support this vital service.  We
> explained that this free service serves many more people than NFB members
> and that is valuable to lots of people including those who don't have or 
> use
> computers.  Our statistics show that this is about two thirds of our
> subscribers.  The C I C adopted our motion unanimously.
>
>
>
> 2. MCB staff training - Our president has been working with all kinds
> of people to help them understand the importance and needs of MCB staff 
> for
> more and better training in blindness philosophy and practice.  Again, our
> NFB team on the C I C did a great job to move this important issue 
> forward.
> The C I C, unanimously, recommended that the Commission form a very small
> team of consumers, staff and, presumably, a Commissioner to begin 
> developing
> a more robust training program for new MCB staff.  Our personal 
> experiences
> and testimonies were persuasive and well-spoken.  Great job.
>
>
>
> 3. There was a last-minute request from the MCB administration to
> support a change in the Maintenance Policy of the agency.  Maintenance is
> the service that assists clients in things like short-term housing, travel
> expenses, attendance to job skills events and fairs and a myriad of other
> small and large items that assist people in becoming employed.  We asked 
> for
> time to bring the proposed policy to each of the consumer conventions for
> consideration and feedback.  It was evident that few or none of the C I C
> members had received the proposed policy and were not prepared to decide 
> on
> this important policy item.  We did our jobs and were able to pass, again,
> unanimously, a motion to defer consideration until a special meeting in
> November.  Great job team!
>
>
>
> I am always proud to be a Federationist and today was one of the best.
> Thanks to all who give their time to make things better for all blind
> people.
>
>
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
>
>
>
>
> Fred
>
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