[nfbmi-talk] Maintenance Policy

[joe harcz Comcast]

Certainly there are assessments for example that are done in other cities 
and indeed assessments are done at the MCB Training center or were. It was 
pretty routine to pay for travel on weekends or so on to return back home.

I didn't take advantage of that personally while I was at the TC. I had SSDI 
and did wish to savve the agency some money. So when I did travel back and 
forth I simply spent my own nickels so to speak. But that was a personal 
choice.

I didn't ask them for cab fare or bus tokens either for when I went out on 
my own or with others to a bar or whatever. But again that was my personal 
decision and choice.


----- 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 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Maintenance Policy


> Hi,
>
> The only thing I can think of is if someone had to travel to another city 
> or
> would incur bus or cab fares for assessment services.  Not sure of other
> scenarios where it would apply.
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
> Fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Elizabeth
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 6:31 PM
> To: NFB Michigan
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Maintenance Policy
>
>
> Hello Fred,
>
> What concerns me is the link between maintenance and assessment for
> services. If the Commission is suppose to be responsible for providing
> assessment services as a non-comparable benifet, then why would assessment
> services need to be a part of maintenance?
>
> Elizabeth
>
>> From: f.wurtzel at comcast.net
>> To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:31:15 -0400
>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Maintenance Policy
>>
>> Hello Elizabeth and List,
>>
>>
>>
>> Elizabeth, you have raised 1 point that we need to try to get inserted
> into
>> the policy, that is, College room and board.
>>
>>
>>
>> It is doubtful, but not impossible, that the policy violates the law,
> since
>> this is a direct quote of the federal rule on maintenance. The feds are
>> capable of errors, too.
>>
>>
>>
>> Do you think there need to be more examples, or a good introduction or
> both
>> or something else?This rule covers such a broad range of services that 
>> one
>> could go on for a long time with examples. On the other hand, new clients
>> have no idea what is possible and can be easily misled. I'm not sure how
> to
>> resolve this issue. Maybe Iowa or Nebraska has some rule on maintenance
>> that would be helpful.
>>
>>
>>
>> Joe, you are the farrut of rules. Can you find some other states' rules 
>> on
>> maintenance?
>>
>>
>>
>> Let's work together to create an undeniable policy that the Commission
> Board
>> will adopt.
>>
>>
>>
>> Warmest Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Fred
>>
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