[nfbmi-talk] closed rehab cases

[Marcus Simmons]

I have documented every actions between MCB and myself. The report covers 21 
pages to date
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From: "Lydia Schuck" <laschuck at juno.com>
To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 10:07 AM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] closed rehab cases


> Hello listfriends,
> When the commission board met on Thursday, we had some wide-ranging
> discussion not related to the state plan directly.  Some of that
> discussion was about closed cases.  I want to seriously urge anyone who
> believes that his or her case was closed prematurely, or in any way that
> was unsatisfactory, to contact the rehab counselor and ask to have it
> reopened.  Then don't take no for an answer.
>
> As long as they have documents that were signed by a consumer when the
> case was closed, there is no argument that the case was closed properly.
> I know that discouragement with the process keeps us from continuing to
> try to change the system, but we have to keep trying.  Write down every
> date and what happened when you talked to a counselor, or when you
> called, when they called back, etc.
>
> If they will not open your case, NFB will pursue it with you, I am
> certain.  And if the agency opens your case, but does not cooperate, I or
> another person in the NFB will go with you to see the counselor, to talk
> to the supervisor, to call CAP.  Leamon suggested that people who are not
> satisfied should go to him, but that is not the way the agency should
> operate.  There is a system in place that should work.
>
> Right now is a good time for you to try to get what you want and need
> from the agency, and to turn to your fellow consumers to support you and
> help you fight the discouragement that may come when the going gets
> rough.  Please email me off of this list if you want to talk more about
> this with me.
>
> If you ask for any documents, and I urge you to do that, insist on
> getting them in your reading format.
> Lydia Schuck, always a friend, and now for a while, a commissioner
>
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