[nfbmi-talk] gov snyder to revised reog of mcb

[J.J. Meddaugh]

Wasn't aware much of Richard Bernstein's stance or care of blindness issues, 
but nice to see that quote.

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Governor  Rick Snyder to revise reorganization of services to blind



12:48 PM, April 23, 2012  |

Paul Egan



By

Paul Egan



Detroit Free Press Lansing Bureau





LANSING – Gov. Rick Snyder is soon expected to issue a revised executive 
order to reorganize services for Michigan’s blind residents after an earlier 
version

drew protests from advocates for the blind and a threatened lawsuit.



Snyder officials earlier said the executive order he issued Feb. 24 would be 
revised before it takes effect Tuesday, at the end of a 60-day notice 
period.

The new order could come today.



The original order, which abolished the Commission for the Blind and 
replaced it with an advisory committee, was criticized by advocates who said 
it was

developed and released without consulting blind people in Michigan.



There were also concerns that Snyder’s plan to move a small business program 
for the blind from the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to the

Department of Technology, Management and Budget would result in lost federal 
funding.



Richard Bernstein, a blind Farmington Hills attorney who specializes in 
disability cases, said in March he was researching a possible lawsuit 
against the

state over the executive order.



Snyder said the reorganization – which would move most vocational 
rehabilitation services for the blind from Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 
to the Department

of Human Services – was intended to improve efficiencies and services.



The Commission for the Blind, established in 1978, served 2,750 residents 
during the 2010 fiscal year.



Contact Paul Egan: 517-372-8660 or

pegan at freepress.com
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