[nfbmi-talk] comments state plan

[joe harcz Comcast]

July 13,  2012 Comments MCB Proposed State Plan

 

Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.

Mt. Morris, MI 48458

joeharcz at comcast.net

 

To: D. Gaston MCB (and others)

 

Dear Ms. Gaston,

 

 

 

I am commenting on the following section of the Michigan Commission for the Blind’s draft state plan:

 

 

 

 

“Attachment 4.2(c) Input of State Rehabilitation Council

 

Required annually by all agencies except those agencies that are independent consumer-controlled commissions.

 

Identify the Input provided by the state rehabilitation council, including recommendations from the council’s annual report, the review and analysis of

consumer satisfaction, and other council reports. Be sure to also include:

 

List of 2 items

• the Designated state unit's response to the input and recommendations; and

 

• explanations for the designated state unit's rejection of any input or recommendation of the council.

 

list end

 

*The BSBP functions in accordance with the State Rehabilitation Council.

 

This screen was last updated on Jul 27 2009 9:31AM by Leamon Jones

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First of all does anyone look at the dates on this garbage? Mr. Jones hasn’t updated this for three years which is a total admission in and of itself that the agency violated this provision year in and year out.

 

Moreover, the current MCB Board and it is still current has not done this or even had the time or ability to do this.

 

Further as documented elsewhere we’re referencing an SRC that does not exist and even the existing Michigan Rehabilitation Council didn’t get notice of these substantial changes to both state plans.

 

By the way the Executive Order 2012-10 is not in effect even if it is legitimate to begin with as it won’t go into effect before August 27, 2012 if it does.

 

Regardless this documents past and present violations of both the Independent commission’s role in State Plan development and that required of an SRC, let alone the utter and gross incompetence of Mr. Jones paid in excess of $100,000 in these regards.

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This is the most Kafkaesque and ludicrous exclusion of consumers, and stakeholders from the process and documented at that that I’ve ever seen.

 

Thus once again the entire state plan is invalid on its face and I urge RSA Deputy Director Anthony to not approve the state plan here or that of Michigan Rehabilitation Services until it comes into compliance with all applicable portions of the Rehabilitation Act including provisions for consumer control and input into the functions of this agency.

 

Sincerely and Nothing about Us Without Us,

 

 

Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

 

Cc: Craig McManus, RSA

Cc: Carol Doboc, RSA

Cc: Current commissioners MCB

Cc: MRC Members

Cc: National Federation of the Blind

Cc: Michigan Protection and Advocacy  Services

Cc: Michael Zimmer

Cc: Patrick D. Cannon