[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Fwd: Braille parapros needed

[joe harcz Comcast]

Wow, Terri, and indeed, indirectly Amyy thank you for posting this!!!

Regardless as to certification and all those debates why in the world 
would't the state agency or district inthis case give this position to a 
qualfied blind student or even a part time job to a good Braille user who is 
blind like say you, or Nick or anyone else in that area?

I'm not ragging at you Terri at all with these comments. I hope you 
understand that.

You, after all are not the problem, but rather the solution.

My goodness why there aren't more blind "para-pros" in this mix I just don't 
know?

And why some blind folks aren't hired even in those "student assistant" 
programs to act as para-pros, and get valuable work experience in transition 
I just never knew, let alone the mentorship benefits.

But the current regime wishes to make these positions nepotistic in spite of 
civl service regulations or inseptions.

In other words civil service was first concieved in the 118870's to try to 
root out patronage in civil emplioyment and base it upon merit.

Now in Michigan we've gone to the merit system right in these simple 
regards? I don't think so.

Are these folks hiring blind folks of all ages for these things who actually 
know Braille and how to produce it, let alone teach it or are they just 
crating jobs after the fact for sighted folks sucking off the system?

Mind you I've got nothing against sighted folks per se teaching Braille or 
even sighted folks who know something about Braille (snidely here)
----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 9:20 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: Fwd: Braille parapros needed


Amy Shepherd asked me to forward this to the email list.
 engaging. But to exclude those who really know braille even in the Para-pro 
position and to not actively recucruit the blind who know Braille by BSBP 
and ED is just criminal let alone a waste of existing, proven resources like 
you and Nick.


Terri Wilcox


From: Shepherd, Amy
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 2:44 PM
To: Terri Wilcox
Subject: Fwd: Braille parapros needed




---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Shannon Spettel <ShannonSpettel at kentisd.org>
Date: Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 1:18 PM
Subject: Braille parapros needed
To: VI-MICHIGAN at list.msu.edu



Grand Rapids Public School has two Braille parapro positions open.  One is 
with a kindergarten student and the other is for a POHI
program.  If you know of anyone who is interested, please contact me or go 
to  www.grpublicschool.org  posted as: ITINERANT CHILD
CARE WORKER NON-CERTIFIED TEACHER – BRAILLE





Shannon Spettel
Teacher Consultant for the Visually Impaired
Kent Intermediate School District
Kent Transition Center
1800 Leffingwell NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Cell Phone: (616) 514-0717
Fax: (616) 447-2440










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