[nfbmi-talk] FW: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] Catastrophic Impact on Vocational Rehabilitation

[Marcus Simmons]

Done.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Michael Powell via NFBMI-Talk
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Subject: [nfbmi-talk] FW: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] Catastrophic 
Impact on Vocational Rehabilitation

Hello to all members and friends on this list.

As you will see from the information below action is required and I urge 
everyone to read this thoroughly and give it your  best efforts to reach out 
to our senators and congress people.  The message makes the point better 
than anything I could say.  So if we are truly to protect what we have we 
must believe in our ability to make a difference in matters effecting the 
blind.

Thank you and as usual I appreciate your support and work on behalf of our 
movement.

Read on and take action.

Michael Powell

President

National Federation of the Blind of Michigan

(586)754-1325

Mpowell7583 at yahoo.com

President at nfbmi.org



From: State-Affiliate-Leadership-List 
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Pare, John via State-Affiliate-Leadership-List
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 5:09 PM
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Subject: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] Catastrophic Impact on Vocational 
Rehabilitation



Colleagues:



The following blog was just posted to nfb.org:



Much attention has been given to Congress’s planned tax reform efforts and 
the varied effects those changes will have on Americans. However, one aspect 
of the Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 
<https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1>  that no one 
seems to be talking about is the drastic effect it will have on people with 
disabilities.



Though not explicitly mentioned in the legislation, the Tax Cuts and Jobs 
Act may inadvertently eliminate federal funding for public vocational 
rehabilitation (VR) programs. As this letter from the National Council on 
State Agencies for the Blind 
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/ltr_impact_tax_cuts.pdf>  explains, VR programs 
provide critical training for people with disabilities to secure and 
maintain employment. Defunding of this program will not only curtail gainful 
employment opportunities for people with disabilities, but also negatively 
impact other programs such as the Social Security trust fund and Medicare.



We must strive to maintain our financial freedom and independence. Please 
call your two senators and urge them to guarantee that the Tax Cuts and Jobs 
Act does not trigger mandatory spending cuts that will eliminate or reduce 
vocational rehabilitation funding. You can reach your senators by calling 
(202) 224-3121 and asking for the appropriate office.



https://nfb.org/blog/article/3408



John Paré

(410) 659-9314 x 2218

National Federation of the Blind









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