[Nfbmo] Nfbmo Digest, Vol 111, Issue 3

[Bethany Bennington]

Gary, and all
As a junior in college this is very near and dear to my heart. I fully plan to bring this to our officials. Also to get our student division on board! 

Bethany Bennington
President Missouri Association of Blind Students

"Let All That You Do Be Done In Love" 1 Corinthians 16:14

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> Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 13:38:13 -0500
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> Thank you, Jim.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of James Moynihan
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> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Contacting the Senate about Rehab
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> Gary
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> Yesterday I contacted the offices of Senators Blunt and McCaskell
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> Warmly,
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> Jim Moynihan
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
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> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 9:51 AM
> Subject: [Nfbmo] Contacting the Senate about Rehab
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>> As you have no doubt read in a message from Anil Lewis generated last
>> evening, The Rehabilitation Act is being considered by the Senate this 
>> week,
>> and the two changes being proposed are detrimental to blind people. In the
>> hope that it will help, here is what I have sent to Sen. Blunt and Senator
>> McCaskill. Please do what you can.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Warmly,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Gary
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> This week or next a bill should come before you concerning the
>> reauthorization of rehabilitation for people with disabilities. I am 
>> blind,
>> and I'm very concerned about two provisions in that bill. One would move
>> rehabilitation from the Department of Education to the Department of 
>> Labor.
>> A large component of rehabilitation is, of course, the education of people
>> who are blind. We receive everything from vocational technical training to
>> college degrees, both undergraduate and graduate. Education is the place 
>> we
>> belong.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> My second concern is that section 511 is being proposed for addition to 
>> the
>> act. This would change the work requirement that now exists in the
>> rehabilitation act which states that a successful closure must be in a
>> competitive and integrated work setting. I think this is appropriate.
>> Section 511 would, however, allow credit for placement of blind people in
>> sheltered workshops, many of which pay less than the federal minimum wage.
>> This is not an appropriate work placement, and the bar should not be 
>> lowered
>> for rehabilitation agencies in our state federal program to claim success
>> for a workshop placement.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you very much for considering my views. Rehabilitation is one of the
>> best programs we have. Let's keep it so!
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