[Nfbmo] Contacting the Senate about Rehab

[James Moynihan]

Gary

What happened to the Rehab bill.  Does it now approve subminimum wages and 
does itmake rehab part of the Department of

Warmly

JIm MoynihanLabor?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Contacting the Senate about Rehab


> Thank you, Jim.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of James Moynihan
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 1:20 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Contacting the Senate about Rehab
>
> Gary
>
> Yesterday I contacted the offices of Senators Blunt and McCaskell
>
> Warmly,
>
> Jim Moynihan
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
> To: <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: <charleshelen at CenturyTel.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 9:51 AM
> Subject: [Nfbmo] Contacting the Senate about Rehab
>
>
>> 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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