[Nfbmo] Contacting the Senate about Rehab

[James Moynihan]

Shelia

How did thevote work out on Wednesday?  Was it in our favor?

Jim Moynihan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shelia Wright" <sbwright95 at att.net>
To: "'NFB of Missouri Mailing List'" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Contacting the Senate about Rehab


> Jim,
> The vote last Wednesday was in the HELP Committee. Neither of our Senators
> serves on the committee. It goes from Committee to the full Senate and so 
> we
> need to schedules appointments with our Senators while they are in the
> district during their summer break August3-September 6.
> Shelia
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of James Moynihan
> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 11:06 AM
> To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Contacting the Senate about Rehab
>
> 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>
> To: "'NFB of Missouri Mailing List'" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 1:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Contacting the Senate about Rehab
>
>
>> Thank you, Jim.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of James Moynihan
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 1:20 PM
>> To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List
>> 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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