[Nfbmt] Extra Information

Sun Jan 24 19:52:11 UTC 2016

For your information.  Joy 

From: Sloan, Rose [mailto:rsloan at nfb.org] 
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2016 12:46 PM
Subject: RE: Extra Information

Hi All,

I wanted to share with you the following information because several of you have asked for it.

1.       You can access a full list of Section 14(c) certificate holding entities by visiting this website: 

 <http://www.dol.gov/whd/specialemployment/CRPlist.htm> http://www.dol.gov/whd/specialemployment/CRPlist.htm. My recommendation is to sort the data by state and take a look. 

2.       Here is a summary of the legislative priorities.

a.       Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment Act:

                                                              i.      In the House, we are asking all members (except those who already have) to cosponsor HR 188 which was sponsored by  Congressman Gregg Harper (R-MS). There are 53 cosponsors on HR 188:

1.       21 Republicans

2.       32 Democrats

                                                            ii.      In the Senate, we are asking all Senators to cosponsor S. 2001 which was introduced by Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH). There is one cosponsor: Senator Michael Bennet from Colorado. He is a Democrat who serves on the HELP Committee. 

b.      Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act:

                                                              i.      In the House, we are asking Republican members of the Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee to sponsor the bill; we are asking everyone else to cosponsor when the bill is introduced.

                                                            ii.      In the Senate, we are asking Republican members of the HELP committee to sponsor the bill; we are asking everyone else to cosponsor when the bill is introduced.

c.       Space Available

                                                              i.      In the House, we are asking members to cosponsor HR 2264 which was introduced by Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL). There are 20 cosponsors.

1.       13 Republicans

2.       7 Democrats

                                                            ii.      In the Senate, we are asking Republican members of the Armed Services committee to sponsor the bill. We are asking all other members to support when the bill is introduced.

d.      Marrakesh Treaty

                                                              i.      Please focus on TIME, AIM HE, and Space A in the House; we are not talking about Marrakesh in the House this year.

                                                            ii.      We are asking Senators to support ratification when the ratification package is sent to the Senate from the Intergovernmental working group.

As a reminder, the fact sheets and FAQs can be found at  <https://nfb.org/washington-seminar> https://nfb.org/washington-seminar. 

Thanks so much for all of your hard work. We look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow or throughout the week.

Yours in the fight for fair wages,

Rose

Rose Sloan

Government Affairs Specialist

National Federation of the Blind

It’s TIME to Eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities

http://www.nfb.org/TIME

From: Sloan, Rose 
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 10:44 AM
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Subject: State Data 14(c) Certificates

Hello All,

Below please see a list of states, and their number of CRPs (Community Rehabilitation Programs) that have 14(c) certificates. 

This is based off data from the Department of Labor Wage and Hour division’s website from 2014 and this year. 

Let me know if you have any questions.

Best,

Rose

2014 CRPs

State

2016 CRPs

Difference

41

Alabama

29

12

7

Alaska

5

2

37

Arizona

39

plus 2

58

Arkansas

50

8

162

California

144

18

28

Colorado

29

plus 1

57

Connecticut

53

4

6

Delaware

5

1

96

Florida

74

18

78

Georgia

65

13

3

Guam

2

1

8

Hawaii

7

1

10

Idaho

8

2

139

Illinois

135

4

52

Indiana

47

5

63

Iowa

60

3

52

Kansas

44

8

49

Kentucky

32

17

78

Louisiana

73

5

13

Maine

7

6

41

Maryland

38

3

74

Massachusetts

50

24

68

Michigan

55

7

103

Minnesota

96

7

25

Mississippi

24

1

109

Missouri

107

2

27

Montana

26

1

23

Nebraska

21

2

12

Nevada

9

3

3

New Hampshire

3

35

New Jersey

62

plus 27

8

New Mexico

7

1

115

New York

100

15

82

North Carolina

77

5

15

North Dakota

16

plus 1

150

Ohio

127

23

68

Oklahoma

63

5

49

Oregon

42

7

116

Pennsylvania

110

6

2

Puerto Rico

1

1

8

Rhode Island

5

3

69

South Carolina

71

plus 2

21

South Dakota

19

2

72

Tennessee

61

9

112

Texas

104

8

17

Utah

18

plus 1

0

Vermont

51

Virginia

35

16

45

Washington

32

13

18

West Virginia

18

zero gain

79

Wisconsin

79

zero gain

8

Wyoming

8

zero gain

2662

TOTAL WORKSHOPS

2389

271

Rose Sloan

Government Affairs Specialist

National Federation of the Blind 

200 East Wells Street

Baltimore, MD 21230

Phone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2441

Email: rsloan at nfb.org

It’s TIME to Eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities

http://www.nfb.org/TIME

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