[NFBP-Talk] BBVS Position Paper

[Jan Lattuca]

Thanks for clarifying, Joe.

Jan

On 10/30/19, Drenth, Joe <Joe.Drenth at jbtc.com> wrote:
> Hi Jan and all,
>
> On the surface, the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation is not pursuing the
> merger of BBVS into BVRS, but we should not let down our guard against any
> step they take in that direction. This position paper is strong evidence
> that any such merger would be detrimental to Pennsylvanians with vision
> loss, so we need to equip ourselves with the arguments it makes in order to
> be prepared with at least an elevator speech when we encounter legislators
> or anyone with influence over this matter.
>
> Thank you,
> Joe
>
> Joseph Drenth
> Senior R&D Software Engineer
> JBT Corporation  |  Automated Systems
> 400 Highpoint Drive
> Chalfont, PA  18914, USA
> E: joe.drenth at jbtc.com  P: 215 822 4457
> www.jbtc-agv.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBP-Talk <nfbp-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jan Lattuca via
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> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:29 PM
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> Cc: Jan Lattuca <jrlattuca at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFBP-Talk] BBVS Position Paper
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> Hi, Joe.  Looking forward to reading this.  Is there still hope that it will
> do any good, or have all the mucky-mucks already seen and rejected it?
>
> Jan
> On 10/29/19, Drenth, Joe via NFBP-Talk <nfbp-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> A few months ago, a group of people representing the blindness-related
>> organizations in Pennsylvania, led by Steve Pennington of the Client
>> Assistance Program, wrote a position paper for keeping the
>> Pennsylvania Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services (BBVS) strong and
>> independent. This paper presented the arguments against merging BBVS
>> into the general disability vocational rehabilitation program.
>>
>> Please find attached a copy of this position paper. For those of you
>> who will be attending the NFB of Pennsylvania convention in person or
>> via the stream, Steve Pennington will be referring to this position
>> paper in his presentations about how to help BBVS accomplish its
>> purpose of helping blind and visually-impaired individuals attain
>> employment.
>>
>> We will also place this position paper on our web site for easy access.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Joe
>>
>> Joseph Drenth
>> First Vice-President, National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania
>> Pennsylvania State Board of Vocational Rehabilitation Senior R&D
>> Software Engineer, JBT Corporation, Automated Systems Division
>> Cell: 215-827-7787
>> Email: joe.drenth at gmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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