[nfbwatlk] FW: [Wcb-l] updated 14 c list

Debby Phillips semisweetdebby at gmail.com
Wed Aug 21 23:11:38 UTC 2013


All I can say is yea!   Debby

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On Aug 21, 2013, at 3:50 PM, Jedi Moerke <loneblindjedi at samobile.net> wrote:

> My understanding is that the American Council of the blind, when  first considering this issue, In the summer of 2012 said that it wasn't worth their bother because most blind people, even in sheltered employment situations, are being paid minimum wage. I'm glad to see that they've changed their mind.
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> On Aug 21, 2013, at 3:05 PM, "Frye, Daniel" <Daniel.Frye at ed.gov> wrote:
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>> That's what happened. A resolution supporting the repeal of 14-C passed by about 25 votes, delegate and standing votes combined. It was a nail-biter, but a progressive position won the day by just a bit. But even a marginal victory at leasts removes them from being an obstacle, if not an affirmative supporter. Pometrantz led the pro position, consistent with the NFB, and Edwards led the old-guard opposition, concerned that the change would harm those with multiple disabilities and the other tired arguments that we hear on the other side of this issue.
>> 
>> Dan Frye
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 3:59 PM
>> To: 'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: [Wcb-l] updated 14 c list
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>> Me, too. But perhaps they responded to grass-roots pressure at their recent convention.
>> 
>> Mike
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>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 12:48 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: [Wcb-l] updated 14 c list
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>> Well, how about that.  I thought the ACB used to be nutral or not care about this one.../
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 8:59 AM
>> To: nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nfbwatlk] FW: [Wcb-l] updated 14 c list
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Wcb-l [mailto:wcb-l-bounces at wcbinfo.org] On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 7:22 AM
>> To: wcb
>> Subject: [Wcb-l] updated 14 c list
>> 
>> FYI:
>> 
>> Subject: updated 14 c list
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>> 
>> The following groups support the repeal of Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act:
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>> ADAPT (formerly known as American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today)
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>> ADAPT Montana
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>> Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind (AIDB)
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>> American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
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>> American Council of the Blind (ACB)
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>> APSE (formerly known as Association for Persons in Supported Employment)
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>> Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL)
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>> Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
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>> Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
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>> Blind Industries and Services of Maryland (BISM)
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>> Blindness: Learning In New Dimensions (BLIND), Inc.
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>> California State Council on Developmental Disabilities
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>> Center for People with Disabilities (CPWD)
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>> Center for Self-Determination
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>> Center for Social Capital
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>> Center for the Human Rights of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (CHRUSP)
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>> Center for the Visually Impaired (CVI), Atlanta
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>> Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
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>> Collaboration to Promote Self Determination (CPSD)
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>> Colorado APSE (formerly known as the Colorado Association for Persons in Supported Employment)
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>> Colorado Center for the Blind
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>> Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC)
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>> Community Link (formerly Employment Link)
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>> Council of Schools for the Blind (COSB)
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>> Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
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>> disAbility Solutions for Independent Living, Inc.
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>> Equal Rights Center (ERC)
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>> Family Voices Colorado
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>> Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
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>> Houston Center for Independent Living
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>> Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco
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>> Jewish Guild for the Blind
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>> Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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>> Little People of America (LPA)
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>> Louisiana Center for the Blind
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>> National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
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>> National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (NCMHR)
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>> National Council of State Agencies for the Blind (NCSAB)
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>> National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
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>> National Disability Institute (NDI)
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>> National Disability Leadership Alliance (NDLA)
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>> National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
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>> National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC)
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>> National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)
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>> National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
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>> National Fragile X Foundation (NFXF)
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>> National Organization on Disability (NOD)
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>> Not Dead Yet (NDY)
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>> RISE Center for Independent Living
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>> Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
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>> Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
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>> TASH
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>> Texas Advocates
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>> Texas Association of Centers for Independent Living (TACIL)
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>> United Spinal Association
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>> Xavier Society for the Blind
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>> As of August 5, 2013
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