[nfbwatlk] NFBNet Master List Emails

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Fri Sep 25 21:10:49 UTC 2015


That's certainly the way it's *supposed* to work. However, I'm not sure all emails going to the master list end up in the inboxes of subscribers to other NFBnet lists all the time due to differing options selected by some subscribers to other NFBnet lists.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Arielle Silverman via nfbwatlk
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 7:30 PM
To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
Cc: Arielle Silverman
Subject: [nfbwatlk] NFBNet Master List Emails

Hi all. Just wanted to give a heads-up that when an email appears
coming from "NFBNet-Master-List", it automatically appears on all
NFBNet lists including this one. So there should be no need to forward
those emails to NFBWaTlk.
Best, Arielle

On 9/15/15, Marci Carpenter via nfbwatlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> From: "Kuhnke, Kristian via Nfbnet-master-list"
>> <nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [Nfbnet-master-list] Leading Organizations of Americans with
>> Disabilities Call for Reform of AbilityOne Program: Organizations Set
>> Forth Seven Reform Principles
>> Date: September 15, 2015 at 2:36:01 PM PDT
>> To: nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org
>> Reply-To: "Kuhnke, Kristian" <KKuhnke at nfb.org>
>>
>>
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>
>> CONTACTS:
>>
>> Chris Danielsen
>> National Federation of the Blind
>> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
>> cdanielsen at nfb.org <mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>
>>
>> Bethany Alvaré
>> TASH
>> (202) 540-9020
>> balvare at tash.org <mailto:balvare at tash.org>
>>
>>
>> Leading Organizations of Americans with Disabilities Call for Reform of
>> AbilityOne Program
>>
>>
>> Organizations Set Forth Seven Reform Principles
>>
>> Washington, DC (September 15, 2015): Seven leading organizations comprised
>> of Americans with disabilities announced today that they are calling for
>> reform of the AbilityOne Program and set forth seven principles for
>> overhaul of the program, which affects hundreds of thousands of American
>> workers with disabilities. The announcement was made by the National
>> Federation of the Blind (NFB), TASH, the National Council for Independent
>> Living (NCIL), the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN), the
>> Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE), the Autistic
>> Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), and the United Spinal Association. The seven
>> principles for reform put forward by the organizations are as follows:
>>
>> 1.    Commitment to the expressed integration mandate set forth by the
>> Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Olmstead v. L.C.:
>> Segregation of people with disabilities in work sites, such as sheltered
>> workshops and enclaves, is inconsistent with Title II of the Americans
>> with Disabilities Act. People with disabilities must be supported to lead
>> fully integrated lives in their communities, including throughout their
>> workday.
>>
>> 2.    Implementation and development of best practices for employment of
>> people with significant disabilities: People employed by contracts
>> negotiated through the AbilityOne procurement process must have their
>> employment goals supported by providers implementing recognized best
>> practices, such as Supported Employment and Customized Employment, that
>> result in good jobs in the community.
>>
>> 3.    Elimination of conflicts of interest that contribute to
>> exploitation, fraud, and abuse: Conflicts of interest in AbilityOne
>> contract implementation are rampant, and must be identified and
>> prohibited. These include determination of employee eligibility by
>> community rehabilitation programs (CRPs) implementing contracts, as well
>> as the use of contract funds for lobbying and other purposes.
>> 4.    Payment of prevailing wages and the elimination of subminimum-wage
>> payments: Payment of subminimum wages to people with disabilities is
>> intolerable in the United States. People with disabilities should be paid
>> the prevailing wage for the task they are performing.
>>
>> 5.    Ensuring financial and operational transparency and accountability:
>> AbilityOne contract use of funds must be transparent and readily available
>> (online) to the public at every level, including the purpose and amount of
>> funds used by the Central Nonprofit Agencies, executive compensation
>> packages of nonprofits involved in the program, worker wage ranges, and
>> purposes of funds used.
>>
>> 6.    Relationship with employer: The ultimate objective of a
>> federally-sanctioned special procurement program should be to connect
>> employees with mainstream employers, as opposed to having people with
>> disabilities working for nonprofit entities under specialized, set-aside
>> contracts.
>>
>> 7.    Prioritizing awarding of contracts available through the procurement
>> process to disability-owned businesses, including self-employed
>> individuals with disabilities: Rather than all contracts going to the
>> non-profit organizations currently involved in the program, individuals
>> with disabilities should be encouraged to compete for service contracts.
>>
>> The AbilityOne Program must be brought up to contemporary standards of
>> practice for supporting people with disabilities to access competitive
>> integrated employment. When these reforms are adopted, an inspector
>> general should be appointed to provide rigorous oversight to ensure that
>> the days of exploitation and fraud are brought to an end.
>>
>> Barb Trader, Executive Director of TASH, said: “The continued segregation
>> of people with disabilities in employment is unjust, and the payment of
>> subminimum wages is discriminatory and demeaning. Americans with
>> disabilities must be freed from the overwhelming control of the entities
>> that simultaneously determine their eligibility for services, administer
>> those services, and function as their employers. The concentration of
>> power in community rehabilitation programs and sheltered workshops is a
>> fundamental flaw in the AbilityOne Program. Any federally-sanctioned
>> program must be a positive force for workers with disabilities by
>> providing them freedom, self-determination, and real employment and career
>> development opportunities.”
>>
>> Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
>> said: “The principles we are setting forth today reflect the hopes and
>> aspirations of all Americans with disabilities. Neither AbilityOne nor any
>> other program that purports to serve us can do so without reference to our
>> own determinations on how to live the lives we want. We urge all other
>> organizations of Americans with disabilities and like-minded service
>> providers to join us in calling for an end to discrimination and low
>> expectations, and to work with us for a future in which we, as Americans
>> with disabilities, have full control over our destinies.”
>>
>>
>> ###
>>
>>
>> About the National Federation of the Blind
>>
>> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
>> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
>> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
>> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
>> blindness is not what holds you back.
>>
>> About TASH
>>
>> TASH is an international leader in disability advocacy. Founded in 1975,
>> TASH advocates for human rights and inclusion for people with significant
>> disabilities and support needs – those most vulnerable to segregation,
>> abuse, neglect and institutionalization. TASH works to advance inclusive
>> communities through research, education, and advocacy. The inclusive
>> practices TASH validates through research have been shown to improve
>> outcomes for all people. More information about TASH can be found at
>> www.tash.org <http://www.tash.org/>.
>>
>>
>>
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