[nfbwatlk] NFBNet Master List Emails

Debby Phillips semisweetdebby at gmail.com
Fri Sep 25 23:09:11 UTC 2015 

I think I get them too, sometime several times several times. Lol. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 25, 2015, at 3:03 PM, Becky Frankeberger via nfbwatlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I get the master emails from Dave, oh yes I do, smile. In fact they come to my home and to my business in-boxes.
> 
> I am not sure about other persons and if they get them privately. 
> 
> Becky  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Arielle Silverman via nfbwatlk
> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 2:48 PM
> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] NFBNet Master List Emails
> 
> I thought it wasn't that the master emails appear on this list, but that if you are subscribed to this list, you also receive the master emails. At least that's how Dave described it to me. But I guess not everyone gets the master emails?
> 
>> On 9/25/15, Becky Frankeberger via nfbwatlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> You are right Mike. I never see stuff from the master list on this 
>> list or Krafters Korner, or NAGDU, or NFBP-talk. Unless someone 
>> forwards them to the lists, like Marcy, like Mike and a few others.
>> 
>> Becky
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike 
>> Freeman via nfbwatlk
>> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 2:11 PM
>> To: 'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List' <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] NFBNet Master List Emails
>> 
>> 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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