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Tue Dec 16 14:54:18 UTC 2008

Just read it my Man.
JW
At 07:15 AM 12/16/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>Is there some thibng that you are asking the membership to do here? Richard
>Payne president Miami Valley chapter nfb
>----- Original Message ----- From: "J. W. Smith" <jsmith1 at ohio.edu>
>To: <Dr. John W Smith :>
>Cc: <Ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 4:02 PM
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>>
>>I wanted all of you to see this and believe me we will and have responded
>>to this very serious issue.
>>
>>We must watch this one very closely indeed.
>>JW
>>
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>>>From: "Hanes, Mike - RSC" <Mike.Hanes at RSC.STATE.OH.US>
>>>To: RSC BSVI Area Managers <RSCBSVIAreaManagers at exchange.state.oh.us>,
>>>         "mary.hiland at sbcglobal.net" <mary.hiland at sbcglobal.net>,
>>>         "J. W. Smith"
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>>>         "Dawn Christianson
>>>  (dchristensen at sightcentertoledo.org)" 
>>> <dchristensen at sightcentertoledo.org>,
>>>         Ginny Backscheider <Ginny.Backscheider at cincyblind.org>,
>>>         "Martin K. Gaudiose
>>>  (mgaudiose at visioncenter.org)" <mgaudiose at visioncenter.org>,
>>>         "Mike Walsh
>>>  (mwalsh at clovernook.org)" <mwalsh at clovernook.org>,
>>>         "Patricia Buckhold
>>>  (pbuckhold at clevelandsightcenter.org)" <pbuckhold at clevelandsightcenter.org>
>>>CC: "Connelly, John" <John.Connelly at RSC.STATE.OH.US>,
>>>         "Williamson, Erik"
>>>         <Erik.Williamson at rsc.state.oh.us>,
>>>         "Pugh, Susan"
>>>         <Susan.Pugh at RSC.STATE.OH.US>,
>>>         "Moore-Cooper, Robin"
>>>         <Robin.Moore-Cooper at rsc.state.oh.us>,
>>>         "Martinez, Cheryl"
>>>         <Cheryl.Martinez at rsc.state.oh.us>,
>>>         "Moore, Stephen"
>>>         <Stephen.Moore at RSC.STATE.OH.US>
>>>Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:40:37 -0500
>>>Subject: Information from Commissioner Budget & Audit meeting of December
>>>  10th
>>>Thread-Topic: Information from Commissioner Budget & Audit meeting of
>>>  December 10th
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>>>Based on a follow up meeting with John Connelly, here is additional
>>>information BSVI will use to formulate and present information in the
>>>"white paper" in regards to a separate bureau for consumers who are
>>>visually impaired/blind.  For those of you who were not in attendance, the
>>>Commissioner Budget & Audit Sub-committee held a meeting on December 10th
>>>and one of the points in the discussion focussed on whether the bureaus
>>>should be merged in any fashion to reduce administrative cost.  Based on
>>>that discussion, it has been clarified that I need to present the "white
>>>paper" to the Commissioner Budget & Audit Sub-committee on January
>>>7th.  I'll need to mail it to them probably by December 29th.
>>>
>>>The focus of the BSVI "white paper" will be as follows;
>>>
>>>    * State Statute Requirement in Ohio law about the bureau.
>>>
>>>    * Information on how BSVI is structured
>>>
>>>    * Information on the Northwest model
>>>
>>>    * Other information the bureau has implemented to reduce/hold
>>>administrative and case services costs.
>>>
>>>    * Why it is important to have BSVI dedicated counselors, support
>>>staff, supervisors, managers and director office staff
>>>
>>>    * Carl Sabo's full disertation and any other national study findings
>>>on separate blind agencies.
>>>    * Other recommendations to reduce administrative cost yet keep direct
>>>services.
>>>
>>>
>>>As for the National Federation of the Blind, American Council of the
>>>Blind, and any Community Rehabilitation Program partners, John and I
>>>thought it would be appropriate if each organization sent materials to the
>>>7 Commissioners directly.  Hopefully, by December 29th for the January 7th
>>>Commissioner Budget & Audit meeting and subsequent meeting of all
>>>Commissioners on January 21st.  Commissioner names, addresses, phone
>>>numbers, e-mail addresses are listed below;
>>>
>>>
>>>Thank you for your cooperation and please contact me should you have
>>>questions.  Mike Hanes
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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