[Ohio-talk] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] This Wednesday is #FixWIA Wednesday!

[Marianne Denning]

Please do all you can and spread the word aout this important
legislation change.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Sloan, Rose" <rsloan at nfb.org>
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 10:38:13 -0600
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] This Wednesday is #FixWIA Wednesday!
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org


Federationists:



As many of you are aware, a few weeks ago, we had
a great #FixWIA campaign.  Unfortunately, many
Senators still do not understand our concerns
with the Workforce Investment Act.



<x-apple-data-detectors://0>This Wednesday,
February 5, 2014, we will host #FixWIA
Wednesday--a social media camppaign that will
alert our Senators about our concerns with the
Workforce Investment Act.  Please take some time
over the weekend to craft some facebook posts,
tweets, and emails that express your concern with
WIA.  Donâ EURO (tm)t forget to include the hash tag
#FixWIA.  To make the process easier, please find
a list of Senator Facebook pages and Twitter
handles.
<http://govsm.com/w/Senate>http://govsm.com/w/Senate.
Keep in mind that a tweet can only be 140 characters.



We have two main concerns with WIA.  First, we
are concerned with Title 5, Section 511.  If the
Senate bill passes as written, subminimum wages
for workers with disabilities will be a part of
the Rehabilitation Act for the first time
ever.  Ultimately, we would like to phase out
Section 14 (c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act,
but keeping this antiquated provision out of WIA is an important first step.



Second, we do not want to see the Rehabilitation
Services Administration move from the Department
of Education to the Department of Labor.  No
research can illustrate how this move will
improve services for people with
disabilities.  In fact, we fear that services
will become less efficient.  The Department of
Education focuses on educating, or training,
people to become employed, whereas the Department
of Labor only takes into consideration the
existing skills.  People with disabilities need training.



If you would like more information please read
our blog
at<https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/fix-wia>https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/fix-wia.




If you prefer to call your Senators on Wednesday,
please find the appropriate phone number by
visiting <http://www.senate.gov/>www.senate.gov
or by visiting your Senatorsâ EURO (tm) websites.



I hope you find this information helpful.  Together, we can #FixWIA.



Have a nice weekend,



Rose





Rose Sloan

Government Affairs Specialist



â EURO oeEliminating Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilitiesâ EURO

<http://www.nfb.org/fair-wages>http://www.nfb.org/fair-wages



National Federation of the Blind

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-- 
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053