[Tall-Corn] Iowa Medicaid

[Wade Hemmelrick]

Thanks, Scott, for your reply. Valerie, from the National Office,
shared this article and also wants to learn of other blind Iowans in a
similar predicament.--Wade

On 9/21/21, Scott Van Gorp via Tall-Corn <tall-corn at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Thanks Wade. I have been hearing of other stories in Iowa, so this is
> something we're definitely interested in looking at. Let me look at this
> article for context and check a couple of other things too and we'll see
> where this takes us.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tall-Corn <tall-corn-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Wade Hemmelrick
> via Tall-Corn
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 7:22 PM
> To: NFB of Iowa Internet Mailing List <tall-corn at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Wade Hemmelrick <cheeriosandv8 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tall-Corn] Iowa Medicaid
>
> Here is the story from Indiana.--Wade
> https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/blind-hoosiers-file-lawsuit-against-indi
> ana-division-family-resources.
>
> On 9/20/21, Wade Hemmelrick <cheeriosandv8 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Curious to learn if other blind Iowans are also having similar issues
>> with our state Medicaid programs. Long story short: Accessibility and
>> privacy are severely lacking if I choose to read my own important
>> forms, news, and so forth in Braille. Not to sound hateful or bigoted
>> here, but if these documents can be translated into Spanish or other
>> foreign languages, the same outa hold true with Braille for blind
>> citizens. Won't elaborate more except already received advice from our
>> Iowa library and the National Office to contact the Iowa Disability
>> Rights entity and to find out if other blind Iowans are also
>> experiencing similar troubles. Also was given the article of a case
>> from Indiana. Cheers!--Wade Hemmelrick
>>
>> On 9/15/21, Wade Hemmelrick <cheeriosandv8 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> Would appreciate any feedback on your experiences as blind Iowans
>>> dealing with Iowa Medicaid. Did you have issues in accessible
>>> information and or working with Iowa DHS staff?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Wade
>>>
>>
>
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