[Vendorsmi] A Great Idea for Action

[Terry Eagle]

Like the Right-to-Work movement surge, this idea is catching on and getting
traction across the country.

From:  Loren Wakefield

In Iowa, we passed a rule saying that in order to participate in the
program, you had to surrender your license.  It's an extremely sad statement
to say it had to come to that.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Vendorsmi [mailto:vendorsmi-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Terry
Eagle
Subject: [Vendorsmi] A Great Idea for Action
         
Perhaps this can be incorporated into HB 6006.  It would restore some jobs

to truly sightless blind persons, to replace those job opportunities lost in

certain facilities.  And it certainly would get certain blind persons doing

something to oppose and defeat HB 6006.  It likely would also get BS4BP

staff to oppose the legislation, as the legislation would replace seemingly

sighted operators with embarrassing blind persons, based on their attitude

and belief about totally blind persons.

 

Here is the great idea:

 

Illinois excludes anyone who holds a valid driver's license from the vending

program, even if they otherwise meet legal blindness requirements. It's

actually possible fore some to maintain eligibility by foregoing the

license.

 

Cordially,

Bill

 

On 12/7/2012 2:06 PM, Tim Jones wrote:

> CAN blind vendors qualify for state driver's license?

> 

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