[vendtalk] Fw: Randolph Sheppard Vending Facility Program Continues to Make a Difference!

[Colleen McFadden]

From: OSERS Office of the Assistant Secretary [mailto:OSERS.OAS at ed.gov] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 7:12 AM
Subject: Randolph Sheppard Vending Facility Program Continues to Make a Difference! 

 

     
      



      News, Events and Updates from the Office of the Assistant Secretary
     January 24, 2012
     

Dear Colleague:

 

I want to wish a Happy 75th Anniversary to the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility program; one of the most successful programs providing employment to business owners who are blind!  On January 20, 2012, President Obama released a Presidential Memorandum highlighting this U.S. Department of Education program, which has fostered many talented and creative individuals, who are blind, to acquire the management training and business skills necessary to realize the American dream-a lifetime of economic opportunity, independence, and self-sufficiency for themselves and their families.  With proven ability, approximately 2,500 blind and visually impaired entrepreneurs have challenged preconceived notions about disability and have provided exceptional customer service to Federal and State employees, the armed forces, and the general public.  The Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program has made a difference.  

 

We can do more!  President Obama "directs all agencies that have property management responsibilities to ensure that agency officials, when pursuing the establishment and operation of vending facilities (including cafeterias and military dining facilities) as defined in 20 U.S.C. 107e, issue permits and contracts in compliance with the Randolph-Sheppard Program and consistent with existing regulations and law.  And this memorandum requires the Secretary of Education, through the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, to submit a report to the President on agencies' implementation of the Randolph-Sheppard Program not later than one year from the date of this memorandum."

 

Please check out the Presidential Memorandum here!

 

 

Sincerely, 



Alexa Posny, Ph.D.


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