[blindlaw] Fw: [nabs-l] informed choice

[RJ Sandefur]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arielle Silverman" <nabs.president at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] informed choice


> Hi all,
>
> It sounds like Beth has already gone through this justification
> process and received approval for funding to go to CCB. The problem is
> that rehab is only agreeing to pay the in-state rate, which is less
> than what CCB charges per month. The question is, Can rehab legally be
> obligated to provide not just partial funding, but full funding, for
> out-of-state training? I don't know the answer to that.
>
> Arielle
>
> On 4/24/10, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>> Actually, someone trying for something out of the ordinary with rehab
>> should remember that they have an employment goal, and an
>> Individualized Plan for Employment.  They have to show how the
>> alternative they propose will get them to their goal, while the
>> resources the agency normally uses would not do so.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> At 08:31 PM 4/24/2010, you wrote:
>>>Focus more on the "daily use of skills" part, because any center can
>>>claim they teach you braille. THey put you in there for an hour and 
>>>that's
>>> it.
>>>Its not what you learn at LCB that sets it apart, its how you learn
>>>it--the fact that its blind teaching the blind, and that you have to
>>>use your skills on a daily bases, not because its required to pass,
>>>but because you absolutely have to.
>>>
>>>
>>>Jorge
>>
>>
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>
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> Arielle Silverman
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