[nfb-talk] My reasons for reconsideration of joining the NFB, please read.

Sun Jul 15 20:26:21 UTC 2012

Why can't the NFB take "Through Our Eyes," and turn it into KNFB Radio?
The NFB needs its own radio station!
Thanks, Joshua

On 7/15/12, Ray Foret Jr <rforetjr at att.net> wrote:
> Not to mention which, the ACB complained when we set up our NFB Newsline
> service.  Jallous maybe because we were the ones who did it.
>
> I might point out that we stream our national conventions now; and,  the
> stream actually works.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>
> Skype name:
> barefootedray
>
> On Jul 15, 2012, at 4:05 PM, Roger devin Prater wrote:
>
>> Well, I've also thought about joining the NFB, because they actually
>> provide services like the NFB newsline and things like that, and I don't
>> really know of any that the ACB provides besides their ACB radio thing.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua Lester"
>> <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 12:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] My reasons for reconsideration of joining the NFB,
>> please read.
>>
>>
>> Glad to hear this!
>> Welcome to the NFB!
>> Another convert here!
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 7/15/12, Michael Capelle <michael.capelle at charter.net> wrote:
>>> Hello.
>>> This is going to be a long post, and a lot of heads will turn, I'm sure.
>>> For many years, a lot of people will know, that I was heavilly involved
>>> in the American Council of the Blind, (ACB). Well, this years convention
>>> definitely decided for me, read on, and you will find out why. Now,
>>> before I continue, I want everyone to remember, that I'm not trying to
>>> bash ACB, just speaking my opinion. First of all, the biggest complaint
>>> I had, was I felt the conference/convention was very disorganized. The
>>> roll call of states, seemed very disorganized, and honestly, the "fat"
>>> jokes were getting very old. Then, on monday, the door prize people were
>>> not even ready, to hand out door prizes. I just felt it was not good as
>>> in previous years. Now, on to the biggest complaint. as some of you
>>> know, we are in the process of passing a bill, for the subminimum wages.
>>> Basically, making it illegal to pay blind persons less money then their
>>> sighted colleagues. The following information, below, is taken from the
>>> publication. The NFB, (national Federation of the Blind) definitely
>>> supports this, and so do I, again, see below.
>>> Voice of the Nation's Blind
>>> National Federation of the Blind Logo
>>> Marc Maurer, President
>>> 200 East Wells Street
>>> at Jernigan Place
>>> Baltimore, MD 21230
>>> Phone 410 659 9314 Fax 410 685 5653
>>> www.nfb.org
>>> The Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011
>>> H.R. 3086
>>> Disabled workers have been unfairly excluded from the federal minimum
>>> wage for 74 years, and today over 300,000 disabled workers are working
>>> for subminimum wages.
>>> Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) discriminates
>>> against people with disabilities. This section allows the Secretary of
>>> Labor to grant special wage certificates to employers, permitting them
>>> to pay their workers with disabilities less than the minimum wage, often
>>> in sheltered work environments. In some instances disabled workers are
>>> being paid pennies per hour.
>>> This discrimination is rooted in low expectations based on
>>> misconceptions about the capabilities of disabled people. The law
>>> falsely implies that people with disabilities cannot be productive
>>> employees, and subminimum wage employers prey on society’s misconception
>>> that disabled people are incapable of being competitively employed. In
>>> reality, when provided the proper rehabilitation training and tools,
>>> workers with disabilities can be productive and financially independent.
>>> Subminimum wage supports an outdated business model that fosters the
>>> underemployment of workers with disabilities. Section 14(c) was only to
>>> be used “to the extent necessary to prevent curtailment of
>>> opportunities” for employment of people with disabilities. Instead,
>>> subminimum-wage sheltered workshops have eroded into day custody
>>> centers, limiting opportunities for workers with disabilities ever to
>>> transition into integrated, competitive work. These institutions instill
>>> a philosophy of incapacity, which becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy
>>> resulting in long-term underemployment.
>>> The sheltered work system is a cash cow for the subminimum wage
>>> employer. Many employers insist that paying the minimum wage to disabled
>>> employees would result in lack of profitability and a reduction in their
>>> workforce, but most benefit from philanthropic donations, preferred
>>> status when bidding on federal contracts, and federal funding. Moreover,
>>> while their disabled workers receive subminimum wages that are
>>> subsidized by Social Security and public assistance, some workshop
>>> executives are earning salaries far above industry norms. The economics
>>> overwhelmingly favor subminimum wage employers, encouraging the
>>> perpetuation of subminimum wage employment and leaving workers with
>>> disabilities little to no choice for real employment.
>>> The Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011:
>>> Discontinues the practice of issuing special wage certificates. The
>>> secretary of labor will no longer issue special wage certificates to new
>>> applicants.
>>> Phases out all remaining special wage certificates over a 3-year period.
>>> Entities currently holding special wage certificates will begin
>>> compensating their workers with disabilities at no less than the federal
>>> minimum wage, using the following schedule:
>>> •
>>> private for-profit entities’ certificates will be revoked after 1 year;
>>> •
>>> public or governmental entities’ certificates will be revoked after 2
>>> years; and
>>> •
>>> non-profit entities’ certificates will be revoked after 3 years.
>>> Repeals Section14(c) of the FLSA. Three years after the law is enacted,
>>> the practice of paying disabled workers subminimum wage will be
>>> officially abolished, and workers with disabilities will no longer be
>>> excluded from the workforce protection of a federal minimum wage.
>>> STOP THE DISCRIMINATION
>>> PROMOTE EQUAL WORK FOR EQUAL PAY
>>> Cosponsor the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act
>>> H.R. 3086
>>> For more information contact:
>>> Anil Lewis, Director of Strategic Communications
>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>> Phone: (410) 659-9314, Extension 2374 E-mail: alewis at nfb.org
>>> To cosponsor the bill, contact:
>>> James Thomas in Congressman Cliff Stearns’s office
>>> Phone: (202) 225-5744 E-mail: james.thomas at mail.house.gov
>>> -OR-
>>> Tim Powers in Congressman Tim Bishop’s office
>>> Phone: (202) 225-3826 E-mail: tim.powers at mail.house.gov
>>> Voice of the Nation's Blind
>>> Now, when this was taken up at the ACB's convention, there was a "do not
>>> pass" recommendation. It went through. This made me very upset, and
>>> proves, that in my opinion, ACB does not care about the future of the
>>> BLIND. Therefore, I've decided to give the NFB another try, once I can
>>> afford to, I will pay my dues, to join NFB.
>>> Thanks for reading.
>>> Mike.
>>>
>>>
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