[Nfbf-l] My own proposal

Sun Dec 12 18:13:34 UTC 2010

How do you guys think I could make it better? Fell free to add to it. RJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirk" <kvharmon54 at gmail.com>
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> RJ, I like what you have started doing!  We will  reverse this mind set in
> the new administration of Rick Scott's if all of us(NFB, FCB,BVA/FRG,and
> others) work together to do so! Keep it up! Your friend in the cause, Kirk
> Harmon
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 10:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] My own proposal
>
>
> Sharry, I'm not femillure as to how to go about doing that, but I felt the
> need to write a counter proposal, and thanks for the kind words. If you
> wouldn't mind, could you please email me off list and give me some more
> ideas as to what I could put into this proposal, because I'm not that 
> greate
> at doing these types of thing, and to me, It sounds to babbfied. My email
> adress is:
> joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com thanks RJ Sandefur
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 1:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] My own proposal
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>
>> RJ I admire that you did your research and came to this conclusion, since
>> on the FCB list, you previously speculated that the one-agency-fits-all
>> model might be worth considering. Thank you also for including our NFBF
>> resolution in your submission. I urge you to send your ideas through the
>> NFBF leaders, as we will be working closely with the leaders of the FCB 
>> to
>> hopefully squelch this one-agency idea.
>> Sherri
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 7:46 AM
>> Subject: [Nfbf-l] My own proposal
>>
>>
>>>I think We should write our own proposal, and submit it to the state 
>>>house
>>>and senate. I'm sure you guys are doing this al ready. Hers what I've 
>>>been
>>>working on.
>>> Proposal for a separate agency serving the Blind
>>>
>>>                Realizing that under its present form the Florida 
>>> division
>>> of blind services is presently under the auspices of the department of
>>> education, their bye limiting its service delivery, I am proposing to
>>> create a separate commission for the blind. This commission would 
>>> consist
>>> of 9 commissioners, a majority of which are to be blind, and this
>>> commission for the blind would have a director. Congress has recognized
>>> that blind people have to learn things such as daily living skills,
>>> orientation and mobility in order to seek and maintain a job. States 
>>> with
>>> separate commissions for the blind, have more consumers in the workforce
>>> than due agencies who are under a super agency such as APD is proposing.
>>>
>>> What authority gives a state the right to create such a commission? The
>>> relevant federal law is Title 29 USC, Section 701 (a) (1) (A) of the
>>>
>>> Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. At its 2005 convention, The
>>> national federation of the blind of Florida passed a resolution
>>> concerning this issue.
>>>
>>> Resolution 2005-4 Concerning an Independent Florida Commission for the
>>> Blind
>>>
>>> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF FLORIDA
>>>
>>> RESOLUTION 2005-04
>>>
>>> CONCERNING AN INDEPENDENT FLORIDA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> WHEREAS
>>>
>>> the blind of Florida have the right to rehabilitation services that
>>> address our
>>>
>>> unique needs;  and
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> WHEREAS
>>>
>>> the National Federation of the Blind of Florida resolved in 2001 to
>>> support the
>>>
>>> formation of a State Commission for the Blind, an independent
>>>
>>> consumer-controlled organization, made up of  9 Commissioners as such a
>>>
>>> Commission would respond to blind consumers; and
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> WHEREAS
>>>
>>> the State legislature has not moved to create such a Commission but has
>>> moved
>>>
>>> the Division of Blind Services from the Department of Education to the
>>>
>>> Department of Labor and back to the Department of Education again; and
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> WHEREAS
>>>
>>> the State legislature has not acted to create such a Commission but has
>>>
>>> explored privatizing the Division of the Blind;  and
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> WHEREAS
>>>
>>> the State legislature has not moved to create such a Commission but is
>>> working
>>>
>>> to dismantle the Division of the Blind by proposing to incorporate blind
>>> services
>>>
>>> into an agency to serve all disabilities;  and
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> WHEREAS
>>>
>>> it has become obvious that the legislature of the State of Florida does
>>> not have a
>>>
>>> clear idea of the unique needs of the blind or how to best serve our
>>> needs and
>>>
>>> has failed to ask us, the State's largest disability organization, The
>>> National
>>>
>>> Federation of the Blind of Florida, what we want and need
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
>>>
>>> by the National Federation of the Blind of Florida assembled in
>>> Convention this
>>>
>>> 30th  day of May, 2005, in the city of Boca Raton, that we strongly
>>> oppose,
>>>
>>> object to and  condemn all efforts to transfer the Division of Blind
>>> services to a
>>>
>>> department of Disabilities; and
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> BE It Further Resolved
>>>
>>> that we, the organized blind of Florida,  loudly and clearly restate our
>>>
>>> enthusiastic, unshakable resolve that the Florida State Legislature 
>>> place
>>> all blind
>>>
>>> services under a single, independent Commission , reporting directly to
>>> the
>>>
>>> Governor and Legislature. This is what I'm proposing for Florida. Blind
>>> Floridians would not have to worry about the Division of blind services
>>> loosing funding because the commissioner of education disagrees with
>>> something DBS is doing, rather the director and commissioners, would
>>> submit their own separate to the Florida legislators, and they could 
>>> pass
>>> it or reject it. Any ideas? RJ
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