[Nfbf-l] CCB stay denied, please help

Tue Mar 9 02:54:22 UTC 2010

Here's the informed choice policy!
Informed Choice, Florida Blind Services

Informed Choice

DIVISION POLICY 2.2

SUBJECT

Informed Choice

EFFECTIVE DATE

July 9, 2003

REVIEW DATE

October 14, 2009

EXPIRATION DATE

This policy will be reviewed annually and updated as needed.

PURPOSE

To assure that applicants and eligible individuals or, as appropriate, their 
representatives are provided information and support services to assist 
applicants
and eligible individuals in exercising informed choice throughout the 
rehabilitation process.

AUTHORITY

34 CFR 361.52

POLICY

An individualized plan for employment should be developed and implemented in 
a manner that affords an eligible individual the opportunity to exercise 
informed
choice.  Informed choice should be exercised by the individual in selecting:
List of 5 items
1. An employment outcome;
2. The specific vocational rehabilitation services to be provided under the 
plan;
3. The entities that will provide the vocational rehabilitation services;
4. The employment setting and the settings in which the services will be 
provided; and
5. The methods used to procure services.
list end

It is the responsibility of the Rehabilitation Specialist to insure that an 
eligible individual is provided or assisted in obtaining information 
necessary
for an individual to make an informed choice about the specific vocational 
rehabilitation services, including providers of those services, that are 
needed
to achieve his/her employment outcome.  This information must include, at a 
minimum, information relating to the:
List of 5 items
1. Cost, accessibility, and duration of potential services;
2. Client satisfaction with those services to the extent that information is 
available;
3. Qualifications of potential service providers;
4. Types of services offered by the potential providers; and
5. Degree to which the services are provided in an integrated setting.
list end

Methods or Sources for Facilitating Informed Choice

The following methods or sources may be utilized when assisting an 
individual in obtaining information necessary to make an informed choice 
regarding services
or service providers:
List of 4 items
1. State or regional lists of services and service providers;
2. Client satisfaction surveys or reports;
3. Referrals to other Clients, local Client groups, or disability advisory 
councils qualified to discuss the services or service providers; and
4. Relevant accreditation, certification, or other information relating to 
the qualification of service providers.
list end

Original signed by Joyce Hildreth, Director, on October 14, 2009.

From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] CCB stay denied, please help

>
> Dear Beth,
>
> You have the Right, under the Freedom of Choice Provision of the Rehab Act 
> of 1973 as amended, to attend the Rehab center of your choice.
> Dbs can not denie you, but they can refuse to pay any more of the cost 
> than it would be to attend in state.  You would be responsible for the 
> difference.  They could pay for it all, if they want to, and they have 
> done it for others in the past.
> You don't have to justify it to them, except to say that is where you 
> prefer to attend.
> There are certainly classes at CCB that can not be had in Florida.
> Wood Shop , rock climbing, Rural travel skills, etc, etc.  Inquire with 
> CCB and see what they do different than Florida and pick that in addition 
> to everything else they teach.
> The State has sent people there before and also other places, out of 
> state.
>
> Write a complaint to the RSA in Washington about their violation of your 
> Right to Choice.
> Hammer on them It is the same as a high school student picking a college 
> to go to attend.  If you believe they have a better program there than 
> here, that is all you need.  There are no provisions within the Law that 
> says that you have to prove that there is a difference.  The rest is just 
> made up B.S. by D.B.S.
> I know, I helped get the Law passed back in 1991.
> It was one of the first bills, I as a member of the Florida delegation 
> took to Congress at the Washington Seminar in 1991.
>
> They have sent a number of people from Florida to other centers out of 
> state.
> Why are they demining you?
>
> David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] CCB stay denied, please help
>
>
>> What you will have to do is show them what you can get in Colorado
>> that you can't get in Florida.  You then have to relate that to your
>> plan and why it is necessary.  I know it all seems like BS, but that
>> is how the system works.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> At 02:24 PM 3/8/2010, you wrote:
>>>Hi, guys.  I just got word from DBS that my stay at Colorado Center
>>>for the Blind was denied.  According to Beth Crain, my counselor, "DBS
>>>is not able to send someone that far away, when there are other
>>>options closer."  I call it bullshit and against my right to informed
>>>choice.  If any of you guys wants to help me with this, that would be
>>>nice.
>>>Sincerely,
>>>Beth Taurasi
>>
>>
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