[Nfbf-l] CCB stay denied, please help

[Dan Hicks]

Seriously, David is right. Sometimes DBS offices will just try to wear you
down, so you have to be willing to stick by your guns and to remind them
that you can choose whatever program you wish and DBS will pay for it -- at
least up to the amount they would have to pay for a Florida center. You
might get more funding, if you can make a strong case that what you need is
not available in Florida, but is available at CCB. 

Dan

"Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is” 
                                    —Isaac Asimov
 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of David Evans
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 5:47 PM
> To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
> 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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