[Nfbf-l] CCB stay denied, please help

Tue Mar 9 03:43:38 UTC 2010

RJ Thanks so much for including this. I will save it for future reference.
Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] CCB stay denied, please help


> 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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