[Nfbf-l] CCB stay denied, please help

[Beth]

Right.  Mountain climbing would be fun.  And I need the confidence.
My friend Sarah Alawami, who graduated from LCB, said my confidence
was low.  Even Mr. Montas said that.
Beth

On 3/8/10, Dan Hicks <danjhicks at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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
>> >
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Nfbf-l mailing list
>> > Nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
>> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org
>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> > Nfbf-l:
>> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-
>> l_nfbnet.org/drevans%40bellsouth.net
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ------
>>
>>
>>
>> No virus found in this incoming message.
>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>> Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2730 - Release Date: 03/08/10
>> 07:34:00
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Nfbf-l mailing list
>> Nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> Nfbf-l:
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-
>> l_nfbnet.org/danjhicks%40yahoo.com
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Nfbf-l mailing list
> Nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> Nfbf-l:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/thebluesisloose%40gmail.com
>