[Nfbf-l] CCB stay denied, please help

Tue Mar 9 13:21:56 UTC 2010

David, Wouldn't Cap help Beth though? RJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] CCB stay denied, please help


>
> Dear Beth,
>
> Too far my foot.  How about services in Hawaii.  They can teach you the 
> Hula and they specialize in Hospitality and Travel services training, 
> which includes how to prepare a pig for a Louo feast.
> lets see them find that in the lesson plans at Daytona.
> Keep pushing on them.  They are just stonewalling you and there is funding 
> for it, the distance does not matter and they have provided it for others.
> Contact Joann Wilson or Dr. Fred Schroder through NFB HQ and see what they 
> say.  They are both former Directors of the RSA.
> Ask Kathy Davis as they sent her to Louisiana.
>
> David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 8:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] CCB stay denied, please help
>
>
>> The only reason why they're denying me is because it's "too far away."
>> If you read the quote closely, that's what they're doing.
>> Beth
>>
>> On 3/8/10, David Evans <drevans at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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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