[Nfbf-l] CCB stay denied, please help

Tue Mar 9 20:50:17 UTC 2010

Your Parents decision? Really?

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just spoke with Walter Blackman.  He said it was my parents'
> decision-making that was hindering me from doing this.  He's going to
> meet with me next Thursday.  I have to somehow get to the Terlington
> Building downtown.
> Beth
>
> On 3/9/10, RJ Sandefur <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I wonder what Craig Kiser would say about this? 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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