[Nfbf-l] changing your DBS counselor
Yasen Angelov
collegeflorida at gmail.com
Thu May 12 19:55:57 UTC 2011
Hey, Tara
I have changed couple of counselors and the best way is to go straight to
the supervisor and express your concerns. Eventually they will get you one
you can work with him or her.
Yasen
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> 5. Re: changing your DBS counselor (Sherri)
> 6. Re: changing your DBS counselor (David Evans)
> 7. Re: BSE (Debbie)
> 8. Re: changing your DBS counselor (Kirk)
> 9. Re: changing your DBS counselor (TaraPrakash)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 14:51:32 -0400
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> Good.
>
> I was wondering what happened with that issue as I hadn't heard.
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> Bill Outman
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> Breaking News from last nights FOX TV Newscast:
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 15:58:25 -0400
> From: "TaraPrakash" <taraprakash at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] changing your DBS counselor
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> Dear all. What is the procedure for having one's dbs rehab counselor
> replaced? This person has made my life hell on account of a cane. This
> person would like me to be measured by a Lighthouse "expert" before getting
> me a cane. Or she would like me to order a free cane from NFB because "DBS
> is not a charity organization."
> She threatened that she would close my plan if I didn't attend Lighthouse
> job fair even if I had to skip my classes for it. Well, there is so much
> more.
> This person is new to DBS and I don't really want any negative appraisal
> from her supervisor. Is there any other way of getting a different counselor
> without having to complain to her superiors? Anyone can read contradictions
> in her emails if I send all her emails.
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 16:11:32 -0400
> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] BSE
> Message-ID: <D45108687E8D4635AF972FC2B265751D at DCB3VNJ1>
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> reply-type=original
>
> Thank you Debbie. I believe in trying until I get something right! Just
> checking the rules--we are eligible only for winning one time correct?
> Thanks Pinellas for such a fun contest.
>
> Sherri
> Have you visited my personal page at
> http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
> If so, Thank you for changing what it means to be blind.
> If not, please go there now!
> Thank you.
> flmom2006 at gmail.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Debbie" <crystalbay at verizon.net>
> To: <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] BSE
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: Debbie [mailto:crystalbay at verizon.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 7:17 AM
> > To: 'Sherri'
> > Subject: RE: BSE
> >
> >
> >
> > Ding, Ding, Ding!!! You win. In response to Dan's email about Mad Cow
> > being
> > a nasty disease, epidemic, since 2004, only 157 people have died from BSE
> > or
> > other related neurological diseases. It may be nasty, but I'd hardly
> call
> > it an epidemic!
> >
> > P. S, also in 1986, Internet Mail Access Protocol is defined opening the
> > way
> > for email, the first PC Convertible" is introduced by IBM, and smoking is
> > banned in the US on trains, airplanes and buses.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sherry, you can claim your $8.00 prize at the state convention. You also
> > get honorable mention for posting the most guesses!
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: Sherri [mailto:flmom2006 at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 7:39 PM
> > To: Debbie Hietala; NFB Florida
> > Subject: BSE
> >
> >
> >
> > Okay.
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. Space Shuttle Challenger exploded.
> >
> > 2. Chernobyl.
> >
> > 3. Mad Cow disease, (BSE) bovine spongiform encephalopathy
> >
> >
> >
> > Leave it to a medical transcriber. *smile. In all the research, I didn't
> > see
> > mad cow anywhere.
> >
> >
> >
> > Good job Lenora.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sherri Brun
> >
> > Have you visited my personal page at
> > http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
> > If so, Thank you for changing what it means to be blind.
> > If not, please go there now!
> > Thank you.
> > flmom2006 at gmail.com
> >
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> Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 17:51:00 -0400
> From: "Judith Hamilton" <jrhamilton51 at earthlink.net>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] addendum to trivia question
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> Thanks for donating blood, Dan. I work for a local community blood bank
> called LifeSouth and donors have to be deferred from donating blood if they
> spent time in Europe, especially the UK during the 1980's. The FDA
> regulates our blood supply for BSE among other diseases that can be carried
> in the blood.
> Judy
>
>
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Dan Hicks <danjhicks at yahoo.com>
> > To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Date: 5/10/2011 9:12:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] addendum to trivia question
> >
> > BSE stands for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. That's why we shorten it
> to
> > BSE or Mad Cow Disease. Whenever I give blood, they always ask me if I've
> > spent time in the UK for a certain period of time. It's a nasty disease.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > "To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily.
> > Not to dare is to lose oneself."
> > - Soren Kierkegaard
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> > Behalf Of
> > > Debbie
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 8:37 AM
> > > To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'
> > > Subject: [Nfbf-l] addendum to trivia question
> > >
> > > Hi Lenora, you're correct. Unfortunately, you're not eligible to claim
> > the
> > > $8.00 prize since you've already won twice.
> > > Therefore, to claim the $8.00prize,
> > > Q. What does BSE stand for? Debbie
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> > Behalf
> > > Of Lenora J. Marten
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 8:14 AM
> > > To: nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
> > > Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Crazy Eighties trivia question #7
> > >
> > >
> > > BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease, was identified
> > > in the UK in 1986.
> > >
> > > Lenora
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Debbie <crystalbay at verizon.net>
> > > To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List' <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> > > Sent: Tue, May 10, 2011 7:32 am
> > > Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Crazy Eighties trivia question #7
> > >
> > >
> > > No Winner yet. We can definitely agree that in the U. S. it was the
> > > hallenger disaster and in Russia, it was Chernobyl. No one has gotten
> the
> > > K one yet. It does involve something that still concerns everyone
> today.
> > > ebbie
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > rom: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> > Behalf
> > > f Debbie
> > > ent: Monday, May 09, 2011 4:07 PM
> > > o: nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
> > > ubject: [Nfbf-l] Crazy Eighties trivia question #7
> > > Hi all, it was really hard to come up with just one question from 1986.
> > As
> > > did some research for this year, there were a lot of major events
> > > hroughout the world that I thought were note worthy. Therefore, I want
> > you
> > > uys to work a little harder. This question will have 3 parts and you
> have
> > > o get all three correct to win.
> > > Q: Three major events happened in 3 different countries that made
> > headline
> > > ews and changed the world as we new it. The 3 countries are the US,
> > Russia
> > > nd the UK. Good Luck.
> > > Debbie
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 01:17:24 -0400
> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] changing your DBS counselor
> Message-ID: <4013009697E7452EA4018DCC8FF6A8FF at DCB3VNJ1>
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> Tara, there's a program called the Client Assistance Program. I don't know
> the number, but I can try to find it out. You can let them know your
> situation and then go from there. The only way I have ever changed
> counselors is to let the DBS supervisor know.
>
> Sherri
> Have you visited my personal page at
> http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
> If so, Thank you for changing what it means to be blind.
> If not, please go there now!
> Thank you.
> flmom2006 at gmail.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "TaraPrakash" <taraprakash at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 3:58 PM
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] changing your DBS counselor
>
>
> > Dear all. What is the procedure for having one's dbs rehab counselor
> > replaced? This person has made my life hell on account of a cane. This
> > person would like me to be measured by a Lighthouse "expert" before
> > getting me a cane. Or she would like me to order a free cane from NFB
> > because "DBS is not a charity organization."
> > She threatened that she would close my plan if I didn't attend Lighthouse
> > job fair even if I had to skip my classes for it. Well, there is so much
> > more.
> > This person is new to DBS and I don't really want any negative appraisal
> > from her supervisor. Is there any other way of getting a different
> > counselor without having to complain to her superiors? Anyone can read
> > contradictions in her emails if I send all her emails.
> >
> >
> >
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 08:42:37 -0400
> From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] changing your DBS counselor
> Message-ID: <58B87FC21D6544C9AA3B8E6C5C2B882A at DAVID>
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> Dear Tara,
>
> There is a person , in Tallahassee, called "The Consumer Advocate," that
> you
> should be able to turn to for help if you feel that DBS has treated you
> unfairly. This person's name is Sam Atwood. I do not know if Sam is still
> in the same position now, but he was in that position in the past.
> I am sure that if you contact him and tell him the situation, he can give
> you some guidance.
> I know that you can not just let your DBS Countseller be the "Boss" of
> everything you do.
> They are there to serve you, the client, not the other way around.
> You do have some responsibility, but it must be tempered with reason by
> both
> sides.
> She should be there to help guide you and not boss you. It is your life
> and
> not her's.
> Certain things need to come in an order.
> Which was the most important, attending classes or a Job fair. There will
> always be another job fair, but the classes missed, only come along once .
> If you have been taught to use a cane, in the past, having someone from the
> Lighthouse to come and fit you is a waste. You know already how to use
> one
> and the only decision is what type and how long you want it.
> The Lighthouse always measures from the floor up to the top of the Brest
> bone, which is to short for most use.
> This goes back to the days of the sheltered work shops, where the sighted
> supervisors did not want the workers tripping them and so ordered the canes
> shorten to only reach one step ahead.
> Most NFB canes and members use a cane that reaches 2 or 3 steps ahead.. I
> use 3 canes, depending on where I might go, but mostly I use a cane that
> comes up to my eye brows.
> I always carry my cane with me, even though I use a guide dog named Jack
> now
> too.
> There is nothing wrong with using the free canes from the NFB, but DBS gets
> funds from the RSA to help them with the purchase of equipment and a good
> cane is basic equipment for any Blind person. I use a NFB telescoping cane
> and love it.
> You can tell your counselor that you want to work with her, but you will
> make the decisions about your life. Document everything you do with her
> and
> keep them in a file, with dates, times, summaries and such as to what was
> said and done. This will protect you.
> I had a countseller like this some years ago and I got rid of her too. My
> case is closed now, as I am working, but if I need to it can be reopened.
> The counselor I have is great and helpful and honest with me. DBS could
> use
> more like her. There are some in her office that are not worth the
> gunpowder it would take to blow them to hell.
>
> Anyway, good luck.
>
> David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
> MV Transit Consumer Advocate.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 1:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] changing your DBS counselor
>
>
> > Tara, there's a program called the Client Assistance Program. I don't
> know
> > the number, but I can try to find it out. You can let them know your
> > situation and then go from there. The only way I have ever changed
> > counselors is to let the DBS supervisor know.
> >
> > Sherri
> > Have you visited my personal page at
> > http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
> > If so, Thank you for changing what it means to be blind.
> > If not, please go there now!
> > Thank you.
> > flmom2006 at gmail.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "TaraPrakash" <taraprakash at gmail.com>
> > To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 3:58 PM
> > Subject: [Nfbf-l] changing your DBS counselor
> >
> >
> >> Dear all. What is the procedure for having one's dbs rehab counselor
> >> replaced? This person has made my life hell on account of a cane. This
> >> person would like me to be measured by a Lighthouse "expert" before
> >> getting me a cane. Or she would like me to order a free cane from NFB
> >> because "DBS is not a charity organization."
> >> She threatened that she would close my plan if I didn't attend
> Lighthouse
> >> job fair even if I had to skip my classes for it. Well, there is so much
> >> more.
> >> This person is new to DBS and I don't really want any negative appraisal
> >> from her supervisor. Is there any other way of getting a different
> >> counselor without having to complain to her superiors? Anyone can read
> >> contradictions in her emails if I send all her emails.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 09:29:27 -0400
> From: "Debbie" <crystalbay at verizon.net>
> To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] BSE
> Message-ID: <90AEB94A2F1047E6A65852841DD3455D at 680IFAST>
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> Twice
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Sherri
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 4:12 PM
> To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] BSE
>
> Thank you Debbie. I believe in trying until I get something right! Just
> checking the rules--we are eligible only for winning one time correct?
> Thanks Pinellas for such a fun contest.
>
> Sherri
> Have you visited my personal page at
> http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
> If so, Thank you for changing what it means to be blind.
> If not, please go there now!
> Thank you.
> flmom2006 at gmail.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Debbie" <crystalbay at verizon.net>
> To: <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] BSE
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: Debbie [mailto:crystalbay at verizon.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 7:17 AM
> > To: 'Sherri'
> > Subject: RE: BSE
> >
> >
> >
> > Ding, Ding, Ding!!! You win. In response to Dan's email about Mad Cow
> > being
> > a nasty disease, epidemic, since 2004, only 157 people have died from BSE
> > or
> > other related neurological diseases. It may be nasty, but I'd hardly
> call
> > it an epidemic!
> >
> > P. S, also in 1986, Internet Mail Access Protocol is defined opening the
> > way
> > for email, the first PC Convertible" is introduced by IBM, and smoking is
> > banned in the US on trains, airplanes and buses.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sherry, you can claim your $8.00 prize at the state convention. You also
> > get honorable mention for posting the most guesses!
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: Sherri [mailto:flmom2006 at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 7:39 PM
> > To: Debbie Hietala; NFB Florida
> > Subject: BSE
> >
> >
> >
> > Okay.
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. Space Shuttle Challenger exploded.
> >
> > 2. Chernobyl.
> >
> > 3. Mad Cow disease, (BSE) bovine spongiform encephalopathy
> >
> >
> >
> > Leave it to a medical transcriber. *smile. In all the research, I didn't
> > see
> > mad cow anywhere.
> >
> >
> >
> > Good job Lenora.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sherri Brun
> >
> > Have you visited my personal page at
> > http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
> > If so, Thank you for changing what it means to be blind.
> > If not, please go there now!
> > Thank you.
> > flmom2006 at gmail.com
> >
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> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 09:38:19 -0400
> From: "Kirk" <kvharmon54 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] changing your DBS counselor
> Message-ID: <2886642DA3AF4626BFAC558E30D6A4D6 at B89HHH1>
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> David, well said my friend! I am glad to see you post this information to
> the site for not only Tara to read, but to many that think they must follow
> the direction of their case workers blindly for lack of a better word. We
> have to understand the it is "WE" that decides what we need in our lives
> and
> not them as it is "WE" that know what we truly need after we leave the
> office of DBS and move into our future and they are not in it from that
> point forward. Thanks agian for clearing up this very important
> misunderstanding for so many of the blind! KH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 8:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] changing your DBS counselor
>
>
> Dear Tara,
>
> There is a person , in Tallahassee, called "The Consumer Advocate," that
> you
> should be able to turn to for help if you feel that DBS has treated you
> unfairly. This person's name is Sam Atwood. I do not know if Sam is still
> in the same position now, but he was in that position in the past.
> I am sure that if you contact him and tell him the situation, he can give
> you some guidance.
> I know that you can not just let your DBS Countseller be the "Boss" of
> everything you do.
> They are there to serve you, the client, not the other way around.
> You do have some responsibility, but it must be tempered with reason by
> both
> sides.
> She should be there to help guide you and not boss you. It is your life
> and
> not her's.
> Certain things need to come in an order.
> Which was the most important, attending classes or a Job fair. There will
> always be another job fair, but the classes missed, only come along once .
> If you have been taught to use a cane, in the past, having someone from the
> Lighthouse to come and fit you is a waste. You know already how to use
> one
> and the only decision is what type and how long you want it.
> The Lighthouse always measures from the floor up to the top of the Brest
> bone, which is to short for most use.
> This goes back to the days of the sheltered work shops, where the sighted
> supervisors did not want the workers tripping them and so ordered the canes
> shorten to only reach one step ahead.
> Most NFB canes and members use a cane that reaches 2 or 3 steps ahead.. I
> use 3 canes, depending on where I might go, but mostly I use a cane that
> comes up to my eye brows.
> I always carry my cane with me, even though I use a guide dog named Jack
> now
> too.
> There is nothing wrong with using the free canes from the NFB, but DBS gets
> funds from the RSA to help them with the purchase of equipment and a good
> cane is basic equipment for any Blind person. I use a NFB telescoping cane
> and love it.
> You can tell your counselor that you want to work with her, but you will
> make the decisions about your life. Document everything you do with her
> and
> keep them in a file, with dates, times, summaries and such as to what was
> said and done. This will protect you.
> I had a countseller like this some years ago and I got rid of her too. My
> case is closed now, as I am working, but if I need to it can be reopened.
> The counselor I have is great and helpful and honest with me. DBS could
> use
> more like her. There are some in her office that are not worth the
> gunpowder it would take to blow them to hell.
>
> Anyway, good luck.
>
> David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
> MV Transit Consumer Advocate.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 1:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] changing your DBS counselor
>
>
> > Tara, there's a program called the Client Assistance Program. I don't
> know
> > the number, but I can try to find it out. You can let them know your
> > situation and then go from there. The only way I have ever changed
> > counselors is to let the DBS supervisor know.
> >
> > Sherri
> > Have you visited my personal page at
> > http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
> > If so, Thank you for changing what it means to be blind.
> > If not, please go there now!
> > Thank you.
> > flmom2006 at gmail.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "TaraPrakash" <taraprakash at gmail.com>
> > To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 3:58 PM
> > Subject: [Nfbf-l] changing your DBS counselor
> >
> >
> >> Dear all. What is the procedure for having one's dbs rehab counselor
> >> replaced? This person has made my life hell on account of a cane. This
> >> person would like me to be measured by a Lighthouse "expert" before
> >> getting me a cane. Or she would like me to order a free cane from NFB
> >> because "DBS is not a charity organization."
> >> She threatened that she would close my plan if I didn't attend
> Lighthouse
> >> job fair even if I had to skip my classes for it. Well, there is so much
> >> more.
> >> This person is new to DBS and I don't really want any negative appraisal
> >> from her supervisor. Is there any other way of getting a different
> >> counselor without having to complain to her superiors? Anyone can read
> >> contradictions in her emails if I send all her emails.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 10:05:19 -0400
> From: "TaraPrakash" <taraprakash at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] changing your DBS counselor
> Message-ID: <6AE808A304F24EC797486052096B6905 at tara>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=response
>
> Thanks David.
>
> Just a clarification, it was not a job fair she wanted me to attend, but
> Job
> Club something Lighthouse hold some Fridays. Job fair would be much more
> rewarding. I am going to a job fair just now.
>
> Will write more as things progress. Thanks all for your support.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 8:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] changing your DBS counselor
>
>
> > Dear Tara,
> >
> > There is a person , in Tallahassee, called "The Consumer Advocate," that
> > you should be able to turn to for help if you feel that DBS has treated
> > you unfairly. This person's name is Sam Atwood. I do not know if Sam is
> > still in the same position now, but he was in that position in the past.
> > I am sure that if you contact him and tell him the situation, he can give
> > you some guidance.
> > I know that you can not just let your DBS Countseller be the "Boss" of
> > everything you do.
> > They are there to serve you, the client, not the other way around.
> > You do have some responsibility, but it must be tempered with reason by
> > both sides.
> > She should be there to help guide you and not boss you. It is your life
> > and not her's.
> > Certain things need to come in an order.
> > Which was the most important, attending classes or a Job fair. There
> will
> > always be another job fair, but the classes missed, only come along once
> .
> > If you have been taught to use a cane, in the past, having someone from
> > the Lighthouse to come and fit you is a waste. You know already how to
> > use one and the only decision is what type and how long you want it.
> > The Lighthouse always measures from the floor up to the top of the Brest
> > bone, which is to short for most use.
> > This goes back to the days of the sheltered work shops, where the sighted
> > supervisors did not want the workers tripping them and so ordered the
> > canes shorten to only reach one step ahead.
> > Most NFB canes and members use a cane that reaches 2 or 3 steps ahead..
> I
> > use 3 canes, depending on where I might go, but mostly I use a cane that
> > comes up to my eye brows.
> > I always carry my cane with me, even though I use a guide dog named Jack
> > now too.
> > There is nothing wrong with using the free canes from the NFB, but DBS
> > gets funds from the RSA to help them with the purchase of equipment and a
> > good cane is basic equipment for any Blind person. I use a NFB
> > telescoping cane and love it.
> > You can tell your counselor that you want to work with her, but you will
> > make the decisions about your life. Document everything you do with her
> > and keep them in a file, with dates, times, summaries and such as to what
> > was said and done. This will protect you.
> > I had a countseller like this some years ago and I got rid of her too.
> My
> > case is closed now, as I am working, but if I need to it can be reopened.
> > The counselor I have is great and helpful and honest with me. DBS could
> > use more like her. There are some in her office that are not worth the
> > gunpowder it would take to blow them to hell.
> >
> > Anyway, good luck.
> >
> > David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
> > MV Transit Consumer Advocate.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
> > To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 1:17 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] changing your DBS counselor
> >
> >
> >> Tara, there's a program called the Client Assistance Program. I don't
> >> know the number, but I can try to find it out. You can let them know
> your
> >> situation and then go from there. The only way I have ever changed
> >> counselors is to let the DBS supervisor know.
> >>
> >> Sherri
> >> Have you visited my personal page at
> >> http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
> >> If so, Thank you for changing what it means to be blind.
> >> If not, please go there now!
> >> Thank you.
> >> flmom2006 at gmail.com
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "TaraPrakash" <taraprakash at gmail.com>
> >> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 3:58 PM
> >> Subject: [Nfbf-l] changing your DBS counselor
> >>
> >>
> >>> Dear all. What is the procedure for having one's dbs rehab counselor
> >>> replaced? This person has made my life hell on account of a cane. This
> >>> person would like me to be measured by a Lighthouse "expert" before
> >>> getting me a cane. Or she would like me to order a free cane from NFB
> >>> because "DBS is not a charity organization."
> >>> She threatened that she would close my plan if I didn't attend
> >>> Lighthouse job fair even if I had to skip my classes for it. Well,
> there
> >>> is so much more.
> >>> This person is new to DBS and I don't really want any negative
> appraisal
> >>> from her supervisor. Is there any other way of getting a different
> >>> counselor without having to complain to her superiors? Anyone can read
> >>> contradictions in her emails if I send all her emails.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> Nfbf-l mailing list
> >>> Nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
> >>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org
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> >>> Nfbf-l:
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> >>
> >>
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>
> Message: 10
> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 10:53:44 -0400
> From: "Debbie" <crystalbay at verizon.net>
> To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: President Obama Announces More Key
> Administration Posts
> Message-ID: <85831E6E8B7C48D2946E33876C2E06E9 at 680IFAST>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> So What is the definition of an "intellectual disability?"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Carlos J MontasAS
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 11:47 AM
> To: NFB of Florida Listserv
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Fw: President Obama Announces More Key Administration
> Posts
>
> President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: White House Disability Group
> To: carlos.montas at gmail.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 4:38 PM
> Subject: President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
>
>
> ??
>
> THE WHITE HOUSE
>
> Office of the Press Secretary
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> May 10, 2011
>
> President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
>
>
>
> WASHINGTON ? Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint
> the following individuals to the President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities:
>
>
>
> ?
>
> a.. James T. Brett, Chair, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> b.. Peter V. Berns, Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> c.. Clay Boatright, Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> d.. Micki Edelsohn, Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> e.. Ann Hardiman, Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> f.. Alison A. Hillman de Vel?squez, Member, President?s Committee for
> People with Intellectual Disabilities
> g.. Carl M. La Mell, Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> h.. Annette McKenzie Anderson, Member, President?s Committee for People
> with Intellectual Disabilities
> i.. Carol Quirk, Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> j.. Susana Ramirez, Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> k.. Deborah M. Spitalnik, Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> l.. Lillian Sugarman, Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> m.. Liz Weintraub, Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> n.. Carol Wheeler, Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> o.. Sheryl White-Scott, Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
>
> President Obama said, ?These fine public servants both bring both a depth
> of
> experience and tremendous dedication to their new roles. Our nation will
> be
> well-served by these men and women, and I look forward to working with them
> in the months and years to come.?
>
>
> President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals
> to
> key Administration posts:
>
>
>
> James T. Brett, Appointee for Chair, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> James T. Brett is the President and CEO of The New England Council, a
> position he has held since 1996. Prior to leading the Council, Mr. Brett
> served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for 15 years. He
> currently serves as the Chairman of the Massachusetts Governor?s Commission
> on Intellectual Disability, and sits on the Board of Directors of the
> Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, and the Advisory Councils of
> the Robert F. Kennedy Children?s Action Corps and the New England Center
> for
> Children. Mr. Brett has been honored with several awards for his advocacy
> for the disabled, including receiving the Action for Boston Community
> Development?s Lifetime Public Service Award, the Massachusetts Special
> Olympics? Distinguished Leadership Award, and the Hospice of Boston?s
> Humanitarian of the Year Award. In 1996, Bay Cove Human Services of Boston
> named a new community home for disabled adults "Brett House" in his honor.
> Mr. Brett is a graduate of American University in Washington, DC, and holds
> Masters Degrees in Public Administration from Suffolk University and from
> the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
>
>
>
> Peter V. Berns, Appointee for Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Peter V. Berns is the Chief Executive Officer of The Arc, a charity
> federation with 710 chapters nationwide dedicated to promoting the human
> rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A
> nationally recognized nonprofit sector leader and public interest lawyer,
> Mr. Berns served as the Executive Director of the Maryland Association of
> Nonprofit Organizations from 1992 to 2008. In addition, he served as Chief
> Executive Officer of the Standards for Excellence Institute from 2004 to
> 2008 where he developed Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and
> Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector. A frequent lecturer,
> facilitator, consultant, and trainer, he has served as an adjunct faculty
> member at Johns Hopkins University. He was named to the Nonprofit Times
> Power and Influence Top 50 list five times in the past decade. Mr. Berns
> has a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, a J.D. from Harvard Law
> School and an LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center.
>
>
>
> Clay Boatright, Appointee for Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Clay Boatright is the President of the Board of Directors for The Arc of
> Texas, a non-profit organization which creates opportunities for people
> with
> intellectual and developmental disabilities to be included in their
> communities and to make the necessary decisions on issues that affect their
> lives. In addition, Mr. Boatright serves on the Easter Seals North Texas
> Autism Advisory Board, the Mosaic-Dallas Business Advisory Committee, the
> Childrenfirst! Collin County Coalition, and the Long Term Care subcommittee
> of the Texas Taskforce for Children with Special Needs. Previously he
> served as Board President for The Arc of Dallas and campus chair for the
> Special and Gifted Education committee in the Plano Independent School
> District. Mr. Boatright is employed as a Vice President with the Dean
> Foods
> Company in Dallas, and has previously worked with The Coca-Cola Company,
> Ralston Purina, and Maybelline. Mr. Boatright is a father of three
> children,
> including identical twins with intellectual disabilities and autism. He
> holds a B.A. in Communications and M.S. in Marketing from the University of
> Memphis.
>
>
>
> Micki Edelsohn, Appointee for Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Micki Edelsohn is currently the Treasurer of Homes for Life Foundation, a
> nonprofit organization she founded in 1999 to build safe and comfortable
> neighborhood group homes for adults with intellectual disabilities. She
> also works with local officials and businesses to secure meaningful
> employment opportunities for the residents who live in the group homes. In
> addition, Mrs. Edelsohn is collaborating with a local college to establish
> a
> new curriculum for students interested in a career serving individuals with
> disabilities. She has been active in many organizations including The Arc
> of
> Delaware, the Governor?s Commission on Community Based Alternatives, the
> Center for Disabilities Studies at the University of Delaware, and the
> Delaware Foundation Reaching Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities. Most
> recently, Mrs. Edelsohn was recognized by being named one of the 25 Who
> Matter in Delaware by the Wilmington News Journal. She has also received
> the
> Humanitarian Award from the United Way of Delaware, the Lifetime
> Achievement
> Award from the Wilmington Senior Center, and the Delaware Housing Coalition
> Award. Mrs. Edelsohn?s inspiration is her adult son who has an intellectual
> disability. She holds a B.A. from the Tyler School of Art at Temple
> University.
>
>
>
> Ann Hardiman, Appointee for Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Ann Hardiman is currently the Executive Director of the New York State
> Association of Community and Residential Agencies (NYSACRA). NYSACRA
> represents non-profit agencies serving people with developmental
> disabilities and their families. Previously, she was an Assistant Executive
> Director at Opengate Inc. From 1978 to 1992, Ms. Hardiman served as the
> Director of Residential Services at Rehabilitation Inc. She currently sits
> on the board and is the Secretary of Potential Unlimited Productions Inc.
> Ms. Hardiman is the recipient of the Community Leader of the Year award
> given by the NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. She holds a
> B.A. from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam and a M.A.
> from
> Marist College.
>
>
> Alison A. Hillman de Vel?squez, Appointee for Member, President?s Committee
> for People with Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Alison A. Hillman de Vel?squez is Program Officer for the Open Society
> Foundations? Disability Rights Initiative, where she manages a grant making
> program aimed at implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons
> with Disabilities. From 2002 to 2009, Ms. Hillman directed the Americas
> Programs at Disability Rights International, where she advocated for the
> rights of persons with mental disabilities. Ms. Hillman sits on the Board
> of
> Directors of the American Association of People with Disabilities. In 2003,
> she received the Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Award as an emerging leader
> in the disability field. She holds a B.A. from Cornell University and a
> J.D.
> from American University, Washington College of Law.
>
>
>
> Carl M. La Mell, Appointee for Member, President?s Committee for People
> with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Carl M. La Mell is the President and CEO of Clearbrook, a service provider
> for individuals with developmental disabilities in Illinois. Previously,
> Mr. La Mell held senior positions at Victor C. Neumann Association as Chief
> Financial Officer, Associate Executive Director, and CEO. Most recently,
> he
> chaired the Finance Committee of the Illinois Statewide Early Intervention
> Task Force. Mr. La Mell is also a member of the Illinois Association of
> Rehabilitation Facilities, the Illinois Department of Human Services State
> Task Force on Autism, and the American Association of Intellectual and
> Developmental Disabilities. He is the past recipient of various
> distinguished awards, including the Executive of the Year Award from the
> Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, the Community Leader of
> the Year Award given by the City of Rolling Meadows, and the Claude D.
> Pepper Distinguished Service Award. Mr. La Mell holds a B.S. from DePaul
> University.
>
>
> Annette McKenzie Anderson, Appointee for Member, President?s Committee for
> People with Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Annette McKenzie Anderson, Ph.D. is the President & CEO of Diversified
> In-Valuable Assistance (DIVA) Enterprises. Recently, she served as an
> Adjunct Clinical Supervisor for Graduate Students enrolled in the Speech
> Language Pathology Clinical Practicum in the Department of Communication
> Sciences and Disorders at Howard University. Previously, Dr. Anderson
> served as a certified Speech Language Pathologist at Mamie D. Lee School,
> the District of Columbia Public School for students with intellectual and
> related disabilities. During her tenure at Mamie D. Lee School, she
> implemented interventions in the areas of communication, socialization,
> cultural arts, community involvement, and adaptive skills for students.
> Dr.
> Anderson was recognized by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
> by receiving the Louis M. DiCarlo National Award for Outstanding Clinical
> Achievement in Human Communication Sciences and Disorders. She was also a
> recipient of the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award presented by The
> Washington Post. She holds a B.S. in Speech Pathology from Hampton
> University, a M.S. in Speech Language Pathology from the University of the
> District of Columbia (formerly, Federal City College), and a Ph.D. in
> Special Education Administration from Gallaudet University.
>
>
>
> Carol Quirk, Appointee for Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Carol Quirk is currently the Co-Executive Director of the Maryland
> Coalition
> for Inclusive Education (MCIE), a non-profit corporation that provides
> advocacy services to families and professional development opportunities to
> schools. Prior to this position, Dr. Quirk was the Executive Director of
> East Baltimore Resources, an adult service agency that provides supported
> employment opportunities to adults with disabilities. She also served as a
> specialist in early intervention and behavior and as a consultant to the
> School District of Philadelphia. Dr. Quirk is the President of the TASH
> Board of Directors, an international advocacy and professional disability
> organization. She is the recipient of the top 100 Minority/Women Business
> Entrepreneurs Award for the Maryland-Virginia-District of Columbia region.
> She holds a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Connecticut, and an
> Ed.D. from Johns Hopkins University.
>
>
>
> Susana Ramirez, Appointee for Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Susana Ramirez is currently a Special Education Advocate at Disability
> Rights Oregon, the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy Agency in
> Oregon that advocates for the rights of individuals with disabilities. Ms.
> Ramirez's responsibilities include individual representation of students in
> special education, policy advocacy, and working closely with the Latino
> community by providing individual rights trainings in Spanish. Ms. Ramirez
> has held gubernatorial appointments in the Oregon Council on Developmental
> Disabilities, Oregon State Advisory Council of Special Education, and the
> Oregon Special Education Task Force. Ms. Ramirez has been a guest lecturer
> at the University of Oregon Law School and Portland State University,
> College of Education. In 2000, she received the Advocate of the Year Award
> from the Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities, for her work
> establishing Padres en Accion, a parent group focused on advocating for the
> rights of Latino children with disabilities and their families. She is the
> mother of three sons, one of whom has an intellectual disability.
>
>
>
> Deborah M. Spitalnik, Appointee for Member, President?s Committee for
> People
> with Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Deborah M. Spitalnik, Ph.D. is the founding Executive Director of The
> Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at New Jersey
> Robert
> Wood Johnson Medical School, where she is also a Professor of Pediatrics. A
> co-author of two editions of the classification manual in intellectual
> disability, Dr. Spitalnik educates a wide range of constituencies including
> individuals with disabilities and their families, medical students,
> resident
> physicians, direct support professionals, and social workers. Dr. Spitalnik
> chairs the New Jersey Medical Assistance Advisory Council, the National
> Council on Quality and Leadership, was a previous member and chair of
> PCPID,
> and is a past President of the Association of University Centers on
> Disabilities. She was the recipient of the Dybwad Humanitarian Award given
> by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,
> the Verice M. Mason Community Service Leader Award, and the Ann Klein
> Distinguished Advocate in Developmental Disabilities Award given by the
> Community Health Law Project. Dr. Spitalnik holds a B.A. in Psychology
> from
> Brandeis University, an Ed.M. from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in
> Clinical Psychology from Temple University.
>
>
>
> Lillian Sugarman, Appointee for Member, President?s Committee for People
> with Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Lillian Sugarman is currently Director of the Early Head Start National
> Resource Center at ZERO TO THREE (ZTT), an organization that informs,
> trains, and supports professionals, policy makers and families in their
> efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers. Ms. Sugarman has over
> 40 years of experience in the field of early childhood development. Prior
> to
> joining ZTT, she served as Director of the Child Care Bureau?s Technical
> Assistance Division at the Department of Health and Human Services
> Administration for Children. In this capacity, she was responsible for
> managing several national technical assistance contracts funded by the
> Child
> Care Bureau. Ms. Sugarman is currently a member of the Human Rights
> Committee at the Mary Campbell Center and previously served on the advisory
> committee for the Special Quest Project, which supported services for
> children with special needs. As a sibling to a sister with Down syndrome,
> Ms. Sugarman has lifelong experience with the disability community. She
> holds an M.A. in Teaching Early Childhood from the University of the
> District of Columbia and an M.S.W. from Virginia Commonwealth University.
>
>
>
> Liz Weintraub, Appointee for Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Elizabeth Weintraub currently works for the American Association of
> University Centers on Disabilities. She also serves as a consultant for the
> National Children?s Center, and for the Council on Quality and Leadership
> (CQL). She represents CQL in a variety of local, state, and national forums
> regarding quality of life for people with disabilities. She is the past
> Chair of the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council and is a board
> member for the Maryland Disability Law Center. She was previously a board
> member of the National Association of Councils on Developmental
> Disabilities
> and Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered. Ms. Weintraub is a former appointee
> to the President?s Committee on Employment of Persons with Disabilities.
> She was the recipient of the Elizabeth Monroe Boggs Award for Young
> Leadership and was recognized by the President of the American Association
> on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with a Presidential Award
> for
> significant contributions to the mission of the organization.
>
>
>
> Carol Wheeler, Appointee for Member, President?s Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Carol Wheeler most recently coordinated the Washington chapter of Project
> Children and founded the Washington Ireland Program for Service and
> Leadership. Previously, she was a consultant with America?s Public
> Television Stations, Vice President for Government Affairs at the National
> Association of Broadcasters, a Liaison for Women during President Carter?s
> Administration, and Executive Director of the Women?s Campaign Fund. She
> currently serves on the Honorary Board of N Street Village, a program for
> homeless women, and chairs the Board of the South Africa-Washington
> Internship Program. Ms. Wheeler is the mother of a young adult with
> Williams
> Syndrome. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Iowa.
>
>
>
> Sheryl White-Scott, Appointee for Member, President?s Committee for People
> with Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Sheryl White-Scott is currently the Associate Director of Community Health
> Services for the medically frail at AHRC/New York City and Medical Director
> for Brooklyn Developmental Disabilities Services. She is also an Assistant
> Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine at
> New
> York Medical College. Previously, Dr. White-Scott was the Director of the
> Program for Developmental Disabilities (PFD) at Saint Vincent?s/Catholic
> Medical Center. Prior to her tenure at Saint Vincent?s, she was the
> Director of Adult Health Services at the Westchester Institute of Human
> Development, the University Center for Excellence in Developmental
> Disabilities Education, Research, and Service. Dr White-Scott is currently
> a member of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental
> Disabilities and former President of the American Association of University
> Affiliated Programs (now Association of University Centers for
> Disabilities). Dr. White-Scott holds a B.A. in Natural Sciences from Johns
> Hopkins University and an M.D. from SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine.
>
>
>
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> Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 11:24:16 -0400
> From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
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> Dear All,
>
> The definition is a person, who's thinking moiled, backward, confused, does
> not make sense, is wrong headed, convoluted, slow in response,difficult to
> understand to come to or make decisions, retired in nature and bumbling in
> approach or execution. In short, members of the U.S. Congress and Senate.
> Will Rogers had the right idea. Let's put them all on commission. Then if
> the country has a good year, so will they, if not they will starve, get
> sick
> and die.
>
> David Evans,
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Debbie" <crystalbay at verizon.net>
> To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: President Obama Announces More Key Administration
> Posts
>
>
> So What is the definition of an "intellectual disability?"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Carlos J MontasAS
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 11:47 AM
> To: NFB of Florida Listserv
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Fw: President Obama Announces More Key Administration
> Posts
>
> President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: White House Disability Group
> To: carlos.montas at gmail.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 4:38 PM
> Subject: President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
>
>
> ??
>
> THE WHITE HOUSE
>
> Office of the Press Secretary
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> May 10, 2011
>
> President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
>
>
>
> WASHINGTON - Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint
> the following individuals to the President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities:
>
>
>
> ?
>
> a.. James T. Brett, Chair, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> b.. Peter V. Berns, Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> c.. Clay Boatright, Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> d.. Micki Edelsohn, Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> e.. Ann Hardiman, Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> f.. Alison A. Hillman de Vel?squez, Member, President's Committee for
> People with Intellectual Disabilities
> g.. Carl M. La Mell, Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> h.. Annette McKenzie Anderson, Member, President's Committee for People
> with Intellectual Disabilities
> i.. Carol Quirk, Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> j.. Susana Ramirez, Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> k.. Deborah M. Spitalnik, Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> l.. Lillian Sugarman, Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> m.. Liz Weintraub, Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> n.. Carol Wheeler, Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
> o.. Sheryl White-Scott, Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
>
> President Obama said, "These fine public servants both bring both a depth
> of
> experience and tremendous dedication to their new roles. Our nation will
> be
> well-served by these men and women, and I look forward to working with them
> in the months and years to come."
>
>
> President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals
> to
> key Administration posts:
>
>
>
> James T. Brett, Appointee for Chair, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> James T. Brett is the President and CEO of The New England Council, a
> position he has held since 1996. Prior to leading the Council, Mr. Brett
> served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for 15 years. He
> currently serves as the Chairman of the Massachusetts Governor's Commission
> on Intellectual Disability, and sits on the Board of Directors of the
> Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, and the Advisory Councils of
> the Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corps and the New England Center
> for
> Children. Mr. Brett has been honored with several awards for his advocacy
> for the disabled, including receiving the Action for Boston Community
> Development's Lifetime Public Service Award, the Massachusetts Special
> Olympics' Distinguished Leadership Award, and the Hospice of Boston's
> Humanitarian of the Year Award. In 1996, Bay Cove Human Services of Boston
> named a new community home for disabled adults "Brett House" in his honor.
> Mr. Brett is a graduate of American University in Washington, DC, and holds
> Masters Degrees in Public Administration from Suffolk University and from
> the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
>
>
>
> Peter V. Berns, Appointee for Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Peter V. Berns is the Chief Executive Officer of The Arc, a charity
> federation with 710 chapters nationwide dedicated to promoting the human
> rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A
> nationally recognized nonprofit sector leader and public interest lawyer,
> Mr. Berns served as the Executive Director of the Maryland Association of
> Nonprofit Organizations from 1992 to 2008. In addition, he served as Chief
> Executive Officer of the Standards for Excellence Institute from 2004 to
> 2008 where he developed Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and
> Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector. A frequent lecturer,
> facilitator, consultant, and trainer, he has served as an adjunct faculty
> member at Johns Hopkins University. He was named to the Nonprofit Times
> Power and Influence Top 50 list five times in the past decade. Mr. Berns
> has a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, a J.D. from Harvard Law
> School and an LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center.
>
>
>
> Clay Boatright, Appointee for Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Clay Boatright is the President of the Board of Directors for The Arc of
> Texas, a non-profit organization which creates opportunities for people
> with
> intellectual and developmental disabilities to be included in their
> communities and to make the necessary decisions on issues that affect their
> lives. In addition, Mr. Boatright serves on the Easter Seals North Texas
> Autism Advisory Board, the Mosaic-Dallas Business Advisory Committee, the
> Childrenfirst! Collin County Coalition, and the Long Term Care subcommittee
> of the Texas Taskforce for Children with Special Needs. Previously he
> served as Board President for The Arc of Dallas and campus chair for the
> Special and Gifted Education committee in the Plano Independent School
> District. Mr. Boatright is employed as a Vice President with the Dean
> Foods
> Company in Dallas, and has previously worked with The Coca-Cola Company,
> Ralston Purina, and Maybelline. Mr. Boatright is a father of three
> children,
> including identical twins with intellectual disabilities and autism. He
> holds a B.A. in Communications and M.S. in Marketing from the University of
> Memphis.
>
>
>
> Micki Edelsohn, Appointee for Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Micki Edelsohn is currently the Treasurer of Homes for Life Foundation, a
> nonprofit organization she founded in 1999 to build safe and comfortable
> neighborhood group homes for adults with intellectual disabilities. She
> also works with local officials and businesses to secure meaningful
> employment opportunities for the residents who live in the group homes. In
> addition, Mrs. Edelsohn is collaborating with a local college to establish
> a
> new curriculum for students interested in a career serving individuals with
> disabilities. She has been active in many organizations including The Arc
> of
> Delaware, the Governor's Commission on Community Based Alternatives, the
> Center for Disabilities Studies at the University of Delaware, and the
> Delaware Foundation Reaching Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities. Most
> recently, Mrs. Edelsohn was recognized by being named one of the 25 Who
> Matter in Delaware by the Wilmington News Journal. She has also received
> the
> Humanitarian Award from the United Way of Delaware, the Lifetime
> Achievement
> Award from the Wilmington Senior Center, and the Delaware Housing Coalition
> Award. Mrs. Edelsohn's inspiration is her adult son who has an intellectual
> disability. She holds a B.A. from the Tyler School of Art at Temple
> University.
>
>
>
> Ann Hardiman, Appointee for Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Ann Hardiman is currently the Executive Director of the New York State
> Association of Community and Residential Agencies (NYSACRA). NYSACRA
> represents non-profit agencies serving people with developmental
> disabilities and their families. Previously, she was an Assistant Executive
> Director at Opengate Inc. From 1978 to 1992, Ms. Hardiman served as the
> Director of Residential Services at Rehabilitation Inc. She currently sits
> on the board and is the Secretary of Potential Unlimited Productions Inc.
> Ms. Hardiman is the recipient of the Community Leader of the Year award
> given by the NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. She holds a
> B.A. from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam and a M.A.
> from
> Marist College.
>
>
> Alison A. Hillman de Vel?squez, Appointee for Member, President's Committee
> for People with Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Alison A. Hillman de Vel?squez is Program Officer for the Open Society
> Foundations' Disability Rights Initiative, where she manages a grant making
> program aimed at implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons
> with Disabilities. From 2002 to 2009, Ms. Hillman directed the Americas
> Programs at Disability Rights International, where she advocated for the
> rights of persons with mental disabilities. Ms. Hillman sits on the Board
> of
> Directors of the American Association of People with Disabilities. In 2003,
> she received the Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Award as an emerging leader
> in the disability field. She holds a B.A. from Cornell University and a
> J.D.
> from American University, Washington College of Law.
>
>
>
> Carl M. La Mell, Appointee for Member, President's Committee for People
> with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Carl M. La Mell is the President and CEO of Clearbrook, a service provider
> for individuals with developmental disabilities in Illinois. Previously,
> Mr. La Mell held senior positions at Victor C. Neumann Association as Chief
> Financial Officer, Associate Executive Director, and CEO. Most recently,
> he
> chaired the Finance Committee of the Illinois Statewide Early Intervention
> Task Force. Mr. La Mell is also a member of the Illinois Association of
> Rehabilitation Facilities, the Illinois Department of Human Services State
> Task Force on Autism, and the American Association of Intellectual and
> Developmental Disabilities. He is the past recipient of various
> distinguished awards, including the Executive of the Year Award from the
> Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, the Community Leader of
> the Year Award given by the City of Rolling Meadows, and the Claude D.
> Pepper Distinguished Service Award. Mr. La Mell holds a B.S. from DePaul
> University.
>
>
> Annette McKenzie Anderson, Appointee for Member, President's Committee for
> People with Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Annette McKenzie Anderson, Ph.D. is the President & CEO of Diversified
> In-Valuable Assistance (DIVA) Enterprises. Recently, she served as an
> Adjunct Clinical Supervisor for Graduate Students enrolled in the Speech
> Language Pathology Clinical Practicum in the Department of Communication
> Sciences and Disorders at Howard University. Previously, Dr. Anderson
> served as a certified Speech Language Pathologist at Mamie D. Lee School,
> the District of Columbia Public School for students with intellectual and
> related disabilities. During her tenure at Mamie D. Lee School, she
> implemented interventions in the areas of communication, socialization,
> cultural arts, community involvement, and adaptive skills for students.
> Dr.
> Anderson was recognized by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
> by receiving the Louis M. DiCarlo National Award for Outstanding Clinical
> Achievement in Human Communication Sciences and Disorders. She was also a
> recipient of the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award presented by The
> Washington Post. She holds a B.S. in Speech Pathology from Hampton
> University, a M.S. in Speech Language Pathology from the University of the
> District of Columbia (formerly, Federal City College), and a Ph.D. in
> Special Education Administration from Gallaudet University.
>
>
>
> Carol Quirk, Appointee for Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Carol Quirk is currently the Co-Executive Director of the Maryland
> Coalition
> for Inclusive Education (MCIE), a non-profit corporation that provides
> advocacy services to families and professional development opportunities to
> schools. Prior to this position, Dr. Quirk was the Executive Director of
> East Baltimore Resources, an adult service agency that provides supported
> employment opportunities to adults with disabilities. She also served as a
> specialist in early intervention and behavior and as a consultant to the
> School District of Philadelphia. Dr. Quirk is the President of the TASH
> Board of Directors, an international advocacy and professional disability
> organization. She is the recipient of the top 100 Minority/Women Business
> Entrepreneurs Award for the Maryland-Virginia-District of Columbia region.
> She holds a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Connecticut, and an
> Ed.D. from Johns Hopkins University.
>
>
>
> Susana Ramirez, Appointee for Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Susana Ramirez is currently a Special Education Advocate at Disability
> Rights Oregon, the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy Agency in
> Oregon that advocates for the rights of individuals with disabilities. Ms.
> Ramirez's responsibilities include individual representation of students in
> special education, policy advocacy, and working closely with the Latino
> community by providing individual rights trainings in Spanish. Ms. Ramirez
> has held gubernatorial appointments in the Oregon Council on Developmental
> Disabilities, Oregon State Advisory Council of Special Education, and the
> Oregon Special Education Task Force. Ms. Ramirez has been a guest lecturer
> at the University of Oregon Law School and Portland State University,
> College of Education. In 2000, she received the Advocate of the Year Award
> from the Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities, for her work
> establishing Padres en Accion, a parent group focused on advocating for the
> rights of Latino children with disabilities and their families. She is the
> mother of three sons, one of whom has an intellectual disability.
>
>
>
> Deborah M. Spitalnik, Appointee for Member, President's Committee for
> People
> with Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Deborah M. Spitalnik, Ph.D. is the founding Executive Director of The
> Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at New Jersey
> Robert
> Wood Johnson Medical School, where she is also a Professor of Pediatrics. A
> co-author of two editions of the classification manual in intellectual
> disability, Dr. Spitalnik educates a wide range of constituencies including
> individuals with disabilities and their families, medical students,
> resident
> physicians, direct support professionals, and social workers. Dr. Spitalnik
> chairs the New Jersey Medical Assistance Advisory Council, the National
> Council on Quality and Leadership, was a previous member and chair of
> PCPID,
> and is a past President of the Association of University Centers on
> Disabilities. She was the recipient of the Dybwad Humanitarian Award given
> by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,
> the Verice M. Mason Community Service Leader Award, and the Ann Klein
> Distinguished Advocate in Developmental Disabilities Award given by the
> Community Health Law Project. Dr. Spitalnik holds a B.A. in Psychology
> from
> Brandeis University, an Ed.M. from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in
> Clinical Psychology from Temple University.
>
>
>
> Lillian Sugarman, Appointee for Member, President's Committee for People
> with Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Lillian Sugarman is currently Director of the Early Head Start National
> Resource Center at ZERO TO THREE (ZTT), an organization that informs,
> trains, and supports professionals, policy makers and families in their
> efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers. Ms. Sugarman has over
> 40 years of experience in the field of early childhood development. Prior
> to
> joining ZTT, she served as Director of the Child Care Bureau's Technical
> Assistance Division at the Department of Health and Human Services
> Administration for Children. In this capacity, she was responsible for
> managing several national technical assistance contracts funded by the
> Child
> Care Bureau. Ms. Sugarman is currently a member of the Human Rights
> Committee at the Mary Campbell Center and previously served on the advisory
> committee for the Special Quest Project, which supported services for
> children with special needs. As a sibling to a sister with Down syndrome,
> Ms. Sugarman has lifelong experience with the disability community. She
> holds an M.A. in Teaching Early Childhood from the University of the
> District of Columbia and an M.S.W. from Virginia Commonwealth University.
>
>
>
> Liz Weintraub, Appointee for Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Elizabeth Weintraub currently works for the American Association of
> University Centers on Disabilities. She also serves as a consultant for the
> National Children's Center, and for the Council on Quality and Leadership
> (CQL). She represents CQL in a variety of local, state, and national forums
> regarding quality of life for people with disabilities. She is the past
> Chair of the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council and is a board
> member for the Maryland Disability Law Center. She was previously a board
> member of the National Association of Councils on Developmental
> Disabilities
> and Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered. Ms. Weintraub is a former appointee
> to the President's Committee on Employment of Persons with Disabilities.
> She was the recipient of the Elizabeth Monroe Boggs Award for Young
> Leadership and was recognized by the President of the American Association
> on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with a Presidential Award
> for
> significant contributions to the mission of the organization.
>
>
>
> Carol Wheeler, Appointee for Member, President's Committee for People with
> Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Carol Wheeler most recently coordinated the Washington chapter of Project
> Children and founded the Washington Ireland Program for Service and
> Leadership. Previously, she was a consultant with America's Public
> Television Stations, Vice President for Government Affairs at the National
> Association of Broadcasters, a Liaison for Women during President Carter's
> Administration, and Executive Director of the Women's Campaign Fund. She
> currently serves on the Honorary Board of N Street Village, a program for
> homeless women, and chairs the Board of the South Africa-Washington
> Internship Program. Ms. Wheeler is the mother of a young adult with
> Williams
> Syndrome. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Iowa.
>
>
>
> Sheryl White-Scott, Appointee for Member, President's Committee for People
> with Intellectual Disabilities
>
> Sheryl White-Scott is currently the Associate Director of Community Health
> Services for the medically frail at AHRC/New York City and Medical Director
> for Brooklyn Developmental Disabilities Services. She is also an Assistant
> Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine at
> New
> York Medical College. Previously, Dr. White-Scott was the Director of the
> Program for Developmental Disabilities (PFD) at Saint Vincent's/Catholic
> Medical Center. Prior to her tenure at Saint Vincent's, she was the
> Director of Adult Health Services at the Westchester Institute of Human
> Development, the University Center for Excellence in Developmental
> Disabilities Education, Research, and Service. Dr White-Scott is currently
> a member of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental
> Disabilities and former President of the American Association of University
> Affiliated Programs (now Association of University Centers for
> Disabilities). Dr. White-Scott holds a B.A. in Natural Sciences from Johns
> Hopkins University and an M.D. from SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine.
>
>
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