[Nfbf-l] VR Plan and goal

Sat Oct 29 23:19:27 UTC 2011

Well DBS is only going by what the federal government requires when it says 
they only will support only one goal. I am of the opinion the rehabilitation 
act of 1973 regarding blind services should totally be rewritten, and we the 
blind should make this happen! My mobility instructor Steve Matson, works 
for the light house of the palm beaches, but he supports structured 
discovery and so does my rehabilitation teacher Diane! The issue is settled 
I'm going for the ministry, and if DBS try's to fight me on it, can I count 
on the NFB to stand with me on the barricades? RJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tara Prakash" <taraprakash at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] VR Plan and goal


> So, what exactly they are spending money on before RJ has a job offer? If 
> he has a job offer, he is certainly qualified to do it irrespective his 
> degrees.
> Once he has a job offer he should be supported whatever that job requires. 
> Today there is so much need for us to be versatile. What if RJ has 3 
> masters degrees and due to the bad job market he is willing to take any 
> job possible. Is it in the spirit of making the blind employed that DBS 
> supports only the job outlined in his plan? If NFBF leadership has nothing 
> against that policy, well, we will have to think again. This is how it 
> happens is not a good enough response from an organization like ours, that 
> is otherwise known to be aggressive.
> I do agree that DBS should be concerned about the plan when it is 
> investing in preparing the individual for the job stated in the plan. But, 
> for the cases like RJ's, it doesn't make sense to be fixated on a single 
> job.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 4:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] VR Plan and goal
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>> They are spending money to implement your job plan so I guess they need 
>> to know what kind of job you are looking for. I do agree though Tara with 
>> most of what you said. You know, I got help for transcription years and 
>> years ago without going through any rehab in Florida. That is because I 
>> proved I completed it in another state. I have spent time at Lighthouse 
>> to learn Windows, but learned much more for myself than I did with them.
>>
>> Sherri
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tara Prakash" <taraprakash at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 3:58 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] VR Plan and goal
>>
>>
>>>I am not sure why should your DBS guy be concerned what your vocational 
>>>goals are. After all you have degrees, so they don't have to pay for your 
>>>studies. Besides, they don't pay for anything unless you have a job 
>>>offer. Not that they won't behave like a bureaucrat. You will have to 
>>>take the fight, and I have realized being in Orlando for a while, you 
>>>have to face that fight alone in Florida. You may have to pay several 
>>>visits to Light House, the fountainhead of all kind of light and 
>>>knowledge, before being accepted and then you will have to show the 
>>>"experts" in the lighthouse whether you were slogging your ... off to get 
>>>that job.
>>> Welcome to the world where you are suspected of not being serious of 
>>> finding a job for yourself, where what is good for you is decided by the 
>>> experts.
>>> And, but seriously, good luck. Ministery should be a great fit for you, 
>>> you are surely going to get a job despite DBS and LightHouse.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
>>> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:47 AM
>>> Subject: [Nfbf-l] VR Plan and goal
>>>
>>>
>>>> Guys, I'm meeting with VR councilor on Tuesday. I'm kind of ify about 
>>>> putting ministry as a vocational goal even though I have a masters 
>>>> degree in the area. I have a bacholars degree in crinimal justice, but 
>>>> that's turned me off. I don't want to put ministry down as a vocational 
>>>> goal, because they'll say, that ministry is not a realistic goal. I was 
>>>> reading the DBS vocational manuel, and they said something about a 
>>>> comprehencive accessment IPE. "4.5 Comprehensive Assessment IPE
>>>> For those individuals for whom some vocational rehabilitation service 
>>>> needs can be identified, but a long-term employment outcome is 
>>>> uncertain, a comprehensive assessment IPE may be developed for purposes 
>>>> of determining an employment outcome and other required VR services 
>>>> needed to reach an employment outcome." Any advice on what I should do? 
>>>> RJ
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