[nfbmi-talk] the past hasn't gone anywhere

[joe harcz Comcast]

In fact to this very day, July 29, 2011 all findings and all corrective actions relative to this RSA monitoring report coverring four fiscal years is not forthcoming to members of the MCB Board, members of the public, RSA itself, or anyone and constitutes gross and willfull violations of the effective communications requirements of the ADA, Section 5904 and even common sense. It is hardly "timely" in accordence with tyler v. Manhattan given the passage of time.

Where is government accountability of this federally funded program and, of course with the corrollary civil rights responsabilities to deliver to members of the public with disabilities information in accessible format and a timely manner?

Mr. Cannon in his conversation with me over the telephone today again asked me what information he or this agency hasn't deliverred to me in a timely and accessible manner. Well they didn't give me or others information in the public domain relative to the RSA monitoring then and they still haven't now in full and in toto.

How much do I have to prove about the malicious and deliberate violations over time of this scofflaw federally funded agency and the gross and malicious violations of Patrick D. Cannon in these regards.

Oh, by the way the following segment after my signature line was my personal transcript in part done at extreme from the audio that I had to get by hook and by crook of that meeting at issue.

Should I charge the State of Michigan, MCB and LARA the untolds thousands of dollars of unpaid labor for doing their job like one Melvin Farmer tryies to do with casual guesstimates about his spurrious FOIA requests?

Say, I want the $24.0o0 per hour that all these state scofflaws try to charge me for getting information that is ddue the public and myself upon rrequest.

It is far past time for federal enforcement agencies and the likes of Michigan Protection and Advocacy Services, Inc. another recipient of federal funds to enforce the ADA and Section 504 for not only myself, but for the entire class of people who are legally blind in this State and in these regards.

This is a part of several ongoing complaints and documentation of same.

Denote the e-mail and the date and the information after my signature line here:

Sincerely,

Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

Attachment:
Note to Interested Parties at RSA, June 

23, 2010

These are a part of my transcripts from the Second Open Session of the Michigan Commission for the Blind May 3, 2010 meeting. They are starting with a public comment and then Commissioners respond they have none of the data and information required by the Rehabilitation Act for such a Commission in the implementing regulations. So it is clear that not only are consumers, stakeholders and others denied this information but even the members of the Michigan Commission for the Blind don’t have it.

 

Again that is in violation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 implementing regulations!

 

This is simply incredible on top of more incredible.

 

Sincerely,

 

Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

 

(Attached segment of transcript (COM mentors are MCB Commissioners and Director of MCB Patrick Cannon except for Joe Sonntag who was making the public comment):

 

 

Joe Sonntag:

 

Oh, yes Joe Sonntag (here) and I just wanted to say that in reference to the little discussion regarding the monitoring mission, or the visit from RSA. There has been attempts recently on the part of a few blind consumers who are attempting to get access to the findings of that report and (there are) some suspicions.

 

I’m personally not alleging anything. I can only say to you here today that it’s my hope that the Director and commission board will do what it can within reason to see to it that that information becomes a matter of public record where it belongs of course. And that consumers and other interested individuals get easy access to it.

 

It seems like it has been a long time in coming. And the only thing we know right now is that we’re being told that none of the details are available to us common folk because RSA asks that there be no release of the information until the final report has been prepared.

 

..To me that makes sense but it may not to others …

 

One of the strongest cases I’ve heard allegations that the Commission for the Blind is keeping state secrets in the manner of the old Soviet Union.

 

It’s not my position, but it’s out there and I think you need to be aware of it.  And I hope (couldn’t hear all) and I hope a change is made on that front very soon.”

 

Pilarski:

 

“Uh, I I would respond that we don’t have it yet. Right?”

(Several commissioners hard to hear which ones…)

 

“I haven’t seen it…I’ve asked…And it’s not here…some giggles…”

 

Michael Geno:

“It’s not available to me. I haven’t seen it. (But, it was referred to in this meeting.”

Cannon:

 

“No that was the draft report..”

 

Geno:

 

 

 

(I think Sonntag:

 

“Yea that’s what we’re talking about.”

 

Cannon:

 

“And when the report is release by RSA we will distribute it broadly. We will post it on our web site. And we will give it to anyone who asks for it in the media of their choice.”