[nfbwatlk] Here It Is ... no Surprise

M J CARPENTER mjc59 at q.com
Fri Jun 25 20:12:32 UTC 2010


We will definitely need to be diligent here in Washington, since our Governor said yesterday that no state program is safe.
 
> Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:30:18 -0400
> From: Bennett.Prows at HHS.GOV
> To: nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Here It Is ... no Surprise
> 
> Hi Debby and Listers,
> 
> While Iowa's "Braille and Sight Saving School" isn't one of those that
> impresses Federation folks much, you are right, we can't let down our
> guard. The Washington's state School has done a good job of
> implementing learning programs for both on campus and off campus
> students, and is an integral part of the community there in Vancouver.
> Dr. Stenehjem deserves a lot of credit for his work to keep the school
> relevant. We all were extremely angry when the Oregon State legislature
> did what it did. And, now we are seeing the obvious consequences of
> that action. The Corvallis legislator does not, contrary to the
> article's brief description, advocate for blind "disabled" students, but
> her child (I think) has another severe disability unrelated to the
> learning needs of blind children.
> 
> So, what we can and must do is to watch to make sure this trend doesn't
> continue.
> 
> /s/
> 
> Bennett Prows
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of debby phillips
> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 1:07 PM
> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Here It Is ... no Surprise
> 
> This breaks my heart. No offense, but I can't believe that the 
> School for the Deaf managed to get part of that money. Or will 
> get part of that money. If I had the money I'd try to bun the 
> property and use it to improve the lives of blind children and 
> adults all over the country. Shame on the Oregon Legislature! 
> Oregon had, at one time, one of the finest Schools for the Blind 
> anywhere in the country. Watch out Iowa, this could happen to 
> you, too. And the blind of Washington State should never let 
> down our guard, it could happen here, too. Debby
> 
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