[Blindvet-talk] Question for VITO
Vito DeSantis
vjdesantis at optonline.net
Sat Feb 9 08:28:05 CST 2008
Hi Folks,
Sorry it has taken a couple of days to respond. I've been away for three
days and I am just now getting to my e-mails.
Just as a point of clarification, I don't work for the VA. I am the
director of a state agency serving the blind and visually impaired in New
Jersey. But, here is my shot at answering Frank's question.
The probblem Frank raises is due in good part to the organizational
structure of the VA. Blindness services is within the Veteran Health
Administration (VHA). By design, they follow a medical model. All patient
care, prostheses, the blindness centers and the VIST coordinators all are
found under the health side of the VA. Of course, many of us need this
help. I am not knocking it, but for achieving independence it is I believe
contr productive. Even if is under a social services department in a VA
facility, it will still be organizationally under the health side of the VA.
By contrast, the VA's benefit side of the house (VBA) may be of some help.
For veterans who have some service connection disability,(I believe a 10
percent disability rating) may be eligible for some of the independent
living services. I would recommend that you visit the www.vetsuccess.gov
web site. There is a strong emphasis for employment but under the 5 track
system, there is an independent living component.
I hope this helps.
Vito
----- Original Message -----
From: <MisterAdvocate at aol.com>
To: <blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindvet-talk] Question for VITO
> Frank,
> Vito is a member and works for the VA. I believe hecan enlighten us.
> Dwight
>
> In a message dated 2/7/2008 9:13:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> ciscos2 at cox.net writes:
>
> Hi Dwight,
>
> I don't know who Vito is but you and I had a talk about the blind
> veterans
> and the VA Hospital a couple months ago.
>
> Frank
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: <bigmanhuggi at yahoo.com>; <blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 5:35 PM
> Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Question for VITO
>
>
>>
>> Gene,
>> Lets ask Vito for his opinion.
>> Dwight
>>
>> In a message dated 2/7/2008 2:15:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> bigmanhuggi at yahoo.com writes:
>>
>> Dwight
>> I got this from Frank and I wondered if you new what he was talking
>> about
>> and if you could give him and answer. I've never heard of this. I
>> thought
>> the
>> VA was suppose to take of the Veterans. So I thought I would see
>> what
>> you
>> thought about
>> this.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Gene
>>
>> Note: forwarded message attached.
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>> Dear Clarence Huggins,
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> My name is Frank Scarcella I am a blind veteran who recently joined the
>> NAB
>> organization, I live in San Diego, Calif. And I go to the VA Hospital
>> for
>> medical treatment. Here in San Diego the blind veteran is under the
>> jurisdiction of Social Service department, which does not apply in other
>> VA
>> Hospitals because Blind veterans are under the jurisdiction of the
>> [PMR]
>> Physical Medicine Rehabilitation department. Under the roof of
>> Physical
>> Medicine the blind veteran is being taken care of by medical doctors
>> not
>> Social Service personnel. There are other options available, like
>> Recreational Therapy, or psychiatry just to mention a couple. Under
>> Social
>> Services it is out of the question because the help just mentioned has
>> to
>> be
>> authorized by a medical doctor which Social Services has none. My
>> question
>> is; why are blind veterans placed under Social Service Department and
>> all
>> other disabled veterans are under Physical Medical Rehabilitation
>> Department. A look into this matter will be greatly appreciated by
>> all
>> blind veterans.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>>
>>
>> Frank J. Scarcella
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Clarence Huggins" <bigmanhuggi at yahoo.com>
>> To: <blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 5:18 PM
>> Subject: [Blindvet-talk] I NEED EVENT IDEA'S FOR THE NATIONAL
>> CONVENTION
>> INJULY
>>
>>
>>> Hello All Members, I could use all of Your help and idea's on
>>> the
>>> events program for the convention in Dallas in July. I am new at this
>>> and
>>> I need some Idea's on what to do for the veterans there and to show
>>> the
>>> new members when they come into the organization in the future so it
>>> will
>>> help us to grow in strength. So if you come up with some Idea's would
>>> you
>>> please contact me by phone or email me.
>>>
>>> Thanks a Lot
>>> Gene Huggins
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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