From racquelmd29 at hotmail.com  Sat Nov  3 17:37:48 2012
From: racquelmd29 at hotmail.com (Racquel Decipeda)
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 10:37:48 -0700
Subject: [Cabs-talk] tech talk - november 10 2012 2 to 4 pm
Message-ID: <SNT126-DS172CFA4BDBCD7617B4AA3B0660@phx.gbl>

The Center for the Partially Sighted

Presents

 

TECH TALK

 

New advances in technology are changing the lives of many people who are
blind or low-vision. Come and be part of a group that will meet  every month
to discuss and help you better understand many types of Assistive Technology
that can help you to Be more independent and productive. Whether you are new
to technology or know your way around, participating in "Tech Talk" is a
great way to meet others like you who want to learn more about or enjoy
talking tech.

 

In November we will discuss online shopping. The holidays are fast
approaching and we all want to find the best deals on gifts for our loved
ones. Come and learn about and share your strategies for finding the best
bargains and shopping safely online. If surfing the net for bargains isn't
your thing and you prefer to shop the traditional way, you can still benefit
by learning how to get online pricing from your local retailers. We can also
talk about the hottest gadgets that will make great gifts this year.

 

When: Saturday November 10, 2012 

2PM to 4PM (if coming via Access please try to schedule your return pick up
after 4PM)

 

Where: The Center for the Partially Sighted 

             Tarzana office

             18425 Burbank Bl. Suite 706 (7th Floor)

             Near Reseda Bl.

 

To RSVP or ask any questions please contact 

Julian Vargas at: prtblaccess at gmail.com 

Or call 818-794-9554

 

 



From olsen.serena at gmail.com  Sat Nov  3 23:51:17 2012
From: olsen.serena at gmail.com (Serena Olsen)
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 16:51:17 -0700
Subject: [Cabs-talk] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] New National Scholarship
	Offered by Oracle
References: <auto-000084681654@mailfront3.g2host.com>
Message-ID: <DA4AFB52-484B-47E7-8D59-8240842D2B1A@gmail.com>

Forward to any potentially interested parties...

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> Date: November 3, 2012, 2:16:55 PM PDT
> To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] New National Scholarship Offered by Oracle
> 
> New National Scholarship Offered by Oracle:
>> Oracle offers an optimized and fully integrated stack of business hardware and software systems. With more than 390,000 customers?including 100 of the Fortune 100? and with deployments across a wide variety of industries in more than 145 countries around the globe, we recognize the significant impact that our products and technologies can have on people with disabilities. And we seek to hire the best and brightest talent to build those products, basing our employment decisions only on merit, experience, and potential. This scholarship for $3000 is for a student in the field of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, User Experience, or related field.  
> 
> Apply at www.nfb.org/scholarships
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Nfbnet-members-list mailing list
> Nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org


From olsen.serena at gmail.com  Sun Nov  4 05:06:30 2012
From: olsen.serena at gmail.com (Serena Olsen)
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 22:06:30 -0700
Subject: [Cabs-talk] Blind voter hotline announcement
References: <auto-000083798402@mailfront4.g2host.com>
Message-ID: <C5C8A613-0F47-4366-86CF-BA115DA21F0A@gmail.com>

Keep this in mind when casting your private, independent vote on Tuesday...

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> Date: November 1, 2012, 4:20:46 PM PDT
> To: nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfbnet-master-list] Blind voter hotline announcement
> 
> The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) requires that every polling place have at least one accessible voting machine available for every federal election so voters with disabilities can cast a private and independent ballot. To help ensure that blind and visually impaired voters are not denied this right,  the National Federation of the Blind will host an Election Day hotline that blind and visually impaired voters, poll workers, and voting rights advocates can call when problems with accessible voting technology or other barriers are preventing a blind voter from casting a private and independent ballot. The hotline will be available on November 6, 2012, by calling 1-877-632-1940 from 7 a.m. EST to 7 p.m. PST. Individuals who have experience in the operation of accessible voting technology will be manning the hotline to provide assistance to blind voters, election officials, and voting rights advocates. 
>  
> Following the November 6th elections, the NFB will conduct an online survey to determine the experience of blind voters. A link to the online survey will be available from the NFB home page following the election.
>  
> Questions about the blind voter hotline or the blind voter survey may be directed to Lou Ann Blake, HAVA project manager, by e-mail at lblake at nfb.org or by telephone at 410-659-9314, extension 2221. 
>  
> Be sure to make your voice heard by exercising your right to vote!
>  
> _______________________________________________
> Nfbnet-master-list mailing list
> Nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org


From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Tue Nov  6 01:32:35 2012
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 17:32:35 -0800
Subject: [Cabs-talk] Fwd: distributing getting out the vote
In-Reply-To: <009901cdb710$0a2acfb0$1e806f10$@gmail.com>
References: <009901cdb710$0a2acfb0$1e806f10$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEwUdjOw9_kH0DVP2a+52=sr90jj515AEBY8SLGBUmMQLDVTKA@mail.gmail.com>

For your information.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Deepa Goraya <deepa.goraya at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:32:56 -0700
Subject: distributing getting out the vote
To: dsmithnfb at gmail.com

Hi Darien,

Would you mind distributing this email below and the attached materials to
NABS? It's just to Get Out the Vote and making sure people with
disabilities, the blind especially, will be at the polls on Election Day.

Thanks.

Deepa

Dear Darien,

I am writing to you on behalf of Forward This, a disability grassroots
advocacy campaign focused on getting out the vote among people with
disabilities. Forward This is creating a way for our generation to make its
own mark in history, by showing the power of the younger generation of
people with disabilities.

While we are a partisan organization, our primary goal is to increase the
number of people with disabilities who vote on Election Day. Increasing the
voter turn-out among people with disabilities will build our political power
as a community, regardless of which political party receives our support.

To this end, I have attached a few documents with nonpartisan content,
designed to encourage and enable your members to vote. Forward This stresses
the importance of early voting for people with disabilities, given the
unpredictability of certain aspects of our lives, and the pressing need for
our voices to be heard.

Nonpartisan Get Out The Vote Flyers:
1.	Voting Information flyer, providing information about ballots,
polling places, early voting, and voter ID laws;
2.	Early Voting flyer, detailing the importance of early voting for
people with disabilities;
3.	NCD-Approved HAVA Flyer, encouraging people with disabilities to
vote;
4.	NDRN Flyer, explaining that people with disabilities have the right
to vote; and
5.	NCD Election Day Accessibility Questionnaire, for people with
disabilities who have voted to provide feedback on their experiences.

Nonpartisan Early Voting links:
http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/elections/absentee-and-early-voti
ng.aspx
http://www.vote411.org
http://apps.npr.org/early-voting-2012/
http://www.canivote.org
http://www.eac.gov/voter_resources/contact_your_state.aspx

Thank you for your time, and I hope that together we can show the power of
the disability vote on election day!

Sincerely,

Deepa Goraya
Blind Outreach Coordinator



-- 
Darian Smith

"Let's work together to eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities"

http://www.nfb.org/fairwages


"To dream what is possible and to put oneself in service of that dream is the
formula
for a life well lived."

- Dr. Peter Benson
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From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Tue Nov  6 02:55:26 2012
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 18:55:26 -0800
Subject: [Cabs-talk] NFB of San Francisco Chapter Meeting Invitation
Message-ID: <CAEwUdjMtg3fqojh98F9sB67Px-CPpe743qmYpjqzsWGJnow3wg@mail.gmail.com>

Greetings friends and  fellow federationests!
	
The San Francisco Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind
would like to extend an open invitation to all whom are interested to
join us for our monthly chapter meeting.
Who: The membership and officers of the San Francisco chapter of the
National Federation of the blind (NFBCSF)

When:Saturday, November 17th, 2012

Where: The San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

214 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102

Why:   to discuss matters of concern, share stories and experiences,
as well as become  more socially connected to  other blind people in
the San Francisco bay area.

How:  Just show up!- We are located Between Grove and Hays near San
Francisco City Hall. We are accessible by SF muni lines 47, 49, 31 and
F Market.  Also near both  the muni van ness and bart and muni civic
center stations.

At our upcoming meeting we will:
  Upon the recent National Federation of the Blind of   California
state convention.
Plan for future community events.
 Learn about  current issues and progress in the blind community
 And more!.



We welcome your presence, energy, ideas and enthusiasm; and  look
forward to seeing you there!






-- 
Darian Smith
(415)  215-9809

"Let's work together to eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities"

http://www.nfb.org/fairwages


"To dream what is possible and to put oneself in service of that dream is the
formula
for a life well lived."

- Dr. Peter Benson



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Wed Nov  7 02:01:39 2012
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (dsmithnfb at gmail.com)
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 18:01:39 -0800
Subject: [Cabs-talk] Vote! Vote! Vote!
Message-ID: <85CAA579-EB9C-427C-8168-E78768098AB2@gmail.com>

Hey all, 

 I hope you  have gotten out to vote!  If not yet...  Then please make your voice count! 
   Darian 

Sent from my iPhone


From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Sun Nov 11 15:36:48 2012
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 07:36:48 -0800
Subject: [Cabs-talk] NFB of San Francisco Chapter Meeting Invitation
Message-ID: <CAEwUdjPt0gcZS0DqUiTNLmEW5pzfhSxiOGSfGs-yQVhoC8SWXQ@mail.gmail.com>

Greetings friends and ?fellow federationests!

The San Francisco Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind
would like to extend an open invitation to all whom are interested to
join us for our monthly chapter meeting.
Who: The membership and officers of the San Francisco chapter of the
National Federation of the blind (NFBCSF)

When:Saturday, November 17th, 2012

Where: The San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

214 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102

Why: ? to discuss matters of concern, share stories and experiences,
as well as become ?more socially connected to ?other blind people in
the San Francisco bay area.

How: ?Just show up!- We are located Between Grove and Hays near San
Francisco City Hall. We are accessible by SF muni lines 47, 49, 31 and
F Market. ?Also near both ?the muni van ness and bart and muni civic
center stations.

At our upcoming meeting we will:
? Upon the recent National Federation of the Blind of ? California
state convention.
Plan for future community events.
?Learn about ?current issues and progress in the blind community
?And more!.

We welcome your presence, energy, ideas and enthusiasm; and ?look
forward to seeing you there!

--
Darian Smith
(415) ?215-9809

Let's work together to eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities

http://www.nfb.org/fairwages


"To dream what is possible and to put oneself in service of that dream is the
formula
for a life well lived."

- Dr. Peter Benson



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Tue Nov 20 05:21:40 2012
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:21:40 -0800
Subject: [Cabs-talk] The Nabs Membership Call: Music for Non-Music Majors.
Message-ID: <CAEwUdjPFdBS_rGjyAjphnD=OaKPqM8RkWv=pH=TdHgm_3ddt7g@mail.gmail.com>

Do you plan to study music in college? Or perhaps you want to sing in
your college choir or play in the marching band. Maybe you want to
learn a musical instrument but don't know how to get started taking
lessons at your university. If you're wondering about studying any
kind of music as a blind student, then you should join the National
Association of Blind Students and the Performing Arts Division On
Sunday November 25th at 7 p.m. ET, in a call all about music in
college.

We will hear from Julie McGinnity, NABS member and PAD Secretary, as
she gives some advice to those who might want some pointers on how to
get more involved in  musical pursuits.
 Call (530) 881-1212
 Code: 757 809 541


 The Nabs Membership Committee



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Fri Nov 23 17:24:04 2012
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:24:04 -0800
Subject: [Cabs-talk] Reminder: The Nabs Membership Call: Music for Non-Music
	Majors.
Message-ID: <CAEwUdjP4P1+pzo7A1YNRDFQzVZGBF=doNsR6MNkLXTA-xEo4jA@mail.gmail.com>

On behalf of the National Association of Blind Students, we want to
wish you and yours a happy thanksgiving, be the first to wish you a
happy holiday season and wishyou happy hunting on black Friday!

 We also hope that you will join us for our next nabs  confrence
call-- see below...

 Do you plan to study music in college? Or perhaps you want to sing in
 your college choir or play in the marching band. Maybe you want to
 learn a musical instrument but don't know how to get started taking
 lessons at your university. If you're wondering about studying any
 kind of music as a blind student, then you should join the National
 Association of Blind Students and the Performing Arts Division On
 Sunday November 25th at 7 p.m. ET, in a call all about music in
 college.

 We will hear from Julie McGinnity, NABS member and PAD Secretary, as
 she gives some advice to those who might want some pointers on how to
 get more involved in  musical pursuits.
  Call (530) 881-1212
  Code: 757 809 541


  The Nabs Membership Committee
-- 
Darian Smith


Text the word BLIND to 85944 to donate $10 to the NFB Imagination Fund
via your phone bill.

The time is now to eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities

http://www.nfb.org/fairwages


?We know not of our future, but we know of our past. A past that is
made up of our ancestor?s Dreams, their stories and hopes.
These sights once seen, sounds heard and emotions felt are now our
knowledge. The knowledge that guides us to this very moment??



From fowlers at syix.com  Mon Nov 26 19:31:27 2012
From: fowlers at syix.com (Angela Fowler)
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:31:27 -0800
Subject: [Cabs-talk] FW: [NCSAB Members] FW: NASA Summer 2013 Recruitment
	Letter for Student Interns with Disabilities Attached: Please
	Distribute Far and Wide!
In-Reply-To: <2A76E6F26E64461480201028F8C68357@HenryPC>
References: <2A76E6F26E64461480201028F8C68357@HenryPC>
Message-ID: <003401cdcc0c$a13632d0$e3a29870$@syix.com>

This looks like an exciting opportunity.

Attached is an announcement from NASA. NASA is looking for students with
disabilities for a summer internship program.

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From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Wed Nov 28 23:46:27 2012
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:46:27 -0800
Subject: [Cabs-talk] Fwd: [Chapter-presidents] Goodwill Asserts: The
	Federation Refutes
In-Reply-To: <CAEwUdjM6Ea3ZNqcdRAnQ56bzrpLsku1HL3d3t=1kpA4ePZu=ag@mail.gmail.com>
References: <72D51A25A403F249A0FC4A94A0D9640D2687837D@CH1PRD0710MB380.namprd07.prod.outlook.com>
	<CAEwUdjM6Ea3ZNqcdRAnQ56bzrpLsku1HL3d3t=1kpA4ePZu=ag@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEwUdjNH7=stELe6eMMS+83usCEu05dn2zE-3ghDb4ub7dyQaw@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:45:36 -0800
Subject: Fwd: [Chapter-presidents] Goodwill Asserts: The Federation Refutes
To: List for NABS State Presidents <nabs-presidents at nfbnet.org>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Lewis, Anil" <ALewis at nfb.org>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:29:03 +0000
Subject: [Chapter-presidents] Goodwill Asserts: The Federation Refutes
To: "Affiliate Presidents
(state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org)"
<state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>, "NFB Chapter Presidents
discussion list (chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org)"
<chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org>

>From the National Association of Blind Students - Fall Slate 2012
http://www.nfb.org/braille-monitor


Goodwill Asserts: The Federation Refutes
By Anil Lewis
>From the Editor: Anil Louis is the Director of Strategic
Communications at the National Federation of the Blind headquarters in
Baltimore. Here he shares with us why he is so passionate about
getting equal pay for workers with disabilities.
The members of the National Federation of the Blind have been fighting
for years to repeal Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
(FLSA), which is a legal provision that permits employers to pay
workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage. Some
workers with disabilities are receiving subminimum wages as low as 3
cents per hour. With the introduction of the Fair Wages for Workers
with Disabilities Act, HR 3086, we are ever closer to achieving our
goal. The key to our success will be in our efforts to educate the
public about this exploitive provision. We have chosen to highlight
Goodwill International's use of the subminimum wage practice because
they are a household name that most people associate with workers with
disabilities, but most are unaware that they pay some of their workers
with disabilities as little as 22 cents per hour. The following
description from Goodwill International asserts their position on the
merit of Section 14(c) of the FLSA.
________________________________
As anyone who has ever known the satisfaction of achieving a
professional goal knows, there is an intrinsic value to working that
cannot be denied. We innately crave purpose, a sense of
accomplishment, self-respect fostered by accomplishment, and
acknowledgement for our contributions to life around us. Yet today,
for nearly 80 percent of Americans with disabilities, opportunities to
feel valued and fulfilled through meaningful employment do not exist.
The number of people with disabilities not accessing the workforce
would be greater if not for a provision of the Fair Labor Standards
Act, which allows employers to utilize a Special Minimum Wage
Certificate to hire those with the most severe disabilities. This
provision has led to the creation of jobs for hundreds of thousands of
people with multiple physical and mental disabilities who report to
work each day, flourish in friendships with their supervisors and
co-workers, delight in mastering new tasks and learning new skills,
and take pride in their "jobs well done." Seven thousand of these
Americans work at Goodwills across the country.
________________________________
So many people read this statement and they are convinced that
Goodwill is the answer to the plight of people with disabilities. We
maintain that if Goodwill's use of the Section 14(c) provision is the
answer, someone is not asking the right questions. Why doesn't
Goodwill disclose that they pay many of their workers with
disabilities less than the federal minimum wage? When did we as
Americans get to a point where it is considered compassionate to set
such low expectations for our citizens? How many of us would consider
it compassionate for Goodwill, or any employer, to use this same
language to justify paying nondisabled workers' wages below the
federal minimum wage? How many times must our ignorance allow us to
deny rights and privileges to a population of people based on a
characteristic? If employment at subminimum wages under Section 14(c)
of the Fair Labor Standards Act is the answer to the unemployment
problem of people with disabilities, then why is it not being touted
as the employment solution for the many nondisabled American citizens
unemployed today? Moreover, if it is truly a solution, why after over
seventy years of access to this unreasonable provision, is there still
such a disparity between the employment of the nondisabled as compared
to the disabled? Goodwill's assertions do not support the use of this
unfair, discriminatory, immoral provision.
Goodwill asserts that the Section 14(c) provision is a tool used to
assist workers with disabilities obtain employment, and Subminimum
wage work affords individuals with significant disabilities an
opportunity to gain work experience that they otherwise may not have.
However, the data shows that subminimum wage employment teaches skills
that must be unlearned in order for a person to obtain competitive
employment. Therefore, rather than preparing a person for competitive
integrated employment, subminimum wage employment perpetuates on-going
subminimum wage employment.
Goodwill asserts that Section 14(c) permits their affiliates to obtain
Special Wage Certificates authorizing the payment of special minimum
wages to workers who have disabilities for the work being performed.
The work performed in these situations revolve around the work the
employer needs performed in order to operate their business, not the
work that meets the employee's unique skills, interests and abilities.
If the employer needs envelopes stuffed, the work is envelope
stuffing. If the employer needs widgets assembled, the work is widget
assembly. They promote this work as job training. If true training is
to be provided, trainees should be performing work that takes
advantage of their unique skills and abilities assisting them to
acquire productive job skills and to secure competitive integrated
employment.
Goodwill asserts that they are in full compliance with federal and
state rules. However, compliance with a discriminatory act is not
compliance, it is complacency. Many people were complacent in their
compliance with the laws of slavery, their compliance with the denial
of a woman's right to vote, and other discriminatory provisions
founded in ignorance that have denied equal rights to individuals
based on a characteristic. We, like the abolitionists and
suffragettes, truly represent the population of disenfranchised
citizens with disabilities and we will not stop until we gain true
equality with the rights and responsibilities it entails.
Goodwill asserts that every person working under a Special Wage
Certificate chooses to do so. There is no real choice when the options
are to work at subminimum wages or to not work at all. Others assert
that workers with disabilities choose to work at subminimum wages in
order to maintain their public benefits. This is a sad commentary on
their belief in our capacity and desire to be fully participating
citizens. Provide the proper training and supports and people with
disabilities will demonstrate the capacity for competitive employment
and choose to work at the federal minimum wage or higher. Eliminate
access barriers and Create real opportunities for competitive
employment and people with disabilities will choose to be beneficial
participating members of society rather than beneficiaries.
Goodwill asserts that the severity of their disability precludes these
workers from pursuing other employment options. This statement has
been proven to be false time and time again. There are many examples
of individuals with significant disabilities that the workshops felt
they could not employ that have gone on to secure competitive
employment. However, hundreds of thousands of other individuals have
received similar unemployable designations from entities lacking the
expertise to provide proper training and support. As long as it is
legal and profitable, these otherwise employable individuals with
disabilities will continue to serve as the cash cows for employers
that do not believe in their capacity, condemning them to a life-time
of subminimum wage employment.
Goodwill asserts that people with disabilities lack the capacity for
competitive employment. They are joined by other service providers
that have learned to profit on this perspective. We assert that any
entity that makes this assertion lacks the expertise to provide
quality training and employment services to people with disabilities.
We are joined by other organizations of people with disabilities that
wish to shift to an enlighten paradigm where all people with
disabilities are recognized as competitive productive employees.
Goodwill asserts that hundreds of thousands of individuals will lose
access to paid work experience. It is true that there are over 300,000
people documented as being paid under the Section 14(c) Special Wage
Certificate. However, it is either ridiculous or enlightening to state
that the elimination of the certificate will result in hundreds of
thousands of individuals losing access to paid work experience. People
with disabilities who are being paid pennies per hour do not have
jobs. They cannot lose what they do not have. Effort should be focused
on finding them real jobs that pay real wages, or focused on training
them for such jobs.
Goodwill states that the workers with disabilities are not regular
employees of Goodwill. This is a philosophical statement that is a
true reflection of their opinion of their employees with disabilities.
They attempt to justify it by stating the workers with disabilities
are not held to a particular productivity standard, when in fact, the
workers with disabilities are the only employees that are truly held
to a productivity standard. Section 14(c) requires time studies,
productivity assessments, and related documentation to justify the
payment of commensurate wages. It is a flawed process that places an
undue burden on workers with disabilities. It would be interesting to
see how the nondisabled Goodwill employees would fair under the same
standards and what compensation they would receive based on their
productivity. For example, what if Goodwill executives and management
were paid a commensurate wage based on the number of employees they
assist in obtaining competitive intergraded employment. If we take
into consideration the "re-work" of all the individuals they are
unable to assist. The managers and executives would receive subminimum
wages.
Overall, Goodwill asserts that people with disabilities would be
unemployable if not for the Section 14(c) provision. This is simply
false. Many people with all types of disabilities, when provided the
proper training and supports, obtain and maintain competitive
integrated employment every day. If Goodwill feels these individuals
are unable to be productive employees, despite the "quality"
employment services Goodwill provides, they should not be in the
business of providing employment services for this population. Let
those organizations who believe in the capacity of people with
disabilities speak for those with disabilities. Let those service
providers that have the talent and expertise to provide quality
employment opportunities for people with disabilities be responsible
for providing quality employment services.
We refute Goodwill's assertions, and make our own assertion that the
financial benefit to the employer outweighs Goodwill's commitment to
workers with disabilities. Goodwill receives public and philanthropic
dollars because the public believes they do "good work" for people
with disabilities. However, these substantial proceeds are being used
to support a business model where executives are compensated at higher
than industry rates on the backs of workers with disabilities being
paid pennies per hour. In any other context, people raising their
standard of life while taking advantage of others would be considered
exploitation. Why, in the case of workers with disabilities, is this
considered an "opportunity to feel valued and fulfilled through
meaningful employment?" If the revenue is generated on behalf of
people with disabilities, then people with disabilities should
benefit. Not through glorified daycare veiled in compassion, but
through the provision of real training and support services that lead
to competitive integrated employment. Let Goodwill refute that.


Mr. Anil Lewis, M.P.A.
Director of Strategic Communications

"Eliminating Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities"
http://www.nfb.org/fairwages

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland   21230

(410) 659-9314 ext. 2374 (Voice)
(410) 685-5653 (FAX)
Email: alewis at nfb.org<mailto:alewis at nfb.org>
Web: www.nfb.org<http://www.nfb.org>



-- 
Darian Smith


Text the word BLIND to 85944 to donate $10 to the NFB Imagination Fund
via your phone bill.

The time is now to eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities

http://www.nfb.org/fairwages


?We know not of our future, but we know of our past. A past that is
made up of our ancestor?s Dreams, their stories and hopes.
These sights once seen, sounds heard and emotions felt are now our
knowledge. The knowledge that guides us to this very moment??



-- 
Darian Smith


Text the word BLIND to 85944 to donate $10 to the NFB Imagination Fund
via your phone bill.

The time is now to eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities

http://www.nfb.org/fairwages


?We know not of our future, but we know of our past. A past that is
made up of our ancestor?s Dreams, their stories and hopes.
These sights once seen, sounds heard and emotions felt are now our
knowledge. The knowledge that guides us to this very moment??



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Fri Nov 30 03:25:01 2012
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:25:01 -0800
Subject: [Cabs-talk] Fwd: Student Slate Fall 2012
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From: nabs.president at gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:14:43 -0500
Subject: Student Slate Fall 2012
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org, nabs-presidents at nfbnet.org

Good evening,



Please find attached the latest edition of NABS quarterly publication, the
Student Slate. Thanks to Karen Anderson, Cindy Bennett and Candice Chapman,
and happy Reading!



Take care,



Sean



Sean Whalen

President, National Association of Blind Students

(608) 332-4147

Nabs.president at gmail.com

www.nabslink.org






-- 
Darian Smith


Text the word BLIND to 85944 to donate $10 to the NFB Imagination Fund
via your phone bill.

The time is now to eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities

http://www.nfb.org/fairwages


?We know not of our future, but we know of our past. A past that is
made up of our ancestor?s Dreams, their stories and hopes.
These sights once seen, sounds heard and emotions felt are now our
knowledge. The knowledge that guides us to this very moment??
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