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From: William.Wilson@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (William Wilson)
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Subject: Re: Why Things Are The Way They ARe
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Date: 24 Apr 91 22:09:02 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

->> DK> time of it since california is about to lay off hundreds of
->> DK> state workers over this 6  i mean, 30 billion dollar budget

 GP>      Wow, and I thought we were bad off.

Gary,
    Since you pay more attention to these kinds of things than me, and
because I'm curious about how most of the other states have their
blindness and visual services set up, I'd like to hear some opinions
about what is planned here in Pennsylvania.
    Currently our Blindness and Visual Services are part of the public
welfare department.  There is a proposal, however, to put them under a
commision, the basic makeup of which will be so many blind people, so
many minorities, etc. etc.  How this commision will actually be
selected, and how it will affect the end consumer, meaning the client,
is what I am most curious about.  Are most the state agencies governed
by a commision, or are they usually under the state's public welfare
department?  Are the ACB and the NFB aware of this impending change here
in Pennsylvania, and if so, what is their opinion?  I am sure this is
seen as a way of cutting back on the cost of operating of the service in
this state, but exactly how will this accomplish that goal?
     Opinions anyone?
                                        Willie

... BlinkTalk, Dr. Deb and Silver in Pittsburgh!

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