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From: Bill.Baughn@f10.n130.z1.fidonet.org (Bill Baughn)
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Subject: Grant Proposal
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Date: 5 Jan 90 03:38:21 GMT
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PN>  Hi Bill, sometimes you have to take a farther look around, 
PN> there are agencies that have a high proporation of disabled staff. 
PN> At Services for independent living in Euclid, Ohio (close by 
PN> Cleveland) the majority of the staff is disabled including the 
PN> director and manager. In fact it is kind of a reverse discrimination 
PN> set up there against the abled. It's like they have a tiken abled 
PN> person to apease the hangups of the builders and other providers of 
PN> services and politicos. 
 
Pandora, 
 
     A study of 163 independent living programs examined levels of 
compliance with key requirements of Title VII, Independent Living 
Provisions of the 1978 Rehabilitation Act. Only 51% of programs 
receiving funds meet requirements for consumer involvement in 
direction, management, and service delivery.  There was no 
relationship between compliance and receipt of Title VII funds or 
amount of Title VII funds received.  It was also shown that 
complying programs offer significantly more services and serve 
significantly more persons than non-complying programs. 
 
     This, in no way, detracts from the many exemplary programs 
which are run for and by the disabled.  It does indicate a trend 
that began over ten years ago when federal funding started creating 
desirable paid jobs in the independent living movement.  This is a 
trend that should concern everyone who hope to improve 
opportunities for the disabled. 
 
Bill

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