Justin,
Don't know if it'll help, but Dr. Bell and I were involved in a Institute on
Rehabilitation Issues study in the early 2000s on O & M. In it, I believe
NOMC and COMS were identified as equal professional certifications. The
importance is that the IRI is an official publication of the U.S. Department
of Education. In other words, it can be argued that the U.S. Department of
Education recognizes both, so it should not be a stretch for a state to do
the same.
Best,
Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D.
From: NOMC [mailto:nomc-bounces at lists.nbpcb.org] On Behalf Of Justin
Salisbury
Sent: Saturday, March 9, 2019 1:50 AM
To: NOMC at lists.nbpcb.org
Subject: [Nomc] Resolution about Structured Discovery in K-12 Schools in
State Legislature
Aloha Colleagues,
A set of resolutions was just introduced in the Hawaii State Legislature
that urges the Hawaii Department of Education to accept the NOMC for
teachers of orientation and mobility, which it currently does not. Have any
other state legislatures had any resolutions like this?
Here are the links to the concurrent resolutions, which include links to
their non-concurrent companions:
Senate: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SCR
<https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SCR&billnumber=1
41&year=2019> &billnumber=141&year=2019
House: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR
<https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=1
92&year=2019> &billnumber=192&year=2019
Mahalo,
Justin
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