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&billnumber=141&year=2019
House: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=192&year=2019
Mahalo,
Justin
Justin M. Hideaki Salisbury
he/him/his
Board Member | National Association of Blind Students
A proud division of the National Federation of the Blind
(808) 797-8606
president at alumni.ecu.edu
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
Justin M. Hideaki Salisbury
he/him/his
Board Member | National Association of Blind Students
A proud division of the National Federation of the Blind
(808) 797-8606
president at alumni.ecu.edu
Jeff Altman gave me a copy of that IRI years ago but in changing jobs and changing emails, I don?t think I have anymore. Dr. Schroeder, or anybody else, do you guys have a copy you might put on the list for all of us? Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 10, 2019, at 6:20 AM, Fredric Schroeder <fschroeder at sks.com> wrote:
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&billnumber=141&year=2019
House: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=192&year=2019
Mahalo,
Justin
Justin M. Hideaki Salisbury he/him/his
Board Member | National Association of Blind Students A proud division of the National Federation of the Blind (808) 797-8606 president at alumni.ecu.edu | www.nabslink.org
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Hello Justin,
I have attached a copy of the 29th IRI, that Dr. Schroeter was referencing. I hope this is helpful.
Jeff
From: NOMC <nomc-bounces at lists.nbpcb.org> On Behalf Of Justin Salisbury
Sent: Saturday, March 9, 2019 12:50 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&billnumber=141&year=2019
House: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=192&year=2019
Mahalo,
Justin
Justin M. Hideaki Salisbury
he/him/his
Board Member | National Association of Blind Students
A proud division of the National Federation of the Blind
(808) 797-8606
president at alumni.ecu.edu
Justin,
By this point in our history, it should not take legislation to urge
acceptance of NOMC, as it is pure discrimination at this point. It seems
like it is merely an HR policy that is out dated and needs revising.
Attached is the Louisiana O&M rule on licensure, and this has now been on
our books for about 14 years.
Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director,
Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness
Louisiana Tech University
600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall
PO Box 3158
Ruston LA 71272
Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259
ebell at latech.edu
You?d think wouldn?t you? I don?t know about Hawaii but Oklahoma is about 40 years behind the rest of the country. There will be pockets of resistance all over the world for the rest of our lives and for the next several generations. We just have to hang in there and keep passing this information around and doing what we can where we can. Hang in there Justin, he may be walking alone and it sure feels like I am but I know we?re marching together. Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 11, 2019, at 12:07 PM, Edward Bell <ebell at pdrib.com> wrote:
Justin,
By this point in our history, it should not take legislation to urge acceptance of NOMC, as it is pure discrimination at this point. It seems like it is merely an HR policy that is out dated and needs revising.
Attached is the Louisiana O&M rule on licensure, and this has now been on our books for about 14 years.
Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness Louisiana Tech University 600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall PO Box 3158 Ruston LA 71272 Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 ebell at latech.edu www.pdrib.com ************* "I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." -- Stephen Jay Gould
From: NOMC <nomc-bounces at lists.nbpcb.org> On Behalf Of Altman, Jeff Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 8:34 AM To: Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu>; NOMC at lists.nbpcb.org Subject: Re: [Nomc] Resolution about Structured Discovery in K-12 Schools in State Legislature
Hello Justin,
I have attached a copy of the 29th IRI, that Dr. Schroeter was referencing. I hope this is helpful.
Jeff
From: NOMC <nomc-bounces at lists.nbpcb.org> On Behalf Of Justin Salisbury Sent: Saturday, March 9, 2019 12:50 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&billnumber=141&year=2019
House: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=192&year=2019
Mahalo,
Justin
Justin M. Hideaki Salisbury he/him/his
Board Member | National Association of Blind Students A proud division of the National Federation of the Blind (808) 797-8606 president at alumni.ecu.edu | www.nabslink.org
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