Letter of support for NYS licensure bill S. 3880/A. 06179:

Therefore we support bill S. 3880/A. 06179 to license vision rehabilitation professionals in New York State.

We also urge that the New York State licensing agency develop the regulations / administrative rules for this bill using the Facilitated Regulation Process

Signatures:
To add your signature, email your name, city and state (as well as which category to list you) to dona@sauerburger.org, and any comments you want to add. Thanks!

O&M specialists
O&M specialists-in-training
Vision rehabilitation therapists (rehabilitation teachers)
Vision rehabilitation therapists-in-training
Consumers and their family members
Personnel Prep for and Employers of O&M and VRT professionals

Interested citizens

O&M specialists:
O&M specialists-in-training:
Vision Rehabilitation Therapists / Rehabilitation Teachers:
Vision Rehabilitation Therapists-in-training:
Consumers and their family members:
Personnel Preparation for and Employers of O&M and VRT professionals:
Interested citizens:

From the website of the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
Multi-Stakeholder Processes

FMCS makes important contributions to the successful use of regulatory negotiations and public policy dialogues

Convening and Facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes

Department of Transportation -- disability access to airplanes (1988)
Department of Agriculture -- Varroa mites (1988)
Department of Education -- vocational education (1990)
Killington-Pico ski resorts/Appalachian trail mergers (1990-91)
Farm Credit Administration -- developing formula for member contributions (1992)
New York State -- usage of pesticides (1993)
State of Tennessee -- use of waterways (1993)
Department of Housing and Urban Development -- vacancy rates for subsidized housing (1995)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission -- development of water resources in the Bay area of San Francisco (1995)
Railway Safety Administration (DOT) -- rail repair safety procedures (1995)
Department of Interior/Health and Human Services -- Indian Self Determination Act, the largest Reg-Neg ever attempted (1995)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (1995/96)
Architectural and Barriers Compliance Board -- disability access to play areas (1996)
Department of Interior -- Indian Reservation Roads (2000 –2002) – roads on reservations
Department of Labor – ERISA Standards (1998-1999) – pension benefits
US Access Board – Outdoor Accessibility Standards (1996 –1999) – disability access to parks
National Indian Gaming Commission – Tribal Gaming and Environmental, Public Health and Safety Issues (1999-2001) – health and safety in casinos
National Institute of Standards and Technology - Department of Commerce - (2002)- Scope of the investigation of the World Trade Center collapse

How Negotiated Rulemaking Works

Negotiated Rulemaking in Action

Additional Signatures:

Bruce Denhart, deaf-blind
College Park, Maryland

Carmen Sabek (Orientation and Mobility Paraprofessional)
Queens, New York

Matthew Gerloven (Orientation and Mobility Paraprofessional)
Queens, New York

Denise Lashley (concerned citizen)
Queens, New York

Sharisse Sexton (concerned citizen)
Queens, New York

Ann C. Black - deaf-blind
Rockville, Maryland

Mike Gill, COMS, TVI
Brooklyn, New York

Cynthia Zambardino, COMS, TVI
White Plains, New York

Diane Pena, COMS, TVI, rehabilitation teacher
Queens, New York

Meggie Rempe Medina, COMS
New York, New York

Betsy B. Armstrong, TVI
New York, New York

Giovanka Brignoni, COMS, TVI, SBL
Brooklyn, New York

Soghra Khazraei (Orientation and Mobility Paraprofessional)
Queens, New York

Vanessa Vazquez (mother of a consumer)
Queens, New York

Dolores Schmitt (retired mobility specialist)
Queens, New York

David Jessop (deaf-blind)
Baltimore, Maryland

Mary Rose (Orientation and Mobility Paraprofessional)
Queens, New York

Arlyce Watson
Silver Spring, Maryland

Elyse Connors COMS, CVRT
Kalamazoo Michigan

Christy Williams, Certified Teacher of the Visually Impaired, O&M Specialist
Columbia, Missouri

Carol Evans, Ph.D., School Psychologist
Former Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
Taylorsville, Utah

Ireneo Martinez
Bronx, New York

La'Shandra D Holmes, MS,CLVT
Owner and Certified Low Vision Therapist
ProVision Rehabilitation Therapy and Consultation Services
Alexandria, Virginia

Sara Zachariah, COMS, TVI
Seattle, WA

Professor Peter Paul, PhD, Director
O&M Program
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Tiffany Wild, PhD, TVI, Visiting Assistant Professor
Coordinator of the Visual Impairment Program
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Mary T. Terlau (consumer)
Louisville Kentucky

Olivia Chavez, VI certified
El Paso, Texas

Mary Koehler Employment Coordinator
DDS/RSA Business Relations Unit
Washington DC 20002

Karen A. Wheeldon, CTVI, COMS
Independence, Missouri

Amy Johnson COMS, CVRT
Jacksonville, Florida

Freda Tepfer
Anchorage Alaska

Ruth M. Romo, Candidate for O&M certification
El Paso, Texas

Meg Robertson COMS, Director
O&M Dept. at the Mass. Commission for the Blind, Boston MA)

Frances LaMendola, O&M in training (UALR program)
Malverne, New York

Kevin McCormack, COMS
Little Rock, Arkansas

Jacques Muhr, TVI
West Hempstead, New York

Cheri Aumueller, orientation and mobility specialist
New York, New York

Bernadette Jackel (parent of a consumer)
Fairfield, Connecticut

Dalene Renfroe, O&M specialist
Proctorville, Ohio

Jessica Stepp, COMS
Miami, Florida

Ron Later, COMS
Alamogordo, New Mexico

Sytieya Mann-Mills, COMS
Queens, New York

Arleen Bleaman (interested citizen)
Queens, New York

Morris Gross, RPT, FACHE (Fellow of the American College of Health Educators)
Vice President Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut
Fairfield, Connecticut

Courtney John, COMS
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Sheila Styron (Consumer)
Kansas City, Missouri

Mindy Demaris, COMS, Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Maryland

Rhonda Miller, COMS
Texas

Michelle Campbell
President of NYSAER, TVI, and supporter of licensure
Batavia, New York

Suzannew Mazzola, COMS, CVRT, CTVI
Poughquag, New York

Lynne Anderson, COMS
Brooklyn, New York

Dae Kim, COMS, CLVT
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Samuel Morgan Ed.D.
Brooklyn NY

Sherrill Stott, O and M Specialist (Retired)
East Harwich, Massachusetts

Tracey Anderson, Interested citizen
Rockville Centre, New York

Denise Munz, M.Ed, COMS
Wake Forest, North Carolina

Ruth Kalin, O & M Specialist
Bronx, New York

Paul Casias
Danville, California

Gail Greendale, MD (interested citizen)
Malibu, California

Paul Coller (interested citizen)
Ramsey, New Jersey

Michelle Biron-Bedard Woodstock, Connecticut

Michelle Biron-Bedard
Woodstock, Connecticut

Maria Casias
Danville, California

Christian Casias
Danville, California

Michelle J. Antinarelli, COMS
Upton, Massachusetts

Elizabeth Bartson, O&M specialist
Richmond, California

Lisa DiBonaventura, MA, COMS
Newton, Massachusetts

Vince Fazzi Jr., COMS
Los Angeles, California

Christiana Palmer-Bostic, COMS
Ithaca, New York

Claire Scarborough-Hakin, COMS
Raleigh, North Carolina

Kathryn Botsford, COMS
Longmont, Colorado

James R. Marscher, M.Ed, COMS
Utica, New York

Mitchel Hansen, M.S., COMS
Utica, New York

Laura Ruben, MA OTR/L
Merrick, New York

Laurie Perricci
New York, New York

Betsy M. Wohl
Washington DC

Maureen Reggie
Oakland, California
current O&M student at SFSU