ResolutionOklahoma Council of the BlindJanuary, 2003
WHEREAS, the Oklahoma Council of the Blind has a long history of support
and advocacy for specialized services for blind and visually impaired
individuals, and
WHEREAS, the benefit of having these specialized services consolidated
in the Department of Rehabilitation Services rather than scattered among
multiple state agencies has proven an effective method of delivering these
services to the blind of Oklahoma, and
WHEREAS, in 1990 when the Oklahoma Council of the Blind passed a
resolution calling for creation of a separate Department of Rehabilitation
Services it was understood and anticipated by Council members that these
services would remain in DRS with appropriate funding,
Now therefore be it resolved by the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma
Council of the Blind this 19th day of January, 2003, that the
Council advocates full funding for the Department of Rehabilitation Services as
it is currently configured with core services including Visual Services
programs, Vocational Rehabilitation, the Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped and the schools for the blind and deaf.
And be it further resolved that the President and members of the Board
shall convey the sense of this resolution to members of the Legislature, the
Governor’s office and all other appropriate parties.