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Sincerely,
DJ 204-75-8
MAY 8 1997
BY FEDERAL EXPRESS
Pat D. Westbrook
Executive Director
Texas Commission for the Blind
4800 N. Lamar Boulevard
Austin, Texas 78756
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they did not constitute harassment and that they had been
misconstrued. The Commission also responded to other preliminary
findings.
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A. Summary of Allegations
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B. Factual Findings
1. XXX
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Ms. XXX : I'm just asking you what you are brailling
Ms. XXX : You do have to have new paper, but you have
to rebraille whatever it is that is worn
down. Whatever paper of braille is worn
down, you have to redo, so that the dots are
fresh.
Ms. XXX : So, it's safe to say that you are just
redoing dots on your brailler.
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.....
Ms. XXX : Okay, so that will be put down and you will
receive a memo recapitulating everything that
was said.
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2. XXX
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goal would be, "I will research title I of the ADA by the end of
3rd Qtr. so I may be better informed in counseling consumers on
ADA issues." In Mr. XXX evaluation, Mr. XXX stated:
You did not accomplish this goal due to the fact you
did not have the scanner which had been removed in
April 1994 due to incompatibility with the replacement
computer. The scanner did not arrive until your last
day on the job.
Mr. XXX noted that Mr. XXX failed to accomplish this goal.
"While you did some research on this, you did not totally
complete it and this also ties in pretty much with the same
reason as cited above." The importance of adaptive equipment to
the accomplishment of these goals is demonstrated by Mr. XXX
comments indicating that Mr. XXX could not accomplish his
goals without this equipment.
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3. XXX
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4. Policies or Practices
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A. XXX
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consumer..."19 TCB also states that Ms. XXX was using her
adaptive equipment for tasks outside her job assignments and that
the use of the adaptive equipment upset other employees.20
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1. XXX
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2. XXX
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III. CONCLUSION
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Edward Miller and Ken Nakata are the trial attorneys with
the Disability Rights Section who will be handling this matter.
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Mr. Miller or Mr. Nakata will be in contact with your attorneys
within 15 days to determine whether the Commission wishes to
voluntarily resolve this matter.
Sincerely,
cc: XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
Frederick Schroeder
Commissioner
Rehabilitation Services Administration
U.S. Department of Education
Howard Moses
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitation Services
U.S. Department of Education