Amendments to the Wagner-O'Day Act: Hearings Before ... 92-1, on H.R. 2310 and Related Bills, April 20 and 21, 19711971 - 281 pages |
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... going to the effectiveness of the act heretofore , and also to make in- quiries as to whether there is an equitable basis on which the benefits of this act can be extended to other severely handicapped individuals . I am sure that while ...
... going to the effectiveness of the act heretofore , and also to make in- quiries as to whether there is an equitable basis on which the benefits of this act can be extended to other severely handicapped individuals . I am sure that while ...
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... going into a detailed analysis or to consider some possible opposition further down the road , I would at this time call on our colleague from Califor- nia who heads the list of witnesses , the Honorable Craig Hosmer , who will proceed ...
... going into a detailed analysis or to consider some possible opposition further down the road , I would at this time call on our colleague from Califor- nia who heads the list of witnesses , the Honorable Craig Hosmer , who will proceed ...
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... going to change present procedures and still get the program moving as fast as we can . Mr. STEWART . That was all I wanted to ask , Mr. Chairman . Mr. HOSMER . If I may , I think the judgment of the committee on a question of that ...
... going to change present procedures and still get the program moving as fast as we can . Mr. STEWART . That was all I wanted to ask , Mr. Chairman . Mr. HOSMER . If I may , I think the judgment of the committee on a question of that ...
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... going to ask you to provide those for us at this time , but you used the term a moment ago , " for starters , " so can you give us just a few " starters " other than the old category of brooms and mops ? Mr. NEWMAN . Well , this figure ...
... going to ask you to provide those for us at this time , but you used the term a moment ago , " for starters , " so can you give us just a few " starters " other than the old category of brooms and mops ? Mr. NEWMAN . Well , this figure ...
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... going , continuing operation , and I believe this is the reason why they have asked for an appropriation for staff . Somebody should be on top of this all the time . Mr. NEWMAN . I would like to just supplement those remarks by saying I ...
... going , continuing operation , and I believe this is the reason why they have asked for an appropriation for staff . Somebody should be on top of this all the time . Mr. NEWMAN . I would like to just supplement those remarks by saying I ...
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ABERSFELLER ABZUG allocation amend the Wagner-O'Day benefits bill blind persons blind shops blind workers blind workshops Blind-Made Products brooms and mops capped carton Chairman clients Colonel HANGER Committee on Purchases Congress contracts Craig Hosmer Department disabled veterans Dozen DPSC employed employment enactment estimated expanded fair market price Federal Government Federal Prison Industries fiscal GARMATZ Goodwill Industries Government Operations handi handicapped population handicapped workers HOSMER legislation manufacture mattress McCAHILL ment million mittee National Industries nonprofit agency opportunities ordering office organizations percent Peter Salmon priority problems procurement Purchases of Blind-Made RANDALL Rehabilitation Services representatives Robert LeFevre SCHEDULE OF BLIND-MADE served Services Administration severely disabled severely handicapped individuals severely handicapped persons sheltered workshops Shpg Spec staff subcommittee Supply testimony Thank tion VISCARDI vocational rehabilitation wages Wagner-O'Day Act Washington welfare WYDLER
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Page 162 - ... from Federal Prison Industries, Inc. These purchases shall be made in the manner prescribed in the regulations in this part. § 51-1.3 Responsibilities of the Committee on Purchases of Blind-Made Products. It is the responsibility of the Committee on Purchases of Blind-Made Products (hereinafter referred to as "the Committee") to determine which commodities are suitable for sale under the program, the fair market price thereof (including revisions as appropriate from time to time), and the applicable...
Page 268 - Secretary, hold promise of making a substantial contribution to the solution of vocational rehabilitation problems common to all or several States...
Page 35 - Administrator, to the extent necessary in order to prevent curtailment of opportunities for employment, shall by regulations or by orders provide for (1) the employment of learners, of apprentices...
Page 27 - For purposes of this subsection, an individual is blind only if his central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or if his visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.
Page 6 - blind person' means a person whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200, in the better eye with correcting lenses or whose visual acuity, if better than 20/200, is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater than 20 degrees.
Page 82 - Valuable information was secured from the American Association of Workers for the Blind ; the American Foundation for the Blind; the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness...
Page 237 - The definition of an individual standard metropolitan statistical area involves two considerations: first, a city or cities of specified population to constitute the central city and to identify the county in which it is located as the central county; and second, economic and social relationships with contiguous counties ' which are metropolitan in character, so that the periphery of the specific metropolitan area may be determined.
Page 27 - blind" refers to an individual or class of individuals whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or whose visual acuity, if better than 20/200, is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater than 20 degrees. (2) The terms "other severely handicapped" and "severely handicapped individuals...
Page 231 - It is the function of the committee to determine the fair market prices of commodities manufactured by the blind and offered for sale to the Federal Government by any nonprofit-making agency for the blind organized under the laws of the United States or of any State, and to make such rules and regulations regarding specifications, time of delivery, authorization of a...
Page 230 - The act does not apply where similar items are available from any Federal department or agency and procurement therefrom is required under the provisions of any law in effect on the date of the enactment of the act of June 25, 1938. § 4-5.5604 Schedule of Blind-made Products.