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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... limited in con- ducting their major life activities during fiscal year 1966. Major activities are defined as " working , keeping house , or attending school . " Of these 16 million , about 4 million were totally unable to carry on these ...
... limited in con- ducting their major life activities during fiscal year 1966. Major activities are defined as " working , keeping house , or attending school . " Of these 16 million , about 4 million were totally unable to carry on these ...
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... limited list of products which may be supplied by blind workshops under the existing Wagner- O'Day Act . However , if this bill is passed , we would greatly expand the number of products which could be furnished , and we would add ...
... limited list of products which may be supplied by blind workshops under the existing Wagner- O'Day Act . However , if this bill is passed , we would greatly expand the number of products which could be furnished , and we would add ...
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... terms of numbers of handicapped persons and disabilities , I shall refer to the most recent report of the National Center for Health Statistics , published in January 1971 . This report states that about 22 million persons were limited 73.
... terms of numbers of handicapped persons and disabilities , I shall refer to the most recent report of the National Center for Health Statistics , published in January 1971 . This report states that about 22 million persons were limited 73.
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... limited to some extent in their activities as a result of their chronic diseases or impairments and 6.3 million experienced limitation of mobility to some degree . As a result of partial or complete paralysis , 186,000 persons were so ...
... limited to some extent in their activities as a result of their chronic diseases or impairments and 6.3 million experienced limitation of mobility to some degree . As a result of partial or complete paralysis , 186,000 persons were so ...
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... limited to some extent in their activities as a result of their chronic diseases or im- pairments and 6.3 million experienced limitation of mobility to some degree . Heart conditions and arthritis and rheumatism were the primary causes ...
... limited to some extent in their activities as a result of their chronic diseases or im- pairments and 6.3 million experienced limitation of mobility to some degree . Heart conditions and arthritis and rheumatism were the primary causes ...
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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.