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RESOLUTION 1-01
RESOLVED, that the National President shall send letters
of appreciation to those organizations and individuals contributing
to the success of the 56th National Convention, as well as to
those other individuals and organizations assisting and supporting
the BVA during the past year.
RESOLUTION 2-01
WHEREAS, the Visual Impairment Service Team (VISE) approach
to service delivery was established in 1967 to provide much needed
services to blinded veterans, AND
WHEREAS, because of staffing and funding problems, these
services have not been provided to all eligible blinded veterans,
or in equal proportions, AND
WHEREAS, the VIS Team Coordinator is the TEAM member responsible
for initiating aggressive outreach activities and the timely delivery
of comprehensive services, AND
WHEREAS, in all but several stations, VIS Team Coordinators
have other responsibilities in addition to the VIS Teams, thus
precluding the provision of needed services to all eligible veterans,
AND
WHEREAS, the quality and quantity of services are directly
dependent upon the amount of time that the Coordinator has to
devote to this assignment and upon that person's knowledge and
motivation to provide the needed services, AND
WHEREAS, in some stations these services have been even
further eroded by decisions made by supervisors regarding the
selection, placement and changing of Coordinators, AND
WHEREAS, it is understood that direct funding from the
Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office has been provided
to such programs as: alcohol abuse, drug abuse, day treatment
centers, spinal cord injury centers, etc..., AND
WHEREAS, more efficient and timely services could be provided
to eligible blinded veterans if a similar approach was taken to
the funding of Full-Time Coordinators for VIS Teams, THEREFORE
BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Blinded Veterans Association, in convention
assembled in Las Vegas, Nevada on this 1st day of September, 2001,
hereby strongly urges the Department of Veterans Affairs to take
prompt, positive action to provide funding for Full-Time Coordinators
of all
remaining VIS Teams presently not so funded in the Department
of Veterans Affairs system, AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Director of Blind Rehabilitation Service,
Department of Veterans Affairs Headquarters, should concur in
the selection, placement and assignment of staff personnel filling
the positions of VIS Team Coordinators.
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