FloridaPatty
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Florida
My 20 year old son has a learning disability and ADHD. He and Voc. Rehab. can not come to an agreement on an employment outcome. College testing indicated he requires remedial classes My son chooses professions that require college degrees and VR has encouraged him to accept on the job training positions that pay minimally. I attended a meeting with my son and was told "VR does not pay for remedial classes". He decided to file for an administrative review. Meanwhile, his sister who has also qualified for VR services came home and told him their counselor (the same one he had) informed her that her supervisor was the problem with getting appropriate services, he told the counselors to be "tight wads" because funds were "tight". She advised my daughter that she was reprimanded for attempting to advocate for her clients.She told my daughter she was quitting and advised her to transfer her case to a better location. (done along with my son).
I pursued the information up the chain of command and asked for a copy of the policy manual which indicated they do not pay for remedial services. I received several excuses from "we don't do that" to "I don't have a copy". To date I still have not received a copy. I finally had someone at the state level tell me over the phone that VR DOES pay for remedial classes. But the counselors, the area supervisor all informed me verbally they did not. I would like to ask the Judge at the Hearing to consider this matter of an "unwritten policy of denial" at the hearing. What could be a legal term for this particular situation where something is DONE (wink wink/nudge nudge) but not really done?
My son, meanwhile, pooled his graduation money, paid his way with the help of family and took his remedial classes his first semester. He passed. Can he ask for reimbursement for tuition and fees and his books? What is the legal term for this?
He is now registered for his second term of school and begins classes this week. We still have not had our hearing. Can he ask for tuition reimbursement for this semester as well?
Finally, since he will represent himself and we will join him, what would be a series of beneficial questions to ask VR during the hearing?
The supervisor with whom my son and I met told us verbally, we have nothing from anyone in written form stating they did not pay for remedial classes however we do have several references in emails that indicate clearly we had been told one thing. Is there a way to present this information so that we can indicate to the Judge effectively that people wouldn't say anything through email but spoke openly one on one?
Thank you in advance for the numerous questions. This is such a helpful forum.
My 20 year old son has a learning disability and ADHD. He and Voc. Rehab. can not come to an agreement on an employment outcome. College testing indicated he requires remedial classes My son chooses professions that require college degrees and VR has encouraged him to accept on the job training positions that pay minimally. I attended a meeting with my son and was told "VR does not pay for remedial classes". He decided to file for an administrative review. Meanwhile, his sister who has also qualified for VR services came home and told him their counselor (the same one he had) informed her that her supervisor was the problem with getting appropriate services, he told the counselors to be "tight wads" because funds were "tight". She advised my daughter that she was reprimanded for attempting to advocate for her clients.She told my daughter she was quitting and advised her to transfer her case to a better location. (done along with my son).
I pursued the information up the chain of command and asked for a copy of the policy manual which indicated they do not pay for remedial services. I received several excuses from "we don't do that" to "I don't have a copy". To date I still have not received a copy. I finally had someone at the state level tell me over the phone that VR DOES pay for remedial classes. But the counselors, the area supervisor all informed me verbally they did not. I would like to ask the Judge at the Hearing to consider this matter of an "unwritten policy of denial" at the hearing. What could be a legal term for this particular situation where something is DONE (wink wink/nudge nudge) but not really done?
My son, meanwhile, pooled his graduation money, paid his way with the help of family and took his remedial classes his first semester. He passed. Can he ask for reimbursement for tuition and fees and his books? What is the legal term for this?
He is now registered for his second term of school and begins classes this week. We still have not had our hearing. Can he ask for tuition reimbursement for this semester as well?
Finally, since he will represent himself and we will join him, what would be a series of beneficial questions to ask VR during the hearing?
The supervisor with whom my son and I met told us verbally, we have nothing from anyone in written form stating they did not pay for remedial classes however we do have several references in emails that indicate clearly we had been told one thing. Is there a way to present this information so that we can indicate to the Judge effectively that people wouldn't say anything through email but spoke openly one on one?
Thank you in advance for the numerous questions. This is such a helpful forum.