Program for Blind Criticized ; Audit Says Vending Operations Need More Monitoring, Business Guidance

Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › October 08, 2007

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DENVER - A program that encourages blind Coloradans to own and operate snack bars and vending areas in government buildings has received little oversight, according to an audit released this week.

The program also has fallen "seriously short" of its aim to help the financial well-being of the operators, the audit found.

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Program for Blind Criticized ; Audit Says Vending Operations Need More Monitoring, Business Guidance

Nearly half of the operators examined in a survey could not provide sufficient documentation to show whether their business was succeeding, a main tenet of the progra...

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