[Cabs-talk] legislative issues critical to students

Tue Feb 19 19:57:47 UTC 2013

You can most certainly help by calling or better yet meeting in person with 
your representatives and discussing these issues.
I'm sure that anyone who went to Washington this year would be happy to help 
you on your presentations of the three issues!

-----Original Message----- 
From: Latisha Lyles latisha Lyles
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 9:19 AM
To: California Association of Blind Students Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Cabs-talk] legislative issues critical to students

Hello, Angela I would love to help in anyway that I possibly can
because the issues regarding blind americans across the country matter
and I agree that things should be done to let not only our
Representatives in our individuals cities know what changes should be
made, but continuous conversation should be held with Washingston as
well.

If you and the others need letters written, emails sent, or phone
calls to be made please let me know.  I realize I am not able to do
much, but what I can do is at your disposal.

Sincerely yours,

Latisha Lyles, NFB SWRC Chapter

On 2/18/13, Darian <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
> I hope you don't mind me giving a little background.
> Washington seminar is an annual gathering in Washington DC where we as
> members of the national Federation of the blind go and meet with our
> representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington DC and educate them about
> important legislation, and how it impacts blind  Americans.  An example of
> something that we were able to get successfully passed through Congress 
> and
> signed by the president was an act related to creating a sound standard 
> for
> hybrid/quiet car vehicles. A lot of times one may look at the legislative
> work and see it  as something that is Way too complicated, and therefore
> something that is impossible to be involved with.
> You can ask anyone who has gone to Washington seminar, or have met with
> their Congressional representative, that talking to them it is not 
> extremely
> difficult, though you might get a little nervous. Once you get to know the
> issues well enough, and get a little practice, you should be fine.
>  Angela, Tiffany and Michael have all been to Washington seminar quite a 
> few
> times and can help you through the process of figuring things out.
>   I personally hope to see what great results we can get from contacting 
> our
> representatives; I plan on going to do it myself.
>  Thanks so much for reading!
>   Darian
>
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>
> On Feb 18, 2013, at 6:50 PM, "Tina Thomas" <judotina48kg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Angela- I am willing to help in any way I can with Teach act. I
>> have
>> been a college who has had to deal with inaccessibility at the higher
>> education level.
>> Tina
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Cabs-talk [mailto:cabs-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Angela
>> Fowler
>> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 4:26 PM
>> To: California Association of Blind Students Mailing List
>> Subject: [Cabs-talk] legislative issues critical to students
>>
>> Hello fellow students,
>>
>>                I was honored this year to be one of the 14 representing
>> California at Washington Seminar. There we met with our congressional
>> representatives and their aids, and discussed those issues effecting
>> blind
>> Americans.
>>
>>                Once again, we presented the issue of fair wages, and
>> asked
>> Congress to eliminate section 14C of the Fair Labor Standards Act so that
>> disabled workers would be paid the minimum wage or higher.
>>
>>                We presented HR 164. At present, retired military
>> personnel
>> can fly on military aircraft at little or no cost provided there is space
>> available. This bill, which already has over 20 co-sponsors, would extend
>> that to include combat disabled veterans.
>>
>>                Last but not least, we presented an issue critical to
>> students. This is the Technology Education and Accessibility in Colleges
>> and
>> Higher Education (TEACH) act. This act would authorize the access board
>> to
>> develop standards which publishers could use to make textbooks and
>> supplemental materials used in colleges classes accessible to blind
>> students. Those PDFs you can't read, those course web sites you can't
>> access, all would be covered under this act.
>>
>>                The work we did at Washington Seminar was important, but
>> even more so is the work which follows, and it is work in which all of
>> you
>> can take a hand. We need to follow up with our representatives in their
>> districts. So often we go to Washington Seminar, come home, and the
>> experience soon recedes into a sweet memory, nothing more. This year's
>> team
>> of Washington Seminarians is spearheading the crucial follow-up work
>> which
>> will drive our legislative agenda forward.
>>
>>                If you are interested in helping to continue the great
>> work
>> begun at Washington Seminar, contact me, Tiffany Manosh, or Michael
>> Hingson.
>> Our contact info is listed below.
>>
>>                California has by far the most congressional
>> representatives
>> of any state in the nation. We also have a dedicated group of strong
>> legislative advocates spread out throughout the state. There is no reason
>> why we shouldn't be amongst the top in terms of co-sponsors per state. If
>> we
>> all work together and persist in this effort, California could quickly
>> become a driving force on the National legislative front.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Angela Fowler
>>
>>
>>
>> Angela Fowler
>>
>> (530-902-0987
>>
>> fowlers at syix.com
>>
>>
>>
>> Tiffany Manosh
>>
>> (916) 202-3486
>>
>> tmanosh at gmail.com\
>>
>>
>>
>> Michael Hingson
>>
>> 415-246-7250
>>
>> mike at michaelhingson.com
>>
>>
>>
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