<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Plain Text Char";
margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.PlainTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Plain Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Plain Text";
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.EmailStyle21
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you. I signed up. Betty <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> CCCNFBW <cccnfbw-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Matthew Hines via CCCNFBW<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 14, 2020 8:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> Clark County NFB <cccnfbw@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> ripcitymatt@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [CCCNFBW] Announcement from Disability Rights Wa<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please see the announcement below from Anna at DRW, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I wanted to reach out because we’re in the process of launching a new transportation focused program<<a href="https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/programs/disabilitymobility/">https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/programs/disabilitymobility/</a>> within Disability Rights Washington.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The core of the work will be focused on building a base of disabled and other transit-reliant people from across the state who can work together to highlight some of the transportation challenges we face, and to get changes both at the local level and for statewide policies and transit funding.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>We’ll be supporting some local campaigns – like sidewalk snow removal in Spokane, or missing pedestrian infrastructure in Skyway. We’re also engaged with some statewide policy advocacy, and I’m thinking it would be really incredible to start by recording short videos with transit-reliant people from across the state about the way they travel around their communities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>We have a couple of options to get involved - you can sign up to our text message list by texting “Better” to 21000. Or you can sign up to our email list here<<a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-up-for-disability-mobility-initiative-updates?source=direct_link&">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-up-for-disability-mobility-initiative-updates?source=direct_link&</a>>. We’ve also created a private Facebook Group<<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/dismob">https://www.facebook.com/groups/dismob</a>> for transit-reliant Washingtonians.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>We’re still figuring out the best way to do this organizing, and so we want to hear from you if you’re interested in participating, and what the best ways to communicate would be for you if one of the suggestions above don’t work.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>It would be terrific if you could help spread the word to other blind/disabled folks you know who might be interested in this work.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Anna<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Anna Zivarts<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>She/her<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Director, Disability Mobility Initiative<<a href="https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/programs/disabilitymobility/">https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/programs/disabilitymobility/</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Disability Rights Washington<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>315 5th Ave S, Ste 850<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Seattle, WA 98104<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>206.324.1521 x 242 (office)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>