<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Big thanks to Eileen and to Blind tech training<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">At Your Service,<div>Kevan Worley</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Sep 9, 2019, at 11:44 AM, Ileen Gallegos via Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">If anyone wants to write a message in hopes that the Breakfast Club will see it, send it to <a href="mailto:ileenshere@gmail.com">ileenshere@gmail.com</a> with your signature and I’ll post or tweet for you.<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> Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Catherine Michele Mitchell via Colorado-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 8, 2019 7:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Colorado Discussion List <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Catherine Michele Mitchell <<a href="mailto:michmitch66@gmail.com">michmitch66@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Colorado-Talk] FW: [State-Affiliate-Leadership-List] Morning show attacks capacity of blind people supervising children<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Right??? And I sure as hell don't want to sign up for an iHeartRadio account. But I do want to post my response somewhere that all the breakfast clubbers can read it. I do have a Facebook account but didn't see where that was even an option. Anybody have any suggestions?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks! <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Michele Mitchell<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On Sep 5, 2019, at 7:51 PM, Curtis Chong via Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scott:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I tried commenting on this and was not able to because they require you to have a Facebook account. Highly ridiculous in my opinion. I'm not doing it.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CC</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><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> Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Scott C. LaBarre via Colorado-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 05, 2019 2:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Colorado Discussion List' <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Scott C. LaBarre <<a href="mailto:slabarre@labarrelaw.com">slabarre@labarrelaw.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Colorado-Talk] FW: [State-Affiliate-Leadership-List] Morning show attacks capacity of blind people supervising children<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hey folks, I know many of you are parents or want to be parents. Please read the below and help out. Even if you are not a parent, please help out.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Scott<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> State-Affiliate-Leadership-List <<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list-bounces@nfbnet.org">state-affiliate-leadership-list-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>President, National Federation of the Blind via State-Affiliate-Leadership-List<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 5, 2019 1:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'State Affiliate Leadership List' <<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> President, National Federation of the Blind <<a href="mailto:OfficeOfThePresident@nfb.org">OfficeOfThePresident@nfb.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [State-Affiliate-Leadership-List] Morning show attacks capacity of blind people supervising children<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Dear Affiliate Presidents,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Yesterday a popular morning radio show called Breakfast Club attacked the capacity of blind people to supervise children. We know perpetuating misconceptions like that harms our community, particularly the rights of blind parents. Below is the link to the episode. For reference, it’s a topic that is ongoing throughout the episode. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/the-breakfast-club-24992238/episode/blind-babysitter-48881600/?campid=homepage_featured_shows&pname=0&cid=%2Fpodcasts%2F">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/the-breakfast-club-24992238/episode/blind-babysitter-48881600/?campid=homepage_featured_shows&pname=0&cid=%2Fpodcasts%2F</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">We cannot let them use their public forum to jeopardize the rights of blind parents and their families. They have millions of subscribers and followers. They say they are willing to learn, so let’s educate them. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Let them know how blind people care for children, particularly if you are a blind parent. Connect with them on social media (@breakfastclubam) or call 800-585-1051. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Mark A. Riccobono, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">(410) 659-9314 | <a href="mailto:officeofthepresident@nfb.org"><span style="color:blue">officeofthepresident@nfb.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nfb.org/"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><image001.jpg></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><image002.jpg></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><image002.jpg></span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><image002.jpg></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"> <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>Colorado-Talk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org">Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Colorado-Talk:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/michmitch66%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/michmitch66%40gmail.com</a><br>List archives can be found at <<a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org">http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Colorado-Talk mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org">Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Colorado-Talk:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/kevan%40nfbco.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/kevan%40nfbco.org</a></span><br><span>List archives can be found at <<a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org">http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</a>></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>