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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Here is an article from our NFBCO newsletter from 1975. Thought it was informative.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>[Letterhead]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>[Blocked left: NFB Logo: A white triangle with the letters “NFB” in the center is superimposed on a black circle. The words “Security”, “Equality” and “Opportunity” are written around the edges of the circle.]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF COLORADO, INC.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Formerly, COLORADO FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>901 EAST 17TH AVENUE – DENVER, COLORADO 80218 – 623-3332<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>April 1975<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>A Great Colorado & NFB Victory<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>NEWS AND VIEWS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> It was a great day of victory in Denver, April 21, 1975. T.V. and news cameras hummed over the battery of tape recorders from various news media, set up on the press conference table. Behind the table were Ralph Sanders, Second Vice-President of the N.F.B., with a statement from Dr. Jernigan; Judy Miller, plaintiff in the case; and attorney Bob Keating, who did such a superb job in obtaining a favorable decision.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Of course, we’re talking about the N.F.B. of Colorado’s lawsuit against the Denver School Board’s restrictions against hiring blind teachers. What’s more, it’s the greatest victory ever achieved by the N.F.B.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> For two years this case dragged on. The week of April 7, had been designated for a court battle, but a few days before the trial, attorneys began to negotiate for an out-of-court settlement. Attorney Bob Keating brought back everything the NFB wanted, in the form of a Federal Court order that is absolutely binding. Briefly, the salient points are these: The Denver School Board shall affirmatively interview and recruit blind students majoring in education, and encourage them to make application to the School District for employment; The School District, in an effort to extend its program to certify teachers in Colorado, agrees to utilize the services available through the NFB of Colorado, Inc., the NFB, Inc., its Teacher’s Division, and its Student’s Division, and such other private associations and entities as may be beneficial in the recruitment of qualified blind and visually impaired teachers; The School board will continue to review nationwide studies concerning the hiring of blind teachers, and its visual impairment clause shall not serve as a basis for denying employment. This visual impairment section shall be rewritten to read:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> “Visual impairment shall not serve as a basis for denying employment unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents performance of the work involved.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> The School Board shall seek the best qualified applicants for all positions, and will in the future treat qualified individual who are blind or visually handicapped on the same terms and conditions as the able-bodied.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> This is indeed a momentous decision that will affect blind teachers, not only in Colorado, but in the State and the Nation as well. Here, again, the NFB has led the way for a court order that will open the doors for all handicapped persons.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>