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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sorry if this has already been shared here, I’ve been off the list for a few weeks and just got reinstated the other day with the good support from the fantastic Paul
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please take some time to share your thoughts for this appeal for input.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Have a wonderful weekend!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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From: <strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Carrie Steele</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:carrie@confluencepsg.com">carrie@confluencepsg.com</a>><br>
Date: Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 12:36<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM<br>
Subject: Public Input Requested: Rights of Coloradans with Disabilities<br>
To: Berrick Abramson <<a href="mailto:berrick@confluencepsg.com">berrick@confluencepsg.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">You are receiving this email either because you expressed interest in the work of the Task Force Relating to the Rights of Coloradans with Disabilities OR a member of the task force asked that
we share this information with you. On behalf of the Task Force, we are excited to share the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://engagedora.org/1296-public-input__;!!PUG2raq7KiCZwBk!Y74mLUPynnnVibwCELzQ3_IXwTBrvJJJCJORjZYhjMEyELIf4NjWb3AkJ59wR4CDtP8wx4UbNduLO6GwKkaH28o6yck$" target="_blank" title="https://engagedora.org/1296-public-input"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">website
for public input</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> on all ideas developed by each of the four subcommittees of the Task Force.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">For nearly a year, 40+ people have generously given their time and expertise to develop these ideas that can lead to transformational changes. The Task Force is developing the ideas on a broad
range of issues from housing and outdoor recreation to government services and the rights detailed in Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA). In addition to the website for public input, we have also distilled some of these complex ideas into digestible
summaries for public sharing, all of which you can find on the</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://engagedora.org/1296-public-input__;!!PUG2raq7KiCZwBk!Y74mLUPynnnVibwCELzQ3_IXwTBrvJJJCJORjZYhjMEyELIf4NjWb3AkJ59wR4CDtP8wx4UbNduLO6GwKkaH28o6yck$" target="_blank" title="https://engagedora.org/1296-public-input"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> EngageDORA
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The window for public input will remain open through October 25th, following which we will consolidate the responses for subcommittee members to consider as they form their official recommendations
that will go to the executive committee for consideration in December to inform their final report which will be released in January of 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We welcome your feedback on these ideas and encourage you to share with your networks so the subcommittees have broad feedback to consider as they write their final reports. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">If you are interested in joining any of the Task Force or subcommittee meetings to follow the discussions or to provide public comment, meeting details are available on the
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Force website</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> where you will also find links to past meeting materials and videos of each meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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