[CT-NFB] Important information we learned at today’s state board meeting!

[CHERI DUQUETTE]

Hi Deb,
Thanks for getting this out to all of us. Paul and I were in attendance and are amazed at this service.  We share Marty's concern, if there isn't enough demand it could go away. We cannot let that happen.  

Again, thank you, Cheri
> On 07/23/2022 2:43 PM Deb Reed via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello everyone,
> For those of you who are unable to attend the virtual state board meeting today, you missed a guest speaker named, Marty Watts. He explained to us the full range of instances where the free use of the sighted assistance pilot program in Connecticut with AIRA, that would qualify as essential uses. Under this program you would not be charged any of the regular minutes you pay for currently if you are a subscriber. Because of the generous funding of the department of transportation, most of us thought this program only applied to riding public transportation. This is not true, it can be help at work, help keeping your  kids safe at the park or helping you get safely back home if on a walk you should become disoriented! Here is both a phone number and an email if you have further ideas or questions about this program. Since it’s inception last year, only 22 people have signed up for it leaving it questionable whether this free service will continue. More people need to participate in order to continue this service and develop research on how best to improve it. 
>  Again the contact person’s name is Marty Watts and here are his phone number and email address:
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> (617) 905-8784
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> marty.watts at aira.io
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> Deborah J. Reed
> Central Chapter President
> NFB of CT
> Deb.reed57 at gmail.com
> 860-378-5370
> “Live the life you want, blindness is not what holds you back.” National Federation Of The Blind 
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