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<DIV id=wmQuoteWrapper>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: FW: URGENT: E-MAILS NEEDED TO GOV. - PLEASE PASS ON!<BR>From: "Gary Allen" <<a href="mailto:gallen@independenceunlimited.org">gallen@independenceunlimited.org</a>><BR>Date: Thu, December 08, 2011 2:31 pm<BR>To: <<a href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org">llee@nfbct.org</a>><BR><BR>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">A group, that participated in ADACC's recognition of the 21st Anniversary of the Signing of the ADA at the LOB, have been meeting since the summer to discuss the non-implementation of the state's ADA plan and the absence of a state ADA Coordinator. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">As some of you may remember, then candidate Malloy promised at the 2010 Disability Expo to appoint an ADA Coordinator as soon as he took office. Unfortunately, this has not happened. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div style="font-size:12pt;MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">In addition, many of us were very upset with the language used in the Governor’s Thanksgiving Holiday message. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang=EN>The specific troubling paragraph stated: </SPAN><o:p></o:p></div>
<div style="font-size:12pt;MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in" class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang=EN>"It is bad that some of our fellow residents are afflicted with handicaps that make their lives immeasurably difficult, and leave them hovering on the edges of our society. It is good that we have service providers who work tirelessly and selflessly to care for and comfort them. To bring them hope where maybe they have only felt hopelessness."</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang=EN> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">At a meeting on Wed., December 7th, this group decided to begin an e-mail campaign to Governor Malloy, in order address these important issues related to the ADA and training on appropriate language usage. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div style="font-size:12pt;MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Please find below the information to send an email message to Governor Malloy. Also, feel free to share this email and encourage your friends and colleagues to send an email to Gov. Malloy with a Cc: to Lisa Caron and your State Representative/Senator. <BR> <BR>Please personalize your email so that it addresses your concerns, experience and knowledge. Below, please find the specifics that we agreed upon at a December 7<SUP>th</SUP> meeting. <BR> <BR>Deadline: Please send an email by Wed., December 14, 2011<BR> <BR>Send to: <A href="mailto:Governor.Malloy@ct.gov" target=_blank>Governor.Malloy@ct.gov</A><BR> <BR>Subject: Demands from the Disability Community<BR> <BR>Add Cc: Your State Representatives/Senator (to be found at <A href="http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/CGAFindLeg.asp" target=_blank>http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/CGAFindLeg.asp</A>); Lisa Caron at <A href="mailto:adacoalition@sbcglobal.net" target=_blank>adacoalition@sbcglobal.net</A><BR> <BR>Dear Governor Malloy:<BR> <BR>As an advocate/person with a disability/parent/disability organization staff person, etc., I'm writing to you because I'm frustrated by this Administration's failure to address the needs of Connecticut's disability community. I urge you to take the following steps to begin to remedy this situation: </SPAN><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><SPAN style="COLOR: #888888">Daria F. Smith, MSW<BR>Executive Director<BR>CT State Independent Living Council<BR>151 New Park Avenue, Suites 121-123, Hartford, CT 06106<BR><A href="tel:%28860%29%20523-0126" target=_blank>(860) 523-0126</A> (phone); <A href="tel:%28860%29%20586-7024" target=_blank>(860) 586-7024</A> (fax)<BR><A href="tel:%28860%29%20681-7599" target=_blank>(860) 681-7599</A> (cell), <A href="http://www.ctsilc.org/" target=_blank>www.ctsilc.org</A><BR>Visit our accessible taxi blog at: <A href="http://ctaccessforall.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>http://ctaccessforall.blogspot.com/</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div></DIV>
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