<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Rich,</div><div>I have witnessed your strong, friendly and motivating personality at the conventions and see that you do have a lot to offer the world. It is unfortunate that money gets in the way of progress a lot of the times and of course our transportation challenges. I pray you will find a way to get some training to make life better. In friendship, Debbie</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 1:42 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Cookiechumper@aol.com" target="_blank">Cookiechumper@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Justin,</div>
<div> </div>
<div>That is true of which you are speaking and ver yadmirable of you d
ohelp Rich. Rich allthoug hdiscouraging at times,but it si at these tiems that
we msut stay the course and strong and fight t obe heard and if ther is anythign
I can do to assist you in any wa yplease let me know. God be wit hyu and take
care</div>
<div>Elizabeth</div>
<div> </div>
<div><div><div class="h5">
<div>In a message dated 3/4/2014 9:59:28 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
<a href="mailto:PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu" target="_blank">PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu</a> writes:</div>
</div></div><blockquote style="padding-left:5px;margin-left:5px;border-left-color:blue;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="background-color:transparent"><div><div class="h5">
<div>Rich:</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>These unfortunate realities are exactly why we have to fight. It doesn't
have to be that way, but it is right now. If we remain vigilant, and, if we
put forth a good Connecticut work ethic, we can get the results that we
need.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>We can fight to drive down the cost of transportation. We can fight to
get our members the training they need to be able to participate in the
world.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>If you would be ready to take the plunge and go to training, I would love
to be able to help you get there.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Yours,</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Justin<br><br>
<div>Sent from the iPhone of:</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Justin M. Salisbury</div>
<div>Graduate Student</div>
<div>Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics</div>
<div>University of Wisconsin – Madison</div>
<div>@_JSalisbury</div></div>
<div><br>On Mar 4, 2014, at 5:52 AM, "Richard McGaffin" <<a title="mailto:rmcgaffin@snet.net" href="mailto:rmcgaffin@snet.net" target="_blank">rmcgaffin@snet.net</a>>
wrote:<br><br></div>
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<div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:14pt">
<div><span>Good morning Beth &
all members;</span></div>
<div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span></span> </div>
<div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span>I don't wish to be negative and I still believe in our
cause and will continue to fight for the rights of blind folks as much as I
can. But I must add this thought. Simply because it's easy to be passionate
and wave the flag when you're a professional student and have the world at
your feet. But for the average blind person who struggles just to survive
you start to lose faith, and when life just keeps screwing you over and
over, you find it difficult to keep your prospective I've been in the work
force now from 1979 to 2011 at which time I have been slowly squeezed out of
society to the point of complete and udder lack of self confidence. I have
come to the realization that unless you can afford to pay the high price for
transportation or could walk to where you need to go, there's no sense going
anywhere, this is what I'm faced with, no I'm not wining although I'm sure
most of you may think I am. I'm simply facing the reality of what the real
world is about.</span></div>
<div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span></span> </div>
<div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span>Have a great day, and I am envious of those of us who
are lucky enough to still be able to live the dream. As for me. I am here
temporarily, but one knows just how long.</span></div>
<div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span></span> </div>
<div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span>Rich<var></var></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> NFB of Connecticut Mailing List
<<a title="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> <br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 4, 2014 1:52
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Important Questions regarding the minium wage<br></font></div>
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<div>
<div>
<div>Elizabeth:</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>I am truly grateful that you have so much passion for our cause. I wish
everyone in our affiliate had this much passion.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>I continue to read and reread your messages, but I am still confused.
Could you try one last time to edit and resend the message?</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>I'm very sorry to have to ask you to do this again, but I sincerely do
want to understand your questions in order to answer them effectively.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Yours,</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Justin Salisbury<br><br>
<div>Sent from the iPhone of:</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Justin M. Salisbury</div>
<div>Graduate Student</div>
<div>Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics</div>
<div>University of Wisconsin – Madison</div>
<div>@_JSalisbury</div></div>
<div><br>On Mar 3, 2014, at 12:54 PM, "<a title="mailto:Cookiechumper@aol.com" href="mailto:Cookiechumper@aol.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cookiechumper@aol.com</a>" <<a title="mailto:Cookiechumper@aol.com" href="mailto:Cookiechumper@aol.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cookiechumper@aol.com</a>>
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<div>Hello</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Thank you Edward Justin had asked me to resend edited the email which
I'd done and haven't heard back from him,but this information you've
given me is very helpful and well apprecaited.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Thank you again</div>
<div>Elizabeth</div>
<div>
<div>In a message dated 3/3/2014 10:47:28 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, <a title="mailto:personal.edward@gmail.com" href="mailto:personal.edward@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">personal.edward@gmail.com</a>
writes:</div>
<blockquote style="padding-left:5px;margin-left:5px;border-left-color:blue;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid"><font color="#ffffff" face="Arial" style="background-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hello,<br><br>I believe you are asking where to get material
to present to your friend. Please go to <a title="https://nfb.org/fair-wages" href="https://nfb.org/fair-wages" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://nfb.org/fair-wages</a>. This page has
everything on fair wages.<br>Hope this
helps,<br>Edward<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Ct-nfb
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Saturday, March 01, 2014 4:06 PM<br>To: <a title="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a><br>Subject: Re:
[Ct-nfb] Important Questions regarding the minium wage<br><br><br>Hello
Justin,<br><br>I am so sorry that you ahd any issues and here is my
email agai nto you.<br><br>I wanted to know the following
informatio becasue President Obama is coming to Hartford on Wednesday to
meet with the Govonor,senators and others t ospeak about the
minium wage increase as taht CT is doing it over 3 years. What if
anything do you know if disabled person will benefit from this
action as well. We've been battling the change and discrimination
of employers such as Goodwill, Marriott,etc and the bill that the senate
have been hearing is H R 831 has this bill fully gone int oeffect/passed
by teh senate whic his for subminium fair wages but does it
as well enact/protect from discrimination.<br><br>Have Senators Murphy
and blumenthal been supportative,vocal,effective in our behalf for
these issues . What would you want them to know to have in hand when
they are with the Govonor on Wednesday with teh President.<br><br>With
the case of Goodwill who were not paying fairly do you know exactly know
the numbers of what they were doing being if minium wage here is 720/40
how much under that were the ydoing if you know.<br><br>Thank you so
much for assisting me with providing me wit hthis information which will
help us all.<br><br>Elizabeth<br><br><br><br><br>In a message dated
3/1/2014 1:48:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, <a title="mailto:PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu" href="mailto:PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu</a>
writes:<br><br> <br><br> Dear
Elizabeth,<br><br> <br><br> I am sincerely
grateful for your interest in the fight to end subminimum wages. I
have read your message a few times but am struggling to understand what
it is that you want to know. Honestly, the abundance of
typographical errors would not be much of a problem if they did not
erode the clarity of the message, but I regret to report that they
do. If you could please edit and resend your message, I would be
happy to help answer your questions.<br><br> <br><br>
I also wish to remind you and others that Edward Shaham has taken
over for me to spearhead our legislative activities. While I am
happy to offer any help that I can, Edward’s understanding of and
ability to research these issues should not be underestimated.
<br><br> <br><br> Lastly, I want to encourage
you to feel comfortable reaching out to Rose Sloan at our national
office. She is the one leading our efforts to achieve fair wages
by fixing the Workforce Investment Act and also getting the House to
pass HR 831 and the Senate to introduce and pass a companion bill to HR
831. It is certainly good to use our resources here in
Connecticut, but helping people understand this issue is part of why we
pay her the big bucks. Her phone number is: <a href="tel:410-659-9314" target="_blank" value="+14106599314">410-659-9314</a>, ext.
2441. You can also email Rose at <a title="mailto:rsloan@nfb.org" href="mailto:rsloan@nfb.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">rsloan@nfb.org</a>.<br><br>
<br><br> Sincerely yours,<br><br>
<br><br> Justin Salisbury<br><br>
<br><br> <br><br> <br><br> From:
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Subject: [Ct-nfb] Important Questions regarding the minium
wage<br><br> <br><br> Hello
Justin,<br><br> <br><br> How are you. can you
assist wit h some answers t o questions of needing some information. As
we all know thatthe President is coming t omeet wit h the Govonor
,senators and others to discuss minium wage increase as the Govonor's
plan is t oraise it over 3 years t othe 10 dollars. Will disabled people
benefit by/from this. As we've been fighting against the
discrimination of this by man ysuch as Goodwill,Marriott etc. The
law What was the name of the bill agai nthat recently went before
Washington on disablity minium wages. Lost some things whe
ncomputer went down.<br><br> <br><br> Recently
you'd been sending out contact info and emails related t oSenator
Murphy Compared to that of both senators Murphy and Blumenthal how
have the ybeen in regards t osupporting in regards to this
issue.<br><br> Do you know of organizations that assist
blind veterans and disabled.<br><br> <br><br>
I am asking this information becaue speaking wit hsomeone that will be
going on Wednesday so can be speaking with them in our
behalf.<br><br> <br><br> Thank you so
much<br><br> Elizabeth<br><br> <br><br>
<br><br> <br><br> In a message dated
2/28/2014 3:11:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, <a title="mailto:PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu" href="mailto:PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu</a>
writes:<br><br> Please note the reminder from
our education team a the NFB Jernigan Institute:<br><br>
<br><br> <br><br>
Just a quick reminder that Monday is Read Across America
Day! This celebration of literacy always takes place on the weekday
closest to Dr. Seuss's birthday, March 2, since his writings continue to
inspire children to fall in love with reading. Once again, we ask that
you celebrate the day anyway you can to emphasize the important role of
Braille in literacy for the blind. If your affiliate is holding a party
or activity in honor of Read Across America Day, please let us know!
We'd love to get photos or videos of your celebration. We're also asking
that everyone send us a photo or video of someone reading Braille. We're
especially eager to see people reading Braille near a famous landmark,
so we can really show that Braille is being used all across the country!
(Of course, we understand that in many parts of the country, those
landmarks are obscured by snow!) <br><br>
<br><br> If you have any questions, please
contact Liz Spann at <a title="mailto:espann@nfb.org" href="mailto:espann@nfb.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">espann@nfb.org</a> or by phone at
<a href="tel:410-685-5653%2C%20extension%202418" target="_blank" value="+14106855653">410-685-5653, extension 2418</a>.<br><br>
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