<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div>Good morning Maryanne & everyone else.</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430643140124_24815">I am continuing to sift through my e-mail messages, and Maryanne thank you for sending the actual bill information, although I am a cane traveler I do agree and support you and anyone else who chooses to use a dog. Now that I have a copy of what the bill is, I can read that, and write a letter. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430643140124_28314" dir="ltr">I have finally figured out how to use the narrator devise to read my e-mail, so at least now, I'll know what I'm reading. As you all know I have little usable vision, and if an e-mail is more than 2 paragraphs I'm just not reading the whole thing. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430643140124_28315" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430643140124_28533" dir="ltr">Personally I love dogs, and the reason I don't have one, is because I'm afraid, I'd play with the dog more than use it for what it's supposed to be used for, besides I'm lazy, and it's hard enough for me to clean up after myself, I am not responsible enough to own a dog, but having said that. I do believe it's important for those folks who wish, or need to use a dog. Should have the right, I just think if things were explained correctly like you did Maryanne we'd gain more support for our cause.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430643140124_29856" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430643140124_29855" dir="ltr">Thanks again for your help.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430643140124_29854" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430643140124_29853" dir="ltr">Rich<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430643140124_29070"><span></span></div> <br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Saturday, May 2, 2015 1:33 PM, Justin Salisbury via Ct-nfb <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv6435240341"><div>
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<div>Yes, we can never have enough people with this kind of spirit!</div>
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<div>If we can all converge on the author of this bill, it sounds like she is open to removing Guide dogs from the bill.. Her legislative aide told me yesterday that guide dogs were not even included in the original bill proposal.</div>
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<div>She told me on Twitter that she will call me on Monday. I may be the legislative coordinator of the organized Blind movement in Connecticut, but I am only one voice.</div>
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<div>If our members are able to call Senator Bartolomeo's legislative aide, Sue Driscoll, and let her know that we want guide dogs removed from the bill, this will encourage her to take it more seriously and do it more quickly.</div>
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<div>The phone number which I have used is</div>
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<div>(860) 240-0441</div>
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<div>You can ask for Sue Driscoll in Senator Bartolomeo's office.</div>
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<div>Let's go stick up for our fellow blind people in Connecticut!</div>
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<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="">Justin Salisbury - Running Thunder Phoenix</span></div>
<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="">Graduate Student</span></div>
<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="">Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness</span></div>
<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="">Louisiana Tech University</span></div>
<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="">Email: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:President@Alumni.ECU.edu" target="_blank" href="mailto:President@Alumni.ECU.edu">President@Alumni.ECU.edu</a></span></div>
<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="">Twitter: @SalisburyJustin</span></div>
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<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <i style="">First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—</i></div>
<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i style="">Because I was not a Socialist. </i></div>
<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i style=""> </i></div>
<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i style="">Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—</i></div>
<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i style="">Because I was not a Trade Unionist. </i></div>
<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i style=""> </i></div>
<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i style="">Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— </i></div>
<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i style="">Because I was not a Jew. </i></div>
<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i style=""> </i></div>
<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i style="">Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.</i></div>
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<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="">Martin Niemöller</span></div>
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On May 2, 2015, at 12:12 PM, Maryanne Melley via Ct-nfb <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">
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<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;">Hello All,</span></div>
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<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;">I have gone one step further trying to get guide dogs removed from this bill. I emailed my letter to Senator Brendan Sharkey, Speaker of the House, Senator Martin M. Looney,
President Pro Tempore and Governor Malloy.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;">We really need everyone to step up and at least write their local representatives and senators. Whether you are a guide dog handler or not. We are all blind. I wrote letters
regarding sub minimum wage and jobs being threatened in State parks. I get paid more than minimum wage and I do not work in a state park but I am blind and therefore I support my fellow citizens in their struggle. Now as a guide dog user I ask for your support
in removing guide dogs from a bill that could dramatically affect my future way of procuring a dog.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;">Thank you,</span></div>
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<div class="yiv6435240341MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;">Maryanne Melley</span></div>
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