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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Very interesting. I had to visit the emergency department in New Britain about 2 weeks ago and my companion was not allowed past check in. The staff called her when I was ready to go home. I’m glad that has changed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Anne West<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>k1stm@frontier.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> CT-NFB <ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mary Silverberg via CT-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 10, 2020 10:05<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Mary Silverberg <marysilverfox@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CT-NFB] State issues order allowing people with disabilities companions in hospital settings, settling civil rights complaint<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Good Morning All,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Saw this decision reported in the Hartford Courant this morning.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is an important victory for all people with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Our next victory will be insuring accessible voting through a secure absentee balloting procedure.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Our work has just begun.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mary Silverberg<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 11:41 PM Phillip Magalnick via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-state-complaint-hospital-access-20200609-gqlytpv7djcszabwec75l3ldmq-story.html" target="_blank">https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-state-complaint-hospital-access-20200609-gqlytpv7djcszabwec75l3ldmq-story.html</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>P.A Magalnick,JP<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>203-912-5783</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Justice of the Peace, CT</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>President, N<span style='font-size:13.0pt'>ational Federation of the Blind-SWCT Chapter</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>1st VP, National Federation of the Blind-CT Affiliate<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Vice-Chair, Stamford Committee on Accessibility<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>CT-NFB mailing list<br><a href="mailto:CT-NFB@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">CT-NFB@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnetorg</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for CT-NFB:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/marysilverfox%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/marysilverfox%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>