[Greater-Baltimore] 2023 NFBMD Legislative Priorities - Fact Sheets for Virtual Week in Annapolis

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> On Jan 2, 2023, at 6:16 PM, Maryland President via Greater-Baltimore <greater-baltimore at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Fellow Federationists,
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> Attached and on our website you will find our 2023 NFB of Maryland
> Legislative Priorities.  These are the three issues we will focus on during
> our Virtual Week in Annapolis January 19 - 26, 2023.  We are constantly
> advocating for improvements in the law so blind Marylanders can live the
> lives they want, and just as importantly we are advocating to prevent bad
> laws from being adopted.  Though we anticipating working on a dozen or more
> issues this legislative session, the three attached issues are those that we
> are prioritizing for collective action during our Virtual Week in Annapolis
> and the rest of the 2023 session of the Maryland General Assembly.
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> The issues are:
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> 1.    Feasibility of Electronic Ballot Return for Voting
> 2.    Expanding Housing Protections to Include Retired Guide Dogs
> 3.    Preserving the Budget Funding for the Center for Excellence in
> Nonvisual Access
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> You can find the fact sheets attached and also on our website at: 
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> https://nfbmd.org/AnnapolisWeek2023
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> They will also be available on Newsline in the next few days.
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> If you have questions, feel free to reach out.
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> Yours,
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> Ronza
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> Ronza Othman, President
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> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
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> 443-426-4110
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> Pronouns: she, her, hers
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> The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not
> the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back.
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> <Ballot Return Fact sheet 2023.docx>
> <CENA-NVAI Fact Sheet 2023.docx>
> <Guide Dog Fact Sheet 2023.docx>
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