[Home-on-the-range] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Action needed on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

Mon Nov 26 12:49:32 UTC 2012

Good morning Everyone,

This is a message about the United Nations effort. I don't do any of those modern things so today I will be using my telephone to contact our senators.  Please do the same.

Susie

From: Nfbnet-members-list [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Andrews
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 11:12 AM
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Action needed on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

Fellow Federationist:

      We are continuing to build support for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).  We believe at this time that we have met the two-thirds vote requirement for ratification.  However, opponents of the treaty continue to tell Senators that Americans with disabilities don't really support the CRPD.  We must therefore continue to counter these attacks by urging Senators to support ratification.  I am asking you to contact your Senators on Monday, November 26, and tell them that blind Americans want their vote on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  You can be connected with your Senators' offices by calling the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121.  I appreciate all of the tweets the NFB generated a couple of weeks ago on this topic, and request that those of you that have Twitter accounts also send tweets to your Senators, and request that your followers retweet your messages.  Below is a list of Senate Twitter handles.  If you use Twitter, please be sure to include the hashtag #CRPD in your tweets.  Please contact me with any questions.  The grassroots effort of the NFB can get us to a floor vote, if we all do our part.  Thank you all in advance for your work on this important matter.  Jesse

Jesse Hartle
National Federation of the Blind
410-659-9314 ext. 2233
jhartle at nfb.org<mailto:jhartle at nfb.org>
Twitter handle: jmhartleIII

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