[Home-on-the-range] 1. FW: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] Legislative Alert:Re: Home-on-the-range Digest, Vol 31, Issue 14

Tue Oct 23 17:13:22 UTC 2012

        No problem, Donna. I ill be tweeting/facebooking up a storm 
tomorrow!
Emily

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   1. FW: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] Legislative Alert:
      Urgent Action needed on the Convention on the Rights of Persons
      with Disabilities (CRPD) (Donna Wood)

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Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:20:31 -0500
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Subject: [Home-on-the-range] FW: [State-affiliate-leadership-list]
Legislative Alert: Urgent Action needed on the Convention on the
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[mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Lewis, Anil
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 8:56 AM
To: Affiliate Presidents (state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org); NFB
Chapter Presidentsdiscussion list (chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org)
Subject: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] Legislative Alert: Urgent Action
needed on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

The following is from Jesse Hartle

Fellow Federationists:

                We have been working to build support for the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).  Ratification
of the CRPD would solidify the United States as a global leader on
disability rights, and protect Americans with disabilities who travel, work,
study, or serve abroad.    The opposition has stated that the disability
community is uninformed and does not really support the disability rights
treaty.   The National Federation of the Blind must take action to urge our
Senators to support this important initiative.  We believe that the Senate
will take a vote on this treaty after the elections, and we are now
partnering with over 250 disability groups to maximize the push for
ratification of the CRPD treaty.

The NFB has been assigned next Wednesday October 24, 2012, as the first of
our three days of action.  We would like to use this day to target members
of the Senate through social media tools.  Below you will find a list of
Twitter handles for members of the United States Senate, and a draft message
to be used.  You should also try to get those who follow you on Twitter to
retweet your messages to ensure a greater number of people learn about the
treaty.  If you do not have a Twitter account, or your Senator does not have
a Twitter account, we would like you to try and alert your Senator through
their Facebook page; if you use Facebook be sure to tag the National
Federation of the Blind in your post.  Please contact me with any questions.
I have included my contact information below the list of Twitter handles.
Thank you all very much for your hard work in advance on this important
issue.

Draft Message (144 characters):

I am a blind person who supports the #CRPD. I urge @(insert Senators Handle)
to support passage of this important policy for disabled Americans.

Alabama

Richard Shelby

@SenShelbyPress

Jeff Sessions

@SenatorSessions

Alaska

Lisa Murkowski

@lisamurkowski

Mark Begich

@SenatorBegich

Arizona

John McCain

@SenJohnMcCain

Jon Kyl

@SenJonKyl

Arkansas

Mark Pryor

@SenMarkPryor

John Boozman

@JohnBoozman

California

Dianne Feinstein

@SenFeinstein

Barbara Boxer

@SenatorBoxer

Colorado

Mark Udall

@MarkUdall

Michael Bennet

@SenBennetCO

Connecticut

Joe Lieberman

@JoeLieberman

Richard Blumenthal

@SenBlumenthal

Delaware

Tom Carper

@SenatorCarper

Chris Coons

@ChrisCoons

Florida

Bill Nelson

@SenBillNelson

Marco Rubio

@SenRubioPress

Georgia

Saxby Chambliss

NONE

Johnny Isakson

@SenatorIsakson

Hawaii

Daniel Inouye

@Daniel_Inouye

Daniel Akaka

@SenatorAkaka

Idaho

Mike Crapo

@MikeCrapo

Jim Risch

NONE

Illinois

Dick Durbin

@SenatorDurbin

Mark Kirk

@SenatorKirk

Indiana

Richard Lugar

@senatorlugar

Dan Coats

@SenDanCoats

Iowa

Chuck Grassley

@ChuckGrassley

Tom Harkin

@SenatorHarkin

Kansas

Pat Roberts

@SenPatRoberts

Jerry Moran

@JerryMoran

Kentucky

Mitch McConnell

@McConnellPress

Rand Paul

@SenRandPaul

Louisiana

Mary Landrieu

@SenLandrieu

David Vitter

@DavidVitter

Maine

Olympia Snowe

@SenatorSnowe

Susan Collins

@SenatorCollins

Maryland

Barbara Mikulski

@SenatorBarb

Ben Cardin

@SenatorCardin

Massachusetts

John Kerry

@JohnKerry

Scott Brown

@USSenScottBrown

Michigan

Carl Levin

@SenCarlLevin

Debbie Stabenow

@StabenowPress

Minnesota

Amy Klobuchar

NONE

Al Franken

@alfranken

Mississippi

Thad Cochran

@SenThadCochran

Roger Wicker

@SenatorWicker

Missouri

Claire McCaskill

@clairecmc

Roy Blunt

@RoyBlunt

Montana

Max Baucus

NONE

Jon Tester

@TesterPress

Nebraska

Ben Nelson

@SenBenNelson

Mike Johanns

@Mike_Johanns

Nevada

Harry Reid

@SenatorReid

Dean Heller

@SenDeanHeller

New Hampshire

Jeanne Shaheen

@JeanneShaheen

Kelly Ayotte

NONE

New Jersey

Frank Lautenberg

@FrankLautenberg

Bob Menendez

@SenatorMenendez

New Mexico

Jeff Bingaman

NONE

Tom Udall

@ChuckSchumer

New York

Chuck Schumer

@ChuckSchumer

Kirsten Gillibrand

@SenGillibrand

North Carolina

Richard Burr

@SenatorBurr

Kay Hagan

@SenatorHagan

North Dakota

Kent Conrad

NONE

John Hoeven

@SenJohnHoeven

Ohio

Sherrod Brown

@SenSherrodBrown

Rob Portman

@robportman

Oklahoma

Jim Inhofe

@InhofePress

Tom Coburn

@TomCoburn

Oregon

Ron Wyden

@RonWyden

Jeff Merkley

@SenJeffMerkley

Pennsylvania

Bob Casey, Jr.

@SenBobCasey

Pat Toomey

@SenToomey

Rhode Island

Jack Reed

@SenJackReed

Sheldon Whitehouse

@SenWhitehouse

South Carolina

Lindsey Graham

@GrahamBlog

Jim DeMint

@JimDeMint

South Dakota

Tim Johnson

@SenJohnsonSD

John Thune

@SenJohnThune

Tennessee

Lamar Alexander

@SenAlexander

Bob Corker

@SenBobCorker

Texas

Kay Bailey Hutchison

@kaybaileyhutch

John Cornyn

@JohnCornyn

Utah

Orrin Hatch

@SenOrrinHatch

Mike Lee

@SenMikeLee

Vermont

Patrick Leahy

@SenatorLeahy

Bernie Sanders

@SenSanders

Virginia

Jim Webb

NONE

Mark Warner

@MarkWarner

Washington

Patty Murray

@PattyMurray

Maria Cantwell

@CantwellPress

West Virginia

Jay Rockefeller

@SenRockefeller

Joe Manchin

@Sen_JoeManchin

Wisconsin

Herb Kohl

NONE

Ron Johnson

@SenRonJohnson

Wyoming

Mike Enzi

@SenatorEnzi

John Barrasso

@SenJohnBarrasso

Thank you everyone,

Jesse Hartle

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

Phone: 410-659-9314, Ext. 2233

Twitter: @JMHartleIII

Email: jhartle at nfb.org

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