<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Thomas Page</span><br><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">TOPtone Records</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> President </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">National Federation of the Blind of Kansas</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">316-267-7868</span></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "Lewis, Anil" <<a href="mailto:ALewis@nfb.org">ALewis@nfb.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> January 13, 2014 at 3:44:02 PM CST<br><b>To:</b> "Affiliate Presidents (<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>)" <<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[State-affiliate-leadership-list] FW: Fix WIA Wednesday</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> State Affiliate Leadership List <<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;background:white;font-style:normal">From Rose Sloan:<o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;background:white;font-style:normal">Federationists</span></em><span style="color:black">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Over the summer the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) S. 1356 was passed by the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. We have been told that this bill may be coming to the Senate floor for a vote soon, and it is being pre-conferenced
with members of the U.S. House of Representatives. There are aspects of this bill that we need the Senate to fix before it becomes law.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are designating this Wednesday, January 15, 2014 as #FixWIA Wednesday. We are respectfully requesting that you call, email, fax, tweet, or Facebook your Members of Congress expressing your feelings about WIA (S. 1356). Please use the
hash tag #FixWIA with all of your social media messaging. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As the saying goes: "nothing about us, without us" –if we do not act now, the discriminatory language in Section 511 of Title V., and the misguided relocation of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) will become the law of the
land. Let your voices be heard. Contact your Members of Congress. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Read the Fix WIA blog post at: <a href="https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/fix-wia">
<span style="color:windowtext">https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/fix-wia</span></a> to get more information about the issue, and get ready to #FixWIA on this Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Additional information will be sent soon.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rose<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Rose Sloan<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Government Affairs Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“Eliminating Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities” <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.nfb.org/fair-wages">http://www.nfb.org/fair-wages</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">200 East Wells Street <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:rsloan@nfb.org">rsloan@nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(410)-659-9314 ext 2441<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#403152">The National Federation of the Blind needs your support to ensure blind children get an equal education; to connect blind veterans with the training and services they need; and
to help seniors who are losing vision continue to live independent and fulfilling lives. To make a donation, please go to</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#8064A2">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D"><a href="http://www.nfb.org"><span style="color:#17365D">www.nfb.org</span></a>.</span><span style="color:#8064A2"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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