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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi, Michael:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks so much for bringing your voice to this topic. I have often thought about this issue as it relates to disability. I myself had an experience as a teenager with a police officer who was making advances to me at a neighborhood dance. I told my mom who spoke with a police officer our family knew who was immediately dismissive of it, saying that this guy would never do anything like that. End of story, unfortunately.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Susan T.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Home-on-the-Range <home-on-the-range-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>M.A. Nava via Home-on-the-Range<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 26, 2023 4:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> M.A. Nava <manava@thecanegang.org>; Michael A. Nava <mexnava@msn.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Home-on-the-Range] Stories of Police assaults on blind people.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in'>Here is a disturbing trend, that seems to be becoming more of a common story for the Blind and disabled individuals. Attached is a file with links to news articles about the experiences of people who are blind and interactions with the police.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in'>We all know the story of… On January 10th, 2023, Memphis Tennessee police brutally assaulted a 29-year old black man named<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><span class=spelle>Tyre</span><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Nichols. This assault led to his death. Once again, police officers sworn to protect the public murdered a black individual. When will this violence end? Especially that this topic is not restricted to Black, Brown etc, people, it also effects the disabled community.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in'>Please read the articles to be more informed and maybe use it as a discussion point, for future chapter meetings. Because some of us, may have our own stories.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in'>Michael<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id=ms-outlook-mobile-signature><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Michael A. Nava</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>(913) 933-2535</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:manava@thecanegang.org">manava@thecanegang.org</a></span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.thecanegang.org">www.thecanegang.org</a></span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>The Cane Gang Group</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>- The Blind, helping the Blind by Advocating, Educating and Empowering each other in achieving a better quality of life. “know that Disability Rights are Human Rights!â€</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Get <a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef">Outlook for iOS</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>