[il-talk] State Legislation Meeting 1-25-2010

[Bill Reif]

Hello,

Mary Lou and I would like to convene a State Legislation Committee meeting 
Conference Call to take place on Monday, January 25, 2010 at 7:00 PM.  The 
purpose of this meeting will be to update participants regarding the 
progress of out two legislative initiatives this year.  These initiatives 
include legislation to require that teachers of the blind periodically 
recertify their compitence to teach braille, and our initiative to assure 
that the custody or visitation rights of blind parents or guardians are not 
challenged solely on the basis of their blindness.  We lill discuss 
strategies to assure introduction, sponsorship, committee approval, and 
passage of these initiatives.  All committee members are requested, and all 
NFBI members are invited, to participate in this conference call.  The 
call-in number will be (712) 580-7700; and the Access Code will be 6324.  We 
look forward to your participation on Monday, January 25th at 7:00.

Cordially,
Bill Reif, State Legislative Co-Chair
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois