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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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Justin, I don’t think NFB stance is the point. The point is that necessary services that are given to people so that they can stay out of nursing homes and continue to live independent lives will be seriously limited. It’s the equivalent of taking away your technology that perhaps you got assist with funding and saying, survive anyway. I would be disappointed if people who understanbd these services would allow NFB to dictate such basic human rights that go along with getting the assist so they can live at home.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Just my thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Jeanette <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Justin Salisbury via Massachusetts-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 10, 2025 6:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Massachusetts E-mail List <massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu>; Nora Nagle <nnagle@aol.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massachusetts-NFB] Upcoming PCA rally on March 12<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Does the NFB of Massachusetts have any stance on Personal Care Attendants? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I cannot recall a time that I heard an NFB entity getting involved in something like this, so the idea is very new to me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Happy Spring,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Justin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Justin MH Salisbury, MEd, NOMC, NCRTB<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>English Pronouns: He/Him/His<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Email: <a href="mailto:President@Alumni.ECU.edu"><span style='color:#0563C1'>President@Alumni.ECU.edu</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>ResearchGate: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury&source=gmail-imap&ust=1727538746000000&usg=AOvVaw3uZJqqJkT2wSVxJDa9dD7W"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury&source=gmail-imap&ust=1727538746000000&usg=AOvVaw0XtyTG9WXXQ8TWe6UeU4Nz"><span lang=EN style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>ORCID: <a href="https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1786-2786"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1786-2786</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>“Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Chinua Achebe</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Massachusetts-NFB <<a href="mailto:massachusetts-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">massachusetts-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nora Nagle via Massachusetts-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 10, 2025 1:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org">massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Nora Nagle <<a href="mailto:nnagle@aol.com">nnagle@aol.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Massachusetts-NFB] Upcoming PCA rally on March 12<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>There will be a rally at the State House on Wednesday, March 12 in opposition to proposed limitations on the Personal Care Attendant (PCA) program. If you can, please come to support the disability community! Details below:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:45.0pt'><strong><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>Rally for PCA Services!</span></i></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><br> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:45.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>Last year</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'> the governor’s budget proposal would have cut 6,000 people from the PCA program. The community battled back and the cuts were taken off the table by the legislature. </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:45.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:45.0pt'><strong><u><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>This year’s budget</span></u></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'> spares the program— a reason to cheer—but it includes language that would result in people <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>not </span></strong>getting services or PCAs not being able to get needed pay raises because of an artificial and indefinite cap that would be placed on spending on the PCA program starting in16 months (<u>July 1, 2026</u>). </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:45.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><br><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Rally for PCA Services</span></i></strong><br><strong><i><u><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>March 12, 1:00 pm</span></u></i></strong><br><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>State House, Boston, Bowdoin Street Entrance</span></i></strong><br> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:45.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>We will rally outside and then visit the governor’s office to state our concerns about PCA services being restricted in 16 months.For information contact BCIL at </span><u><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:blue'>617-338-6665</span></u><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'> or email <a href="mailto:contactBCIL@bostoncil.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#007C89'>contactBCIL@bostoncil.org</span></a>. <br>This rally is supported by BCIL and 1199SEIU and all members of the disability and PCA communities are welcome!<br>ASL interpreters have been confirmed.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:45.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Nora Nagle<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>