[MD-AtLarge] Urgent Action Needed for HB547

[Sharon Maneki]

Greetings Everyone,

The House Ways and Means Committee has not taken any action on our
accountability act for accessible K-12 education, HB547, even though they
heard it on February 24. Please write an email or make a phone call to Eric
Ebersole (email: Eric.Ebersole at house.state.md.us
<Eric.Ebersole at house.state.md.us?body=To%20assist%20us%20as%20quickly%20and%20comprehensively%20as%20possible,%20please%20include%20the%20following%20information.%0A%0ANAME:%0AHOME%20ADDRESS%20AND%20ZIP%20CODE:%0APHONE%20NUMBER:%20>;
phone: 410-841-3328 OR 301-858-3328, ext 3328). He is the chairman of the
subcommittee on Early Childhood and Special Education, the first step in
approving the bill.

Next, the bill has to be approved by the entire Ways and Means Committee.
Please email or call the Chairman Vanessa Atterbeary. Her email is
Vanessa.Atterbeary at house.state.md.us
<Vanessa.Atterbeary at house.state.md.us?body=To%20assist%20us%20as%20quickly%20and%20comprehensively%20as%20possible,%20please%20include%20the%20following%20information.%0A%0ANAME:%0AHOME%20ADDRESS%20AND%20ZIP%20CODE:%0APHONE%20NUMBER:%20>;
her phone number is 410-841-3471 OR 301-858-347, ext 3471.

Ask both Chairmen to get HB547 out of committee by Crossover Day, which is
March 21. Tell them that this bill is vital if students with disabilities
are to obtain a quality education. This is not just an education bill, it
is a civil rights bill too. Crossover Day is when all bills must reach the
other house so that there is time for their consideration before the
General Assembly ends on April 11.

The Senate version of this bill has already passed the Senate. Your help is
critical if we are to get the House bill moving. These two chairmen must
hear from the blind of Maryland on Monday or Tuesday, March 14 or 15.

Thank you,
*Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy*
National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
410-715-9596

The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is
not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise
the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.
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