[Md-sligo] Action needed to help Disabled Veterans

[Janice Toothman]

Hi Sharon,
Sorry I did not see your letter earlier but Destiny had surgery today to 
remove 4 masses 2 on her shoulder, one on her leg and one on her chest 
that they believe might be malignant.  She is now at home with me 
sleeping with an "E" collar or Cone of Shame.

However, the question I have Sharon when I email the staffers tonight 
about the SPACE AVAILABLE  on military flights for Disabled Veterans is 
should I talk about some Disabled Veterans using Guide Dogs and the Air 
Carriers Accessibility Act ACAA (or does it not apply to military flights)?
Janice
On 12/9/2014 10:24 AM, nfbmd via Md-sligo wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> Please send an email or make phone calls as directed by Lauren, read 
> below.  We have a chance to get space available past this year.  Blind 
> and Disabled Veterans deserve this benefit.  Let's make it happen.  
> Please take action today, Dec. 9 or tomorrow Dec. 10.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sharon Maneki
>
> I have an important update on the Space Available bill.  As you know, 
> it successfully passed in the House as part of the National Defense 
> Authorization Act (NDAA), and we have been waiting for the Senate 
> version of NDAA to move so we could amend it into that as well.  
> However, we have run into the same problem as last year: the Senate 
> has done NDAA almost exclusively behind closed doors and is unlikely 
> to allow floor amendments!  Worse, we heard there is controversy over 
> parts of NDAA that is jeopardizing if it will even pass at all!  This 
> is our chance to pass Space A -- S. 346 has 19 cosponsors and no 
> opposition, it passed in the House, and NDAA is the perfect vehicle 
> for it -- let's mobilize and get this thing done.
>
> We need everyone to do two things. 1) Call Senator Tester's office 
> (202-224-2644) or email his staffers 
> (dylan_laslovich at tester.senate.gov 
> <mailto:dylan_laslovich at tester.senate.gov> and 
> Jorge_Rueda at hsgac.senate.gov <mailto:Jorge_Rueda at hsgac.senate.gov>) 
> and urge them to file Space Available as an amendment to NDAA. If 
> amendments are allowed, Space A needs to be in line for consideration! 
> 2) Please call Senator Levin's committee office (202) 224-3871) or 
> email his staffer (jonathan_clark at armed-services.senate.gov 
> <mailto:jonathan_clark at armed-services.senate.gov>) to urge them to 
> include Space Available in NDAA.
>
> We can't allow Space Available to sit on the shelf for yet another 
> year, collecting dust and cosponsors, while the right vehicle to move 
> it keeps circling the block and refusing to pick up amendments. That 
> would mean a procedural problem stopped this bill, rather than any 
> real problem with the actual bill itself. Please speak up on behalf of 
> blind veterans and help us get Space Available in NDAA!
>
>
>
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