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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Yasmin Reyazuddin <br>
Aging & Disability Services <br>
Montgomery County Government <br>
Department of Health & Human Services <br>
401 Hungerford Drive (3rd floor) <br>
Rockville MD 20850 <br>
240-777-0311 (MC311) <br>
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Communications [mailto:communications@aapd.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, November 19, 2013
3:10 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Reyazuddin, Yasmin<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> You're Invited: Second
Hearing on the Disability Treaty on Thursday</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>***We encourage
you to attend this important hearing*** <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h1><b><font size=6 face=Arial><span style='font-size:24.0pt'>Senate
Foreign Relations Committee to Hold Second Hearing on the Disability
Treaty on Thursday, November 21st<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Disability
Treaty, formally known as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CRPD), provides a vital framework for creating legislation
and policies around the world that embrace the rights and dignity of all
people with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was the
model for the Disability Treaty. The second hearing on the Disability
Treaty has been scheduled for this Thursday and <strong><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>we need you to attend to show
your support!</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>DATE: Thursday, November 21, 2013</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>TIME: 9:30AM</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>LOCATION: Senate Dirksen Building Room G50</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>There was a great
turnout for the first hearing, and we need your continued support! <strong><b><u><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>We need as many people to attend
the hearing as possible!</span></font></u></b></strong> Forward this
to your lists of friends and colleagues. We need a packed room to show the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee <strong><b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>that the community is behind this treaty!</span></font></b></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Don't forget to
tell your Senators to ratify the Disability Treaty! <a
href="http://power.aapd.com/site/R?i=7P3bg43jb-cmEgzdFT7zGg">Click here to
send your Senators an email</a>, or call the Capital switchboard at <strong><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>(202) 224-3121.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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more information on the hearing</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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href="http://power.aapd.com/site/R?i=N_LGiA7NgWEfPM_xrBDD5A">www.disabilitytreaty.com</a>
for more information on the Disability Treaty.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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