<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello all,</div><div><br></div><div>Our accountability for accessible K-12 education bills are stuck in their committees.
We need a big push on these bills because the legislative session is almost over.
Everyone should write to the following people on Monday or Tuesday, March 29 & 30:</div><div><br></div><div>In the senate, write to the Senate President, Bill Ferguson, and to Senator Paul Pinsky, Chairman of the Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee. Their emails are <a href="mailto:bill.ferguson@senate.state.md.us">bill.ferguson@senate.state.md.us</a> and <a href="mailto:paul.pinsky@senate.state.md.us">paul.pinsky@senate.state.md.us</a>. Ask them to take action on SB921. <br></div><div><br></div><div>In the house, write to Delegate Anne Kaiser, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, at <a href="mailto:anne.kaiser@house.state.md.us">anne.kaiser@house.state.md.us</a>, and Delegate Eric Ebersole, Chairman of the Early Childhood Subcommittee in the House Ways and Means Committee, at <a href="mailto:eric.ebersole@house.state.md.us">eric.ebersole@house.state.md.us</a>. Ask them to take action on HB1181.</div><div><br></div><div>Here are some points to make in your email:</div><div><ul><li>Blind students in grades K-12 need access to the curriculum.The accountability measures in SB921/HB1181 will achieve this goal. <br></li><li>The Maryland General Assembly claims to be concerned about education. It is unfair to leave blind students behind.</li><li>Blind students need a quality education, too. <br></li><li>As leaders in the senate and house, please take action on these bills.<br></li></ul></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font size="2">Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy</font></b></div><div><font size="2">National Federation of the Blind of Maryland</font></div><div><font size="2">410-715-9596</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">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.<br></font></div><div><b><font size="2"></font></b></div><div><b><font size="2"><br></font></b></div></div></div></div></div></div>