[MDABS] Letters Needed for Accountability Act for Accessible K-12 Education

[Divided By Sight]

A great idea but why stop at k-12 why not colleges.
On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 8:09 AM Sharon Maneki via MDABS <mdabs at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hello all,
> We must get the HB1181 Accountability Act for Accessible K-12 Education
> enacted into law. The first step is to convince the House Ways and Means
> committee to vote in favor of the bill. The hearing will be on March 3 so
> please get your email in right away. The email address is
> firstname.lastname at house.state.md.us . If there is an unusual email, I
> will give it to you. If you do not have email, please call and leave a
> message at the office asking the delegate to support the bill. The main
> number is either 410-841 or 301-858. I will provide the appropriate
> extensions. Please take action this coming week. The week of March 8, I
> will provide the Senate information. This bill requires local school
> systems to take certain actions to prevent the purchase of inaccessible
> information and communication technology. There will be a sample letter in
> a separate email if you need it. Here is the list of Delegates.
>
> Everyone should write to the chairman of the committee, Anne Kaiser ext.
> 3036, and ask her to support his bill.
>
> If you live in Allegany County, write to Delegate Jason Buckel ext. 3404.
>
> If you live in Anne Arundel County, write to Delegate Dana Jones ext. 3209.
>
> If you live in Baltimore City, write to Delegates Dalya Attar ext. 3267,
> Stephanie Smith ext. 3486, and Chanel Branch ext. 3257.
>
> If you live in Baltimore County write to Delegates Joseph Boteler ext.
> 3365, Michelle Guyton ext. 3793, and Robert Long ext. 3458. Thank Michelle
> Guyton for sponsoring the bill.
>
> If you live in Baltimore County or Howard County, write to Delegate
> Jessica Feldmark ext. 3205 and Delegate Eric Ebersole ext. 3328.
>
> If you live in Carroll County, write to Delegates April Rose ext. 3070 and
> Haven Shoemaker ext. 3359.
>
> If you live in Cecil County, write to Delegate Kevin Hornberger ext. 3284.
>
> If you live in Charles County, write to Delegate Edith Patterson ext. 3247.
>
> If you live in Harford County, write to Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti ext.
> 3331.
>
> If you live in Montgomery County, write to Delegates Eric Luedtke ext.
> 3110, Julie Palakovich Carr (julie.palakovichcarr at house.state.md.us) ext.
> 3003, and Jheanelle Wilkins ext. 3445.
>
> If you live in Prince George's County, write to Delegates Alonzo
> Washington (Vice Chair) ext. 3699, Darryl Barnes ext. 3557, and Julian Ivey
> ext. 3326.
>
> If you live in Wicomico or Worcester, write to Delegate Wayne Hartman ext.
> 3273.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> *Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy*
> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
> 410-715-9596
>
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