[MDABS] Emergency Action Needed on Education Bill

[Sharon Maneki]

Hello All,
We must email or call the House Ways and Means Committee and ask them to
vote in favor of HB1181, the Accountability Act for Accessible K-12
Education.  The email address is firstname.lastname at house.state.md.us . If
you are calling, the main number is either 410-841 or 301-858. I will
provide the appropriate extensions. We need to take action today because
the bill needs to get to the Senate by Monday, March 22. Here is a sample
message followed by the list of committee members.

Blind Students Need Your Help. They need access to the curriculum. HB1181
will solve this problem. Please vote in favor of it quickly so that it can
make it to the Senate in time for crossover.

Here is the list:
Everyone should write to the chairman of the committee, Anne Kaiser ext.
3036, and ask her to move this bill out of committee.

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.

Don't let the students down. Take action today. 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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