[MDPOBC] Blind Students Need Your Help

[Jane Osburn]

Will do today Sharon!

On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 11:23 AM Sharon Maneki via MDPOBC <mdpobc at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hello All!
> Many thanks to everyone who wrote to the chairman of the Early Childhood
> and Special Education Subcommittee Chairman, Eric Ebersole and to the
> Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee Delegate Vanessa Atterbeary.
> Unfortunately, nothing has happened yet and the clock is ticking! This time
> please write or call the members of the Subcommittee and ask them to talk
> to Delegate Ebersole about the importance of HB547, the Accountability Act
> for Accessible K-12 Education. Blind and disabled students have been
> waiting for 2 years for this legislation to be enacted. It is time for the
> House of Delegates to take action!
>
> If you live in Baltimore City write or call Delegate Chanel Branch.
> chanel.branch at house.state.md.us
> phone 410-841-3257
> If you live in Baltimore County write or call Delegate Joseph Botler and
> Delegate Michele Guyton (Thank her for sponsoring the bill).
> joseph.botler at house.state.md.us
> phone 410-841-3365
> michele.guyton at house.state.md.us
> phone 410-841-3793
> If you live in Cecil or Harford County write or call Delegate Michael
> Griffith.
> michael.griffith at house.state.md.us
> phone 410-841-3444
> If you live in Harford County write or call Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti.
> MaryAnn.Lisanti at house.state.md.us
> phone 410-841-3331
> If you live in Montgomery County write or call Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins.
> jheanelle.wilkins at house.state.md.us
> phone 301-858-3493
>
> Please do these emails or calls today, Thursday, March 24 or tomorrow,
> March 25. Hopefully the subcommittee will meet on Monday, March 28.
> Blind students need a quality education now! Let's make it happen!
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
> *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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