[nabs-l] FW: Spread the Word: Rally for Equal Access in Higher Education

[Cazares, Gabe]

Howdy Friends,

President Riccobono just sent the below message to all state affiliate presidents regarding the NFB student rally we will be holding during Washington Seminar. I hope all available students are planning to attend!

We need your energy, your passion, and your voice on this issue, and all of the Federation's priorities for 2017! Please circulate this announcement widely, even with those students who might not otherwise be participating in our Washington Seminar, but who are in and around the DC metro area. See you in Washington D.C. very soon!
Best,

...Gabe

Gabe Cazares
Government Affairs Specialist
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2206 | gcazares at nfb.org
Twitter: @gmcazares

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From: President, National Federation of the Blind
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 2:17 PM
To: State Affiliate Leadership (state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org)
Cc: Cazares, Gabe
Subject: Spread the Word: Rally for Equal Access in Higher Education

Fellow Federationists,

What do we want? Equal access! When do we want it? Now! The time has come to have high expectations for blind students in post-secondary educational settings-we seek to aim high. For too long we have pushed and pulled and fought with inaccessible technology, but we are no longer willing to tolerate this inequality, so we say "don't deny."

The United States Capitol Police have just confirmed our demonstration permit for Tuesday, January 31, 2017, so if you have not already done so, please make plans to attend our NFB student rally for equal access. I know some of you will be unavailable due to scheduling conflicts, but I hope that if you are planning to participate in our 2017 Washington Seminar, and will not be in an appointment during this time, that you will join us to demand equal access for blind students in classrooms nationwide. If you know of blind students or interested supporters who will not be participating in Washington Seminar, please encourage them to join us to aim high for blind students on January 31.

We'll gather at the Upper Senate Park, located on the west side of the Russell Senate Office Building along Constitution Avenue, between Delaware and New Jersey Avenue, and our rally will begin promptly at 12:00 p.m. No one moves a policy agenda like the National Federation of the Blind, and I am confident that with our love, hope, and determination, we will encourage members of Congress to promptly move our AIM HE legislation along with all of our other legislative priorities for 2017. It's time for Congress to #DontDenyAimHigh!

Spread the word: Let's have the largest gathering of blind students ever on the capitol grounds. Let's demonstrate to all the importance of this issue. If you have questions about the rally, please contact Gabe Cazares at gcazares at nfb.org<mailto:gcazares at nfb.org> or 410-659-9314, extension 2206.

Mark A. Riccobono
President
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314 | officeofthepresident at nfb.org<mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>


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