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<div dir="ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font-size:16pt;">Hello everyone:</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font-size:16pt;"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font-size:16pt;">I have a member who lives in Rockland County, Judith, who has a question, and not sure how to answer it.</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font-size:16pt;"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font-size:16pt;">So here it is:</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font-size:16pt;"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 21px;">It has nothing to do with Long Island, I live in Rockland. I was wondering if the rubber/plastic mats on newly constructed street corners with raised surfaces on them were a town kindness to the blind or if they are now a mandated part of newly constructed sidewalks from New York state.</span><br id="FontBreak"></font><br><br><div>Cheryl Echevarria, President</div><div>National Federation of the Blind's Travel and Tourism Division</div><div>A proud division of the National Federation of the Blind</div><div>www.nfbtravel.org</div><div>631-236-5138</div><div>cherylandmaxx@hotmail.com</div><div><br></div><div>Also Owner of Echevarria Travel</div><div>631-456-5394</div><div>reservations@echevarriatravel.com</div><div>www.echevarriatravel.com</div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;">Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 of NY State</span></div><div><div><br></div></div><div>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can have the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</div><div><br></div><div>Sign up for our e-newsletter by e-mailing us you first and last name, and e-mail address to reservations@echevarriatravel.com, let us know if you want just text or pictures in your e-mail.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;">Echevarria Travel has partnered with Braille Smith. </span><a href="http://www.braillesmith.com" target="_blank" style="font-size:12pt;">www.braillesmith.com</a><span style="font-size:12pt;"> for all her braille needs. Gail Smith is the Secretary of the NFB of Alabama</span></div></div>
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