[Nfb-utah] Parental Rights for the Blind in Utah

[Ron Gardner]

Hi, great work! Sorry I will not be able to attend with you at the capital. I'm on the East Coast now and will not be home till this weekend. Talk to you soon.

Rong

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> On Feb 4, 2017, at 1:21 PM, Nfb Utah via Nfb-utah <nfb-utah at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Fellow Federationists and Friends of the NFB of Utah!
> 
> 
> 
> The time has come for us to stand up for our rights as blind people here in
> Utah! I have been working on a version of the parental rights for the blind
> legislation and resolution that we passed during last years annual
> convention. Representative Patrice Arent has proposed HB 150 Custody Rights
> for blind and disabled parents to our Utah House of Representatives. The
> Bill has been passed out of committee and will now be heard on the floor of
> the House in our Utah Capital Building. The plan is for it to be presented
> on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 11:45am.
> 
> I am asking all of you to please call your local representative and ask
> them to vote Yes in favor of this Bill. This is of vital importance that
> you do this over the weekend and on Monday! Remember that we are a voice
> for collective action but that voice is silent if we are not heard!
> 
> I would like to publicly thank Christine Passey, SLC Mayors Coordinator of
> Disability Rights and Susan Reimers, of our SLC chapter for their work and
> testimony on this Bill!
> 
> If you are available to come to the capital on Tuesday, please let me know!
> 
> If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call.
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you for calling your legislators and helping change custody laws for
> our blind parents!
> 
> 
> 
> Everette Bacon
> 
> President, NFB of Utah
> www.nfbutah.orgJerry Nealey
> NFB of Utah Information Specialist
> www.nfbutah at gmail.com
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