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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Good morning<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>This is a call to action for all Blind Georgians<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A'>attached </span><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>you will find <span style='color:#1A1A1A'>our Affiliate NFB of Georgia resolution policy regarding the Texas v. Kennedy Lawsuit that threatens the protections under Section 504 of the </span>rehabilitation <span style='color:#1A1A1A'>Act. </span>This resolution was passed unanimously by the Georgia Affiliate Board, and now w<span style='color:#1A1A1A'>e </span>are <span style='color:#1A1A1A'>urg</span>ing<span style='color:#1A1A1A'> all members to email </span>the following request <span style='color:#1A1A1A'>to our state\u2019s Attorney General office </span>at <a href="mailto:ccarr@law.ga.gov">ccarr@law.ga.gov</a>, <span style='color:#1A1A1A'>and copy John Pare at <a href="mailto:JPare@nfb.org">JPare@nfb.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'> </span><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Your email request might say:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>[Subject]: <span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A'>Withdrawal Of Georgia From TEXAS V. KENNEDY</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>\u201cDear Attorney General Chris Carr,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>My name is [enter Your Name Here] and I am a resident of Georgia, and/or a member of the National Federation of the Blind of Georgia. Attached is a resolution that has been passed by the Georgia Affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind, calling for you to withdraw Georgia from the Texas v. Kennedy lawsuit. If the Plaintiffs\u2019 demands in this lawsuit are granted, it will have a devastating impact on blind Americans\u2019 rights to effective communication and reasonable accommodation in connection with government programs, services, and activities, including but not limited to education, employment, housing, healthcare, and other forms of civic life. We are urging you to withdraw the state of Georgia from this lawsuit.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[Enter Your Name Here]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>National Federation of the Blind of Georgia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>*Important note: P<span style='color:#1A1A1A'>lease copy John Paré so he can </span>keep <span style='color:#1A1A1A'>track </span>of the <span style='color:#1A1A1A'>progress </span>of the Georgia contacts, <span style='color:#1A1A1A'>and</span>,<span style='color:#1A1A1A'> </span>please do not <span style='color:#1A1A1A'>forget to add the attachment</span>.<span style='color:#1A1A1A'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:23px'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A'>Thank you in advance for your willingness to carry out our<span class=gmail-apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A'>legislative work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dorothy Griffin - President <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Georgia<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:dgriffin@nfbga.org" target="_blank">dgriffin@nfbga.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>770-374-4832<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black'>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. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>