[Nfbc-info] Fw: Legislative Alert -UrgentActionNeededRegardingBraille Instruction for Blind Students

Fri Apr 20 04:59:47 UTC 2012

I will give you a call as there are several factors and parameters of the 
systems that we will need to discuss.
Chuck
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From: "Mary Willows" <mwillows at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Fw: Legislative 
Alert -UrgentActionNeededRegardingBraille Instruction for Blind Students


> Yeah, but can you help me?
>
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> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Fw: Legislative Alert - 
> UrgentActionNeededRegardingBraille Instruction for Blind Students
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>> yes, we need to check the resources for California as many organizations 
>> do this on a state level.
>> Chuck
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mary Willows" <mwillows at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 7:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Fw: Legislative Alert - Urgent 
>> ActionNeededRegardingBraille Instruction for Blind Students
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>>
>>>I guess you were just ahead of your time.  I think that is a great idea. 
>>>Can we do that on the state affiliate level?  Can you help me to set 
>>>something up?
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
>>> To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 6:57 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Fw: Legislative Alert - Urgent Action 
>>> NeededRegardingBraille Instruction for Blind Students
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>>>
>>>> Now if the NFB followed the course of other organizations and had taken 
>>>> the advice that I had given over the past few years and explored a web 
>>>> based advocacy system letters could be automatically faxed or emailed 
>>>> to the appropriate Senators to have them sign on and probably get a 
>>>> much higher response rate. The technology is out there and NFB staff 
>>>> are paid to investigate features as this to promote the organization it 
>>>> is now time to come in to the 21st century.
>>>> Chuck
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Mary Willows" <mwillows at sbcglobal.net>
>>>> To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 5:45 PM
>>>> Subject: [Nfbc-info] Fw: Legislative Alert - Urgent Action Needed 
>>>> RegardingBraille Instruction for Blind Students
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hello All:
>>>>> The following is ergent.  We have been trying to make progress in the 
>>>>> effort
>>>>> to get braille instructions for our children.  Here is our opportunity 
>>>>> to
>>>>> help further the cause.  Please read and take immediate action.
>>>>> The following message comes from Jesse Hartle, 
>>>>> LegistlationCoordinator.
>>>>> jhartle at nfb.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Fellow Federationists:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am writing to inform you of a Dear Colleague letter that was 
>>>>>> circulated
>>>>>> yesterday by Senators Murray, Boozman, and Harkin related to the
>>>>>> instruction of Braille for blind students.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We have been working with Senator Murray on this issue, and are 
>>>>>> excited
>>>>>> that the letter was released for other Senators to sign onto in 
>>>>>> support.
>>>>>> As you know many blind students are not receiving Braille instruction
>>>>>> today, despite the language contained in the Individuals with 
>>>>>> Disabilities
>>>>>> Education Act (IDEA), which states that Braille will be the primary
>>>>>> reading media for blind students.  Senator Murray will hold her 
>>>>>> letter
>>>>>> open through Friday, April 27, for other senators to sign onto, and 
>>>>>> then
>>>>>> she will send the letter to the Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Attached is a copy of the Dear Colleague letter that was circulated. 
>>>>>> We
>>>>>> are asking you to contact your senators and urge them to join with
>>>>>> Senators Murray and Boozman in support of instruction of Braille for 
>>>>>> blind
>>>>>> students.  Also attached is a state-by-state list of contacts for 
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> issue.  Please note that Republican offices should contact Ian Prince 
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> Senator Boozman's office, while Democrats should be directed to Jake
>>>>>> Cornett in Senator Murray's office.  We are pleased that Chairman 
>>>>>> Harkin
>>>>>> of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> Senator Mikulski of Maryland have already joined as cosigners of the 
>>>>>> Dear
>>>>>> Colleague letter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please contact me with any questions you may have.  Thank you all in
>>>>>> advance for your work on this important issue for blind students.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jesse
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jesse Hartle
>>>>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>>>>> Government Programs Specialist
>>>>>> Phone: 410-659-9314, Ext. 2233
>>>>>> Email: jhartle at nfb.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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