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

Sat Apr 21 08:11:34 UTC 2012

Other disability groups have implemented and successfully used legislative 
advocacy systems like this for several years now.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren1 at catliness.com>
To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Fw: Legislative Alert - Urgent 
ActionNeededRegardingBraille Instruction for Blind Students


> Hi,
> What do other disability rights groups do that the NFB doesn't do?
> Thanks
> Lauren
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 11:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Fw: Legislative Alert - Urgent Action 
> NeededRegardingBraille Instruction for Blind Students
>
>
>> Working within the political system I know that they do pay attention to 
>> mass generated letters and faxes. your condescending tone is not 
>> appreciated here. Perhaps this smug attitude is what gets in to the way 
>> of the image that is generated by the NFB at times. When it comes to 
>> political advocacy it is no longer the 1950's. Perhaps it is time to 
>> inquire what other disability advocacy organizations are successfully 
>> doing. It is also time to think about the time spent by members on 
>> activities and how to most effectively utilize that time. In other words, 
>> my time as a professional is valuable and as an organization you need to 
>> do more to recognize that and insure that my time spent is going to most 
>> effectively be used. Considering that I will take the time to respond to 
>> an opportunity to submit an electronic letter about 1 minute rather than 
>> the approximately 10 minutes to write a personalized email or letter.
>> Chuck Krugman
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
>> To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 9:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Fw: Legislative Alert - Urgent Action Needed 
>> RegardingBraille Instruction for Blind Students
>>
>>
>>> And how much attention do you think they pay to "mass generated" letters 
>>> and faxes?
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/19/2012 9:47 PM, DrV wrote:
>>>> Have you email Jesse with the suggestion?
>>>>
>>>> On 4/19/12 6:57 PM, "ckrugman at sbcglobal.net"<ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 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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