[Nfbf-l] FW: National Federation of the Blind Launches "ProjectVIP" to Help Blind Voters on Election Day

[Mark]

This sounds truly wonderful.  I don't expect any problems here in my 
precinct, but this is excellent.
Mark Tardif
You can't hug your loved ones with nuclear arms
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Davis" <kdavisnfbf at cfl.rr.com>
To: "Nfbf Leaders" <nfbf-leaders at yahoogroups.com>; <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 10:41 PM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] FW: National Federation of the Blind Launches "ProjectVIP" 
to Help Blind Voters on Election Day


> Hi NFBF Leaders and Other Members,
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> I am pleased to share the following information with you from the National
> Center. Please keep the below telephone number handy in case you need
> assistance voting independently and in private when you are at your poling
> place. Help is there so don't hesitate to use it.
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> Kathy
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> From: Freeh, Jessica [mailto:JFreeh at nfb.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 2:59 PM
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> Subject: National Federation of the Blind Launches "Project VIP" to Help
> Blind Voters on Election Day
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> CONTACT:
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> Chris Danielsen
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> Public Relations Specialist
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> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
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> <mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org> cdanielsen at nfb.org
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> National Federation of the Blind Launches
> "Project VIP" to Help Blind Voters on Election Day
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> Voting Specialists Will Provide Advice and Assistance to Blind Voters
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> Baltimore, Maryland (October 21, 2008): The National Federation of the
> Blind, the nation's leading advocate for the voting rights of blind 
> people,
> announced today that it is launching Project VIP (Voting with Independence
> and Privacy), a toll-free hotline that will be available to blind voters
> across the United States on Election Day.  The purpose of the hotline is 
> to
> help blind voters who are experiencing problems voting independently and
> privately as required by the Help America Vote Act.  The National 
> Federation
> of the Blind will have voting specialists on call to provide support to
> blind voters who call from their polling locations and to assist in
> troubleshooting problems with nonvisual voting technology.  If a blind 
> voter
> is unable to vote independently and privately, the voting specialists will
> record details such as the city, state, and polling location.  The
> information from situations that cannot be resolved during a phone call to
> the Project VIP hotline will be referred to the proper authorities for
> follow-up action.
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> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
> "There is no right that is more fundamental in a democratic nation than 
> the
> right to vote, and the 2008 presidential election is the first election in
> which blind Americans are guaranteed the right to cast their vote for
> president independently and privately.  The National Federation of the 
> Blind
> is setting up Project VIP to ensure that every blind voter can exercise 
> this
> historic and invaluable right, for which blind Americans have fought and
> will continue to protect."
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> On November 4, blind voters who experience problems voting independently 
> and
> privately are urged to call 877-NFB-1940 (877-632-1940) from 7 a.m. to 10
> p.m. (EST).  The voting specialists answering this number will assist the
> blind voter and/or the poll worker in resolving the issue.  Voters are 
> urged
> to call directly from their polling location to resolve voting issues 
> rather
> than simply reporting problems after they occur.
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> About the National Federation of the Blind
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> With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is the
> largest and most influential membership organization of blind people in 
> the
> United States.  The NFB improves blind people's lives through advocacy,
> education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and
> self-confidence.  It is the leading force in the blindness field today and
> the voice of the nation's blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the
> National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research 
> and
> training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind. 
> Please
> visit our Web site: www.nfb.org <http://www.nfb.org/> .
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