[NFBF-L] Section 504 Email Template

[president at nfbflorida.org]

Greetings Federationists: 

 

We have a response to the recent release of information regarding Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This is one of our strongest
protections against discrimination from any entity that receives federal
funds. This includes schools, hospitals and other institutions we use
regularly. A lawsuit was filed in Texas, with 17 other states signing on.
Florida, unfortunately, is one of those states. We ask that you contact the
Office of the Attorney General, Florida James Uthmeier. You may also contact
the Office of Governor Ron Desantis. For convenience, there is a template
below that you may use. Please insert your name, location and any titles you
may hold in the National Federation of the Blind in the indicated spaces.
Your participation may have a positive impact; several states have since
withdrawn their participation in this lawsuit because of the outpouring of
dissent within their states. 

 

 

Dear Attorney General James Uthmeier: 

 

My name is [insert name]. I live in [insert city], Florida and am a member
of the National Federation of the Blind of Florida. I am writing to ask you
to support blind Floridians by withdrawing from the Texas vs. Besserra
lawsuit, which aims to declare Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
unconstitutional. This section of the law protects me and other disabled
people from discrimination due to disability from any entity that received
federal funds. This includes schools and hospitals. Without the protection
of Section 504, all strides in educational and employment for blind people
will be jeopardized. I strongly urge Florida to withdraw from this lawsuit,
which will have a negative, detrimental and demoralizing  effect on blind
Floridians. 

 

Sincerely,

[insert name] 

[insert titles in the NFB, if any] 

 

 

 

  Camille Tate, president

National Federation of the Blind of Florida 

Board of Directors 

 <http://www.nfbflorida.org/> www.nfbflorida.org

Tel: 321.372.4899

 

With love, hope and determination, we transform dreams into reality.

 

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