[NFBF-L] Action Alert

[Florida State Wide Chapter President]

News alert affecting blind people: Most federal employees within the Office
of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services received Reduction in
Force notices last Friday.

If not reversed, this action will severely undermine the Department of
Education’s ability to carry out its legal responsibilities under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, and the Randolph-Sheppard Act. These laws ensure that blind children
receive Braille and other essential educational services, that blind adults
receive the training necessary for competitive employment, and that blind
entrepreneurs have opportunities to operate businesses on federal
properties.

We call upon the Department of Education to immediately rescind this
reduction in force.

Read our full press release at:



Z'Leah Liburd
President, State Wide Chapter
national Federation of the Blind of Florida
(813)838-7323
nfbf.statewide at gmail.com
Check us out on the web at :
http://www.nfbflorida.org/chapters/statewide/index.htm

The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we
work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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