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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR>Apologies! Pressed the wrong document ! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt'> Camille Tate, president<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Florida <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Board of Directors <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://www.nfbflorida.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfbflorida.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tel: 321.372.4899<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>With love, hope and determination, we transform dreams into reality.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> president@nfbflorida.org <president@nfbflorida.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 24, 2025 8:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Florida List for Leaders' <nfbf-leaders@nfbnet.org>; 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List' <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> president@nfbflorida.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Legislative Alert!!!: Florida Senate Bill 1050-Consolidation of All Disabilities Into One Agency <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings Florida: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have breaking news from Tallahassee and it will take all of us working together to combat. Senate Bill 1050 was introduced this afternoon in the state legislature. This is a concerted effort to consolidate all disability agencies into one general disabilities service agency. The National Federation of the Blind of Florida is adamantly opposed to such consolidation. Passage of this legislation will have a diminishing effect on the services we receive through Division of Blind Services and Vocational Rehabilitation. We will discuss some strategies related to our opposition at the Legislative Committee meeting tomorrow night at 8 p.m. Please join us. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have attached to this email the pdf document containing the bill text. It is long and I don’t expect everyone to have read this prior to the meeting, but please keep it so you can review at your leisure. I have also attached the resolution passed at our 2024 State Convention, declaring our opposition to any plans for consolidation. As a reminder, resolutions passed by the convention body are policy statements of the National Federation of the Blind of Florida. This is our organizational position on the issue at hand. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I encourage our members to come and be part of advocating for ourselves. I heard a quote tonight that I have not heard in a very long time. I don’t have the attribution and am completely para-phrasing: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our downfall will not be the evil men do, but those who stand by and do nothing. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>See you all tomorrow night at the committee call! Let’s go protect our rights! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Camille Tate, president<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Florida <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Board of Directors <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://www.nfbflorida.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfbflorida.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tel: 321.372.4899<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>With love, hope and determination, we transform dreams into reality.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>