[NFBF-Tampa] please signFw: Americans with disabilities

[Dan Hicks]

“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as 
 outraged as those who are.”                          ― Benjamin Franklin

On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 1:55 PM Bob Clark Wrote: 

As a conservative, I would never sign anything issued by change.org or moveon.org.

Hmmm, that does not make a lot of sense to me. I don't see how it matters who or what is the host or promoter of the petition. The important thing is the purpose, content, and meaning of the petition. I don't think conservatives are any less inclined to speak their minds on an issue than we progressives. I liked the content of the petition and signed it. I would have done it if it had been hosted by Newsmax or Fox News or any other right-leaning petition host. 

Dan Hicks  


On 5/30/17, Jim Lovell via NFBF-Tampa <nfbf-tampa at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello everyone;
> I have signed this petition and I am asking you to sign the petition also.
> This is a big deal and we need to let the United States Congress know 
> that we are against any legislation that inhibits the civil rights of 
> disabled people in the U.S.
> The disabled population in the United States will continue to be 
> discriminated and our rights be minimized until we become a united front.
> I hope that you will stand up for the rights of the disabled and sign 
> the petition...remember disabilities do not discriminate...at any time 
> maybe today an accident will occur and you will find that you are a 
> member of the disabled population in the United States!
> Thank you,
>
> Jimmy Lovell
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 12:39 PM
> To: jdolphin at tampabay.rr.com
> Subject: Americans with disabilities
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>                         James – There's a new petition taking off on 
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>                                 Petitioning Members of Congress
>                                 Defend the Civil Rights of People with 
> Disabilities
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>                                     Petition by Disability Civics
>                                 United States        743
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>                                 Supporters
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>                                  Sign the petition
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>                                 Two bills have been introduced in 
> Congress, that if passed, would take away some of the protections 
> provided under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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>                                 HR 620, the "ADA Education and Reform 
> Act of 2017", sponsored by U.S. Representative Ted Poe (TX, 
> Republican), and HR 1493, the "ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017", sponsored by U.S.
> Representative Jeff Denham (CA, Republican) both contain sections 
> which would place more limits on the ability of people with 
> disabilities to sue if they are excluded from a building or public space due to a physical barrier.
> For example, "barriers" include not having a ramp allowing wheelchair 
> and scooter users to enter a building.
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>                                 The opportunity to enter public spaces 
> and buildings such as stores and hospitals should continue to be 
> recognized as a basic civil right. People with disabilities include 
> many of us, our loved ones, and people in our communities. People who 
> do not have disabilities now can be expected to live with a disability at some point during our lives.
>                                 People with disabilities need to be 
> able to take rapid legal action when disability civil rights are 
> ignored or violated.
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>                                 Members of Congress: We need you to 
> oppose HR 1493 and HR 620, and any other attacks on the Americans with 
> Disabilities Act.
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>                                 Petition authored by: Jake Abarca, 
> Anna Castro, Braden Cooley, Hugh Dang, Anam Durrani, Sarahi Espinoza, 
> Amanda Husted, Lois Jeon, Justin Kawakami, Vanessa Lopez, Mandy 
> Mekhail, Carina Mena, Jameelah Najieb, Beth Ribet, Nicole Santos, 
> M'ghan Stanford
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