[NFBF-Tampa] please signFw: Americans with disabilities

[Bob Clark]

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

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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> From: Change.org
> 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
> Change.org, and we think you might be interested in signing it.
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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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