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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pam.glisson@insightbb.com
href="mailto:pam.glisson@insightbb.com">Pamela</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=dcollier@independenceplaceky.org
href="mailto:dcollier@independenceplaceky.org">Deshala Collier</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=idaconn@aol.com
href="mailto:idaconn@aol.com">Ida Conn</A> ; <A title=acarmac@uky.edu
href="mailto:acarmac@uky.edu">Carmack, Peter A</A> ; <A
title=mcolettemacon@yahoo.com href="mailto:mcolettemacon@yahoo.com">Marian
Colette</A> ; <A title=michael.e.fein@gmail.com
href="mailto:michael.e.fein@gmail.com">Michael Fein</A> ; <A
title=sradford@independenceplaceky.org
href="mailto:sradford@independenceplaceky.org">'S radford'</A> ; <A
title=rsmith@independenceplaceky.org
href="mailto:rsmith@independenceplaceky.org">Ron Smith</A> ; <A
title=myrahulse@yahoo.com href="mailto:myrahulse@yahoo.com">Myra Hulse</A> ;
<A title=pathfinders@harlanonline.net
href="mailto:pathfinders@harlanonline.net">Goodwyn,Sandra</A> ; <A
title=nfbk-lexington@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbk-lexington@nfbnet.org">Lexington,Kentucky Chapter List</A> ;
<A title=sfaulkner@independenceplaceky.org
href="mailto:sfaulkner@independenceplaceky.org">Sara Faulkner</A> ; <A
title=bray.jamie@mail.com href="mailto:bray.jamie@mail.com">Jamie Bray</A> ;
<A title=ALewis@nfb.org href="mailto:ALewis@nfb.org">Lewis, Anil</A> ; <A
title=pturner@independenceplaceky.org
href="mailto:pturner@independenceplaceky.org">pturner@independenceplaceky.org</A>
; <A title=j.glisson@twc.com
href="mailto:j.glisson@twc.com">j.glisson@twc.com</A> ; <A
title=sthornsberry@independenceplaceky.org
href="mailto:sthornsberry@independenceplaceky.org">Serena Thornsberry</A> ; <A
title=sburchett@independenceplaceky.org
href="mailto:sburchett@independenceplaceky.org">Steve Burchett</A> ; <A
title=omason@independenceplaceky.org
href="mailto:omason@independenceplaceky.org">Orissa Mason</A> ; <A
title=rsloan@nfb.org href="mailto:rsloan@nfb.org">Sloan,Rose</A> ; <A
title=wildhorses4@bellsouth.net
href="mailto:wildhorses4@bellsouth.net">wildhorses4@bellsouth.net</A> ; <A
title=marilyn@dri-ky.org href="mailto:marilyn@dri-ky.org">Mitchell,Marilyn</A>
; <A title=Petercarmack@aol.com
href="mailto:Petercarmack@aol.com">Petercarmack@aol.com</A> ; <A
title=roger@orcotool.com href="mailto:roger@orcotool.com">'Roger Watson'</A> ;
<A title=melissaa.wieser@gmail.com
href="mailto:melissaa.wieser@gmail.com">Melissa Wieser</A> ; <A
title=nfbk@nfbnet.org href="mailto:nfbk@nfbnet.org">NFB of Kentucky Internet
Mailing List</A> ; <A title=karent@dairymanssupply.com
href="mailto:karent@dairymanssupply.com">Karen Taylor</A> ; <A
title=Carla.Webster@acs-inc.com
href="mailto:Carla.Webster@acs-inc.com">Webster,Carla</A> ; <A
title=tjdawson@bardstown.com href="mailto:tjdawson@bardstown.com">Tom
Dawson</A> ; <A title=gfaulkner@independenceplaceky.org
href="mailto:gfaulkner@independenceplaceky.org">gfaulkner@independenceplaceky.org</A>
; <A title=msizemore@independenceplaceky.org
href="mailto:msizemore@independenceplaceky.org">Melissa Sizemore</A> ; <A
title=jmdawson@bardstown.com href="mailto:jmdawson@bardstown.com">Joy
Dawson</A> ; <A title=jjgs@one.net href="mailto:jjgs@one.net">John
Stephenson</A> ; <A title=taylorsjk@yahoo.com
href="mailto:taylorsjk@yahoo.com">taylorsjk@yahoo.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 08, 2014 2:41
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Nfbk] Letter to the
President</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hello Everyone,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thank you so much for yur advocacy
efforts!! Here I am with another request on behalf of 400,000 people
with disabilities who are being paid sub minimum wages across this
country. Please see the letter below to use as a template to send a
letter to the President regarding fair wages for people with
disabilities. Should you decide to take action, the letter should be
sent at your earliest convenience, since it references some statements that he
made in his State of the Union address. Please ask family and friends to
send the letter as well. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Please Note: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>You may want to change the date accordingly and
don't forget to sign the letter.</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">February 3,
2014<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">President
Barack Obama<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The White
House<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">1600
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Washington, DC
20500<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dear Mr.
President:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In your
January 28<SUP>th</SUP> State of the Union Address, and via a conference call
with Vice President Biden and Secretary of Labor Perez on January
29<SUP>th</SUP>, it was announced that all contractors would be required by
executive order to pay their federally funded workers at least $10.10 an hour
under any new contracts. The National Federation of the Blind, the oldest and
largest nationwide organization of blind Americans, urges you to include
workers with disabilities in this executive order, affirmatively and
explicitly. We further urge you to announce that you will sign the Fair Wages
for Workers with Disabilities Act (H.R. 831) if and when that legislation
reaches your desk. With a Republican sponsor and substantial Democratic
co-sponsorship, this nonpartisan piece of legislation will responsibly phase
out the discriminatory practice of paying workers with disabilities less than
the minimum wage. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Our respect
and prayers go out to Americans like Sergeant First Class Cory Remsburg, who
are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom and equality we
seek to enjoy as American citizens. We are thankful that Sergeant Remsburg is
recovering from the wounds he suffered in service to this great nation. But we
must point out that his value to our society is not a function of the
restoration of his eyesight and ability to walk, but of the simple fact that
he is a human being with determination, belief in himself, love for the United
States, and aspirations for his future. There are millions of others who
actively seek to serve this nation we love with our unique talents and
strengths, whether or not we can benefit from technology or medical
intervention that will mitigate or eliminate our disabilities. Some of us may
be blind in both eyes; others may not be able to hear; some may be unable to
walk; some may have developmental disabilities that require innovative
interventions; and still others may have other disabilities that require them
to perform everyday tasks a little differently. We seek to have our different
characteristics embraced as respected contributions to our nation’s diversity,
not as badges of inferiority that condemn us to a life of low wages and low
expectations. We are no less valuable, we are no less capable, and we are no
less American than any other citizen.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in">We wholeheartedly agree with you when you say,
“The America we want for our kids – a rising America where honest work is
plentiful and communities are strong; where prosperity is widely shared and
opportunity for all lets us go as far as our dreams and toil will take us –
none of it is easy. But if we work together; if we summon what is best in us,
the way Cory summoned what is best in him, with our feet planted firmly in
today but our eyes cast towards tomorrow – I know it’s within our
reach.” We believe that this America includes people with disabilities, and we
ask you to demonstrate that you believe it as well.<O:P></O:P></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><O:P> </O:P></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Sincerely,<BR></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P>
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