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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey Phil,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've already responded to this e-mail but will
again here because I'm so tickled to find your e-mail here.
Grin.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On a different and more serious note, however, I
believe I have failed to post information regarding the Senate Bill 87 in this
'TAD' listserv!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please do call 1-800-372-7181 (LRC Message Line)
and voice your support for Accessible Electronic Information Services expansion
in KY by supporting Senate Bill 87, and request your message to be sent to both
your State Senator and Representative and also and most importantly at this
moment the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Energy where the Bill
currently rests. It doesn't need to rest here, become lathargic and simply
pass away... SB 87 needs to be called up for a vote and moved on through the
legislative process.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Help us out, Brother Phil and others looking in on
this - clearing my throat, Uh - cough - Duh 'Technology Assistance Division' ...
Smiley faces...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Senate Bill 87 is all about making print materials
available to the blind, visually impaired, learning disabled, physically
handicapped, etc. Such information is currently being administered to Kentucky
through the KY NFB-NEWSLINE(R), which is a newspaper and magazine reading
service via the touch-tone telephone with 300 local, state, national and
international newspapers, 40 magazines, TV Programming Listings, Career Builder
Job Search capability and much much more simply by dialing a Toll Free number
and punching the number one wants to read desired publications or perform
desired functions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The phone call to voice your support only takes 30
seconds or so ... Your address and phone number are optional, though some who
answer the phone do attempt to induce such information.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nervous? No need ... A bunch of people with
disabilities in the noisy confines of Culver's restaurant in Lexington last
night had the LRC staff rolling in laughter as we attempted to voice our
support! One did become a bit snappy as a Mom tried to voice her
daughter's support, and her daughter is basically nonverbal, coupled with LRC
rules about the person talking for him/herself and the background noise; this
particular scenario was a bit testy. Smiles, but all worked out
ok.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just make your call ... and request family and
friends to follow suit ... </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If we don't do it, it ain't likely to get
done!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2 aspects of this service keep me doing all that I
for one can possibly do in KY: (1) children who are eligible for this service
but denied the magnificence of it simply because it's new and innovative (All
educators in Kentucky have heard about the Newsline service for the past 10
years!!! I can't imagine their denying our youth who are eligible the
opportunity to read, job search, discover TV programming, conduct global
research, etc. totally independently!!! It almost seems/feels like people
do not want our KY youth with disabilities to excell or at least have the
opportunity to access information.) and (2) Our men and women of the Armed
Forces who return home blinded, visually impaired, brain injured, confused and
often a combination of factors that render one unable to continue to use printed
materials!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would like to learn of the reason that our
Kentucky leaders actively deny the availability of accessible electronic
information services.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sincerely,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John g.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pseif@yahoo.com href="mailto:pseif@yahoo.com">Philip Seif</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nfbktad@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbktad@nfbnet.org">NFB of Kentucky, Technology Assistance
Division</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 18, 2012 12:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Nfbktad] new member</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">Hi Mary Ann. I'm Phil.
I'm not too active though. I just chime in once in a while to make John
smile.<BR></DIV><BR>-----Original message-----<BR>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"><B>From: </B>Mary Ann
Sears <<A
href="mailto:maryannsears1972@gmail.com">maryannsears1972@gmail.com</A>><B><BR>To:
</B><A href="mailto:nfbktad@nfbnet.org">nfbktad@nfbnet.org</A><B><BR>Sent:
</B>Sat, Feb 18, 2012 16:37:34 GMT+00:00<B><BR>Subject: </B>[Nfbktad] new
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