[NFBMD] Second Urgent Action Needed in Maryland

[mr. Chikodinaka Nickarandidum Oguledo]

call me for noteiss about the this email&the conference call. my house
is 301-388-0136 mobile cellphone 240-253-3001 see u on the next
CalllConfrenceCall
Did this All the bills got passed? if Not whin will thy get passed?

On 3/21/17, nfbmd via NFBMD <nfbmd at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Many thanks to everyone who sent emails and made calls.  Each House passed
> its library bill.  Now we are waiting for each House to pass the others
> bill.
>
> We need urgent action on SB424 - The Textbook Cost Savings Act of 2017.
> This bill calls upon the University of Maryland and the Maryland State
> Department of Education to develop online open sourced textbook materials.
> This bill must be amended to ensure accessibility for all blind students.
> Since this will affect both K-12 and students in higher education it is
> essential to have an accessibility requirement.  As I said in the previous
> message, you must send emails or call on Wednesday March 22 and Thursday
> March 23.  This bill will be considered by the House Appropriations
> Committee and we must ask them to amend the bill to require accessibility
> as
> recommended by the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland.  Remember
> the email address is  <mailto:firstname.lastname at house.state.md.us>
> firstname.lastname at house.state.md.us  I will provide the phone extensions.
> The general number is either 410 841-xxxx or 301 858-xxxx
>
> House Appropriations Committee
> Del. Maggie McIntosh, Chair, Room H121, x3407, District 43
> Del. Tawanna Gaines, Vice-Chair, Room H121, x3058, District 22
> Del. Benjamin Barnes, Room H151, x3046, District 21
> Del. Wendell Beitzel,  Room H309, x3435, District 1A
> Del. Mary Beth Carozza, Room H203, x3356, District 38C
> Del. Mark Chang, Room H160, x3511, District 32
> Del. Barrie Ciliberti, Room H324, x3080, District 4
> Del. Jefferson Ghrist, Room H410, x3555, District 36
> Del. Robin Grammer, Jr., Room H307, x3298, District 6
> Del. Ana Sol Gutierrez, Room H404, x3181, District 18
> Del. Keith Haynes, Room H363, x3801, District 44A
> Del. Shelly Hettleman, Room H311, x3833, District 11
> Del. Michael  Jackson, Room H204, x3103, District 27B
> Del. Adrienne Jones, Room H312, x3391, District 10
> Del. Marc  Korman, Room H210, x3649, District 16
> Del. Carol  Krimm, Room H215, x3472, District 3A
> Del. Clarence  Lam, Room H214, x3205, District 12
> Del. Brooke  Lierman, Room H311, x3319, District 46
> Del. Tony McConkey, Room H163, x3406, District 33
> Del. Michael  McKay, Room H322, x3321, District 1C
> Del. Aruna Miller, Room H426, x3090, District 15
> Del. Kirill Reznik, Room H225, x3039, District 39
> Del. Theodore  Sophocleus, Room H162, x3372, District 32
> Del. Geraldine Valentino-Smith, Room H427, x3101, District 23A
> Del. David  Vogt III, Room H319, x3118, District 4
> Del. Pat  Young, Jr., Room H306, x3544, District 44B
>
> Sharon Maneki, President
> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
> 410-715-9596
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back.
>