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<p class="MsoNormal">Yes, Montgomery county has a similar law. However, they do not practice what they preach.
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<p class="MsoNormal">A chapter member is trying to get a job and having all kinds of issues. They asked for doctor report and a letter from DORS.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Yasmin Reyazuddin, Customer Service Representative II<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">MC311 Customer Service Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Office of Public Information <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Rockville, MD 20852<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">phone: 240-777-0311<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">email: yasmin.reyazuddin<a href="mailto:your%20name@montgomerycountymd.gov"><span style="color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none">@montgomerycountymd.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> NFBMD [mailto:nfbmd-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Blake, Lou Ann via NFBMD<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 28, 2016 3:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org; NFB of Maryland e-mail list <nfbmd@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Blake, Lou Ann <LBlake@nfb.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NFBMD] Public Forum on Baltimore City Hiring Preference for Job Applicants with Disabilities<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Are you looking for a job? Did you know that Baltimore City has a hiring preference for job applicants with disabilities?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Learn about Baltimore City’s hiring preference for job applicants with disabilities by attending the Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities public forum “An Overview of Baltimore City’s Disability Hiring Preference.” This event is free and
open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, November 30, 1:00 PM, at the League for People with Disabilities, 1111 E. Coldspring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21239. An informational flyer is attached. I hope to see you there!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lou Ann Blake, J.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Deputy Executive Director, Jernigan Institute<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(410) 659-9314, extension 2221| <a href="mailto:lblake@nfb.org">
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind">
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<p class="MsoNormal">The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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