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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It is time to write letters concerning our e-scooter bill. HB 1243 requires ridesharing companies who rent e-scooters to provide tactile identification for blind persons on each scooter. The bill also requires companies to create and maintain accessible websites and apps. The blind should have the same information that the rest of the public has and should be able to communicate with the appropriate company. These scooters are dockless and operators leave them anywhere, frequently blocking building entrances, bus stops, sidewalks, etc. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Remember, if you email the delegates the email addresses are <a href="mailto:firstname.lastname@house.state.md.us">firstname.lastname@house.state.md.us</a>. If you wish to mail a letter, the address is House Office Building, 6 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD 21401. I will provide the room number next to the person’s name below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Everyone should write to Delegate Kumar Barve, Chairman, Environment and Transportation Committee, Room 251.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you live in Anne Arundel County, write to the following delegate:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Mary Lehman, Room 317.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you live in Baltimore City, write to the following delegates:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Dalya Attar, room 317 (Thank her for sponsoring the bill).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Regina Boyce, Room 316.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Tony Bridges, Room 315.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Melissa Wells, Room 315.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> If you live in Baltimore County, write to the following delegates:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Jay Jalisi, Room 412.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Stephen Lafferty, Room 303.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Dana Stein, Room 251.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you live in Montgomery County, write to the following delegates:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> David Fraser-Hidalgo, Room 223. Note: His email address is <a href="mailto:david.fraser.hidalgo@house.state.md.us">david.fraser.hidalgo@house.state.md.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Jim Gilchrist, Room 219.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Sara Love, Room 210.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Vaughn Stewart, Room 220.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you live in Prince George’s County, write to the following delegates:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Andrea Fletcher Harrison, Room 204. Note: Her email address is <a href="mailto:andreafletcher.harrison@house.state.md.us">andreafletcher.harrison@house.state.md.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Anne Healey, Room 361.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Marvin Holmes, Room 364.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Mary Lehman, Room 317.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your help. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>410-715-9596<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland 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</span>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>