[nfbmi-talk] FW: National Federation of the Blind to Address United Nations Forum

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Subject: National Federation of the Blind to Address United Nations Forum

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Public Relations Specialist

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

cdanielsen at nfb.org


National Federation of the Blind to Address United Nations Forum

Leading Organization of Blind Americans 
Will Discuss the Danger Posed by Silent Hybrid Vehicles


 


Baltimore, Maryland (November 7, 2008): The National Federation of the
Blind, the oldest and largest organization of the blind in the United States
and a leading advocate for the rights of blind people around the world, will
address the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (United
Nations Working Party 29) at its upcoming meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on
the dangers posed to the blind by silent vehicle technologies like those
used in hybrid and electric vehicles.  John G. Pare Jr., executive director
for strategic initiatives for the National Federation of the Blind, will
address the United Nations working group on November 12, 2008, providing
information on how blind people currently travel safely and independently
and how the silence of new vehicles poses a danger to the blind, cyclists,
runners, small children, and other pedestrians.

 

"The number of silent vehicles will substantially increase in the coming
years, posing life-threatening danger to blind people across the globe,"
said Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind.
"Automobile manufacturers and regulators in all nations should immediately
take concerted action to ensure that all vehicles emit a safe level of sound
so that pedestrians are warned of their approach and so that the blind can
continue to use the sound of traffic as a tool for independent travel as we
go about our daily business."

 

 

 

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