[nfbmi-talk] blind activism in iowa

[Fred wurtzel]

Hi,

Thanks for this.  It is interesting and shows the activitism of the NFB in a
positive way.  If successful our actions will benefit a lot more than just
blind people.

on another note, I would appreciate it if whoever copies these kinds of
items from Facebook would only copy the actual article and not all the
superfluous stuff it would make it a lot more readable.  I must say that I
appreciate the effort.  I am only suggesting a way to make the effort more
useful to the audience.

thank you, again.

Warmest Regards,

Fred

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Blind Postal Customers Rally To Save Post Office

 

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Posted:Nov 17, 2011 6:39 PM EST Updated:Nov 17, 2011 8:39 PM EST

 

by James Swierzbin

 

JSwierzbin at myabc5.com

 

In a little more than a month, a downtown Des Moines post office is
scheduled to become the latest casualty of the U.S. Postal Service's money
problems.

 

But now a local chapter of the National Federation of the Blind is leading
the charge to try and keep it from closing down.

 

The Capitol Square Post Office is used by many of the 60 members of the Des
Moines chapter of the National Federation of the Blind.

 

And they say it's closing would make their everyday lives harder.

 

"Why close an office that is so convenient for so many people?" said one
chapter member Peggy Chong.

 

It's a question that Peggy Chong has been asking ever since reports of the
Capitol Square Post Office's closing first surfaced.

 

Chong is just one of the many blind people who rely on the Capitol Square
Post Office's many services.

 

"It hits us more intensely because we have to make other arrangements in
order to get our stuff done. It's not just as easy as turning the car and
going

down the street in a different direction, we have to make very different
arrangement," said Chong.

 

Post office boxes in particular are important to the blind folks who
frequent this particular postal location.

 

Chong says many of her blind friends who live downtown have post office
boxes to ensure their mail isn't tampered with.

 

She's afraid that taking this post office offline could be devastating to
the ability of many blind people to function independently.

 

But she's optimistic that the post office can be saved, if enough people
support it.

 

"It's not a done deal, this post office can remain open if we in the
community all rally together and say how important it is to have it in the
downtown

area," said Chong.

 

The Des Moines chapter of the National Federation of the Blind is planning a
rally next Monday, in order to try and stop the Capitol Square Post Office

from closing on December 26th.

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