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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Hello, fellow Montana Federationists.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Here is where we are so far.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>LC2761: Prohibition of subminimum wages for workers with disabilities. Looking for a sponsor <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>LC2762: Establishment of accessible electronic alternative for mail voting. Drop this one for now, since a voting bill was passed by the previous legislature having to do with PDF ballots, and we may be better to wait for that to be revisited in a future legislature. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>LC2763: Provide that ballots for voters with disabilities be same form used by all. Same as above. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>LC2764: Establish penalties for malicious or negligent injury or death of service animal. We may be merging this bill with other groups of people with disabilities regarding their signal, guide, or service dogs, so that it is more inclusive and therefore more likely to pass. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>LC2765: Protect rights of blind parents in family law. The title of this bill cannot be changed once it has been submitted to the legislative council, and as of right now it only addresses the parental rights of blind parents. The prevailing wisdom is that it might have a better chance of passing if it promotes the parental rights of other disabilities as well. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Joy Breslauer, First Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Montana <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Web Site: <a href="http://www.nfbofmt.org/">http://www.nfbofmt.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Live the life you want</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>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. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>