[NFBMT] NFB Newsline

[d m gina]

Ok how many persons do they get jobs for in a year with the money they ask for?
I know we can't ask that, where news line reaches everyone who requests it.
How frustrating this is.
Thanks for sharing,
Do send out a letter you would like us to share with media I will be 
glad to help.

Original message:
> Hi All,

> Our appeal to Montana state government leaders to fund NFB Newsline and to
> reverse DPHHS Director Sheila Hogan's decision to discontinue funding
> generated only one response.  The response, which affirmed the denial, came
> from Chanda Hermanson-Dudley, Administrator of Vocational Rehabilitation and
> Blind Services.  Chanda said the vocational rehabilitation priority is to
> get the agency out of its long wait list for services, and NFB Newsline
> funding had to be dropped to meet the agency priority.

> Next step is to take our case to the media.  The NFB-MT will be sending out
> sample letters to editors, and our members will be asked to voice our
> support for NFB Newsline in local newspapers and other media.

> Our final fallback effort will be to request permanent funding from the 2021
> Montana Legislature.  We won't give up on our right to access information
> alongside all our peers in our communities.




> Jim Marks
> President
> National Federation of the Blind of Montana
> president at nfbofmt.org
> (406) 438-1421
> www.nfbofmt.org

> You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBMT [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rik James via
> NFBMT
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 8:28 PM
> To: NFB of Montana Discussion List <nfbmt at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Rik James <rixmix2009 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFBMT] NFB Newsline

> Any word on how our efforts are going?

> Rik



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