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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#2a2a2a" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#2A2A2A'>WE are in great need
of support for a crisis in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Mississippi</st1:State></st1:place>.
Recently HB960 was introduced to the Education Committee. We as members of
Parents of Blind Children sat down with Mississippi Department of Education and
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Mississippi</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the Blind. We made
compromises to include their thoughts and made an agreement on the bill that
would go through house and Senate. It (HB960) passed the House Education
Committee with the agreed upon changes. It passed Senate Education Committee
without the agreed upon changes and weaker language. We need you to email our
Representatives and Our Senators in support of HB960. This bill calls for
competent braille teachers, text books on time, and aligns MS law with federal
law when providing braille to low vision and blind students.<br>
Please help us by listening to the video link below and then email </span></font><a
href="mailto:representatives@house.ms.gov"><font size=2 color="#0066cc"
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#0066CC'>representatives@house.ms.gov</span></font></a>
<font size=2 color="#2a2a2a" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:#2A2A2A'>and </span></font><a
href="mailto:seantors@senate.ms.gov"><font size=2 color="#0066cc" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#0066CC'>seantors@senate.ms.gov</span></font></a><font
size=2 color="#0066cc" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;color:#0066CC'> </span></font><font size=2 color="#2a2a2a" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#2A2A2A'>. Help us show
Mississippi that 50,000 plus blind people are interested in the education of
blind and low vision students. Let them know we will not sit on the outside of
the room while they decide the future of our kids. <br>
Thank you, <br>
Casey Robertson<br>
Teacher of Blind Students M.ED NCLB</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#0066cc" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#0066CC'>"Casey
West" <caseywest94@hotmail.com><br>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#0066CC'><a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvI_IhdzytY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvI_IhdzytY</a></span></font>
<font size=2 color="#2a2a2a" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:#2A2A2A'>Kids Speaking for Kids<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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