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<DIV>Oklahoma needs help! Please read below. We need people, phone calls,
signitures! House Chirs Roberts phone number 405-557-7322.</DIV>
<DIV>Petition: </DIV>
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<DIV><A
title=https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/tulsa-county-sherrif-against-working-blind
href="https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/tulsa-county-sherrif-against-working-blind">https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/tulsa-county-sherrif-against-working-blind</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=nfbok-talk@nfbnet.org>Jeannie Massay via NFBOK-Talk</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 25, 2017 6:19 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=OfficeOfThePresident@nfb.org>'President,National
Federation of the Blind'</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=jmassay1@cox.net>Jeannie Massay</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NFBOK-Talk] URGENT! call to action! NFBOK Blind Push
Back!</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt">The Blind Push Back in
Oklahoma!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: red">CALL TO
ACTION!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Wednesday, March
1<SUP>st</SUP>!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">If you are Blind, know or
love someone who is blind, you need to be at the Oklahoma State Capitol on
Wednesday, March 1, 2017, to let our legislators know that we, the blind
of Oklahoma, are not OK with legislation being written about us without
our input, expertise and experience of living as blind people. Further, that we
do not want or need either of the bills currently in question.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">We need everyone to show up
in opposition to HB 1861 and HB 2230. Make the day about showing Oklahoma that
the Blind community is alive and well in Oklahoma. How can you help? See
how below:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Come to the Oklahoma State Capitol and stay all
day!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN style="mso-list: ignore">1.<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">The House Municipal
& County Committee will vote on HB 2230 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 412 C.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN style="mso-list: ignore">2.<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">We, the blind, and our
friends and family members will rally at 1:00 on the South Plaza to oppose the
legislation and demonstrate our capacity through collective action.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN style="mso-list: ignore">3.<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">The House
Appropriations Committee will meet at 3:30 in Room 206 to vote on HB
1861.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN style="mso-list: ignore">4.<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Share and Like our
Facebook and Twitter posts.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">If you are able to stay for
the entire day, please plan to do so. If you are able to attend part of the day
please come to the Blind Push Back Rally and the House Municipal & County
Committee meeting in the morning or the House Appropriations Committee meeting
in the afternoon. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt; COLOR: red">Tired of being pushed around?
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt; COLOR: red">We can and must do something about it!
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">HB1861 Regarding the
Older Blind program <o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>This bill will effectively remove the management and services
to the older blind from the Department of Rehabilitation and its employees to
other possible organizations or private agencies. This legislation will take
dollars away from Visual Services and afford it to outside interests. This bill
seeks to provide a solution to a problem that does not exist. The Older Blind
program needs to stay where it is! <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><U><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: #333333'>HB2230
Regarding the exemption of county jail commissaries from priority to licensed
blind managers<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: #333333'>This bill will
effectively remove a blind manager from the job that he does well and will set
precedent for other locations to be removed for exemption in the future. The
bill, in its current form, will remove all county jails from prioritization.
Further, in the future other facilities are quite likely to be targeted as well.
Last year, the legislature exempted the Capitol from priority and claimed that
they would not pursue further locations in the future. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt">It's time to tell the
Oklahoma Legislature they can’t make policy about us, without us. Please join us
Wednesday to be a part of the blind push back.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Cambria",serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Cambria",serif'>Jeannie M. Massay,
President<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Cambria",serif'>National Federation of theBlind
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Cambria",serif'>Of Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Cambria",serif'>505 Baker Street<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Cambria",serif'>Norman, OK 73072<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Cambria",serif'>Phone: 405-600-0695<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Cambria",serif'><A>Jeannie.massay@nfbok.org</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Cambria",serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Cambria",serif'>Live the life you
want!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Cambria",serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Cambria",serif'>The National Federation of the Blind knows
that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every
day, we raise expectations of the blind because low expectations create
obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Blindness is not what holds you
back. You can live the life you want.!. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Cambria",serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
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