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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='color:#1F497D'>A message from Rose Sloan: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Federation family, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>As many of you know, and as President Riccobono mentioned in his President’s Notebook, there has been a lot of discussion in St. Louis regarding fair wages for people with disabilities. Last month, a board bill was passed that increased the minimum wage and ensured that people with disabilities also received at least the minimum wage. However, since then, an alderman has introduced a bill to reinstate the exemption that allows people with disabilities to be paid subminimum wages. This bill will come up for a vote on Friday, October 2. Over the next thirty-six hours, we need to show our support for Mayor Francis Slay (@MayorSlay) and Alderwoman Christine Ingrassia (@Chryssi) by tweeting them to reaffirm that they did the right thing. Everyone deserves #fairswages.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please use the following tweets as inspiration to create your own. Let’s let our voices be heard!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you @chryssi for supporting #fairwages for #PWD.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you @MayorSlay for supporting #fairwages for #PWD. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>@MayorSlay Your support of #fairwages for #PWD helps them live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>@Chryssi Your support of #fairwages for #PWD helps them live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you @MayorSlay for standing up for #fairwages for #PWD.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you @Chryssi for standing up for #fairwages for #PWD.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Feel free to spread the word far and wide. Let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks as always for all that you do.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yours in the fight for #fairwages,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rose<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rose Sloan<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Government Affairs Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>200 East Wells Street<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2441<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:rsloan@nfb.org">rsloan@nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It’s TIME to Eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfb.org/TIME">http://www.nfb.org/TIME</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="https://nfb.org/make-gift">Make a gift</a> to the National Federation of the Blind and help ensure all blind Americans live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>