From braille at satx.rr.com  Fri Jul  1 23:19:53 2011
From: braille at satx.rr.com (Mary Donahue)
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 18:19:53 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Away from List
Message-ID: <6715E71B033E4043A9B799D94580172E@valued3a11ee5d>

Good evening everyone,

    As your moderator, I want to let you know that I will be temporarily 
away from the list until Sunday, July 10, as Pete, Sara, and I will be 
attending the national convention in Orlando, Florida. There is no problem 
with this list as far as getting off track is concerned, so carry on as you 
always do. Understand, though, that there will be no moderator for eight 
days, and I'll see you all after July 10!

Mary Donahue

"Be well, do good work, and keep in touch."
Garrison Keillor 




From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Wed Jul  6 00:05:31 2011
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 19:05:31 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fwd: [Chapter-presidents] National Federation of the
 Blind Names Angela Wolf 2011 Blind Educator of the Year
In-Reply-To: <auto-000019389634@mailfront3.g2host.com>
References: <auto-000019389634@mailfront3.g2host.com>
Message-ID: <CANAdVS-4dLFcZFP08i8hbavOdCkZt5OhoU8+RE9GuX6-yeoOvQ@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Freeh, Jessica" <JFreeh at nfb.org>
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:36:32 -0500
Subject: [Chapter-presidents] National Federation of the Blind Names
Angela Wolf 2011 Blind Educator of the Year
To: nfb-announce at nfbnet.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Chris Danielsen
Director of Public Relations
National Federation of the Blind
(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
(410) 262-1281 (Cell)
cdanielsen at nfb.org

National Federation of the Blind Names Angela Wolf
2011 Blind Educator of the Year

Baltimore, Maryland (July 5, 2011): The National Federation of the
Blind (NFB) has named Angela Wolf, a teacher at Austin Discovery
School in Austin, Texas, as its 2011 Blind Educator of the
Year.  Angela Wolf was presented with the award at the NFB's
seventy-first annual national convention, held at the Rosen Shingle
Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

Ms. Wolf has worked in education for over seven years.  She began
working with blind children as an intern teacher at Sanchez
Elementary School in Austin, Texas.  From 2005 to 2008, Ms. Wolf
served as teacher and coordinator of post-secondary education at the
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, ably coordinating a
dual-agency education program for blind students aged eighteen to
twenty-two.  Since 2008 she has taught elementary-school students at
Austin Discovery School, an innovative charter school.

Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
said: "Angela's exceptional work in the education field is proof of
our conviction that blind people can compete on terms of
equality.  Ms. Wolf has dedicated herself to educating the future
leaders of America and in so doing has become a leader and a role
model herself.  The National Federation of the Blind commends Ms.
Wolf for her outstanding professional accomplishments as well as her
commitment to dispelling misconceptions about the abilities of blind people."

Ms. Wolf received her bachelor's degree in humanities from the
University of Texas, Austin.

The Blind Educator of the Year Award carries with it a $1,000
prize.  While in Orlando, Ms. Wolf will address several hundred
people and have an opportunity to share the experiences and insights
that she has gained from being a blind educator.


# # #


About the National Federation of the Blind

With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind
is the largest and most influential membership organization of blind
people in the United States.  The NFB improves blind people's lives
through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs
encouraging independence and self-confidence.  It is the leading
force in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's
blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the
Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in
the United States for the blind led by the blind.


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From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Thu Jul  7 22:24:55 2011
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 17:24:55 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] RESOLUTION 2011-17 Regarding
 the Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization
In-Reply-To: <auto-000018909360@mailfront4.g2host.com>
References: <auto-000018909360@mailfront4.g2host.com>
Message-ID: <CANAdVS_3XA8u3FQ-KAvyeVL_cTUE5-8ZvzceCZEEQOwtfLRTog@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Freeh, Jessica" <JFreeh at nfb.org>
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:50:25 -0500
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] RESOLUTION 2011-17 Regarding the
Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
Cc: nfb-announce at nfbnet.org

RESOLUTION 2011-17
Regarding the Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization
Proponent:

	WHEREAS, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions has distributed language for the reauthorization of the
Workforce Investment Act including a proposed Section 511 of Title V
(the Rehabilitation Act), which would provide for employment of
people with significant disabilities at wages below the federally
mandated minimum wage; and

	WHEREAS, the proposed language of Section 511 would be a tacit
endorsement of the subminimum wage provision found in Section 14(c)
of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and its antiquated contention
that people with disabilities cannot be competitively employed; and

	WHEREAS, this language links the Rehabilitation Act, which was
established to assist people with disabilities in obtaining
competitive integrated employment, with Section 14(c) of the FLSA,
which is based on the false premise that people with disabilities can
not be competitively employed and therefore can be paid subminimum wages; and

	WHEREAS, the language in Section 511 that defines what steps a
vocational rehabilitation counselor must take before steering a
client into subminimum-wage employment is intended to prevent youth
with disabilities from being tracked into subminimum-wage jobs, but
is likely instead to track clients into subminimum-wage employment; and

	WHEREAS, language in Section 511 asserts that employers holding a
certificate that allows them to pay subminimum wages can also serve
as training facilities for people with disabilities, a claim that
ignores the fact that job training services provided by an employer
holding a special wage certificate are likely to reinforce the low
expectation that workers with disabilities cannot be competitively
employed, since the incentive is for the employer to continue
exploiting their labor rather than prepare workers for other employment; and

	WHEREAS, the Section 511 documentation and review process, which is
meant to provide safeguards against inappropriate use of
subminimum-wage employment, does not take into consideration the fact
that state Vocational Rehabilitation programs do not have the
resources to ensure effective compliance with the various
documentation and review requirements, including the six-month review
period in the proposed language, creating an opportunity to expand
the exploitation caused by Section 14(c) of the FLSA; and

	WHEREAS, the good intentions motivating the development of Section
511 are likely to result in enormous negative consequences,
especially the validation of subminimum-wage employment as a viable
outcome for people with disabilities; and

	WHEREAS, the language does not provide an effective procedure for
workers to challenge improper placement in such employment: Now, therefore,

	BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind in Convention
assembled this seventh day of July, 2011, in the city of Orlando,
Florida, that this organization call on members of the Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to remove Section
511 of the proposed Rehabilitation Act; and

	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we call upon all members of Congress,
not to address the unjust law of Section 14(c) with ineffective
measures, but to take direct action to abolish the reprehensible
practice of subminimum-wage employment forever.


_______________________________________________
Nfbnet-members-list mailing list
Nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org



From braille at satx.rr.com  Mon Jul 11 00:10:03 2011
From: braille at satx.rr.com (Mary Donahue)
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:10:03 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Test Message
Message-ID: <0203B9133A5E42DD991FDC0E0ABF644B@valued3a11ee5d>

Hello everyone,

    Sorry to be off topic, but I wanted to send a test message to test my 
email program. Sorry about that. I will stay on topic next time.

Mary Donahue

"Be well, do good work, and keep in touch."
Garrison Keillor 




From jamessofka at att.net  Mon Jul 11 00:21:48 2011
From: jamessofka at att.net (James Sofka)
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:21:48 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Test Message
References: <0203B9133A5E42DD991FDC0E0ABF644B@valued3a11ee5d>
Message-ID: <2B463BE334B44133A09D3EB026E9BCE9@valuedd37chkj3>

Hi, Mary.
Loud and clear.
Jim Sofka.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Donahue" <braille at satx.rr.com>
To: "San Antonio Texas Chapter Mailing List" <nfbsatx at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>; "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
<faith-talk at nfbnet.org>; <musictlk- at nfbnet.org>; "NFB of Missouri Mailing 
List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>; "National Association of Blind Office 
Professionals" <nabop at nfbnet.org>; <rehab at nfbnet.org>; 
<pibe-division-request at nfbnet.org>; <napub at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 7:10 PM
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Test Message


> Hello everyone,
>
>    Sorry to be off topic, but I wanted to send a test message to test my 
> email program. Sorry about that. I will stay on topic next time.
>
> Mary Donahue
>
> "Be well, do good work, and keep in touch."
> Garrison Keillor
>
> _______________________________________________
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> Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org
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From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Mon Jul 11 23:50:17 2011
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:50:17 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] July Update
Message-ID: <CANAdVS8VBLewuUJjhF4kOAVkBognwGEx3Yx-EqZQampoeQWCfQ@mail.gmail.com>

Welcome chapter members to your July report.

Please note, do to our national convention and the meeting room still
being remodeled, there will be no July meeting. We are still aiming
for August.

Also, if you have not bought a pop-corn bag, please remember that the
fundraising committee is currently selling bags for 1 dollar each!
Contact Denise at:

210-313-8895

For more information on that.

I am happy to announce that the National Convention was a tremendous
success! The Blind Driver Challenge will be moving on to the second
stage and the membership present at the convention passed a very
important resolution having to do with the Workforce Investment Act
which is up for reauthorization. You can read more information about
this important Pease of information below.

Also, keep checking our website and our national website as things
will be getting updated soon!

Http://www.nfbsatx.org

http://www.nfb.org

Hope you all are staying cool in this hot weather!

A.	Z.




RESOLUTION 2011-17
Regarding the Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization
Proponent:

       WHEREAS, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions has distributed language for the reauthorization of the
Workforce Investment Act including a proposed Section 511 of Title V
(the Rehabilitation Act), which would provide for employment of people
with significant disabilities at wages below the federally mandated
minimum wage; and

       WHEREAS, the proposed language of Section 511 would be a tacit
endorsement of the sub minimum wage provision found in Section 14(c)
of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and its antiquated contention
that people with disabilities cannot be competitively employed; and

       WHEREAS, this language links the Rehabilitation Act, which was
established to assist people with disabilities in obtaining
competitive integrated employment, with Section 14(c) of the FLSA,
which is based on the false premise that people with disabilities can
not be competitively employed and therefore can be paid sub minimum
wages; and

       WHEREAS, the language in Section 511 that defines what steps a
vocational rehabilitation counselor must take before steering a client
into sub minimum-wage employment is intended to prevent youth with
disabilities from being tracked into sub minimum-wage jobs, but is
likely instead to track clients into sub minimum-wage employment; and

       WHEREAS, language in Section 511 asserts that employers holding
a certificate that allows them to pay sub minimum wages can also serve
as training facilities for people with disabilities, a claim that
ignores the fact that job training services provided by an employer
holding a special wage certificate are likely to reinforce the low
expectation that workers with disabilities cannot be competitively
employed, since the incentive is for the employer to continue
exploiting their labor rather than prepare workers for other
employment; and

       WHEREAS, the Section 511 documentation and review process,
which is meant to provide safeguards against inappropriate use of sub
minimum-wage employment, does not take into consideration the fact
that state Vocational Rehabilitation programs do not have the
resources to ensure effective compliance with the various
documentation and review requirements, including the six-month review
period in the proposed language, creating an opportunity to expand the
exploitation caused by Section 14(c) of the FLSA; and

       WHEREAS, the good intentions motivating the development of
Section 511 are likely to result in enormous negative consequences,
especially the validation of sub minimum-wage employment as a viable
outcome for people with disabilities; and

       WHEREAS, the language does not provide an effective procedure
for workers to challenge improper placement in such employment: Now,
therefore,

       BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind in
Convention assembled this seventh day of July, 2011, in the city of
Orlando, Florida, that this organization call on members of the Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to remove Section
511 of the proposed Rehabilitation Act; and

       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we call upon all members of
Congress, not to address the unjust law of Section 14(c) with
ineffective measures, but to take direct action to abolish the
reprehensible practice of sub minimum-wage employment forever.



From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Tue Jul 12 22:25:51 2011
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:25:51 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] PopCorn fundraiser
Message-ID: <CANAdVS9=gfRn__QmKY2aYGt3sKaJ5TVjRB_WQ85EpfUyDH-+2g@mail.gmail.com>

Please note, if you are interested in purchasing a popcorn bag, the
contact will be Sara Litzler:

You can contact her at:

210-573-1543

Thank you



From braille at satx.rr.com  Tue Jul 12 22:56:59 2011
From: braille at satx.rr.com (Mary Donahue)
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:56:59 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] PopCorn fundraiser
References: <CANAdVS9=gfRn__QmKY2aYGt3sKaJ5TVjRB_WQ85EpfUyDH-+2g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <DE4C7520170D4AE3B2D29C486DD171AA@valued3a11ee5d>

I second the popcorn sale. I helped sell it last Tuesday while Sara and I 
worked the affiliate table. The cheese popcorn is great, and was the first 
brand to sell out. Now it's some other members' turns to help sell it!

Mary Donahue, List Moderator

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jose Martinez" <jose.martinez07 at gmail.com>
To: "San Antonio Texas Chapter Mailing List" <Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 5:25 PM
Subject: [Nfbsatx] PopCorn fundraiser


> Please note, if you are interested in purchasing a popcorn bag, the
> contact will be Sara Litzler:
>
> You can contact her at:
>
> 210-573-1543
>
> Thank you
>
> _______________________________________________
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> Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org
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> 




From ccgarcia2005 at yahoo.com  Wed Jul 13 02:28:12 2011
From: ccgarcia2005 at yahoo.com (Cindy Garcia)
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:28:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Nfbsatx] PopCorn fundraiser
Message-ID: <1310524092.60151.yint-ygo-j2me@web112604.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

At least some of us have had luck with popcorn sales. I on the other hand, am not doing well at all. Noone wants to buy from me. Noone has change, or they just do not want any from me. Was it something I said? Do I have something on my face? I guess I will just have to keep trying. The only money I hve made so far is money I have put in for my bags of popcorn I have eaten. Hey, I couldn't resist.As Marry said in her email, that chese popcorn goes fast; In my stomach. Good luck everyone.

Cindy Garcia
chapter Secretary

On Tue Jul 12th, 2011 5:25 PM CDT Jose Martinez wrote:

>Please note, if you are interested in purchasing a popcorn bag, the
>contact will be Sara Litzler:
>
>You can contact her at:
>
>210-573-1543
>
>Thank you
>
>_______________________________________________
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From sara.litzler at gmail.com  Wed Jul 13 15:50:31 2011
From: sara.litzler at gmail.com (Sara Litzler)
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:50:31 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] PopCorn fundraiser
In-Reply-To: <DE4C7520170D4AE3B2D29C486DD171AA@valued3a11ee5d>
References: <CANAdVS9=gfRn__QmKY2aYGt3sKaJ5TVjRB_WQ85EpfUyDH-+2g@mail.gmail.com>
	<DE4C7520170D4AE3B2D29C486DD171AA@valued3a11ee5d>
Message-ID: <CAK4YKw-EL+c1XohgNsu2mUCs0_-+RfmaEfwZ7fBHALZjSUm5wg@mail.gmail.com>

On 7/12/11, Mary Donahue <braille at satx.rr.com> wrote:

Yes thank you Marry she did help and we sold out in two days!
That was 50 bags!
> I second the popcorn sale. I helped sell it last Tuesday while Sara and I
> worked the affiliate table. The cheese popcorn is great, and was the first
> brand to sell out. Now it's some other members' turns to help sell it!
>
> Mary Donahue, List Moderator
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jose Martinez" <jose.martinez07 at gmail.com>
> To: "San Antonio Texas Chapter Mailing List" <Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 5:25 PM
> Subject: [Nfbsatx] PopCorn fundraiser
>
>
>> Please note, if you are interested in purchasing a popcorn bag, the
>> contact will be Sara Litzler:
>>
>> You can contact her at:
>>
>> 210-573-1543
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Nfbsatx mailing list
>> Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> Nfbsatx:
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>>
>
>
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>



From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Fri Jul 15 00:40:28 2011
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:40:28 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fwd: [TABS] National Federation of the Blind of Texas
	Scholarship Due Date
In-Reply-To: <4e1f6eea.04bfec0a.4fa2.354d@mx.google.com>
References: <4e1f6eea.04bfec0a.4fa2.354d@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <CANAdVS_AiGNrBe8CGvxEoP7JmkBS47EdcYgB_8hN+qoHCyzMtQ@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: l Martinez <daniel.martinez.nfb at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:34:10 -0500
Subject: [TABS] National Federation of the Blind of Texas Scholarship Due Date
To: tabs_students at googlegroups.com

Hello Texas Students,

I am writing to make a correction on the post regarding the 2011 scholarship
of the Texas affiliate. In the post, the date says July 15, 2011, but in the
actual scholarship form, it says no later than Augost 15, 2011.

Try your best,

Daniel Martinez

TABS' Treasurer

Cell Phone: 956-545-6402

E-Mail: Daniel.martinez.nfb at gmail.com

Skype: Daniel9565456402

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From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Tue Jul 19 12:01:17 2011
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:01:17 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Popcorn fundraiser update
Message-ID: <CANAdVS_3uZeZ1TDfa6b4gJwOCrG4EpGq4DzwggA03O6rLCjVwQ@mail.gmail.com>

Good Morning Members,

 Popcorn sells have been going really well for us, and I am happy to
announce that we have purchase more bags. So if you have not bought a
bag yet, or if you are interested in selling, please contact Sara for
more information at:

 210-573-1543

 Thank you to all the individuals that have been working hard to make
this fundraiser work.

 A. Z.



From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Thu Jul 21 11:57:12 2011
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:57:12 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Blind Americans to Protest
	Subminimum Wages
In-Reply-To: <auto-000021255946@mailfront3.g2host.com>
References: <auto-000021255946@mailfront3.g2host.com>
Message-ID: <CANAdVS8DY=QQGGvkgQrQMfBJ7R7XMXSXK9kcfbN2FJWedpUMbQ@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Freeh, Jessica" <JFreeh at nfb.org>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:32:54 -0500
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Blind Americans to Protest Subminimum Wages
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
Cc: nfb-announce at nfbnet.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

cdanielsen at nfb.org


Blind Americans to Protest Subminimum Wages




Members of National Federation of the Blind Plan
  Informational Pickets Across United States



Baltimore, Maryland (July 20, 2011): The National
Federation of the Blind, the oldest and largest
nationwide organization of blind people,
announced today that its members will conduct
informational protests across the United States
to raise awareness about the practice of paying
wages below the federal minimum wage to Americans
with disabilities.  The protests will take place
at the primary district office locations of
United States Senators serving on the Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and
Pensions (the HELP Committee).  The HELP
Committee is currently considering
legislation?the Workforce Investment Act?which
would reauthorize the payment of subminimum wages to disabled workers.



Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National
Federation of the Blind, said: ?Unequal pay for
equal work on the basis of disability is unfair,
discriminatory, and immoral.  The senators who
serve on the HELP Committee must decide whether
they stand for the outrageous exploitation of
disabled workers, or for true equality for Americans with disabilities.?



On Wednesday, August 3, the HELP Committee is
scheduled to vote on the Workforce Investment Act
(WIA), which contains language reauthorizing the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.   The
Rehabilitation Act is supposed to provide
services to disabled Americans so that they can
obtain competitive employment, but Title V,
Section 511 of the proposed Rehabilitation Act
language references Section 14(c) of the 1938
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which allows
certain entities holding special wage
certificates to pay workers with disabilities
less than the federal minimum wage.



For more information on the National Federation
of the Blind and fair wages for workers with
disabilities, please visit <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org.





###





About the National Federation of the Blind



With more than 50,000 members, the National
Federation of the Blind is the largest and most
influential membership organization of blind
people in the United States.  The NFB improves
blind people?s lives through advocacy, education,
research, technology, and programs encouraging
independence and self-confidence.  It is the
leading force in the blindness field today and
the voice of the nation's blind.  In January 2004
the NFB opened the National Federation of the
Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and
training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.



From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Fri Jul 29 00:42:42 2011
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:42:42 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] We Are Making Progress in the
 Fight for Fair Wages
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From: "Pare, John" <JPare at nfb.org>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:40:11 -0500
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] We Are Making Progress in the Fight for
Fair Wages
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Fellow Federationists:

Our informational rallies were a great success
yesterday.  I know many of you marched in very
hot weather.  It was close to ninety degrees here
in Baltimore, and I am sure it was even hotter in
places like Albuquerque, Des Moines, and Casper.

We received significant press.  Our members were
articulate, passionate, and persuasive.  We just
received news that the August 3rd markup has been
postponed until after the August recess.  Our
objective was to either get Section 511 removed
from the bill or to get the mark-up postponed.  We were successful!

Now that we have some breathing room, we will be
working hard to get our proposed Fair Wages for
People with Disabilities legislation
introduced.  This legislation will phase out
Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act,
thereby abolishing subminimum wages for people with disabilities.

We will also be working to either have Section
511 amended or removed from the Workforce
Investment Act.  We will keep you closely informed on all of this activity.

Yesterday, we successfully educated the American
public, Congress, and the press that unequal pay
for equal work is unfair, discriminatory, and immoral.

We are making a difference.  Our hard work is
being noticed.  We will be triumphant.

John

John G. Par? Jr.
Executive Director for Strategic Initiatives
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND