<p dir="ltr">Yes I agree that we should sign on to this letter. I vote yes.<br>
Thanks<br>
Jacob struiksma </p>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 12:40 PM Cynthia Bennett via NFBSea <<a href="mailto:nfbsea@nfbnet.org">nfbsea@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Agreed; and I will get my membership dues to the board ASAP so my opinion counts!<br><br><div id="m_-6761247500826677768AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><div id="m_-6761247500826677768AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Cynthia Bennett</span></div><blockquote type="cite"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Web: <a href="https://www.bennettc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.bennettc.com/</a></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Twitter: @clb5590<br><br> Ph.D. Candidate in Human Centered Design and Engineering<br>University of Washington</span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></blockquote></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Feb 24, 2019, at 11:52 AM, Crystal Jones via NFBSea <<a href="mailto:nfbsea@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">nfbsea@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">+1 Agree<br><br><div id="m_-6761247500826677768AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Feb 24, 2019, at 11:18 AM, Mike Mello via NFBSea <<a href="mailto:nfbsea@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">nfbsea@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="m_-6761247500826677768WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi, I would vote we sign on the this. We could discuss in March, but think we should move forward now so they can get it sent out. Thoughts?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> NFBSea <<a href="mailto:nfbsea-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">nfbsea-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Anna Letitia Zivarts via NFBSea<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 23, 2019 6:51 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Washington State, Greater Seattle Chapter List <<a href="mailto:nfbsea@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">nfbsea@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Anna Letitia Zivarts <<a href="mailto:annaz@rootedinrights.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">annaz@rootedinrights.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBSea] Letter to City Council about snow removal priorities<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">Yesterday, Rooted in Rights sent the following letter to City Council requesting they investigate how the city prioritizes snow removal and how that impacts people with disabilities. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">We have sign-on from some other transportation and disability orgs, but are looking for more endorsements as we put pressure on the City Council to hold a hearing. If NFB Seattle would be interested in adding your name to this letter, let me know, or if anyone is part of other groups who might want to sign on, we would be happy to have that support. We really think that it is possible for the City to come up with a plan that does a better job of including the needs of disabled people when there are snow events, and we think this could establish an important precedent for the City to value our mobility needs yearround. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">Dear Members of Seattle City Council:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">We are writing to request that the City Council investigate the City’s response to our most recent snow events, in particular how the city’s priorities around snow clearance impacted people with disabilities.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">While Seattle has designated emerald and gold routes for snow clearance from roadways and a real-time map of roads that have been cleared, there is no parallel plan for sidewalk, curb ramp,or transit stop snow removal. This leaves those of us who can’t drive or those of us who rely on accessible sidewalks, intersections, and transit stops without any mobility options.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">While major snow events in Seattle don’t occur every day, as our city faces a more uncertain climate future it is important that we establish emergency response protocols that include disabled people and other vulnerable users. An inclusive emergency preparedness plan must be a priority as our city strives to become more resilient.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">We request that the City Council convene a hearing to evaluate the City’s snow response, and invite representatives from SDOT, Sound Transit, and King County Metro, as well as disabled residents to discuss Seattle’s priorities for snow removal.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">Rooted in Rights/Disability Rights Washington<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">Washington Civil & Disability Advocate<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">Seattle 500 Women Scientists<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">Transit Riders Union<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">Seattle Neighborhood Greenways<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">Feet First<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">The Urbanist<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212529">Cc. Pedestrian Advisory Board, Bicycle Advisory Board, Transit Advisory Board,Citizens Accessibility Advisory Committee Sound Transit, Pedestrian Access Advisory Committee, Seattle Commission for People with DisAbilities. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBSea mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:NFBSea@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">NFBSea@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsea_nfbnet.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsea_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBSea:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbsea_nfbnet.org/crystal.leann.jones%40gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbsea_nfbnet.org/crystal.leann.jones%40gmail.com</a></span><br></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBSea mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:NFBSea@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">NFBSea@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsea_nfbnet.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsea_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBSea:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbsea_nfbnet.org/clb5590%40gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbsea_nfbnet.org/clb5590%40gmail.com</a></span><br></div></blockquote></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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