[nfbwatlk] Testimony on SB-6491

[Mike Freeman]

Damned straight! Thanks. And Thanks to Gloria also.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Albert Sanchez" <albertsanchez at suddenlink.net>
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Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Testimony on SB-6491


> Mike
> A masterful piece! Once more! Into the Breach!
> A.S.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 7:42 PM
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] Testimony on SB-6491
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> Fellow listers:
>
> Attached, you will find a fact sheet on the Washington State School for 
> the Blind and the testimony I would have given at the hearing on SB-6491, 
> the bill placing the Schools for the Blind and the Deaf under the Office 
> of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, held bythe Senate Committee 
> on Early Learning and K-12 Education. I say "would have" because my 
> amanuensis signed me up to testify for the wrong bill and by the time the 
> mistake was noticed, the senators had run out of time. However, I did 
> distribute the testimony in print to all the committee members and 
> electronically the day before.
>
> Denise and Berl Colley of the Washington Council of the Blind testified 
> and gave excellent testimony largely based upon the attached fact sheet. I 
> wish I could have physically testified because (as you will see) I pointed 
> out what I believe to be fundamental flaws in the legislation. Oh well. 
> Several members of the deaf community testified. The only person 
> testifying in favor of SB-6491 was, of course, a member of Governor 
> Gregoire's staf, kathleen Drew.
>
> Frankly, I believe that the Governor's staff has gotten the idea that 
> state agencies serving the blind should take care of them rather than 
> empower them so agency structure doesn't matter.
>
> WE will inform them of their error. please use my testimony to contact 
> your senators and let them know that the NFB of Washington strongly 
> opposes the bill. I am attaching a PDF copy of the bill and, rest assured, 
> it is accessible.
>
> Michael Freeman, President
> NFB of Washington
>
>
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