[nfbwatlk] A Blast from the Past

[Leslie Fitzpatrick]

so you used to have a pacifier huh  cool.
On Apr 7, 2012, at 11:04 PM, Mike Freeman wrote:

> In view of the fact that the NFB of Washington Talk list is now a decade and
> three months old, I thought it would be fun to reproduce some of the
> messages from a decade ago.
> 
> If nothing else, it shows both the progress we've made and that we still
> have a way to go.
> 
> In other words, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
> 
> Mike Freeman, president
> NFB of Washington
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sysop at NFBnet.org [mailto:sysop at NFBnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 8:57 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of NFBnet nfb of washington talk Mailing List
> Subject: From The Washington Seminar
> 
> 
> 
> Hello listers!
> 
> This is being written after a successful first day on the Hill.  While we
> have not encountered any "over-the-top" enthusiasm among congressional
> staffers (the usual case when one doesn't see the senator or representative
> himself/herself), there was positive interest in our presentations and I
> believe that our issues will garner serious consideration.
> 
> This year as in the past several years, oneof our issues is to push for
> passageof legislation raising the amount a blind SSDI recipient may earn
> without loss of benefits to $30,000 over the next three years. Washington is
> in good shape here as all but two representeatives (Larsen and Smith) are on
> the House bill (HR-498) and Senator Patty Murray is on the Senate
> equivalent, S-682. I believe that we will get Senator Cantwell on board
> also.
> 
> Our second issue is advocacy of passing legislation allowing Part B Medicare
> funds to be channeled through the state rehabilitation agency/agencies to
> finance skills training and independent living services for older blind
> citizens. The House bill has been introduced by Rep.
> Martin Frost of TX; it is anticipated that a Senate equivalent will be
> introduced shortly.  The House Bill number is HR-2674.  (There is another
> bill, HR-2484, introduced by Rep. Kapuano, which would do somewhat the same
> but which has serious drawbacks).
> Our third issue is advocacy of legislation which would, among other things,
> set up a mechanism to establish a universal electronic file format for
> textbooks for grades K-12, require that textbook publishers furnish
> electronic copies of all such textbooks in this file format and establish a
> repository for such copies.  School Districts would then obtain these
> electronic copies in a timely manner so that blind children would no longer
> have to wait a geological era to get their texts.
> 
> The fact sheets for our issues are available on
> 
> http://www.nfb.org
> 
> under the "laws and legislation" link.
> 
> I'll give you another report after tomorrow's appointments.
> 
> Onward, comrades!
> 
> Mike Freeman <mikef at pacifier.com>
> Amateur Radio: < K 7 U I J >
> 
> 
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