[Nfbwv-talk] Working with Your Governor to Increase Employment

[Smyth, Charlene R]

Greetings Fellow Federationists, 

 

Please see the below message from John Paré.  If you wish to be a part of the program, click on "filling out this survey" in John's message and it will take you to the form.  

 

Charlene

 

Dear Affiliate President:

 

I recently attended the National Governor's Association meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  The theme of the meeting was increasing employment for people with disabilities.  Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, the president of a non-profit called Respectability, was able to get our group over ten in-person meetings with Governors.  She is now working to get the names of ten people from each state who would like to work with his or her Governor on this topic.  Please consider volunteering for this yourself or getting one or more people from your affiliate to volunteer.  You can add your name to the list by filling out this survey <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JZH3L2H> .  Jennifer will then forward the names to each Governor.

 

Thanks,

 

John

 

John G. Paré, Jr. 

Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy 

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

200 East Wells Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21230

Telephone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2218

Cell phone: (410) 917-1965

Fax: (410) 685-5653

Email: jpare at nfb.org <mailto:jpare at nfb.org>  

 

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