[Nyagdu] For all NFB members in NY I just received this on my GuideDog School List AER Chapters - Supporting visionprofessionals in our community

Fri Apr 9 15:21:59 UTC 2010

Why should we oppose licensure  for teachers of the blind and visually
impaired?  With all the confusion and misdirection in o and m instruction
explain why this is a bad idea?

Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
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Subject: [Nyagdu] For all NFB members in NY I just received this on my
GuideDog School List AER Chapters - Supporting visionprofessionals in our
community

Cheryl Echevarria
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I know all of you will be up in Albany either now or this weekend.

Please read, and make sure that this is brought up when up in Albany, we 
cannot have this pass.  This is one of those issue we are working on that 
doesn't pass.

Just giving a heads up.
> For those of you who live in New York State...
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> AER Chapters - Supporting vision professionals in our community
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> NYS Lobby Day!
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> April 27, 2010
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> AER New  York Chapter Communication
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> New York Vision Rehabilitation Association
> In association with New York State Association for the Education and 
> Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired and the
> Long Island Council of the Blind
> are sponsoring
> Lobby Day
> NYS Legislative Office Building (LOB)
>  Albany, NY
> Tuesday April 27, 2010
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> Please come and speak your mind!
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> When: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:45 AM
> Where: We will meet in the NYS Legislative Office Building (LOB)
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> How: Click here to complete the Lobby Day Registration form. 
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> Why:
> To make a powerful statement that New Yorkers want O&M Specialists and 
> Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Licensed in New York come to Albany this 
> April 27, 2010. Come and personally tell your representatives in Albany 
> that licensure is important and we must pass this bill, this year.
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> *        Meet the bill sponsors State Senator Craig Johnson and Assembly 
> Member Jonathan Bing before our appointments.
> *        NYVRA will set the appointments so please sign up 
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> *        There will be a "lobbying basics" session just prior to going to 
> our appointments.
> *        Wear your T-shirt from last year-there will be t-shirts available

> for those who don't have one!!
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> Appointments will start after remarks from the bill sponsors: State 
> Senator Craig Johnson (D-Nassau) and Assembly Member Jonathan Bing, (D) 
> Manhattan. The day ends at 3:00PM.
> For more details about Lobby Day 2010 email Grace Ambrose-Zaken at 
> gambrose at hunter.cuny.edu<mailto:gambrose at hunter.cuny.edu> or leave a 
> message at 212-772-4741.
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> For more information about VRT and O&M licensure and to sign up on-line go

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