[Ohio-talk] meet the blind

[Dr. Smith]

Sweet.

jw

Dr. J. Webster Smith
President National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
P.O.BOX 458 Athens, Ohio, 45701-0458
Phone Number - 740-592-6326
"Changing What it Means to be Blind"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "richard payne" <rchpay7 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 7:56 AM
Subject: [Ohio-talk] meet the blind


> Last night I was invited to the city hall and attended the council 
> meeting.
> They have always been receptive of nfb bbut you could tell that we are not
> strangers there. The mayor  who has attended several of our events 
> including
> a state convention and a  banquet we had last year thanked me for coming.
> I told them about the importance of the nfb and    how we were there  when
> the nfb was organized we were among the first 11 states. I assured them 
> that
> from Dayton to Washington and around the world nfb is changing what it 
> means
> to be blind. The proclamation follows enjoy.
>
> PROCLAMATION
>
>>From the Office of the Mayor The City of Dayton, Ohio
>
> WHEREAS, the white cane, which all blind citizens of the City Dayton have
> the right to carry, demonstrates and symbolizes their ability to achieve a
> full and independent life and their capacity to work productively in
> competitive employment; and
>
> WHEREAS, by allowing all blind people to move freely and safely from place
> to place, the white cane makes it possible for them to participate fully 
> in
> and contribute to our society; and
>
> WHEREAS, Ohio law calls upon employers, both public and private, to be 
> aware
> of and use the employment skills of blind citizens by recognizing their
> worth as individuals and their productive capacities as employees; and
>
> WHEREAS, the National Federation of the Blind has declared October Meet 
> the
> Blind Month and takes this opportunity each year to educate the public 
> about
> the abilities of blind citizens; and
>
> WHEREAS, through the public education and outreach efforts of the National
> Federation of the Blind of Ohio, citizens of the City of Dayton can look
> forward to a continued expansion of employment opportunities for and 
> greater
> acceptance of blind people in the competitive labor market;
>
> NOW, THEREFORE, I, Rhine McLin, Mayor of the City of Dayton, do hereby
> proclaim October 15,2009
>
> WHITE CANE SAFETY DAY
>
> in Dayton.
>
> IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the
>
> th
>
> City of Dayton to be affixed this 15 day of October, Two Thousand and 
> Nine.
>
> Rhine McLin
>
> Mayor of the City of Dayton, Ohio
>
> Thanks Richard
>
>
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