[Ohio-talk] FW: OVER 50 ORGANIZATIONS UNITE FOR HISTORIC PRESIDENTIAL FORUM ON DISABILITY ISSUES
Cindy Conley
cconley at fuse.net
Sat Aug 18 18:33:52 UTC 2012
I may be available to attend.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 18, 2012, at 11:23 AM, "Sheri" <salbers1 at cinci.rr.com> wrote:
> J. W.,
> I would love to attend! Do we need to make a reservation? Is there a fee? I
> may have missed that part in the email.
> Thanks,
> Sheri Albers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of J.W. Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 7:18 PM
> To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'; Capital Chapter
> (Columbus, Ohio) Mailing List; sturner at clevelandsightcenter.org;
> timothy.janning at zoomtown.com; deannaandpascal at gmail.com
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] FW: OVER 50 ORGANIZATIONS UNITE FOR HISTORIC
> PRESIDENTIAL FORUM ON DISABILITY ISSUES
>
> I plan on attending this event and would love to have company so read on
> please?
>
> Jw
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> Dr. J. Webster Smith
> President, National Federation of the Blind of Ohio PO Box 458 Athens, OH
> 45701
> 740-592-6326
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> “Changing what it means to be blind”
> For more information go to nfbohio.org
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pare, John [mailto:JPare at nfb.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:55 AM
> To: State President, Ohio
> Cc: Lewis, Anil; Wilson, Joanne
> Subject: OVER 50 ORGANIZATIONS UNITE FOR HISTORIC PRESIDENTIAL FORUM ON
> DISABILITY ISSUES
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> Dear JW:
> Attached and pasted below is the press release for the National Forum on
> Disability Issues. Please distribute to folks in Ohio.
> Thanks,
> John
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> John G. Paré Jr.
> Executive Director for Strategic Initiatives NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE
> BLIND
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> [Title: National Forum on Disability Issues - Description: Description:
> 2012-NFDI-Logo-FIN-sm.jpg]
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> OVER 50 ORGANIZATIONS UNITE FOR HISTORIC PRESIDENTIAL FORUM ON DISABILITY
> ISSUES
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> Forum, webcast scheduled for September 28, 2012
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> Washington, D.C. (August 14, 2012) - The National Forum on Disability
> Issues, scheduled for September 28th in Columbus, Ohio is set to provide
> presidential and state candidates with the opportunity to provide their
> positions on a wide variety of disability issues directly to the disability
> community.
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> The Forum has also officially launched their new, interactive website,
> www.nfdi.org<http://www.nfdi.org> and encourages Americans with
> disabilities, their families, and friends to visit the site and attend the
> Forum.
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> This website provides important information for attendees, sponsors, media,
> and all Americans concerned with where the 2012 Presidential candidates
> stand on issues critical to the 57 million people with disabilities in this
> country. The forum will be held from 12:30pm- 3:30pm EST on September 28,
> 2012 and will feature time slots for the candidates to share their visions
> for the future of disability policy. President Barack Obama and presumptive
> Republican Presidential candidate Governor Mitt Romney, as well as U.S.
> Senator Sherrod Brown and Republican challenger Josh Mandel, the Ohio Senate
> candidates, have been invited.
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> "The National Forum on Disability Issues, the only national Presidential
> event to focus on issues specific to the disability community, is a great
> opportunity for both President Obama and Governor Romney to make their
> stances on disability issues clear. Over 14.7 million Americans with
> disabilities voted in the 2008 election. With 1 out of every 5 Americans
> living with a disability today, their voices and their votes will play a
> critical role in the 2012 election," said Sue Hetrick, Director of Public
> Policy/The Ability Center and Coordinator of the Ohio Disability Vote
> Coalition. "We are thrilled to launch our new website, and encourage
> everyone to visit it, register to attend or watch the webcast, and add your
> support to our call for the Presidential campaigns to come to Ohio and speak
> about the issues that matter the most to the disability community."
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> The forum is sponsored by over 50 organizations, including:
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> National
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> * American Association for People with Disabilities
> * American Association on Health and Disability
> * American Diabetes Association
> * American Physical Therapy Association
> * Amputee Coalition
> * Association of Assistive Technology Act Program
> * Association of University Centers on Disabilities
> * Bender Consulting
> * Caring Across Generations
> * Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD)
> * CSAVR
> * Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
> * Easter Seals
> * Epilepsy Foundation
> * Hearing Loss Association of America
> * Hemophilia Federation of America
> * Jewish Federations of North America
> * Jewish Funds for Justice
> * Lutheran Services in America
> * Mosaic
> * National Association for Homecare and Hospice
> * National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA)
> * National Association of States United for Aging and Disability
> * National Center for Learning Disabilities
> * National Council on Aging
> * National Council on Independent Living
> * National Diabetes Association
> * National Disability Rights Network
> * National Down Syndrome Society
> * National Federation of the Blind
> * National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society
> * National Organization on Disability
> * National Youth Leadership Network
> * Paralyzed Veterans of American
> * PHI National
> * Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
> * Sibling Leadership Network
> * The Access Center for Independent Living
> * The Arc of the United States
> * The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation
> * United Cerebral Palsy
> * United Spinal Association
> * Yoshiko Dart
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> State/Local
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> * CareSource
> * Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio
> * Mary Cariola Children's Center
> * Ohio Abilities Network
> * Ohio APSE
> * Ohio Association of Goodwill Industries (OAGI)
> * Ohio Disability Vote Coalition
> * Ohio Down Syndrome Advocacy Network (ODAN)
> * Ohio Olmstead Taskforce
> * Ohio SILC
> * The Arc of Ohio
> * The Ohio State University Nisonger Center (UCEDD/LEND)
> * University of Cincinnati UCEDD/LEND
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> For more information about the forum, please contact Sue Hetrick /
> 866-575-8055 /
> shetrick at abilitycenter.org<mailto:shetrick at abilitycenter.org>.
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> For Sponsorship Information Contact: Kate Josephson / 202-776-0406 /
> kjosephson at ucp.org<mailto:kjosephson at ucp.org>.
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