[Ohio-talk] Signatures Needed

[Marianne Denning]

On 1/12/16, Eric Duffy via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Please be sure to sign this petition. Do what you can to get family,
> friends, and neighbors to sign it as well.
>
> Spread the word. This is very important.
>
>
>
> On July 26, 2010, the twentieth anniversary of the signing of the historic
> Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an Advance Notice of Proposed
> Rulemaking (ANPRM) addressing the obligation of public accommodations to
> provide websites that are accessible to individuals with disabilities was
> issued by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). At the time,
> President Obama  correctly observed that these proposed rules would be “the
> most important updates to the ADA since its original enactment.” Yet the
> release date of the actual rule proposal for revising the Title III
> regulations of the ADA, originally scheduled for January of 2012, has been
> extended until sometime in 2018, eight years beyond the issuance of the
> original ANPRM and at least a year after the end of his administration.
> Having originally taken a strong stance on the importance of these
> regulations, it now seems like the Obama administration is wishing to wash
> its hands of them entirely.
>
> As blind Americans, we know first-hand that equal access to the internet is
> paramount for education, to obtain and retain employment, and for everyday
> tasks such as paying bills, online shopping, booking travel, etc. We will
> not sit idly by as the administration attempts to sideline this critical
> access issue, so we have launched a petition <http://wh.gov/iwm9o>
> demanding, in the strongest terms possible, that the administration issue
> these regulations immediately.
>
> Upon reaching 100,000 signatures, the Obama administration is required to
> respond, so in addition to sharing our we the people petition
> <http://wh.gov/iwm9o> via Email and your social media outlets, please
> personally ask 10 family members, friends, and colleagues to sign it and
> share it as well. A little personal contact goes a long way!
>
> If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me; with your
> help, we will bring this critical issue for blind Americans to the forefront
> of the Obama administration’s list of priorities. Let’s go build the
> Federation!
>
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053