[Ohio-talk] Ohio Legislative Alerts: SB 144 and HB 309 Hearings Scheduled for November 1, 2017

[Sheri Albers]

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On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 12:42 PM Smith, JW <smithj at ohio.edu> wrote:

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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Ohio Legislative Alerts: SB 144 and HB 309 Hearings
> Scheduled for November 1, 2017
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> Hello Federationists,
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> There is no rest for the weary when you are a member of the National
> Federation of the Blind of Ohio. Convention is over and it is time to hit
> the ground running! There are two Hearings this Wednesday, November 1st
> that need our voices heard loud and clear. The presentation on Friday
> afternoon during General Session by Representative Scott Lipps and
> Representative Brigid Kelly showed us the importance of establishing
> contacts and relationships with our legislators, and how to accomplish
> this. Appearing before committee hearings is a vital piece of that effort.
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> The first is for Senate Bill 144: Establish Opportunities for Ohioans with
> Disabilities Council. There will be a second hearing before the House State
> and Local Government Committee Chaired by Representative Marlene Anielski at
> 10:00 AM in State House Room 122. As I announced during convention, I had
> an amendment drafted through Representative Catherine Ingram's office, and
> this will be part of the testimony for Wednesday. This amendment will 1)
> change the name to "Ohio State Rehabilitation Council" to reflect the
> council's autonomy from OOD, and 2) to add an additional member to the
> council who "has applied for or who has received services from BSVI." This
> will ensure that at least one blind person will be a member of the council.
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> The second is for House Bill 309: Make blindness no impediment to caring
> for minor. There will be a second hearing before the Community and Family
> Advancement Committee chaired by Timothy Ginter at 3:00PM in State House
> Room 114. This is our own blind parents' rights bill and we need as many
> people to tell your story of being a blind parent or potential blind parent
> and what your life was, or would be like without this protection.
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> Please contact me off list if you can make it to Columbus on Wednesday.
> You can also submit written testimony to the committees. I can let you know
> how to do that. Thank you so very much.
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> Best Regards,
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> Sheri Albers, Vice President
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> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
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> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
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