[Ohio-talk] HB 309: Plan for next week in Columbus

[Jessica Stover]

I wrote the emails and will be calling again! 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 22, 2018, at 11:26 AM, Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks to you and Mike for all your efforts, we all should be sending emails
> and making the calls. I am not going to limit my thanks to those who post
> that they made the call but please email and do what the federation has
> demonstrated for years, that we are the organized blind and until parental
> rights for the blind is law in Ohio, we will fight the good fight. Therefore
> it is so important that those who can attend the Columbus seminar make every
> effort. I just sent my email again and will encourage friends to do the
> same.
> 
> Richard Payne,  President
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 937-396-5573or 937/829/3368
> Rchpay7 at gmail.com
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Edward Louden
> via Ohio-Talk
> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2018 10:49 AM
> To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List' <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Edward Louden <edlouden6485 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] HB 309: Plan for next week in Columbus
> 
> That is; Happy Holiday's everyone!! 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-Talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sheri
> Albers via Ohio-Talk
> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2018 10:25 AM
> To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'; 'NFB of Ohio Cincinnati
> Chapter List'
> Cc: Sheri Albers
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] HB 309: Plan for next week in Columbus
> 
> Good morning,
> 
> I would like to give a shout out to Chris, Ed, Ali, Heather and anyone else
> who contacted Senator Obhof's office since Wednesday. These were crucial
> contacts to show that we are still here, and we will "stand our ground, and
> we won't back down." (I was blasting Tom Petty in the car on the way back to
> Cincinnati!)
> 
> What's next? I want to  wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
> 
> Then, on Wednesday, Mike and I will sit down with Senator Obhof's
> Legislative staff to remind them that HB 309 has not met any opposition, and
> that it needs to be put on the agenda for Thursday's Senate session. We were
> able to get through the gate to this office, and we do not plan to leave
> without a favorable outcome.
> 
> Thursday morning, we will be at the Rules and Reference Committee again, to
> show our smiling faces, where we will get the agenda for the day's session.
> 
> What can you do? Because of the holiday, you can get started with flooding
> Senator Obhof's office with emails of Season's Greetings  and urge him to
> place HB 309 on the Senate session agenda.  See below the message to send to
> the following email address: obhof at ohiosenate.gov
> <mailto:obhof at ohiosenate.gov>  
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Senator Obhof,
> 
> As President of the Senate, and Chair of the Senate Rules and Reference
> Committee, I am contacting you in regards to HB 309. The National Federation
> of the Blind of Ohio is in full support of this bill. This piece of
> legislation would prohibit a person's blindness from being used to deny or
> limit custody, parenting time, visitation, adoption, guardianship, or foster
> caregiver regarding a minor. Again, we are in support of this legislation,
> it should be noted that H.B. 309 has not faced any opposition during the
> legislative process. Please support HB 309, and schedule it for vote before
> the full Senate on Thursday, December 27, 2018.
> 
> 
> 
> On Wednesday, you can resume your phone calls to the office with the same
> message at 614-466-7505.
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you very much, and we will keep you posted.
> 
> 
> 
> Sheri Albers, Vice President
> 
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 
> 
> 
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