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

Sat Dec 22 18:58:41 UTC 2018

Sherry,
Thank you for writing that model email, it makes my job a little easier. I would also like to thank everybody for making calls and sending emails, this is one of the most important things you can do they won’t be able to hear her voice if we don’t speak up. We are making this last effort to get this on the agenda and signed into law. Also Richard is correct we need the moment him to carry forward throughout this next General assembly. I am hoping that we can have at least 40 people come to Columbus seminar, this event has been growing over the last two years. We first started out with 15 participants, the following year we went up to 28, and I think it is quite possible to have 40 of us going through the state house and the roof center. This is very much important that they see us in action and that they’re not misinformed about what blind individuals can-do. Also it is important that we match individuals up with their representatives, those members of the general assembly do more when they have constituents that are raising their voices. Also probably one of the most important factors in this email is that the Cincinnati Bengals will be victorious over the Cleveland Browns no doubt about that.

Best,

Michael Leiterman

Please excuse any and all dictation mistakes. And once again go bangles!

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From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> on behalf of Jessica Stover via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2018 12:36 PM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
Cc: Jessica Stover
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] HB 309: Plan for next week in Columbus

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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