[Vendorsmi] Fw: Deleted Information - BEP Operator Info Line Announcement RequestDocument8

[Joe Sontag]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Terry Eagle 
To: 'Joe Sontag' 
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 8:01
Subject: Deleted Information - BEP Operator Info Line Announcement RequestDocument8


 

October 5, 2012

 

Good morning Constance,

 

I am writing concerning the posted announcement requested on behalf of the Michigan Association of Blind Merchants, a division of the National Federation of the Blind of Michigan, and its annual convention and meeting.

 

Please tell me the reason and justification for deleting important information that likely is of interest to blind vendors.  The deleted information in the posted announcement was provided as information vital to interested blind persons to be able to make accommodations to their blindness to attend the evening event.  The deleted information is reasonable and necessary to achieve accommodations to attend the event.

 

I find it difficult to believe this deletion to be a simple oversight in your decision to edit and delete valuable information of interest to blind individuals who routinely must make accommodations to attend meetings away from their locale, given your many years of consideration of the need for accommodations to be made by blind persons to  allow and achieve attendance and participation by blind persons at numerous Elected Operators' Committee events around the state.

 

I hope and pray your decision is not another act of discrimination based on your personal contempt for me, or because of a similar act toward the NFB, based on your close relationship with a member of another smaller organization of blind consumers and vendors, and your attendance at their local and out-of-state events.  Regardless, acts of discrimination based on affiliation are totally unacceptable, must and cannot be tolerated within the public sector, by agents of the state charged to serve all persons and groups equally, regardless of one's own affiliation.

 

I urge you to reconsider your action of deleting important imformation of interest and accommodation value to blind vendors; correct your action without delay, and be cognizant of the need for blind persons' need to know any and all information that will achieve access  through accommodations to all events of interest to the blind.

 

Please publish the entire event information announcement requested as a public service to blind vendors.

 

Best regards,

 

Terry Eagle, President

Michigan Association of Blind Merchants     

 

 


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From: Terry Eagle [mailto:terrydeagle at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 3:44 PM
To: 'zangerc at michigan.gov'
Cc: 'edmondsl2 at michigan.gov'
Subject: BEP Operator Info Line Announcement RequestDocument8

 

Hello Constance,

 

Can you please have this announcement read on the Operator Information Line on October 2, 9, and 16?

 

Thanks.

 

-----------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

The Michigan Association of Blind Merchants cordially invites you to attend the annual convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Michigan (NFBM), the weekend of Friday, October 19 through Sunday, October 21, 2012,  at the Doubletree Hotel in Dearborn Michigan, 5801 Southfield Road.  Room rates are $89 plus tax per night.  Room reservations may be made by calling 313-336-3340 or 1800-222-8733.   

 

The Michigan Association  of Blind Merchants will be holding its annual meeting Friday evening October 19, at 7:00 p.m.  Registration for the merchants meeting  begins at 6:30 p.m.  Bring your concerns and your ideas, as many changes will be taking place as the Commission undergoes transition, and all of us need to be informed and involved.  Chief Deputy Director of LARA, Mr. Michael Zimmer, and the new BSBP Director, Mr. Edward Rodgers are scheduled to appear at the convention. 

 

 You can register for the convention online at the  NFB of Michigan website at www.NFBMI.org.  

 

We are changing what it is to be blind and doing business in Michigan.  Looking forward to meeting you at our annual meeting and convention.  

 

Michigan Association of Blind Merchants
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/attachments/20121005/6d55c3b4/attachment.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Document8.doc
Type: application/octet-stream
Size: 26624 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/attachments/20121005/6d55c3b4/attachment.obj>