[Nfbf-l] Fw: Governor's Commission on Disabilities ReleasesNewRecommendations to Increase Access to Persons with Disabilities

[Carlos J montas]

I agree with you. How ever, National has asked States to see if we could 
work on getting legislation passed to address the post-secondary text book 
issue. A good example is the bill that was past in the state of Maryland. I 
agree with you on the issue of the individuals with disabilities education 
act. We all need to make sure that these recommendations continue to gain 
momentum. I do not want these reports to sit on the Governor's desk with out 
any action. Thanks for all of the work you all do.----- Original 
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From: "elizabeth McNally" <bethmac at bellsouth.net>
To: "'NFB of Florida Listserv'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: Governor's Commission on Disabilities 
ReleasesNewRecommendations to Increase Access to Persons with Disabilities


> Carlos,
>
> Thank you for sending this report. To bring you up to date. I have not
> scheduled a legislative committee meeting just yet. I am trying to get a
> member from Tallahassee and the info on Janice Breedlove. I am looking at
> Sunday, August 9 though for a meeting.
>
> To date though I have met with Rep David Rivera about having a bill on a
> Commission for the Blind in Florida who is looking into it but does not
> really see the need and was talkingt along the line of APD which we
> vociforously opposed.
>
> We also talked in peerson with Luis Garcia about the pedestrian safety 
> issue
> and we will have a bill in the house either from him or Mike schointe who
> Gloria sent the information to. Interestingly they are room=-mates in
> Tallahassee. He also suggested contacting Sen. Villalobos for the senate.
>
> I have meetings next week with Julio Robaina about Web site and Ron Brise
> about newsline funding. I contacted Dwight Bullard's office about a 
> Florida
> IDEA and sent tthem material that we presented last March. Rep Bullard 
> will
> be away until next week. I am going to contact them again then to set up 
> an
> appointment. I believe that we will go further going for the IDEA which
> would include the Braille bill than just working on the Braille bill 
> alone.
> I had thought we had passed a bill on the National level to take care of 
> the
> textbooks on a post secondary level so I had not worked on that issue. If
> this is still an issue we can also talk with Rep Bullard and his mother 
> Sen.
> Bullard who I plan to contact.
>
> They have not started to drop bills or drafting of bills yet. I believe 
> that
> will come in August.
>
> I will be glad to have you home and helping with these issues.
>
> Betty
>
>
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