[Nfbf-l] Blind to Demonstrate in Opposition of Bus Cuts
Miranda Kilby
mbkilby at gmail.com
Tue Jul 25 23:45:07 UTC 2017
Greetings President Hernandez in the Miami Dade chapter,
We thank you for your support through our difficult situation. This educational demonstration is possible with the support of our brothers and sisters like you, and your chapter. We definitely will know that you were with us well we march in spirit. Once again, thank you for all your support
--
Miranda B. Kilby
President
Tampa Bay Chapter, National Federation of the Blind of Florida
Vice President
Florida Association of Blind Students
2nd Vice President National Federation of the Blind of Florida
Ph: (352)942-0417
> On Jul 25, 2017, at 6:10 PM, Jorge Hernandez via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> We at the Miami-Dade Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind support our brothers and sisters of the Tampa Bay Chapter in their demonstration in regards to the bus cuts in the Hillsborough County.
>
> Local officials need to understand that we as citizens of our respective counties depend greatly on public transportation for our daily chores and what H.A.R.T. is doing is diminishing our means to be active in the Hillsborough community.
>
> We live the life’s we want by being first class citizens; “we know where we are and we are not going back”; “with love, hope, and determination, we transform dreams into reality”. We are the largest and oldest blind organization; we are the blind speaking for the blind”.
>
> We are the National Federation of the Blind
>
> Jorge Hernandez, President
> Miami-Dade Chapter
> Board of Directors
> National Federation of the Blind - Florida
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Miranda Kilby via Nfbf-l
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 2:26 PM
> To: nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Miranda Kilby
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Blind to Demonstrate in Opposition of Bus Cuts
>
> Please circulate the following information as widely as possible.
>
>
>
> The Tampa Bay Chapter of the National Federation of
> the Blind, the oldest and largest organization of the blind in the
> world, is organizing an informational demonstration outside the HART
> Ybor City facility located at 1201 E. 7th Avenue from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
> prior to their public hearing which begins at 5:30 p.m. Those
> interested in participating in this demonstration are invited to meet
> at the Hampton Inn & Suites, located at 1301 E. 7th Avenue by 3:45
> p.m. Please take the time to read the following news release and help
> us preserve reliable transportation for the blind, the disabled, the
> poor, and others who rely upon efficient transportation for work,
> medical appointments, social services, and recreation. For more
> information, please contact
>
>
>
> Miranda Kilby, President
>
> Tampa Bay Chapter
>
> National Federation of the Blind of Florida
>
> NFB.Tampa at gmail.com
>
> (352) 942-0417
>
>
>
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise
> expectations 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.
>
>
>
> NEWS RELEASE
>
> For immediate use
>
> FROM: Tampa Bay Chapter, National
> Federation of the Blind
>
> RELEASE DATE: July 24, 2017
>
> TO: All Media
>
> CONTACT: Miranda Kilby
>
> NFB.Tampa at gmail.com
>
> (352) 942-0417
>
>
>
> BLIND TO DEMONSTRATE IN PROTEST OF BUS CUTS
>
>
>
> Due to deep cuts proposed by the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit
> Authority (HART), members and supporters of the National Federation of
> the Blind (NFB) will hold an informational demonstration outside
> HART’s Ybor City offices where a public hearing on the cuts will take
> place on Wednesday evening. The demonstration will take place from
> 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. in front of HART’s Streetcar Barn, located at 1201 E.
> 7th Avenue in Ybor City.
>
>
>
> “The blind need dependable, efficient public transportation in order
> to live the lives we want!” says Miranda Kilby, president of the Tampa
> Bay Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind. “These deep cuts
> only serve to create more obstacles to our ability to participate in
> the life of our community!”
>
>
>
> Kilby points to HART’s website in which they state, “Wherever you are
> going, HART takes you there”! That is, Kilby asserts, unless you are
> going to The Social Security office, the Brandon Post Office, the
> immigration office, or to your job which may no longer be on a bus
> route.
>
>
>
> “These cuts target the disabled, the poor, and many other groups
> typically marginalized by society,” states Merry Schoch, a blind
> chapter member and licensed clinical social worker in private practice
> in Brandon, one of many places HART is making cuts they irrationally
> defend as improvements.
>
>
>
> “Though HART asserts they are making the system more efficient and
> improving connectivity, those who use the system and rely upon it for
> work, medical appointments, social services , and recreation know this
> is not true!” says Paul Martinez, 1st Vice President of the National
> Federation of the Blind of Florida.
>
>
>
> Martinez is concerned over service cuts to Tampa General Hospital -
> the county’s largest hospital campus and healthcare clinic for the
> poor, the cancellation of one of the busiest fixed routes and second
> busiest flex routes, and the failure to connect frequently transferred
> routes.
>
>
>
> “HART cannot convince the blind that they are making the system more
> efficient,” says Martinez. “Nearly every so-called improvement
> disenfranchises the disabled, the poor, and other marginalized
> groups.”
>
>
>
> For more information about HART’s Transit Development Plan, go to
> <ww.gohart.org/tdp>.
>
> # # #
>
>
>
> If You Come….
>
>
>
> WHAT: Informational Demonstration by the National Federation of the Blind
>
> WHERE: HART Streetcar Barn
>
> 1201 E. 7th Avenue in Ybor City
>
> When: Wednesday, July 26, 2017
>
> TIME: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
>
>
>
> For More Information
>
> Miranda Kilby
>
> (352) 942-0417
>
> NFB.Tampa at gmail.com
>
> About the NFB
>
>
>
> The National Federation of the Blind is the oldest and largest
> organization of the blind in the United States. The NFB 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 are the obstacles between blind people and our dreams.
> You can live the life you want! Blindness is not what holds you back.
>
>
>
> The Federation provides scholarships to blind students; support for
> those who are blind or losing their eyesight; advocacy for the blind
> facing discrimination; and educational programs for the general public
> on topics of blindness. The NFB is not an organization that speaks on
> behalf of the blind; we are the blind speaking for ourselves. For more
> information, please contact
>
>
>
> National Federation of the Blind
>
> 200 East Wells Street
>
> At Jernigan Place
>
> Baltimore, MD 21230
>
>
>
> National Federation of the Blind of Florida
>
> Denise Valkema, President
>
> 14919 SW 90 Terrace
> Miami, FL 33196
>
> (888) 282-5972
>
> President at nfbflorida.org
>
>
> --
> Miranda B. Kilby
> President, Tampa Bay Chapter
> National federation of the Blind of Florida
> Ph.: 352-942-0417
> E-mail: nfbf.tampa at gmail.com
> The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and
> friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind.
> Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they
> want.
>
>
> --
> Miranda B. Kilby
> President
> Tampa Bay Chapter, National Federation of the Blind of Florida
> Vice President
> Florida Association of Blind Students
> 2nd Vice President National Federation of the Blind of Florida
> Ph: (352)942-0417
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