[NFBF-L] Section 504 Email Template

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This is an attack on long standing American values.  We stand to lose the
reasonable accommodations that have allowed my employment over the past 40
years.

 

A quick, easy call to the Attorney General is all it takes to give voice to
your concerns:

Florida Attorney General

James Uthmeier

850-414-3990

 

 

JD Townsend

Helping the Light Dependent to See

 

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Subject: [NFBF-L] Section 504 Email Template

 

Greetings Federationists: 

 

We have a response to the recent release of information regarding Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This is one of our strongest
protections against discrimination from any entity that receives federal
funds. This includes schools, hospitals and other institutions we use
regularly. A lawsuit was filed in Texas, with 17 other states signing on.
Florida, unfortunately, is one of those states. We ask that you contact the
Office of the Attorney General, Florida James Uthmeier. You may also
contact the Office of Governor Ron Desantis. For convenience, there is a
template below that you may use. Please insert your name, location and any
titles you may hold in the National Federation of the Blind in the
indicated spaces. Your participation may have a positive impact; several
states have since withdrawn their participation in this lawsuit because of
the outpouring of dissent within their states. 

 

 

Dear Attorney General James Uthmeier: 

 

My name is [insert name]. I live in [insert city], Florida and am a member
of the National Federation of the Blind of Florida. I am writing to ask you
to support blind Floridians by withdrawing from the Texas vs. Besserra
lawsuit, which aims to declare Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 unconstitutional. This section of the law protects me and other
disabled people from discrimination due to disability from any entity that
received federal funds. This includes schools and hospitals. Without the
protection of Section 504, all strides in educational and employment for
blind people will be jeopardized. I strongly urge Florida to withdraw from
this lawsuit, which will have a negative, detrimental and demoralizing
effect on blind Floridians. 

 

Sincerely,

[insert name] 

[insert titles in the NFB, if any] 

 

 

 

  Camille Tate, president

National Federation of the Blind of Florida 

Board of Directors 

 <http://www.nfbflorida.org/> www.nfbflorida.org

Tel: 321.372.4899

 

With love, hope and determination, we transform dreams into reality.

 

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