[Nfbofnc] FW: vendtalk Digest, Vol 63, Issue 3

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Please read important info.

Tim Jones
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Email: tjnc2 at carolina.rr.com

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Today's Topics:

   1. FW: Wolf Amendment and Transportation Update (Kevan Worley)
   2. How many children in America are not taught to read?
      (Maurer, Patricia)

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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 11:41:36 -0600
From: "Kevan Worley" <kevanworley at blindmerchants.org>
Subject: [vendtalk] FW: Wolf Amendment and Transportation Update
To: "'Vendor Talk Mailing List'" <vendtalk at nfbnet.org>
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Fyi

Dear BEA members:

We have received many inquiries about the results of the vote on the Wolf
amendment in the House Appropriations Committee. The amendment would have
allowed the privatization of highway rest stops in the state of Virginia,
setting a terrible precedent for other states and nation-wide policy.
Fortunately, the amendment was defeated by a vote of 32-26. 

At the end of this message you will find a list of all House Appropriations
Committee members who voted for and against this amendment. It is very
important that those who supported us on this hear from blind vendors in
their states, thanking them. It is also important that those who voted for
the amendment are urged to reconsider their stance. If members from your
state are on this list, please reach out to them and let them know that this
is an important issue to blind entrepreneurs by either thanking them or
asking them to rethink their vote.  The BEA has also sent letters to
Appropriations Committee members, but it is essential that they hear from
entrepreneurs and constituents.  That means you! Copies of the letters are
attached so that you can use them as templates in writing to your
Representatives.

Thank you for your continued efforts on this issue and your defense of
business opportunities for blind entrepreneurs.

Sean and Catriona

Nays (32)

Ed Pastor (D-AZ)

Marion Berry (D-AR)

Michael Honda (D-CA)

Adam Schiff (D-CA)

Barbara Lee (D-CA)

Lucille  Roybal-Allard   (D-CA)

Sam Farr (D-CA)

John Salazar (D-CO)

Rosa DeLauro  (D-CT)

 F. Allen Boyd   (D-FL)

Jack Kingston   (R-GA)

Todd Tiahrt (R-KS)

Ben Chandler (D-KY)

C.A. Ruppersberger (D-MD)

John Olver (D-MA)

Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI)

Betty McCollum (D-MN)

Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO)

Steven  Rothman (D-NJ)

Steve Israel (D-NY)

Nita Lowey (D-NY)

Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)

Steven  LaTourette (R-OH)

Tim Ryan (D-OH)

Marcy  Kaptur (D-OH)

John Murtha (D-PA)

Chaka  Fattah (D-PA)

Lincoln Davis    (D-TN)

Chet Edwards  (D-TX)

Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)

Norman Dicks  (D-WA)

David Obey (D-WI)

Yeas (26)

Robert  Aderholt (R-AL)

Jo Bonner (R-AL)

Ken Calvert (R-CA)

Jerry Lewis (R-CA)

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)

C.W. Bill Young (R-FL)

Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)

Mike Simpson  (R-ID)

Jesse Jackson (D-IL)

Peter Visclosky (D-IN)

Tom Latham (R-IA)

Harold  Rogers (R-KY)

Rodney Alexander (R-LA)

Denny  Rehberg (R-MT)

Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)

Jose Serrano (D-NY)

David Price (D-NC)

Tom Cole (R-OK)

Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)

Zach Wamp (R-TN)

John Carter (R-TX)

John Culberson (R-TX)

Kay Granger (R-TX)

Frank Wolf (R-VA)

James Moran (D-VA)

Alan Mollohan (D-WV)

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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:58:58 -0500
From: "Maurer, Patricia" <PMaurer at nfb.org> (by way of David Andrews
	<dandrews at visi.com>)
Subject: [vendtalk] How many children in America are not taught to
	read?
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From: Marc Maurer [mailto:outreach at nfb.org]
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 3:14 PM
To: Maurer, Patricia
Subject: How many children in America are not taught to read?

The answer is 90 percent if the children are blind.  Most Americans 
are shocked to hear this statistic.  And we should be.  The blind 
read and write using Braille, so why is our educational system 
failing to teach Braille to so many children?  Why are these children 
being denied the opportunities that come with a proper 
education?  What if you could not read and write?  Where would you be today?

There are three primary reasons for this educational crisis: (1) 
there are not enough Braille teachers; (2) some teachers of blind 
children have not received enough training; and (3) many educators do 
not think Braille instruction is even necessary.

To bring critically-needed attention to this educational crisis, the 
United States Congress authorized the minting of the 2009 Louis 
Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar with a portion of the sale of each 
coin going toward a revolutionary and comprehensive Braille literacy 
campaign.

Learning to read and write is fundamental to education, which in turn 
is paramount to full and equal participation in American 
society.  This coin, the first U.S. coin to have proper tactile 
Braille, symbolizes independence, opportunity, and the potential of 
blind people to make significant contributions to society when they 
are taught to read and write using Braille.  To learn more, read our 
report 
<http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=yeymcYhMheQ-y7-mcNDRWg..>The 
Braille Literacy Crisis in America, or watch our video 
<http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=8AWBxYZpjpELqegcgZlFhg..>Makin
g 
Change with a Dollar.

<http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=oU7TznrVm6kt3P1O7AWYDg..>Pleas
e 
purchase this unique and beautiful coin now and help solve this 
educational crisis for blind children in America.

The law authorizing this 2009 silver dollar requires that any coins 
not sold by midnight on December 31, 2009, be melted down.  Time is 
of the essence--a 90 percent illiteracy rate is not acceptable and 
the opportunity to purchase this coin will soon be gone.

Be part of the solution.  Give the gift of literacy.  Create new 
opportunities. 
<http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=nMVjIeI1iave6Nk717B4dA..>Buy 
the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar today.

Marc Maurer, President
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

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