[nfbwatlk] A Blast from the Past

[Mike Freeman]

Yup. The account got too much spam so eventually let it go.

Mike


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From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 12:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] A Blast from the Past

so you used to have a pacifier huh  cool.
On Apr 7, 2012, at 11:04 PM, Mike Freeman wrote:

> In view of the fact that the NFB of Washington Talk list is now a 
> decade and three months old, I thought it would be fun to reproduce 
> some of the messages from a decade ago.
> 
> If nothing else, it shows both the progress we've made and that we 
> still have a way to go.
> 
> In other words, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
> 
> Mike Freeman, president
> NFB of Washington
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sysop at NFBnet.org [mailto:sysop at NFBnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike 
> Freeman
> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 8:57 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of NFBnet nfb of washington talk Mailing List
> Subject: From The Washington Seminar
> 
> 
> 
> Hello listers!
> 
> This is being written after a successful first day on the Hill.  While 
> we have not encountered any "over-the-top" enthusiasm among 
> congressional staffers (the usual case when one doesn't see the 
> senator or representative himself/herself), there was positive 
> interest in our presentations and I believe that our issues will garner
serious consideration.
> 
> This year as in the past several years, oneof our issues is to push 
> for passageof legislation raising the amount a blind SSDI recipient 
> may earn without loss of benefits to $30,000 over the next three 
> years. Washington is in good shape here as all but two 
> representeatives (Larsen and Smith) are on the House bill (HR-498) and 
> Senator Patty Murray is on the Senate equivalent, S-682. I believe 
> that we will get Senator Cantwell on board also.
> 
> Our second issue is advocacy of passing legislation allowing Part B 
> Medicare funds to be channeled through the state rehabilitation 
> agency/agencies to finance skills training and independent living 
> services for older blind citizens. The House bill has been introduced by
Rep.
> Martin Frost of TX; it is anticipated that a Senate equivalent will be 
> introduced shortly.  The House Bill number is HR-2674.  (There is 
> another bill, HR-2484, introduced by Rep. Kapuano, which would do 
> somewhat the same but which has serious drawbacks).
> Our third issue is advocacy of legislation which would, among other 
> things, set up a mechanism to establish a universal electronic file 
> format for textbooks for grades K-12, require that textbook publishers 
> furnish electronic copies of all such textbooks in this file format 
> and establish a repository for such copies.  School Districts would 
> then obtain these electronic copies in a timely manner so that blind 
> children would no longer have to wait a geological era to get their texts.
> 
> The fact sheets for our issues are available on
> 
> http://www.nfb.org
> 
> under the "laws and legislation" link.
> 
> I'll give you another report after tomorrow's appointments.
> 
> Onward, comrades!
> 
> Mike Freeman <mikef at pacifier.com>
> Amateur Radio: < K 7 U I J >
> 
> 
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