[Colorado-talk] press release from nfbco

[dmgina]

Can someone share what the new kitchen is like?
How is it different than any other kitchen?
I am in Montana.


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott C. LaBarre" <slabarre at nfbco.org>
To: "NFB of Colorado Discussion List" <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Colorado-talk] press release from nfbco


> In response to our press release, we know that Channel seven will be there
> and hopefully others.  Additionally, there is a nice story that will be on
> at 4:50 this afternoon regarding the CCB and dedication of its new 
> training
> kitchen on channel 9.  I don't know if they will run it at any other time.
> Scott C. LaBarre, Esq.
>
> LaBarre Law Offices P.C.
> 1660 South Albion Street, Ste. 918
> Denver, Colorado 80222
> Voice:  303 504-5979
> Fax:  303 757-3640
> E-mail:  slabarre at labarrelaw.com
> Website:  www.labarrelaw.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Scott C. LaBarre" <slabarre at nfbco.org>
> To: "NFB of Colorado Discussion List" <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 3:44 PM
> Subject: [Colorado-talk] press release from nfbco
>
>
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>
>> CONTACT:
>> Scott LaBarre, President
>> NFB of Colorado
>> Work phone: (303) 504-5979
>> slabarre at labarrelaw.com
>>
>>
>> Blind Coloradans Cast First Secret Ballot in History of Colorado 
>> Elections
>>
>> LITTLETON, CO, November 1, 2006:  Scott LaBarre, president of the 
>> National
>> Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Colorado announced today that he and
>> other
>> blind members of the affiliate will take advantage of the early voting
>> period to cast their first secret ballot on Thursday, November 2 when the
>> doors open at 10:00 a.m. at the Webb Municipal Office Building located at
>> 201 W. Colfax Avenue.
>>
>> Casting a secret ballot is a right most Americans take for granted.
>> However,
>> until recently this right has not been available for the blind.  Now, for
>> the first time ever, speech output technology voting machines will make 
>> it
>> possible for blind and visually impaired Coloradans to cast a secret
>> ballot
>> privately and independently.  This is the first general election since 
>> the
>> implementation date for the accessibility provisions of the Help America
>> Vote Act (HAVA).
>>
>> The ability to cast a secret ballot is not only a thrilling experience 
>> for
>> blind voters, it protects our democracy by ensuring that nobody exercises
>> undue influence over any voter or engages in outright fraud while
>> pretending
>> to help the blind vote.  A secret vote is just as important for blind
>> voters
>> as it is for every other American.
>>
>> NFB president Scott LaBarre, a local attorney, states that many blind
>> voters
>> across the state and the nation eagerly look forward to being able to
>> choose
>> this method of voting and will be casting a secret ballot for the first
>> time
>> in their lives.
>>
>> About the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado
>> The National Federation of the Blind of Colorado is an affiliate of the
>> largest organization of the blind in America, the National Federation of
>> the
>> Blind.  The NFB of Colorado was chartered in 1955.  The NFB believes the
>> real problem of blindness is not the lack of eyesight but rather the
>> misunderstanding and lack of information which exist.  We believe that
>> with
>> proper training and opportunity, blindness can be reduced to the level of
>> a
>> physical nuisance.
>>
>> For more information about the NFB of Colorado please call 303-778-1130 
>> or
>> go to
>> www.nfbco.org
>>
>>
>> About the National Federation of the Blind
>> The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) led the national effort to 
>> make
>> it possible for the blind to vote independently and in secret. With more
>> than 50,000 members, the NFB is the largest and most influential
>> membership
>> organization of blind people in the United States.   The NFB improves
>> blind
>> people's lives through advocacy, education, research, technology, and
>> programs encouraging independence and self-confidence.  It is the leading
>> force in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's blind.
>> In
>> January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan
>> Institute, the first research and training center in the United States 
>> for
>> the blind led by the blind.
>>
>> For more information about the National Federation of the Blind and its
>> work
>> on access to elections, visit
>> http://www.nfb.org/nfb/HAVA_intro.asp.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> # # #
>>
>>
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