[Colorado-talk] Great News

[Kevan Worley]

Greetings colleagues and friends, 

 

I want to join our state president and thank you for your efforts throughout
this 2007 session of the Colorado general assembly.  Getting this bill
passed took a united effort.  As you know, we did not get everything we
wanted with the creation of this commission, but that’s the nature of law
making.  We will continue our united effort to mold the commission, and
provide the collective expertise and guidance of the organized blind
movement.  While we may not have been able to get the precise commission
structure we had hoped for as Scott says it is a first step.  We can
absolutely claim a big victory for the blind of Colorado.  Frankly, the odds
were stacked against us even getting a commission.  The bureaucrats, some
private agencies which claim to work on behalf of the blind, and the ACB
marshaled their resources against common sense, the will of the majority of
blind people and a solution based approach to fixing woefully inadequate
services for the blind.  But we know who we are, and we will never go back.
So, forward, upward and onward to claim victory for the blind and visually
impaired of Colorado.

 

At Your Service,

Kevan Worley

President National Association of Blind Merchants

 

www.blindmerchants.org 

We have dreamed

We have planned

We have built

Now we devote ourselves to a future full of Imagination

Please help us build the dream...

National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute 

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott C. LaBarre [mailto:slabarre at labarrelaw.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 3:54 PM
To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List
Subject: Great News

 

Greetings to all:

 

Last night, the House of Representatives concurred with the Senate
Amendments to H.B. 1274.  This means that our Commission for the Blind will
be a reality upon the Governor's signature.  On that note, we are requesting
a formal signing ceremony with the Governor for which we will get publicity
and have a bunch of our members there.  My hat off to all of you who helped
by making calls and sending e-mails!!  Thank you so much!!  Because of your
work, we have opened a brand new chpater in the life of the blind in the
State of Colorado.  Stay tuned for more developments. 

Scott C. LaBarre, Esq.

 

LaBarre Law Offices P.C.
1660 South Albion Street, Ste. 918
Denver, Colorado 80222
303 504-5979 (voice)
303 757-3640 (fax)
slabarre at labarrelaw.com (e-mail)
www.labarrelaw.com (website)

 

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Greetings colleagues and friends,
 
I want to join our state president and thank you for your efforts throughout this 2007 session of the
Colorado
general assembly.  Getting this bill passed took a united effort.  As you know, we did not get everything we wanted with the creation of this commission, but that&#8217;s the nature of law making.  We will continue our united effort to mold the commission, and provide the collective expertise and guidance of the organized blind movement.   While we may not have been able to get the precise commission structure we had hoped for as Scott says it is a first step.  We can absolutely claim a big victory for the blind of
Colorado
.  Frankly, the odds were stacked against us even getting a commission.  The bureaucrats, some private agencies which claim to work on behalf of the blind, and the ACB marshaled their resources against common sense, the will of the majority of blind people and a solution based approach to fixing woefully inadequate services for the blind.  But we know who we are, and we will never go back.  So, forward, upward and onward to claim victory for the blind and visually impaired of
Colorado
.
 
At Your Service,
Kevan Worley
President National Association of Blind Merchants
 
http://www.blindmerchants.org www.blindmerchants.org
We have dreamed
We have planned
We have built
Now we devote ourselves to a future full of Imagination
Please help us build the dream...
National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute
 
-----Original Message-----
From:
Scott C. LaBarre [mailto:
slabarre at labarrelaw.com
]
Sent:
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 3:54 PM
To:
NFB
of Colorado Discussion List
Subject:
Great News
 
Greetings to all:
 
Last night, the House of Representatives concurred with the Senate Amendments to H.B. 1274.  This means that our Commission for the Blind will be a reality upon the Governor's signature.  On that note, we are requesting a formal signing ceremony with the Governor for which we will get publicity and have a bunch of our members there.  My hat off to all of you who helped by making calls and sending e-mails!!  Thank you so much!!  Because of your  work, we have opened a brand new chpater in the life of the blind in the State of Colorado.  Stay tuned for more developments. 
Scott C. LaBarre, Esq.
 
LaBarre Law Offices P.C.
1660 South Albion Street, Ste. 918
Denver, Colorado 80222
303 504-5979 (voice)
303 757-3640 (fax)
mailto:slabarre at labarrelaw.com slabarre at labarrelaw.com
(e-mail)
http://www.labarrelaw.com www.labarrelaw.com
(website)
 
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