[Colorado-talk] books and NLS shutdown

[Jessica Beecham]

Hello

The NFBCO does not attack particular parties.  We work with all of our representatives to encourage them to make decisions in the best interest of the blind of CO.  It is unfortunate that BARD and many other government services are down right now.  We can speak to all of our representatives regarding how this is negatively effecting us as blind people but that is not a single party issue.  Lets agree to put aside political differences and work for the best interest of blind people in CO!  Please take political arguments off list.

Best Wishes

Jessica Beecham

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> On Oct 1, 2013, at 2:43 PM, "Beth Taurasi" <denverqueen1107 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> On 10/1/2013 1:57 PM, Ryan O. wrote:
>> Rather a one sided point of view, don't you think? Are we not a bipartisan organization?
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>> RyanO
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>>> On Oct 1, 2013, at 12:41 PM, Beth Taurasi <denverqueen1107 at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>> Dear NFBCO members,
>>> I would encourage all of us to contact our representative and voice your disappointment in the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives.  They have stolen our rights from us.  We, as blind people, treasure the right to read and write.  We have Braille, and we have it for a reason.  As we fight on to read books, we have discovered taht when the government shuts down, our websites, the NLS ones, have been shut down.  I contacted my local Congresswoman DeGette, and she will somehow get the message about the right to read.  Because of Boener's inability to lead a House of Representatives, we as blind people are suffering.  We have a major access burier, the right to read.  We sometimes can't afford to buy books, so what do we do?  We download them from the Bard site, but this time, the Bard site is shut down.  To all NFB Coloradans, please contact your local Congressperson and tell them, "Make John Boener listen.  Tell the rest of your Representatives to reopen the government and encourage protections for us blind people who want to read books."
>>> Beth
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> Well, the Republicans, the GOP, or rather, the DCP (Dunce cap Party), are acting like brats and taking away things they shouldn't.  It's like big sister taking candy from little brother, but instead of that, they're taking Little Brother's oxygen tank. lol
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