[nfb-talk] Fw: [acb-l] Fwd: [CCB-L] H.R.4169, American Braille Flag Memorial Act

Tue Nov 20 14:01:00 CST 2007

Well, the part about honoring blinded veterans is a good idea.  All this
nonsense about the blind needing a special flag, or even putting a special
flag in Arlington seems a bit much.  There are plenty of flags that you can
feel the sewn on stars and stripes.  I think all that simpery nonsense about
how blind people haven't had access to the flag is just silly and although
it might pull a few heart strings, it also gives a very wrong impression to
the public.
Mike 

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From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Constance Canode
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 2:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: [acb-l] Fwd: [CCB-L] H.R.4169, American Braille
Flag Memorial Act

What a waste of time this bill is in my humble opinion.  This obviously will
be the only tactile flag in existence.  The flag is the flag and all
Americans know what is on it and can recite the Pledge without it being in
grade 1 Braille on this tactile flag.  It makes one wonder what ludicrous
garbage the ACB will come up with next.  Wow, I can hardly wait.  By the
way, we have a flag on a pole outside of our house and it is not tactile.
Congress should get busy and do something worthwhile like getting us out of
Iraq.

Connie Canode
At 08:23 AM 11/20/2007, you wrote:
>Can't we all just get along? I am tired of all the anger and discord 
>that we are displaying.
>Have a happy Thanksgiving! Share some love and goodwill!
>Hope
>
>-----Original Message-----
>.From: "Alan Wheeler"<awheeler at neb.rr.com>
>.Sent: 11/20/07 9:16:21 AM
>.To: "NFB Talk Mailing List"<nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>.Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: [acb-l] Fwd: [CCB-L] H.R.4169,American 
>Braille Flag Memorial Act .
>.I didn't think I had felt the stars & stripes on a flag, either.
>.
>.----- Original Message -----
>.From: "Hope Hein" <hmhein at verizon.net>
>.To: <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>.Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:06 AM
>.Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: [acb-l] Fwd: [CCB-L] H.R.4169, American 
>Braille .Flag Memorial Act .
>.
>.>I have felt American flags and they do not have stars nor stripes 
>that one .>can feel.
>.>
>.> -----Original Message-----
>.> .From: "Wm. Ritchhart"<william.ritchhart at sbcglobal.net>
>.> .Sent: 11/20/07 8:47:35 AM
>.> .To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'"<nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> .> .Subject: Re: 
>[nfb-talk] Fw: [acb-l] Fwd: [CCB-L] H.R.4169,American .> Braille Flag 
>Memorial Act .> .
>.> .Well, I cannot believe that any blind person cannot distinguish the 
>.> .stars and stripes on an American flag.  All you have to do is touch it.
>.> .I am sorry to hear that the Congress is wasting time on this one.
>.> .
>.> .
>.> .William
>.> .
>.> .
>.> .-----Original Message-----
>.> .From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>[mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>.> .On Behalf Of Bill Outman
>.> .Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 3:00 AM .> .To: NFB of Florida 
>Listserv .> .Cc: Multiple recipients of NFBnet NFB-Talk Mailing List .> 
>.Subject: [nfb-talk] Fw: [acb-l] Fwd: [CCB-L] H.R.4169,American Braille 
>.> .Flag Memorial Act .> .
>.> .Thought this was an interesting article.
>.> .
>.> .Enjoy.
>.> .
>.> .Bill Outman
>.> .Daytona Beach, Florida
>.> .
>.> .----- Original Message -----
>.> .From: Andy Baracco <wq6r at socal.rr.com> .> .To: <acb-l at acb.org> .> 
>.Cc: <whoweare at yahoogroups.com> .> .Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 
>12:26 AM .> .Subject: [acb-l] Fwd: [CCB-L] H.R.4169, American Braille 
>Flag Memorial .> .Act .> .
>.> .
>.> .> This is neat!
>.> .>
>.> .> Andy
>.> .>
>.> .>
>.> .> Tiahrt Introduces American Braille Flag Memorial Bill .> .> .> .> 
>WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Goddard) this week introduced .> 
>.the .> .> American Braille Flag Memorial Bill. The bi-partisan 
>legislation would .> .> authorize .> .> .> .> the placement of an 
>American Braille tactile flag in Arlington .> .National .> .> Cemetery 
>honoring blind members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and .> .other .> 
>.> Americans.
>.> .>
>.> .> Tiahrt was joined by Kansas Reps. Jerry Moran (R-Hays) and Nancy 
>Boyda .> .> (D-Topeka) along with 14 others in co-sponsoring the bill, 
>along with .> .an .> .> endorsement .> .> .> .> by the Blind Veterans 
>of America.
>.> .>
>.> .> "Arlington National Cemetery is a national place of remembrance 
>and .> .honor .> .> for our Nation's veterans, and visited by an 
>estimated 4 million .> .people .> .> annually,"
>.> .>
>.> .> said Tiahrt. "Placing the Braille America Flag here would bring 
>honor .> .to .> .our .> .> nation's blind community and allow our blind 
>veterans to "see" the .> .American .> .> .> .> Flag again."
>.> .>
>.> .> Currently, the United States has over 1,000,000 blind and 
>low-vision .> .> veterans. The Department of Defense estimates that 16% 
>of those .> .injured in .> .> Operation .> .> .> .> Iraqi Freedom and 
>Operation Enduring Freedom suffer from severe vision .> .loss.
>.> .> An additional 10-12 million Americans have blind and low vision.
>.> .>
>.> .> However, prior to the creation of the Braille American Flag the 
>.> .American .> .> flag was not accessible to the blind. This flag, 
>created by the Kansas .> .> Braille .> .> .> .> Transcription 
>Institute, in Wichita, Kansas, has been specially .> .designed .> .in 
>.> .> a way that informs the blind of the full color of the American 
>flag, .> .13 .> .> stripes, .> .> .> .> and fifty stars on the blue 
>field. Additionally, this tactile flag .> .bears .> .the .> .> American 
>Pledge of Allegiance in both raised print and Grade One .> .Braille.
>.> .>
>.> .> November 13, 2007
>.> .>
>.> .> # # #
>.> .>
>.> .> Eric Bridges
>.> .>
>.> .> Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs .> .> .> .> 
>American Council of the Blind .> .> .> .> Phone: (202) 467-5081 .> .> 
>.> .> Fax: (202) 467-5085 .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> 
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