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

kaye zimpher kayezimpher at bellsouth.net
Thu Nov 22 22:10:51 CST 2007 

Say it loud Connie! hahaha
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Constance Canode" <satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 2:36 PM
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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