[NFBF-L] Section 504 Email Template

[Tish Kooper]

Thank you Camille and all others posting incredibly useful information.

Regards,
Tashara

On Sat, Feb 22, 2025, 5:36 PM JD Townsend via NFBF-L <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> This is an attack on long standing American values.  We stand to lose the
> reasonable accommodations that have allowed my employment over the past 40
> years.
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> A quick, easy call to the Attorney General is all it takes to give voice
> to your concerns:
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> Florida Attorney General
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> James Uthmeier
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> 850-414-3990
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> JD Townsend
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> Helping the Light Dependent to See
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> *From:* NFBF-L <nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of *president---
> via NFBF-L
> *Sent:* Friday, February 21, 2025 7:31 PM
> *To:* 'NFB of Florida List for Leaders' <nfbf-leaders at nfbnet.org>; 'NFB
> of Florida Internet Mailing List' <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* president at nfbflorida.org
> *Subject:* [NFBF-L] Section 504 Email Template
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> Greetings Federationists:
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> We have a response to the recent release of information regarding Section
> 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This is one of our strongest
> protections against discrimination from any entity that receives federal
> funds. This includes schools, hospitals and other institutions we use
> regularly. A lawsuit was filed in Texas, with 17 other states signing on.
> Florida, unfortunately, is one of those states. We ask that you contact the
> Office of the Attorney General, Florida James Uthmeier. You may also
> contact the Office of Governor Ron Desantis. For convenience, there is a
> template below that you may use. Please insert your name, location and any
> titles you may hold in the National Federation of the Blind in the
> indicated spaces. Your participation may have a positive impact; several
> states have since withdrawn their participation in this lawsuit because of
> the outpouring of dissent within their states.
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> Dear Attorney General James Uthmeier:
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> My name is [insert name]. I live in [insert city], Florida and am a member
> of the National Federation of the Blind of Florida. I am writing to ask you
> to support blind Floridians by withdrawing from the Texas vs. Besserra
> lawsuit, which aims to declare Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
> 1973 unconstitutional. This section of the law protects me and other
> disabled people from discrimination due to disability from any entity that
> received federal funds. This includes schools and hospitals. Without the
> protection of Section 504, all strides in educational and employment for
> blind people will be jeopardized. I strongly urge Florida to withdraw from
> this lawsuit, which will have a negative, detrimental and demoralizing
> effect on blind Floridians.
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> Sincerely,
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> [insert name]
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> [insert titles in the NFB, if any]
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>   Camille Tate, president
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> National Federation of the Blind of Florida
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> Board of Directors
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> www.nfbflorida.org
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> Tel: 321.372.4899
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> With love, hope and determination, we transform dreams into reality.
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