[Nfbnet-members-list] Support UN Convention on Rights of Disabled Persons

[David Andrews]

The following is from Jesse Hartle



Fellow Federationists:



                 We have been working to build support for the United 
Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 
(CRPD).  Ratification of the CRPD would solidify the United States as 
a global leader on disability rights, and protect Americans with 
disabilities who travel, work, study, or serve abroad.    The 
opposition has stated that the disability community is uninformed and 
does not really support the disability rights treaty.   The National 
Federation of the Blind must take action to urge our Senators to 
support this important initiative.  We believe that the Senate will 
take a vote on this treaty after the elections, and we are now 
partnering with over 250 disability groups to maximize the push for 
ratification of the CRPD treaty.



The NFB has been assigned next Wednesday October 24, 2012, as the 
first of our three days of action.  We would like to use this day to 
target members of the Senate through social media tools.  Below you 
will find a list of Twitter handles for members of the United States 
Senate, and a draft message to be used.  You should also try to get 
those who follow you on Twitter to retweet your messages to ensure a 
greater number of people learn about the treaty.  If you do not have 
a Twitter account, or your Senator does not have a Twitter account, 
we would like you to try and alert your Senator through their 
Facebook page; if you use Facebook be sure to tag the National 
Federation of the Blind in your post.  Please contact me with any 
questions.  I have included my contact information below the list of 
Twitter handles.  Thank you all very much for your hard work in 
advance on this important issue.





Draft Message (144 characters):

I am a blind person who supports the #CRPD. I urge @(insert Senators 
Handle) to support passage of this important policy for disabled Americans.



Alabama

Richard Shelby

@SenShelbyPress



Jeff Sessions

@SenatorSessions



Alaska

Lisa Murkowski

@lisamurkowski



Mark Begich

@SenatorBegich



Arizona

John McCain

@SenJohnMcCain



Jon Kyl

@SenJonKyl



Arkansas

Mark Pryor

@SenMarkPryor



John Boozman

@JohnBoozman



California

Dianne Feinstein

@SenFeinstein



Barbara Boxer

@SenatorBoxer



Colorado

Mark Udall

@MarkUdall



Michael Bennet

@SenBennetCO



Connecticut

Joe Lieberman

@JoeLieberman



Richard Blumenthal

@SenBlumenthal

Delaware

Tom Carper

@SenatorCarper



Chris Coons

@ChrisCoons



Florida

Bill Nelson

@SenBillNelson



Marco Rubio

@SenRubioPress



Georgia

Saxby Chambliss

NONE



Johnny Isakson

@SenatorIsakson



Hawaii

Daniel Inouye

@Daniel_Inouye



Daniel Akaka

@SenatorAkaka



Idaho

Mike Crapo

@MikeCrapo



Jim Risch

NONE



Illinois

Dick Durbin

@SenatorDurbin



Mark Kirk

@SenatorKirk



Indiana

Richard Lugar

@senatorlugar



Dan Coats

@SenDanCoats

Iowa

Chuck Grassley

@ChuckGrassley



Tom Harkin

@SenatorHarkin



Kansas

Pat Roberts

@SenPatRoberts



Jerry Moran

@JerryMoran



Kentucky

Mitch McConnell

@McConnellPress



Rand Paul

@SenRandPaul



Louisiana

Mary Landrieu

@SenLandrieu



David Vitter

@DavidVitter



Maine

Olympia Snowe

@SenatorSnowe



Susan Collins

@SenatorCollins



Maryland

Barbara Mikulski

@SenatorBarb



Ben Cardin

@SenatorCardin



Massachusetts

John Kerry

@JohnKerry



Scott Brown

@USSenScottBrown



Michigan

Carl Levin

@SenCarlLevin



Debbie Stabenow

@StabenowPress



Minnesota

Amy Klobuchar

NONE



Al Franken

@alfranken



Mississippi

Thad Cochran

@SenThadCochran



Roger Wicker

@SenatorWicker



Missouri

Claire McCaskill

@clairecmc



Roy Blunt

@RoyBlunt



Montana

Max Baucus

NONE



Jon Tester

@TesterPress



Nebraska

Ben Nelson

@SenBenNelson



Mike Johanns

@Mike_Johanns



Nevada

Harry Reid

@SenatorReid



Dean Heller

@SenDeanHeller



New Hampshire

Jeanne Shaheen

@JeanneShaheen



Kelly Ayotte

NONE



New Jersey

Frank Lautenberg

@FrankLautenberg



Bob Menendez

@SenatorMenendez



New Mexico

Jeff Bingaman

NONE



Tom Udall

@ChuckSchumer



New York

Chuck Schumer

@ChuckSchumer



Kirsten Gillibrand

@SenGillibrand



North Carolina

Richard Burr

@SenatorBurr



Kay Hagan

@SenatorHagan



North Dakota

Kent Conrad

NONE



John Hoeven

@SenJohnHoeven



Ohio

Sherrod Brown

@SenSherrodBrown



Rob Portman

@robportman



Oklahoma

Jim Inhofe

@InhofePress



Tom Coburn

@TomCoburn



Oregon

Ron Wyden

@RonWyden



Jeff Merkley

@SenJeffMerkley



Pennsylvania

Bob Casey, Jr.

@SenBobCasey



Pat Toomey

@SenToomey



Rhode Island

Jack Reed

@SenJackReed



Sheldon Whitehouse

@SenWhitehouse



South Carolina

Lindsey Graham

@GrahamBlog



Jim DeMint

@JimDeMint



South Dakota

Tim Johnson

@SenJohnsonSD



John Thune

@SenJohnThune



Tennessee

Lamar Alexander

@SenAlexander



Bob Corker

@SenBobCorker



Texas

Kay Bailey Hutchison

@kaybaileyhutch



John Cornyn

@JohnCornyn



Utah

Orrin Hatch

@SenOrrinHatch



Mike Lee

@SenMikeLee



Vermont

Patrick Leahy

@SenatorLeahy



Bernie Sanders

@SenSanders



Virginia

Jim Webb

NONE



Mark Warner

@MarkWarner



Washington

Patty Murray

@PattyMurray



Maria Cantwell

@CantwellPress



West Virginia

Jay Rockefeller

@SenRockefeller



Joe Manchin

@Sen_JoeManchin



Wisconsin

Herb Kohl

NONE



Ron Johnson

@SenRonJohnson



Wyoming

Mike Enzi

@SenatorEnzi



John Barrasso

@SenJohnBarrasso





Thank you everyone,



Jesse Hartle

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

Phone: 410-659-9314, Ext. 2233

Twitter: @JMHartleIII

Email: <mailto:jhartle at nfb.org>jhartle at nfb.org

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