From NFB Hawaii – “House Amends HR 164 in to National Defense Authorization Act” Good Afternoon To You All, I am pleased to inform you that our work on behalf of Blind Veterans has paid off. Because of the cosponsor support on HR 164, Congressman Bilirakis submitted this legislation as an amendment to the House […]
Category: 2013
6/4/13 NAMA, CAVC and Blind Vendors Block Healthy Vending Bill
From Vending Market Watch- vendingmarketwatch.com NAMA, CAVC and Blind Vendors Block Healthy Vending Bill Last Friday, the California State Assembly placed assembly bill 459 on the suspense calendar, halting the legislation from moving forward this year, thanks in part to NAMA, the national association for vending and refreshment services and the California Automatic Vendors Council […]
6/4/13 Healthy Vending Legislation Could Affect the Blind – by Deena Prichep
From Vending Market Watch- vendingmarketwatch.com Healthy Vending Legislation Could Affect the Blind – by Deena Prichep Audio available at this link: http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=186503168&m=186861851 Look in any vending machine, and you can find plenty of snacks with dubious nutritional profiles. Take the ones in the state Capitol in Salem, Ore. “We’ve got a lot of Cheetos and Pop-Tarts […]
4/9/13 Bill Would Ban Pop and Junk Food in Public Vending Machines
Shared by Marco Giannotti – Bill Would Ban Pop and Junk Food in Public Vending Machines House Bill 3403 is opposed by a group of blind vendors who testified that their businesses would suffer a 50 percent cut in sales if they’re only allowed to offer healthy food products they frequently throw away after nobody […]
4/2/13 National Federation of the Blind Applauds DOJ Motion to Intervene in Sheltered Workshop Case
From Chris Danielson, NFB – National Federation of the Blind Applauds DOJ Motion to Intervene in Sheltered Workshop Case Baltimore, Maryland (April 2, 2013): The National Federation of the Blind today applauded the United States Department of Justice’s motion to intervene in the pending class action lawsuit Lane v. Kitzhaber, No. 12-cv-138 (D. Or.). The […]
2/5/13 President Obama and the White House have nominated The Honorable Janet LaBreck
From Raven Pulliam, BEPB Program Administrator IL President Obama and the White House have nominated The Honorable Janet LaBreck, Commissioner of the Commission for the Blind in Massachusetts, to be the next Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Commissioner. To learn more about Commissioner LaBreck, please access: www.mass.gov/mcb/ <http://www.mass.gov/mcb> This important Presidential appointment must be confirmed by the […]
1/24/13 Dale, Kareem A.
From Terry Smith, NFB Blind Entrepreneurs Initiative From: Dale, Kareem A. Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 2:37 PM Subject: last day As many of you all know, Friday will be my last day at the White House. It has been an extraordinary privilege to serve this President. With the help of all of you, this […]
1/8/13 U.S. proposes minimum sounds for ‘quiet cars’
From BLDTLK/NFB U.S. proposes minimum sounds for ‘quiet cars’ By David Shepardson The Detroit News http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130107/AUTO01/301070407/U-S-proposes-mi The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing new rules to require minimum sound levels from electric vehicles, hybrids and other quiet cars to warn pedestrians. NHTSA’s proposal – required by Congress in 2010 – sets minimum sound levels […]