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<p class=MsoNormal>I want to say thanks to everyone that participated in the
MCB Connect last Monday night. I thought the conference call went very
well and judging from the emails I received and the comments made everyone else
did also. A special thanks to Gary Wunder and the other members of NFB
for joining us. Everyone that participated in the call was very
professional and offered a lot of good input.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If you would like to hear the conference call in it’s
entirety you can call, 616-712-8099 and use the pass code of, 250486#.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> We
hope to work with NFB on several issues that affects all visually impaired
residents of Missouri beginning with the textbook accessibility, the medicaid
provision for hearing aids, the pedestrian safety act and the blindness skills
specialist. We also hope to keep this dialog open with communication
between the two organizations as we work on these issues and other items that
may come up.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks again to all of the MCB and NFB members that helped
to make this MCB Connect a success.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";
color:#00B050'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Denny Huff - President<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Missouri Council of the Blind<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>5453 Chippewa<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>St. Louis, MO 63109<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Phone: (636) 262-1383<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Toll Free: (888) 362-1383<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Phonecast: (816) 298-8969<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>FAX: (636) 629-1710<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>DHuff@MoBlind.Org<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>www.moblind.org<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>MCB - A GREAT PLACE TO BE!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The purpose of Missouri Council of the Blind shall be to
promote the general well-being of our members and legally blind people in
Missouri, and to support or participate in other programs promoting the best
interests of legally blind people everywhere.<o:p></o:p></p>
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