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Family Care Council Communication:

The following message received from Doreen , a mom and former member

of the Family Care Council, is being provided for your information and

sharing.

Bob Wessels

Employment Coordinator, Community Outreach, FCC Liaison

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

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----- Forwarded by Wessels/APD/DCF on 08/25/2008 07:17 AM -----

From: Doreen

Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 3:08 PM

Subject: How YOU can make a Difference - Tier System

Thanks for sharing your stories and how the tiers will affect you and

your son or daughter.

I am really glad you are all reading the emails and doing your

research.

You and your son or daughter do have a voice!

You can do something about this. Here's how:

· First, do your appeal on time. (within 10 days of

receiving your letter)

· Then go see your legislators. They are in your city

right now in their office. (See the links below)

· Be sure to take your son or daughter.

· Tell them your story and how this is affecting your

son or daughter.

· Be respectful when you visit your legislator.

· 1. Ask for their help - do not act angry

with them.

· 2. You will leave a NEGATIVE impression of

all persons with disabilities if you take your frustrations out

on them personally.

· 3. Ask them when you could follow up to

monitor their progress speaking to appropriate committee

members.

· 4. Be sure to tell them you and your son or

daughter are registered voters.

· 5. The House and Senate form committees to

handle issues. The committees research and think of ideas on

how to solve

· a particular problem (like balancing

their budget). They then write bills to create the changes

they believe will solve the

· problem. Your legislator may not

have been on the committee that set up these changes but he or

she does represent

· you. They do know who is on the

committee and they have access to those legislators and will

tell them of your visit. The

· committees do respond to the non

committee legislators.

· Take your budget and ask them to help you balance

your budget! This will help them understand the full brunt of

your problem.

· They will have a visual picture of you and your son

or daughter which is then tied to your personal story.

· Next time they enter a discussion or have to vote on

an issue; they will remember your story and meeting you in

person.

· If we all do this . . . . . All of the

legislators will have a story about when one of you visited

their office !

· All of the Advocacy Centers, Councils and Political

groups cannot replace this personal contact.

· Help your son or daughter stand up for themselves.

They cannot do this without you. ADVOCATE !

· If your son or daughter is not registered to vote;

Shame on you. You should change that immediately . . . (see

below)

Are you Registered to Vote? Here is a pamphlet on " Voting in

Florida " A guide for Citizens with Disabilities.

http://www.fddc.org/publications/_doc/Voting-in-Florida-A-Guide-for-Persons-with\

-Disabilities.pdf

Don't know who your local legislators are? See the link below:

House of Representatives:

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/myrepresentative.aspx

Senator

http://www.flsenate.gov/Legislators/index.cfm?Mode=Find%20Your%20Legislators & Sub\

menu=3 & Tab=legislators & CFID=100697612 & CFTOKEN=93410330

Supervisor of Elections site:

https://doe.dos.state.fl.us/SOE/supervisor_election_list.shtml

We can do this !

Doreen

Loan Officer

23 years experience

Desk:

Cell:

Fax:

doreen99@...

Bankers Mortgage Lending

1565 N. Park Drive #103

Weston, FL 33326

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