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Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 12:21 AM
Subject: Eunice Fiorito. FCC Final Rule. Access Guidelines.
> Justice For All
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> Eunice Fiorito. FCC Final Rule. Access Guidelines.
>
> Marlaina Lieberg writes our final tribute to Eunice:
> Most people have only one mother in their lifetime, one woman who gives
them
> the moral and spiritual background and guides them into adulthood. But, I
> had two, and one such woman was Eunice Fiorito.
>
> Thirty years ago, I attended a convention of the ACB of New York State. I
> knew few people, as I lived in Massachusetts at that time. But, there I
> heard this amazing voice, sounding so strong, so confident and so sure of
> herself as a woman who was blind, and sure of her mission in this life:
to
> create a better quality of life for people with disabilities. It was the
> voice of Eunice Fiorito. I turned to a friend and said, "I want to learn
to
> be like her!"
>
> Eight years later, I found myself living in the DC area. I met Eunice at
a
> solidarity Day Rally in 1979, and told her about my impressions of her
back
> in New York. She befriended me, introduced me around the town to folks
she
> thought I needed to know, and soon before either of us knew it, she was my
> surrogate Mom, and I the daughter she never had.
>
> In the early 1980's, Eunice offered her home to me. My birth mother
passed
> away after a long illness, and Eunice reached out to me with an open heart
> and open arms. While she held me physically and emotionally, she never
let
> me stagnate. Instead, she kept reminding me that there was much work to
be
> done, and I needed to be strong to keep the work and the fight going..
>
> Eunice was a powerful woman, showing her power and strength in how she
lived
> and how she loved. As much as she loved working in the struggle to create
> equality for people with disabilities, so too did she love stuffed
animals,
> reading talking books and doing wonderful things for people around her. I
> know many will long remember her traditional holiday gatherings of which
> each year there were about four. The holidays will be just a tiny bit
less
> joyful for many of us, now that she has moved on.
>
> Eunice's loss is devastating to me; while she was not my biological mom,
she
> was my mom in blindness; she taught me about the dignity I had, the rights
I
> should fight for, and the joy of living life to its fullest as a woman who
> is blind! It was, therefore an honor for me to be in her home and holding
> her hand at the moment she left this life and moved on to her next
mission,
> whatever and where ever that may be.
>
> Eunice, you gave me so much; I promise to continue to carry on the things
> you believed in and fought for, and to try to reach back to another young
> blind person coming along as you once reached out for me thirty years ago.
> So, until we meet again, guide us all well; help keep us all on the right
> path so that each one of us who works in this movement will be a living
> tribute to you and others like you who have gone before us.
>
> Marlaina (Veno) Lieberg
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>
> --
>
> FCC Telcom Access Rule. New ADA Guidelines Proposed
>
> Federal Communications Commission's final rule on
> Access to Telecommunications Service, Telecommunications
> Equipment and Customer Premises Equipment by Persons with
> Disabilities
>
> SUMMARY: This document establishes rules to ensure that people
> with disabilities have access to telecommunications services and
> related equipment, if readily achievable. These rules are
> required to implement section 255 of Telecommunications Act
> of 1996. These rules will increase the accessible
> products and services available in the marketplace.
>
> The full text of the Report
> and Order, including Commissioners' statements, is available in
> Alternate formats (computer diskette, large print, audio cassette
> and Braille) are available to persons with disabilities by
> contacting Martha Contee at (202) 418-0260 (voice), (202)
> 418-2555 (TTY), or at mcontee @fcc.gov. The Report and Order
> can be downloaded in WP or ASCII text at:
> http//www.fcc.gov/dtf/.
>
> --
>
> Access Board to Hold Hearings on New ADA and ABA Accessibility
> Guidelines
> On November 16, 1999, the Access Board proposed updated guidelines for
> facilities in the private and public sectors under the Americans with
> Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA). These
> guidelines are available for public comment until March 15, 2000.
> Comments can be submitted by mail, e-mail, or fax as instructed in the
> proposed rule, which is available on the Board's website:
> http://www.access-board.gov.
>
> During the comment period, the Board will hold two public hearings that
> will provide an additional forum for submitting comment, either orally
> or in writing. The times and locations are
>
> January 31, 2000 9:30 - 5:00
> Los Angeles Airport Marriott
> 5855 West Century Boulevard
> Los Angeles, CA 90045
>
> March 13, 2000 9:30 - 5:00
> Sheraton Crystal City (just outside D.C.)
> 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway
> Arlington, VA 22202
>
> Pre-registration for providing testimony is available by calling (800)
> 872-2253, ext 27 (voice) or (800) 993-2822 (TTY).
>
> For further information, contact:
> Dave Yanchulis, The Access Board
> 1331 F St, NW, Suite 1000
> Washington, DC 20004-1111
> (202) 272-5434, ext. 27 (v); (202) 272-5449 (TTY)
> http://www.access-board.gov
>
> --
> Fred Fay
> Chair, Justice For All
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> HTTP://www.jfanow.org
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