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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NAGDU-leaders [<a href="mailto:nagdu-leaders-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:nagdu-leaders-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marion Gwizdala via NAGDU-leaders<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 17, 2016 7:39 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> [NAGDU-leaders] Sheriff's Office/State Condone Discrimination against Disabled<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please circulate the following message as widely as appropriate.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sheriff’s Office/State of Florida Condone Discrimination against Disabled<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> On February 11, 2016, in a stunning blow to the rights of the disabled, the State Attorney for the 13<sup>th</sup> Judicial Circuit in Tampa, Florida released a two sentence statement in response to a criminal complaint filed with their office as the result of a clear and unequivocal denial of the rights of a person with a disability accompanied by a service dog that condones discrimination against the disabled. This two sentence statement, released by Mark Cox, Chief of Investigations for the state Attorney, stated…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please read the entire <span style='color:#1F497D'>article by visiting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.harnessup.wordpress.com">http://www.harnessup.wordpress.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Fraternally yours</span>,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Marion Gwizdala, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(813) 626-2789<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(888) 624-3841 (Hotline)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:President@nagdu.org">President@nagdu.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.nagdu.org">http://www.nagdu.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>High expectations create unlimited potential for the blind!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>[Michael Hingson] </span></i></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg 2",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg 2",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg 2",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg 2",sans-serif'>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg 2",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg 2",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg 2",sans-serif'>Michael Hingson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>