Meeting to Discuss Issues Impacting Persons with Vision Impairments or Blindness
Equip for Equality (EFE) will be hosting a meeting on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, to discuss legal issues impacting persons with low vision or blindness in Illinois. The purpose of the meeting is to solicit input from the blind community on what issues are important in order to provide guidance to Equip for Equality on case acceptance and proactive initiatives. The meeting will take place from 10:30 a.m. until noon at EFE’s offices at 20 North Michigan Ave., Suite 300, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Barry Taylor and Amy Peterson will participate on behalf of EFE. This meeting is open to the public, and all interested persons are encouraged to attend. To reserve your space or request an accommodation, please contact Cecille Escartin at 312-895-7346 (voice), 800-610-2779 (TTY), or cecille@equipforequality.org (email). Accommodations should be requested two weeks in advance if possible.