WHEREAS, William Lehman of Florida has introduced the Disability Insurance for the Blind Amendments ( HR. 3607) in the 97th Congress and Senator Spark
Matsunaga of Hawaii has introduced the same legislation in the Senate ( S1514);
WHEREAS, the provisions of these bills represent the long- sought objectives of the blind to fashion a more appropriate and responsive social insurance
system which supports the desires of the blind to work in the mainstream of our national economy; and
WHEREAS, the current Social Security Law is repressive inasmuch as it extends benefits to the blind who are then required to remain outside of the work
force:
Now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland assembled this 1st day of November, 1981, in the City of Grantsville, Maryland, that
we urge all members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland to co- sponsor HR3607 and our members of the Senate to co- sponsor S1514
in order to reflect the solid support of the citizens of Maryland behind this meritorious legislation.