WHEREAS, under current law a blind disability insurance
recipient will lose his/her benefits by going to work for only $550 per month;
AND, WHEREAS, this outdated law serves as an impediment to employment, since many individuals will not risk losing disability insurance benefits if they return to work;
AND, WHEREAS, to create constructive reform at the request of The National Federation of the Blind, Congressman Leighman of Florida has introduced HR 1039 which would provide a positive incentive for blind persons to return to work since they would not lose their basic insurance protection;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland in Convention assembled this 15th day of October, 1983 in Gaithersburg, Maryland that this organization take all steps possible to secure the support of the Maryland Congressional Delegation for this vital legislation.