THANK YOU FOR MEETING OUR FIRST GOAL TO HAVE THE BILLBOARD FOR 1 MONTH. WE HAVE RAISE OUR GOAL TO ALLOW US TO HAVE IT FOR THE REST OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. PLEASE GIVE, IF YOU CAN, TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON!

**HELP NONSPEAKERS HAVE A VOICE**

WE WILL BUY A BILLBOARD IN ALBANY TO EXPOSE A NEW YORK SENATOR WHO IS USING HER POWER TO SILENCE NONSPEAKERS

Communication Is a Human Right — Help Us Be Seen!

Last year, New York’s Assembly unanimously passed a bill protecting the right of nonspeaking people to communicate. Bipartisan. Common sense. Basic human dignity. Then Patricia Fahy, Chair of the Disability Committee in the Senate, gutted it.

Based on pressure from special interests, The Chair of the Disability Committee added two words — “autonomous” and “validated” — undermining her own bill and putting thousands of nonspeaking people at risk of losing their only reliable way to communicate.

Enough is enough.

We are raising $7,000 to fund a high-visibility digital billboard in Fahy’s district — impossible to miss — demanding she reverse her toxic amendments. It will read: “STOP USING YOUR VOICE TO SILENCE OURS”

As Disability Chair, Fahy is accountable. Instead of protecting vulnerable people, she sided with special interests and weakened a civil rights bill that had unanimous support. We are calling on her to reverse her harmful amendments and restore the original bill.

Every dollar goes directly to the billboard: Four weeks, prime Capitol location, maximum visibility.

If you believe everyone deserves to communicate any way they can and no politician should be able to take that human right away — act now! Donate any amount you can, even $10. Donate more if you can, and we can keep it up longer. Please share with your family and friends.

WE NEED TO TELL THE WORLD ABOUT HOW THE CHAIR OF THE DISABILITY COMMITTEE HAS BETRAYED DISABLED PEOPLE AND REMIND LAWMAKERS THAT YOU DON’T MESS WITH AUTISM FAMILIES — WE NEVER GIVE UP.

Because once a nonspeaker can communicate, taking that right away is illegal and immoral.

With gratitude,

Elizabeth Bonker, nonspeaker & typer

Executive Director

Communication 4 ALL, a national nonprofit