WDBTAP UPDATE: (revised emails included)
No response to the appeal yet. Due Date Sept. 30th. Otherwise it's Gov't shutdown and Plan B (which doesn't keep the full program running).
Petition is SO Close to 1000 people. Thank you EVERYONE! Ideally we'd like to be closer to 3-5000 as we send this out to Senators and Representatives. (I've been emailing their staff all afternoon)
Regarding donations to the Petition: We have no control, access, or say over these funds, they all go to Change.org where they're supposed to help advocate on our behalf as well. We also have no way of holding them accountable for how that money is used.
Please Email any of the following staff of our Wisconsin reps. (before Tues. @8am).
"The WDBTAP program is 2 days away from losing funding. 170 DeafBlind Kids in Wisconsin will lose a major support to their growth and education, because of an expired DEI policy. Please review the Re-evaluation letter sent by Wisconsin DPI and contact the people in the Department of Education who are responsible for this decision to keep this program funded.
Please contact me if you need any more information."
U.S. Department of Education:
Murray Bessette - Murray.bessette@ed.gov (signed the cancel letter)
Jessica Ramakis - Jessica.Ramakis@ed.gov (Director of the Grants Policy Office)
Ann Margaret-owens - annmargaret.owens@ed.gov (Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development)
Richard Smith - Richard.smith@ed.gov (Deputy Secretary Dept. of Ed.)
Nicholas Kent - nicholas.kent@ed.gov (under secretary, Department of Ed)
Derrick Van Orden
claire.case@mail.house.gov,
Caleb.conaway@mail.house.gov
Aaron.hinz@mail.house.gov,
Matt.brennan@mail.house.gov,
Ashley.haines@mail.house.gov,
Mark Pocan
glenn.wavrunek@mail.house.gov
dane.varese@mail.house.gov
Congressman Bryan Steil
austin.graham@mail.house.gov
ryan.carney@mail.house.gov
austin.graham@mail.house.gov
Gwen S. Moore
chris.goldson@mail.house.gov
Congressman Glenn Grothman
danny.brescia@mail.house.gov
Congressman Tony Wied
jenna.zantow@mail.house.gov
Congressman Scott Fitzgerald
thomas.blanford@mail.house.gov
Senator Ron Johnson
sean_riley@ronjohnson.senate.gov
alexis_alber@ronjohnson.senate.gov
courtney_rutland@ronjohnson.senate.gov
Tammy Baldwin
ken_reidy@baldwin.senate.gov
meghan_rai@baldwin.senate.gov
#WDBTAP #Assistdeafblindkids #assistDBkids