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Letter from the Oklahoma State Association for the Blind to Congressman George B. Schwabe Regarding Improving Conditions for the Blind, 1946, 1946-10-22

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_7_3_0013
Letter from the Oklahoma State Association for the Blind to Congressman George B. Schwabe Regarding Improving Conditions for the Blind, 1946, 1946-10-22
Letter from the Oklahoma State Association for the Blind to Congressman George B. Schwabe Regarding Improving Conditions for the Blind, 1946, 1946-10-22
The document is a letter from the Oklahoma State Association for the Blind to George B. Schwabe, urging him to support a program to provide basic security and opportunity for the blind. The letter outlines eight questions regarding aid to the blind, including advocating for more adequate relief, exempting earnings and income, removing means test abuses, allowing states to adopt their own interpretation of need, increasing federal contribution to poorer states, erasing responsibility of relatives, and prohibiting property transfer requirements. The association requests a response by November 1st and threatens to announce if no reply is received.

Dates

  • 1946-10-22

Creator

Language of Materials

English

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Extent

3 Pages