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New Bill Expands Blinded Veterans’ Involvement
Published on: Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 at 9:57 am. Filed filed under press_release category.

On May 12, 2010 Governor James Doyle signed Wisconsin Act 298. 

This legislation places a member of the Blinded Veterans of Wisconsin on the Council on Veterans Programs, a key advisor to the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs.

This is the first time in the history of the Council on Veterans Programs that a veterans group specifically dedicated to visual disability will become a member.

Gary Traynor, a member of the Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired and President of the Blinded Veterans Association of Wisconsin, accepted the pen Governor Doyle used to sign SB 578 into law.

Passage of this bill is the culmination and fruit of much hard work by Council members, friends, and some key state representatives.

Govenor James Doyle and Gary Traynor shake hands after bill signing

Governor James Doyle presents Gary Traynor the pen he used to sign

State Representative Kristen Dexter (D-Altoona/Eau Claire) and Gary Traynor pose for a picture after the signing of the Bill

Gary Traynor with State Representative Kristen Dexter (D-Altoona/Eau Claire). Representative Dexter is Gary’s own representative, and she was the main author of the bill in the Wisconsin State Assembly.