National Federation of the Blind of Florida
RESOLUTION 2010 - 02
Concerning
State I.D. cards being accepted as valid
identification
WHEREAS,
in the State of Florida government-issued identification cards are required by
airports, car rental agencies, banks, hotels, medical facilities and other state
and local entities,; and
WHEREAS,
as most adults in the state of
WHEREAS, the state of Florida Department of Motor Vehicles issues a Florida Identification Card to those persons who do not have valid driver's licenses, for the purpose of identification, to be used whenever government-issued identification is
required;
and
WHEREAS,
the identification criteria for obtaining a Florida Identification Card are
every bit as rigorous as those which must be met for obtaining a valid driver's
license; and
WHEREAS,
there are agencies, businesses, organizations and companies which have
chosen not to recognize the validity of the Florida Identification Card; and
WHEREAS,
everything
from renting a car to obtaining a fishing license has been denied to consumers
because of lack of a valid
WHEREAS,
the denial of access or services to those who do not possess driver's licenses
but do have valid Florida Identification Cards is a violation of the persons
rights as a citizen and a violation of the American's with
Disabilities Act: Now,
therefore,
BE IT
RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind of Florida in Convention
assembled this thirty-first day of May, 2010, in the City of Orlando, Florida,
that we
call upon the legislature of the State of Florida to strengthen existing
laws to require the acceptance of the Florida Identification Card by any
business or organization which would accept a valid Florida Driver's License as
a form of identification; and
BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the Department of
Motor Vehicles, the Honorable Governor Charlie Crist, Attorney General Bill
McCollum, and all other appropriate legislators and personnel.