<div><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Jessica Stover-<br>President: National Federation of the Blind of Ohio Greater Akron chapter <br>330-417-4935<br><a href="mailto:jstover.nfb@gmail.com">jstover.nfb@gmail.com</a> <br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <span dir="auto">&lt;<a href="mailto:smturner.234@gmail.com">smturner.234@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><br>Date: Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 2:40\u202fPM<br>Subject: Urgent: Legislative Alert: Access Technology Affordability Act<br>To: Suzanne Turner &lt;<a href="mailto:smturner.234@gmail.com">smturner.234@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br></div><br><br><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_-6942776334604416410WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Good Evening, Ohio,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">The Advocacy and Policy Department at National is urging the entire membership to take action on the initiative below.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">If you are unable to email, please pick up the phone and call.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Chapter and Division Presidents, please make contact with your members on this action as well. Assist those who do not have email. We must follow the legislative objectives from the national.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">\u201c I Pledge To Participate Actively\u201d. This is what we do.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">For your convenience, I have attached Congressional Representatives staffer\u2019s contact information.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">If you need further assistance or clarification, please email me and CC President, Richard Payne.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Thank you!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Suzanne<u></u><u></u></span></p><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;padding:3pt 0in 0in;border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> National Federation of the Blind &lt;<a href="mailto:web@nfb.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">web@nfb.org</a>&gt; <br><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sent:</b> Monday, April 13, 2026 6:12 AM<br><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To:</b> Suzanne Turner &lt;<a href="mailto:smturner234@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">smturner234@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Subject:</b> Legislative Alert: Access Technology Affordability Act<u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="padding:0in;height:15pt"><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:6.25in"><tbody><tr><td style="background:0% 0% repeat white;padding:0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr style="height:7.5pt"><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100%;background:0% 0% repeat rgb(0,117,201);padding:0in;height:7.5pt"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img width="600" height="28" style="width: 6.25in; height: 0.2916in;" id="m_-6942776334604416410_x0000_i1034" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/top-blue-bar.jpg"><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tb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