[Arizona-News] FW: SB1335 immediate call to action

[nfb.az.president at gmail.com]

Hello everyone,

 

This is an immediate call to action regarding SB 1335 adding one-million
dollars  ($1,000,000) to the DES independent living program budget.  Today
this bill will be read for the third time on the floor of the Sennate.  This
is one more step on the journey.  It must pass for it to be voted its final
time in the Sennate.

 

To look up your district please click 

https://irc-az.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=424810a4
667049388ef6df4f0c73098b

 

The list of senators and their contact information is attached.

 

A sample letter or phone message is below.  We need as many letters and
voicemails as we can get today by 1:00 PM.

 

 

 

Dear Senator ---,

 

Currently there are 78,000 older individuals living in Arizona living with
age related Vision loss. This number will double by 2030. The DES
Independent living program is the only place to receive rehabilitation
services to learn how to live independently with blindness. Bline Arizonans
are waiting over one year to receive services causing them to resort to
moving out of their homes into assisted living facilities, nursing homes,
and to rely on in-home health services when learning the skills of blindness
will allow them to live out the goals, they set for themselves as retired
citizens. The ILB program has not received a funding increase since 2008.
This additional funding would allow them to hire more instructors and offer
more services through contracted providers so that older blind Arizonans can
receive the training they need to live successfully and independently.

 

Then you may write a small paragraph describing either the benefits you
received from blindness training, the difficulties you have faced waiting
for services, or the benefits you have observed from quality blindness
training.

 

End your email or call with Please support SB1335 so older blind Arizonans
can have the opportunity to live the lives they want.

 

 

 

 

We thank you for your continued support to help get training to blind
seniors.

 

 

Amy Porterfield, She/Her

 

President,

Saavi Services for the blind

520-795-1331 EXT 321

 <mailto:aporterfield at saavi.us> aporterfield at saavi.us

 <http://www.saavi.us/> www.saavi.us

 

Expect More,

Achieve More,

Become mor

 

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