<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Marci Carpenter <<a href="mailto:mjc59@comcast.net">mjc59@comcast.net</a>><br><b>Date:</b> January 29, 2018 at 12:20:27 PM PST<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List' List <<a href="mailto:nfbwatlk@nfbnet.org">nfbwatlk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Matthew Hines <<a href="mailto:matthew.hines@comcast.net">matthew.hines@comcast.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Fwd: Legislative action, please forward</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8">Hello everyone,<div class=""><br class=""><div class="">We are indeed here in the other Washington to meet with our Senators and Congresspeople and we need your help. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Although we will be working on many legislative issues throughout the year we are focusing only on the ones noted below in our appointments this week so be sure to emphasize those.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Everyone should contact Senator Murray’s and Senator Cantwell’s offices and ask them to support the Marrakesh Treaty, co-sponsor the Access Technology Affordability Act (S 732) and co-sponsor the Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act )S. 2138).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">House bills which are our focus this week are:</div><div class="">H.R. 1772 Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act</div><div class="">H.R. 1734 Access Technology Affordability Act</div><div class="">Opposition to H.R. 620 the ADA Education and Reform Act</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you don’t know which Congressional District you live in, go to <a href="https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative" class="">https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You don’t have to be a super expert on every detail of every bill. Make a note with the basics of the bill or refer to the information about them contained in the link Matt Hines provided at the bottom of the email. A quick call or short email on the day we meet with your Representative can really make a difference</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks you for all of your help,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Marci Carpenter, President</div><div class="">NFB of Washington</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Matthew Hines <<a href="mailto:matthewhines984@gmail.com" class="">matthewhines984@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Legislative action, please forward</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">January 29, 2018 at 1:28:59 PM EST<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Marcy Carpenter <<a href="mailto:mjc59@comcast.net" class="">mjc59@comcast.net</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Semibold"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt;" class="">Members of our legislative team are in Washington DC as we speak preparing to meet with law makers from across the state. Throughout the week, we will be posting appointment times with our members of Congress. We invite you to contact the offices of the legislators in your district as well as our senators to register your voice in the fight to pass vital legislation. Please visit the legislative action page on our website for contact information for each member of the house and senate. That link is at the bottom of this email. Also please see the member of Congress and appointment times below to coordinate your phone calls and emails.</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Semibold"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt;" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(228, 175, 10); direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class=""><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" class="">1/30 9 am</a></span><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class=""> Suzan Del Bene-1st district</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class="">meeting with the Congresswoman</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 22.7px;" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt;" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(228, 175, 10); direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class=""><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" class="">1/30 11:45 am</a></span><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class=""> Derek Kilmer-6th</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class="">meeting with the Congressman</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 22.7px;" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt;" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(228, 175, 10); direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class=""><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" class="">1/30 2:45 pm</a></span><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class=""> Maria Cantwell</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class="">meeting with the Senator</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 22.7px;" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt;" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(228, 175, 10); direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class=""><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://3" class="">1/30 3:30 pm</a></span><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class=""> Adam Smith-9th</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class="">meeting with the Congressman</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 22.7px;" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt;" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(228, 175, 10); direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class=""><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://4" class="">1/31 11:30 am</a></span><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class=""> Jaime Herrera Beutler-3rd</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class="">meeting with staff; Jessica Wixson</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 22.7px;" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt;" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(228, 175, 10); direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class=""><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://5" class="">1/31 2:30 pm</a></span><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class=""> Patty Murray</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class="">meeting with staff; Jake Cornett and Mary Schuh</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 22.7px;" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt;" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(228, 175, 10); direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class=""><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://7" class="">2/1 10 am</a></span><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class=""> Denny Heck-10th</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Heavy"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" class="">meeting with staff; Emily Kolano</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 22.7px;" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Semibold"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt;" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 22.7px;" class=""><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText-Semibold"; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19pt;" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><font face=".SFUIText-Semibold" class=""><span style="font-size: 19pt;" class=""><b class="">Link to Legislative </b></span><span style="font-size: 25px;" class=""><b class="">Action</b></span><span style="font-size: 19pt;" class=""><b class=""> Page:</b></span></font></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; 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