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<br><br><br><div class="yahoo-signature" style=""><a style="font-size:12px" href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000604&af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_&af_ios_store_cpp=9d3a686e-218d-4849-8298-b480188dc8ac&af_android_url=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fstore%2Fapps%2Fdetails%3Fid%3Dcom.yahoo.mobile.client.android.mail%26listing%3Demail_signature">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br></div><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #AAAAAA;">Begin forwarded message:</span><br><br>On Monday, May 11, 2026, 9:54 AM, Bennett Prows via NFBWATlk <nfbwatlk@nfbnet.org> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail" style=""><div dir="ltr">This week we're working on services to seniors who are blind. Check out<br></div><div dir="ltr">this information from the national office and call your members of the US<br></div><div dir="ltr">house of representatives and your senators about the program for<br></div><div dir="ltr">independence programs for seniors who are blind.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Check out the legislative alert about this issue.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">/s/<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Bennett Prows <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">From: National Federation of the Blind <<a ymailto="mailto:web@nfb.org" href="mailto:web@nfb.org">web@nfb.org</a>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent: Monday, May 11, 2026 3:03 AM<br></div><div dir="ltr">To: Bennett Prows <<a ymailto="mailto:bjprows@comcast.net" href="mailto:bjprows@comcast.net">bjprows@comcast.net</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Legislative Alert: Independent Living Services for Older<br></div><div dir="ltr">Individuals<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/top-blue-bar.jpg" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/top-blue-bar.jpg</a>> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43021&qid=12582420" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43021&qid=12582420</a>> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Increase Funding for the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals<br></div><div dir="ltr">Who Are Blind Program<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The National Federation of the Blind, the transformative membership and<br></div><div dir="ltr">advocacy organization of blind Americans, urges the members of the House of<br></div><div dir="ltr">Representatives and the Senate to vote to increase funding for the<br></div><div dir="ltr">Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind (OIB)<br></div><div dir="ltr">program. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The OIB program is intended to provide support services for blind Americans<br></div><div dir="ltr">over the age of 55 to reach their independent living goals. Critical aspects<br></div><div dir="ltr">of OIB include orientation and mobility training, learning Braille, cooking,<br></div><div dir="ltr">and training on access technology.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">How to Take Action<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">* Read the full legislative alert for further details.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43022&qid=12582420" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43022&qid=12582420</a>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">* Call your representative and two senators. To find the contact<br></div><div dir="ltr">information for your specific representative or senators' office, please use<br></div><div dir="ltr">the attached House and Senate spreadsheets.<br></div><div dir="ltr">* Email your representative and two senators and copy Jesse Shirek at<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a ymailto="mailto:jshirek@nfb.org" href="mailto:jshirek@nfb.org">jshirek@nfb.org</a> <<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43023&qid=12582420" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43023&qid=12582420</a>> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sample Script<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">"My name is [YOUR NAME] and I want to urge [REPRESENTATIVE/SENATOR NAME] to<br></div><div dir="ltr">support the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind<br></div><div dir="ltr">program by contacting Subcommittee Chair [ADERHOLT (in the House)/CAPITO (in<br></div><div dir="ltr">the Senate)] to show support for an increase in funding. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">This program helps blind Americans over the age of 55 learn to live with<br></div><div dir="ltr">their blindness through various forms of independent living training. The<br></div><div dir="ltr">program is currently severely underfunded, allotting less than $10 per<br></div><div dir="ltr">eligible individual per year."<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We suggest a subject like: "Help us increase independence for blind<br></div><div dir="ltr">Americans in their golden years."<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43024&qid=12582420" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43024&qid=12582420</a>> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43025&qid=12582420" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43025&qid=12582420</a>> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43026&qid=12582420" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43026&qid=12582420</a>> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43027&qid=12582420" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43027&qid=12582420</a>> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43028&qid=12582420" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43028&qid=12582420</a>> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43029&qid=12582420" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43029&qid=12582420</a>> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">National Federation of the Blind | 200 E Wells Street | Baltimore, MD 21230<br></div><div dir="ltr">| 410-659-9314 <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/unsubscribe?reset=1&jid=26368&qid=12582420&" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/unsubscribe?reset=1&jid=26368&qid=12582420&</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">h=713faa694a5a1f5c> Unsubscribe from this mailing list |<br></div><div dir="ltr"><<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/optout?reset=1&jid=26368&qid=12582420&h=713" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/optout?reset=1&jid=26368&qid=12582420&h=713</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">faa694a5a1f5c> Opt out of all mailing lists |<br></div><div dir="ltr"><<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43030&qid=12582420" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43030&qid=12582420</a>> Sign up for our<br></div><div dir="ltr">newsletter <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place<br></div><div dir="ltr">Baltimore, MD 21230<br></div><div dir="ltr">United States<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">.. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/open?qid=12582420" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/open?qid=12582420</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><<a href="https://u32452178.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/open?upn=u001.M0c2iFQ1ggdpQjIsspVkw0jW" target="_blank">https://u32452178.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/open?upn=u001.M0c2iFQ1ggdpQjIsspVkw0jW</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">bMoUqy44qx4WF7QLs1C9SSK0Zvxih5NgFzR6sp2GubphWjOyHaX4nY5i0UP57eOyqjF80K9yjWCD<br></div><div dir="ltr">vKI631mzC4Q-2BnmzG0E41QxbyKSlcTzaQGgCLH7NcT0NS1ssGSPXsLVx-2BLt-2FkIAzc7g73XA<br></div><div dir="ltr">ckD4uYt5J0Ml4sEXPhf2N4tmf4KNCUD0w0imxe3G2e-2BA-3D-3D> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div>_______________________________________________<br>NFBWATlk mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:NFBWATlk@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:NFBWATlk@nfbnet.org">NFBWATlk@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbwatlk_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbwatlk_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBWATlk:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbwatlk_nfbnet.org/mjc59%40comcast.net" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbwatlk_nfbnet.org/mjc59%40comcast.net</a><br><blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>
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