[Colorado-Talk] Still Time to Hammer on This Committee Re: HB21-1110

Tue Jun 1 16:42:42 UTC 2021

Thanks Scott and Julie -

I was just about to paste the info below, which is the same as Julie's
but includes twitter info, in case any of you use that. Pasting just
in case:

Call and email, tweet and tweet!

Senate Leadership
Sen. Leroy Garcia, Senate President
303-866-4878
leroy.garcia.senate at state.co.us
Twitter: @Leroy_Garcia

Senator Stephen Fenberg, Majority Leader
303-866-4872
stephen.fenberg.senate at state.co.us
Twitter: @SteveFenberg
Appropriations
Chair Chris Hansen
303-866-4861
chris.hansen.senate at state.co.us
Twitter: @HansenForCO

Vice Chair Dominick Moreno
303-866-4857
dominick.moreno.senate at state.co.us
Twitter: @domoreno

On 6/1/21, Julie Reiskin via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Here are numbers and emails:
>
> Leory Garcia 303-866-4878 senleroygarcia at gmail.com
> Stephen Fenberg 303-866-4872 stephen.fenberg.senate at state.co.us
> Chris Hansen 303-866-4861  chris.hansen.senate at state.co.us
> Dominick Moreno 303-866-4857 moreno.dominick at gmail.com
> Alec Garnett 303-866-2911 alec.garnett.house at state.co.us
> Sincerely,
>
> Julie Reiskin,  Executive Director
> Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition
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> Organizational Line 303-839-1775
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> On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 10:24 AM Scott C. LaBarre via Colorado-Talk <
> colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Hey Folks, Senator Danielson just confirmed for me that H.B. 1110 is
>> still
>> on the chopping block.  We need to elevate our advocacy to the highest
>> level on this!!  Our elected leaders are trying to say that we are not
>> worth 331,000 dollars to aid our access to public information contained
>> on
>> the Web when they are spending billions on so many other projects.  In
>> addition to calling the legislators Dan identified, call/email Senator
>> Leroy Garcia, President of the Senate, Steve Fenberg, Senate Majority
>> Leader.  Please do this immediately!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Scott
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Dan
>> Burke via Colorado-Talk
>> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2021 5:12 PM
>> To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Dan Burke <burke.dall at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Colorado-Talk] Still Time to Hammer on This Committee Re:
>> HB21-1110
>>
>> There is still time to call these committee members and leave a message,
>> or send them an email telling them that we want them to fund
>> $331,000 for HB21-1110 - that money mostly goes to reviewing state web
>> sites for accessibility and training state and local governments about
>> web
>> accessibility. Of course, we want to have a right to and equal access to
>> information, programs and services using web forms, and employment. They
>> can't hear from us enough on this!
>>
>> Here are the Senate Appropriations Committee Members:
>>
>> Chair Chris Hansen
>> 303-866-4861
>> chris.hansen.senate at state.co.us
>>
>> Vice Chair Dominick Moreno
>> 303-866-4857
>> dominick.moreno.senate at state.co.us
>>
>> Senator James Coleman
>> 303-866-4864
>> james.coleman.senate at state.co.us
>>
>> Senator Bob Gardner  (already voted yes in the Judiciary committee)
>> 303-866-4880
>> bob.gardner.senate at state.co.us
>>
>> Senator Julie Gonzales already voted yes in the Judiciary committee)
>> 303-866-4862
>> julie.gonzales.senate at state.co.us  (
>>
>> Senator Bob Rankin
>> 303-866-5292
>> bob.rankin.senate at state.co.us
>>
>> Senator Jerry Sonnenberg
>> 303-866-6360
>> jerry.sonnenberg.senate at state.co.us
>>
>>
>> On 5/30/21, Dan Burke <burke.dall at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Good afternoon –
>> >
>> > We need calls and emails to the members of the state Senate
>> > Appropriations Committee this weekend, and we need lots of them.
>> >
>> > HB21-1110, Colorado Laws for Persons with Disabilities was not passed
>> > by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Friday. Unexpectedly, it was
>> > “laid over” by the committee. That means it is in limbo, but all to
>> > likely it could be dead, and it appears for lack of $331,000 in
>> > funding. (Previously, I said the amount was just over $600,00, but
>> > that was incorrect. It isn’t even that much!)
>> >
>> > Our friends at the Colorado Cross-disability Coalition (CCDC) have
>> > been skillfully shepherding this bill through the legislature,
>> > obviously with strong support and testimony from the NFB of Colorado
>> > and many other disability organizations in the state. CCDC’s Executive
>> > Director Julie Reiskin on Friday put out a call to action to save this
>> > legislation. Here’s part of what she said:
>> >
>> > “Suddenly HB 21-1110 was laid over.   Apparently, they have already
>> > spent the $48 million for legislative priorities that we were supposed
>> > to be part of...I am not sure what the answer is but this is not
>> > acceptable.   They did not even tell our sponsor!!    PLEASE GET THIS
>> > ALERT OUT FAR AND WIDE IMMEDIATELY... it is less than $350,000 in a
>> > year where they are spending on all kinds of stuff.”
>> >
>> > The House sponsor is Rep. David Ortiz, but now it’s in the Senate and
>> > our long-time ally Senator Jessie Danielson is carrying the bill.
>> >
>> > And just think of all the stimulus money the state is about to spend.
>> > And our legislature can’t scrape up $331,000 to fund our access to our
>> > government?
>> >
>> > This bill brings Colorado’s anti-discrimination Act (CADA) in line
>> > with that part of the ADA that addresses the responsibilities of state
>> > and local governments to comply with the Americans with Disabilities
>> > Act (ADA). Doing so would eliminate conflict and confusion with state
>> > law and, if a Coloradan with a disability needs to file a
>> > discrimination lawsuit, they can go to the state courts rather than
>> > the federal courts – a process that would be cheaper and faster for
>> > all involved, hypothetically at least.
>> >
>> > But as we’ve discussed here before, this legislation also calls on
>> > state and local governments to ensure accessibility in web sites and
>> > electronic documents and forms -indeed all information available
>> > electronically – and it tells them what standards to follow. This is
>> > exactly what we’ve been working toward on the national level as well,
>> > so it shouldn’t be a surprise that our President, Scott LaBarre wanted
>> > these provisions included in HB21-1110. The biggest part of the
>> > $331,000 goes to the Office of Information Technology (OIT) to do the
>> > work of reviewing web sites, training web managers on accessibility,
>> > etc. It’s very clear that this will benefit blind Coloradans the most,
>> > so we really need to step up now to help get this through.
>> >
>> > What we want to say is simple:
>> >
>> > This is Dan Burke. I live in Centennial and I’m a member of the NFB of
>> > Colorado. The NFB of Colorado wants you to fully fund HB21-1110. We
>> > have a right to access information from state and local governments,
>> > and sometimes it is a matter of life and death. This is the right way
>> > to use taxpayers’ dollars effectively instead of waiting for
>> > litigation - something no one wants to do.  Please act now!
>> >
>> > Below are some more points to consider mentioning when you call or
>> > write, borrowed from Julie Reiskin’s email:
>> >
>> > . *   Coloradans with disabilities are 10% of the voters!, and we have
>> > a
>> > right to full access to government, Including   emergency information,
>> > sign up to get a vaccine, and know what activities our local library
>> > is holding.
>> > *     This bill will help state and LOCAL government COMPLY.  If we do
>> not
>> > get this our only choice is to litigate in federal court.  One or two
>> > cases will take more than the cost of HB21-1110 in attorney fees
>> > alone.
>> > *     Failure to fund this bill puts the risk on small local
>> > governments
>> > and special districts because they were going to get the OIT support.
>> >
>> > Here are the Senate Appropriations Committee Members:
>> >
>> > Chair Chris Hansen
>> > 303-866-4861
>> > chris.hansen.senate at state.co.us
>> >
>> > Vice Chair Dominick Moreno
>> > 303-866-4857
>> > dominick.moreno.senate at state.co.us
>> >
>> > Senator James Coleman
>> > 303-866-4864
>> > james.coleman.senate at state.co.us
>> >
>> > Senator Bob Gardner  (already voted yes in the Judiciary committee)
>> > 303-866-4880
>> > bob.gardner.senate at state.co.us
>> >
>> > Senator Julie Gonzales already voted yes in the Judiciary committee)
>> > 303-866-4862
>> > julie.gonzales.senate at state.co.us  (
>> >
>> > Senator Bob Rankin
>> > 303-866-5292
>> > bob.rankin.senate at state.co.us
>> >
>> > Senator Jerry Sonnenberg
>> > 303-866-6360
>> > jerry.sonnenberg.senate at state.co.us
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Dan Burke
>> >
>> > National Federation of the Blind of Colorado Legislative Co-chair
>> >
>> > President, NFB of Denver
>> >
>> > "Blindness is not what holds you back.  You can live the life you
>> > want!"
>> >
>> > My Cell:  406.546.8546
>> > Twitter:  @DallDonal
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dan Burke
>>
>> National Federation of the Blind of Colorado Legislative Co-chair
>>
>> President, NFB of Denver
>>
>> "Blindness is not what holds you back.  You can live the life you want!"
>>
>> My Cell:  406.546.8546
>> Twitter:  @DallDonal
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President, NFB of Denver

"Blindness is not what holds you back.  You can live the life you want!"

My Cell:  406.546.8546
Twitter:  @DallDonal