[Colorado-Talk] HB24-1115, Prescription Drug Label Accessibility

[Dan Burke]

And it looks like HB24-1115 passed the Senate this morning on the final
vote! Accessile Prescription labels are in our future in Colorado!


On Thu, May 2, 2024 at 10:31 AM kevan nfbco.org via Colorado-Talk <
colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Curtis and team,
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> Emails and phone calls have been made. Time is of the essence people!
> Please act and encourage your friends and family to act with a level of
> urgency! Time is our enemy. Action now, today is our friend!
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> At your service,
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> Kevan Worley
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> 303-929-2369
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> Manager Project Literacy, National Federation of the Blind of Colorado
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> The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
> who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we
> work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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> Colorado Center for the Blind believes when you believe in yourself and
> experience a thriving community of positive blind people, nothing can hold
> you back from pursuing your dreams.
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> *From:* Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of *Curtis
> Chong via Colorado-Talk
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 1, 2024 2:34 PM
> *To:* 'NFB of Colorado Discussion List' <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* Curtis Chong <chong.curtis at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* [Colorado-Talk] HB24-1115, Prescription Drug Label
> Accessibility
> *Importance:* High
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> Greetings and salutations:
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> Thanks to everyone who took the time and made the effort to send emails
> and/or phone calls to members of the Senate Health and Human Services
> Committee. I am very pleased to report that HB24-1115, the Prescription
> Drug Accessibility bill, was unanimously voted out of the Senate Health and
> Human Services committee today. Because of the $80,000 appropriation
> provided in the bill in support of grants to needy pharmacies, HB24-1115
> will need to move to and through the Senate Appropriations Committee. While
> there is no opportunity for folks to provide testimony to this committee,
> we certainly can send personal emails to Senate Appropriations Committee
> members urging them to move expeditiously to pass HB24-1115 on to the full
> Senate for a final vote.
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> The Colorado General Assembly will adjourn on Wednesday, May 8. This is
> the next-to-last step to the final push. Once passed by Senate
> Appropriations, HB24-1115 will be considered by and hopefully voted out of
> the Senate to be signed into law by Governor Polis.
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> To make this as painless as I possibly can for everyone, I am including
> two things in this email: the names and email addresses of the Senate
> Appropriations Committee and the generic text of an email which I plan to
> send myself to Senate Appropriations.
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> Names and Email Addresses, Senate Appropriations
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> 'Senator Jeff Bridges, Chair' jeff.bridges.senate at coleg.gov
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> 'Senator Rachel Zenzinger, Vice Chair' senatorrachelz at gmail.com
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> Senator James Coleman james.coleman.senate at coleg.gov
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> Senator Bob Gardner bob.gardner.senate at coleg.gov
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> Senator Julie Gonzales julie.gonzales.senate at coleg.gov
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> Senator Chris Hansen chris.hansen.senate at coleg.gov
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> Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer barbara.kirkmeyer.senate at coleg.gov
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> Senator Larry Liston larry.liston.senate at coleg.gov
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> Senator Kevin Priola kevin.priola.senate at coleg.gov
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> Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee
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> To:      Senate Appropriations Committee
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> Please support funding in support of HB24-1115, a bill which is critical
> to the life, health, and safety of people in Colorado who are blind or
> otherwise unable to see or read printed prescription drug labels. The
> technology, knowledge, and procedures to make prescription labels
> accessible to people who are blind or have print disabilities is more
> available today than it has ever been before, and the cost of this
> accessibility is neither rapidly increasing nor excessive. Without this
> funding, small pharmacies would find it difficult or impossible to do what
> is necessary to provide accessible prescription labels to their customers
> who need them, and people who are blind or otherwise print-disabled will
> continue to be at greater risk of taking the wrong medication.
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> HB24-1115 is fully supported across the disability community in Colorado:
> by the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, Disability Law
> Colorado, the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, and ARC of Colorado.
> Funding is critical to ensure that all pharmacies in the state can do what
> is right--making prescription labels accessible to everyone! Please vote in
> favor of HB24-1115 to help keep all Coloradans who are blind or
> print-disabled safe.
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> Thank you.
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> Yours sincerely,
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> Curtis Chong, Legislative Cochair
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> National Federation of the Blind of Colorado
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-- 
Dan Burke

National Federation of the Blind of Colorado Legislative Co-chair

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

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