[Colorado-Talk] Promoting Accessible Prescription Law

[Amy Sabo]

hello peggy,

thanks for sending this flyer to the list. i plan to circulate this flyer about the accessible pharmacy flyer to my pharmacy here in castle rock and, also the folyers to my doctors in the denver area too.

thanks for this awesome idea and, i hope that many people reach out to the medical community to do this for us in the blind community and beyound!

also, i almost forgot why not have it put in the blind coloradian and, also on our website or on oursocial meda pages which is facebook, twitter, etc....




sincerely,
amy sabo

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Subject: [Colorado-Talk] Promoting Accessible Prescription Law

[X]Greetings. The Aurora Chapter is actively working hard to inform the public and the pharmacy communities about the new accessible prescription labels law which requires Colorado pharmacies to provide prescription information in an accessible format. At our May meeting we discussed several diverse ways to bring more attention to this law. This law takes effect on July 1, 2025. The law does not just apply to the Blind and low vision population. The law provides for those who cannot easily access the prescription information, even if they have not self-identified as a person with a print-reading disability. The ScripTalk system supports 17 different languages to translate the printed information into a language easily read by the patient. We recognize that some mail order pharmacies provide access to prescription labels, but often only through mail order. This does not help when we have an emergency or need new prescriptions right away. There are times when we need to care for others and need access to the prescription information when obtaining medication for our family members. Emergency medications are not available through mail order pharmacies. At our last chapter meeting, we brought printed copies of the flyer that is attached to this email. Members took copies to pass out to businesses, doctors, and friends to bring awareness about the possibility of improved access to prescription label information. The more doctors and patients who ask for better access, the faster better access will become the norm. We already recognize that the State of Colorado and the Colorado Pharmacy Board are not actively promoting or educating anyone about the accessible prescription labels law. So, it is up to us. Ideas for all of us to distribute the attached file either electronically or in print include: Hand carry the flyer to our pharmacy.Hand carry the flyer to our doctors and dentists.Email the flyer to our doctors and dentists.Hand carry the flyer to our local Senior centers and facilities. Ask them to post it on their bulletin boards and ask to speak at any meetings at the centers to educate and explain what access to prescriptions means.Submit the flyer or an article based on the flyer to 55 plus community newsletters.Hand carry the flyer to organizations, non-profit organizations, and government programs that work with non-English speaking populations. Hand carry the flyer to Urgent Care facilities. Ask our pharmacies to let us have a table for a few hours to show off our ScripTalk and other options. Email the flyer to our “sighted” friends and family who may need a little more help reading the prescription labels on their medications. Reach out to the deafblind community about the new law and provide information about how people who are deafblind can get Braille information from the ScripTalk system even though speech is the primary way in which it provides information.Send the flyer to other disability advocates.Send the flyer to our state legislators.Send the flyer to independent living centers and other Assisted Living facilities.Send and hand carry the flyer to Immigration Assistance programs.Send the flyer to our city council members and mayor and ask to present at the next city council meeting.Bring the flyer to your church and ask for it to be distributed to all parishioners.  If you have other ideas, please share with everyone to better circulate this valuable information.   
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