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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>It’s Washington Seminar time, and that means it’s time for our Colorado Caucus. Although we can’t be in the Holiday Inn Capitol this year, a Mountain Time at Five Zoom get-together on Thursday, February 3, 5:00 p.m., seems like a perfect alternative. So why don’t you join us!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>At our caucus, you can learn about the issues we will be discussing with Colorado’s Congressional delegation and ask questions about any issue that you might not understand. We will go over the legislative priorities, the schedule of Washington Seminar events, break up into teams, and review our Congressional appointments. Since all of our Congressional meetings will be on Zoom, plan on slipping into one (or all nine) of them during the week of February 7. On February 7, join us at our Great Gathering-In starting at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We have four legislative priorities this year:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h3><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Access Technology Affordability Act (H.R. 431/S. 212)<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The cost of critically needed access technology is out of reach for most blind Americans.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h3><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act (H.R. 4853)<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Advanced digital interfaces create barriers that prevent blind individuals from independently and safely operating home-use medical devices that are essential to their daily healthcare needs. The Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act will end unequal access to home-use medical devices for blind Americans.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h3><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Twenty-First Century Website and Application Accessibility Act</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Websites are required by law to be accessible, but without implementing regulations most businesses and retailers have little understanding of what accessible means. The Twenty-First Century Websites and Applications Accessibility Act will end website and mobile application inaccessibility for blind Americans.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h3><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (H.R. 2373/S. 3238)<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 authorizes employers to pay workers with disabilities subminimum wages while they perform mundane tasks that do not transfer into skills necessary to transition to other employment options. The Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act will end this antiquated and discriminatory practice for all Americans with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We encourage you to study up on the issues before our Mountain Time at Five Caucus. You can find the Fact Sheets, with more detail than given here, on our </span><a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Washington Seminar web page</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>. Fact Sheets are available in HTML, Word, and Audio formats.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>See you at 5 on Thursday!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=Heading2Char><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:106%'>Mountain Time at 5 Zoom information</span></span><br><br>Join Zoom Meeting<br><a href="https://zoom.us/j/97417562247">https://zoom.us/j/97417562247</a><br><br>Meeting ID: 974 1756 2247<br>One tap mobile<br>+17207072699,,97417562247#<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+17209289299,,97417562247#<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>Dial by your location<br>+1 720 707 2699<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+1 720 928 9299<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting ID: 974 1756 2247<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Curtis Chong, Legislative Cochair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Colorado<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>