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</v:background></xml><![endif]--><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>Greetings.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>Ideas for all of us to distribute the attached file either electronically or in print include:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Hand carry the flyer to our pharmacy.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Hand carry the flyer to our doctors and dentists.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Email the flyer to our doctors and dentists.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Submit the flyer or an article based on the flyer to 55 plus community newsletters.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Hand carry the flyer to organizations, non-profit organizations, and government programs that work with non-English speaking populations. <o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Hand carry the flyer to Urgent Care facilities. <o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Ask our pharmacies to let us have a table for a few hours to show off our ScripTalk and other options. <o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Email the flyer to our “sighted” friends and family who may need a little more help reading the prescription labels on their medications. <o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Send the flyer to other disability advocates.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Send the flyer to our state legislators.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Send the flyer to independent living centers and other Assisted Living facilities.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Send and hand carry the flyer to Immigration Assistance programs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Send the flyer to our city council members and mayor and ask to present at the next city council meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Bring the flyer to your church and ask for it to be distributed to all parishioners. <o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>If you have other ideas, please share with everyone to better circulate this valuable information. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>