[CT-NFB] Fwd: FW: Urgent Call for Stories: How Do Changes to the USPS Impact You?

[Mary Silverberg]

FYI,    Mary Silverberg

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From: Melissa Marshall <melissamarshallada at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 11:03 AM
Subject: Fwd: FW: Urgent Call for Stories: How Do Changes to the USPS
Impact You?
To: Melissa Marshall <melissa.marshall at snet.net>









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*From:* The National Council on Independent Living <ncil at ncil.org>
*Sent:* Thursday, August 20, 2020 11:27 AM
*To:* Daria F. Smith <daria at ctsilc.org>
*Subject:* Urgent Call for Stories: How Do Changes to the USPS Impact You?



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*Urgent Call for Stories: How Do Changes to the USPS Impact You?*

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has been experiencing drastic
changes that have led to major delays in mail service. People around the
country are experiencing weeks of delays in receiving mail-order
prescriptions, medical equipment, benefits checks, bills, notices, and
other necessities they receive via mail. Delays in these critical items and
information could result in utility shutoffs, homelessness, food
insecurity, sickness, and other dire consequences for disabled people. USPS
has also told 46 states and the District of Columbia that it may not be
able to deliver mail-in ballots in time for the General Election in
November.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, the USPS was instrumental in delivering
necessities and information. As the country continues to struggle with the
Coronavirus pandemic, many more people rely on the USPS to receive
medications through mail-order pharmacies. Millions of Americans plan on
voting by mail to exercise their right to vote while maintaining social
distance.

The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) and the American
Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are asking for your help in
collecting stories that we can use to illustrate how the changes to the
USPS are impacting people with disabilities. We are looking for:

1. Stories from people who have experienced delays in receiving the
following:

   - Medications
   - Medical supplies, including durable medical equipment
   - Basic Necessities
   - Paychecks or benefit checks
   - Bills and notices

2. Stories from people who plan to vote by mail in the November election.
How do you feel about the changes to the USPS so far, and how have these
changes impacted your plans to vote in November?

Our goal is to collect these stories and send them to the House of
Representatives prior to the House Oversight Committee’s emergency hearing
on mail delays taking place on August 24, 2020.

Please submit stories through the online form
<https://t.e2ma.net/click/7aczcm/n34kkp/r2ungfe> or by sending them to
sarah at ncil.org <sarah at ncil.org?subject=USPS> by *Saturday, August 22 at
Midnight*. Please include your first name (or initials), your city and
state, and two to three paragraphs concisely telling your story.



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