[CT-NFB] Update on Access Technology Affordability Act

[Deb Reed]

Thank you for the good news Jim! It took a while, but all the calls and emails made a difference, congratulations everyone!

Sincerely,
 Deb Reed
Central CT Chapter President 
National Federation Of The Blind
Phone - 860-973-3679 
Cell-860-378-5370
Email - deb.reed57 at gmail.com



> On Oct 20, 2021, at 4:21 PM, JIM MCCOLLUM via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello, CT Federationists. 
>  
> I'm very happy to pass on the good news that Senator Richard Blumenthal has co-sponsored the Access Technology Affordability Act, S 212. This means that both of Connecticut's senators have co-sponsored this bill, which we are hoping will be included in the budget that congress is currently working on. 
>  
> A big shout-out to those of you who have been contacting Senators Murphy and Blumenthal to advocate for their support of this bill. As of today, it's up to 31 senate co-sponsors. The house version of the bill has 114 co-sponsors. 
>  
> Jim McCollum 
> Board Member and Legislative Coordinator 
> National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut 860-581-0430
> j.mccollum64 at comcast.net
>  
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