[CT-NFB] Update on Access Technology Affordability Act

[Mary Silverberg]

Jim,
Thanks for the word!   We all need to remember...Each of our voices counts,

especially when  each is heard and all are put together.

Mary

On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 5:27 PM Deb Reed via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> 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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