<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><div style="direction: inherit;">Hello, fellow Federationists. </div><div style="direction: inherit;">We're starting to make progress on getting AIMHEA before the House of Representatives. Please read this e-mail, and another I'm going to forward, carefully, and contact Joe Courtney as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please get in touch with me, or with Gabe Cazares in the national office, whose contact info is below. </div><div style="direction: inherit;">Thanks. </div><div style="direction: inherit;"><br></div><br>Jim McCollum<div>Legislative Co-ordinator</div><div>National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut</div><div><a href="mailto:j.mccollum64@comcast.net">j.mccollum64@comcast.net</a></div><div>860-581-0430</div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div><div><div style="direction: inherit;"><br></div>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Edward <<a href="mailto:personal.edward@gmail.com">personal.edward@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> September 16, 2016 at 12:22:31 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> Jim McCollum <<a href="mailto:j.mccollum64@comcast.net">j.mccollum64@comcast.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Fwd: Time-Sensitive: Please Call Congressman Courtney's Office Regarding the AIM HE Act</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><div style="direction: inherit;">Hello Jim,<br>Can you send this out with your comments to the list as soon as possible? I will also call the congressman's office this afternoon as well.<br>Thanks for your help,<br>Edward</div><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><div style="direction: inherit;"><br></div>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "Cazares, Gabe" <<a href="mailto:GCazares@nfb.org">GCazares@nfb.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> September 16, 2016 at 11:53:29 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> "State President, Connecticut" <<a href="mailto:Personal.edward@gmail.com">Personal.edward@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Time-Sensitive: Please Call Congressman Courtney's Office Regarding the AIM HE Act</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fellow Federationists,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to your hard work, we are very close to introducing the Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education (<a href="https://www.nfb.org/aim_he"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">AIM HE</span></a>) Act in the
U.S. House of Representatives. As you know, Congressman Phil Roe from Tennessee has agreed to serve as the bill’s sponsor, and over the last few weeks, we have been working to identify a lead democratic cosponsor. One of the offices that has expressed significant
interest is the office of Congressman Joe Courtney from Connecticut’s 2nd congressional district. Now, we need to encourage Mr. Courtney to commit to serve as the AIM HE Act’s lead democratic cosponsor, so we can introduce the bill before the House adjourns
for the remainder of the election season.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please call Congressman Courtney’s office today, Friday September 16, and encourage him to be the lead democratic cosponsor for the Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act. Congressman Courtney’s Washington D.C. office
phone number is (202) 225-2076. If you are a resident of Enfield, Stafford, Putnam, Tolland, Coventry, Windham, Plainfield, Sterling, Griswold, Voluntown, Norwich, Colchester, East Hampton, Montville, Ledyard, Stonington, New London, Old Saybrook, or Clinton,
Congressman Courtney represents you. In addition to encouraging the Congressman to serve as the lead democratic cosponsor, please identify yourself as a constituent. This makes a difference.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fellow Federationists, regardless of whether or not you are a constituent of Congressman Courtney’s district, he needs to hear from NFB of Connecticut members today. Please call his office, (202) 225-2076, and encourage him to be a champion
for blind and print disabled students by serving as the lead democratic cosponsor for the Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act. Thank you for all you do to ensure blind people can live the lives we want. Let’s go build the Federation!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">...Gabe<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Gabe Cazares<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Government Affairs Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX">Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX">E: </span><a href="mailto:gcazares@nfb.org"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">gcazares@nfb.org</span></a><span lang="ES-MX"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">O: (410) 659-9314 Ext. 2206<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">C: (281) 965-9583<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">T: @gmcazares<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and
our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nfb.org/make-gift"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Make a gift</span></a> to the National Federation of the Blind and help ensure all blind Americans live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></p>
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