[il-talk] Legislative Update

[Rob Kaiser]

Great job Rose. It seems like you are doing a greaqt job in Washington, DC. 
Keep up the good work.



-----Original Message----- 
From: Robert Hansen (NFB Related)
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 4:42 PM
To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Legislative Update

Rose,

This is the stuff I want to discuss.


On 10/28/2013 8:29 PM, Rose Sloan wrote:
> Hi Cool People from Illinois!
>
> First, it was great seeing so many of you this past weekend.
>
> Next... today we had a legislative directors call.  I would like to give
> you my minutes version of the call.  Please find them below.  As always, 
> if
> you have any questions about legislative stuff, feel free to contact me at
> rsloan at nfb.org or at 410-659-9314 ext. 2441.
>
> Love you all. Congrats on a great convention.
>
> Rose
>
> HR 831: Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act
>
>
>
> We have 43 Co-Sponsors so far. We are happy to welcome Congressman 
> Sessions
> (R, TX), who is the Rules Committee Chairman and Congresswoman Cathy
> McMorris Rodgers (R, WA) who is the Conference Committee Chair.  Both of
> these members are parents of Children with Disabilities.
>
>
>
> Not only do we have 43 co-sponsors, but we also have 67 organizations who
> support us. If you know of any organizations that support the elimination
> of 14 ( C ), have them write me an email.  We’d love to grow this list.
>
>
>
> Please Write letters and make calls to your Members of Congress urging 
> them
> to support HR 831.  Make sure they understand that paying workers with
> disabilities a subminimum wage is a blatant act of discrimination.
>
>
>
> TEACH Bill.
>
> The TEACH bill will drop either Wednesday or Nov. 12.
>
> This bill will allow the access board to create accessibility guidelines
> for students with disabilities.  If an institution (colleges) follows 
> these
> guidelines, they’re fine, but If not, they have to make sure that the
> students have the same services. Watch for the bill number.  Once we have
> the bill number, then you should start contacting your House members of
> Congress.  When advocating for this issue remind members that 
> accessibility
> is a civil right under the ADA and Section 504.  We’re providing clarity 
> to
> what equal access means.  We’re not creating a new burden or a liability.
> We’re making things clearer.
>
>
>
> Space Available:
>
> The bill passed in the house.  Senator Tester sponsored the bill in the
> Senate (S 346). There are 18 CoSponsors so far.  The defense bill will be
> delayed until December, and we are hoping to offer this as an amendment
> like we did with the House version.
>
> When advocating for this bill: tell Dems: Look at the CoSponors list. Tell
> Reps to Look at the House Bill. There were 95 Rep co-sponsors.  Remind 
> your
> senators that This is the right thing to do for service disabled veterans.
> We are trying to get more cosponsors.
>
>
>
> CRPD:
>
> The CRPD came up for a vote on the Senate floor last December but there 
> was
> not enough votes.  It Missed ratification by just six votes. This time
> around, 6 Republicans support it and 55 Democrats support it.  We need 67.
> This treaty will Not change  US law.  The treaty merely creates a 
> committee
> that will make recommendations to countries about how to improve
>   conditions for people with disabilities . Over 100 countries have 
> already
> ratified the treaty, but the US is not one of them.  There will be a
> hearing next Tuesday.  (Nov. 5).
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