[il-talk] Urgent!!! Call To Action!!!

[Mary Garber]

I'm attempting to open the link for the Joint Letter, but I receive the message that the document can't be found. 

Sincerely, 

Mary 


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Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2017 10:40:14 PM 
Subject: [il-talk] Urgent!!! Call To Action!!! 

Hello all, 



Here is a recent message from President Riccobono in the President's 
Notebook for the week of March 20, 2017. Please read. 







Call to Action: Opposition to H.R. 620, the ADA Education and Reform Act of 
2017: 
As you know, we ask members from time to time to contact their 
representatives in Congress in support of legislation that would benefit the 
blind community. But today I am calling upon all Federationists to contact 
their representatives in opposition to H.R. 620. The phone number for the 
Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. From there, simply ask to be 
connected with your representative. In addition, please call the chairman of 
the House Judiciary Committee, Robert Goodlatte, at (202) 225-5431. 



Here are some brief talking points to share with the offices of your 
representative and Chairman Goodlatte: (1) the ADA was enacted in 1990, so 
covered entities have had ample time to learn about and comply with the law; 
(2) the ADA already contains an "undue burden" provision to protect covered 
entities when the costs of making facilities accessible are too high; and 
(3) Title III of the ADA (which applies to public accommodations) does not 
allow monetary damages for noncompliance. 



The National Federation of the Blind has joined with 216 other allied civil 
rights organizations in opposing this bill. You can read our joint letter at 
https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/sign-on-letters/comments_on_hr620_0 
3162017.pdf. If you want to know how this bill would affect us, consider 
internet access guaranteed under the ADA and our comments filed with DOJ 
last October 
<https://nfb.org/ada-title-ii-internet-regulations-joint-sanprm-comments> 
as just one example. 













Denise R. Avant, President 

National Federation of the Blind of Illinois 

Live the life you want. 

For more information about NFBI, 

Go to www.nfbofillinois.org. 



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