[il-talk] Fwd: Stories from IL members about the benefits of ATAA

[Brian Sumner]

Thank you for the update and i will pass this on to other members.

On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 3:35 PM, Denise R Avant via IL-Talk <
il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>
>
> Denise R. Avant
> President
> National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
> Live the life you want
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> > From: "Beverly, Kimie" <KBeverly at nfb.org>
> > Date: February 7, 2018 at 2:47:01 PM CST
> > To: "State President, Illinois" <davant1958 at gmail.com>, "NFB of
> Illinois Nfb-i conference call Number" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>, "Illinois
> Association of Blind Students List" <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: RE: Stories from IL members about the benefits of ATAA
> >
> > Thanks Denise!
> >
> > I forgot to mention that the House of Representatives will be on recess
> on the week of February 22nd. This is an excellent opportunity for our
> members to meet with their representatives in the district. We are
> targeting the following republican offices in Illinois. We strongly
> encourage our advocates to  ask the following members to co-sponsor ATAA!
> >
> > Peter Roskam12th District
> > Mike Bost
> > Rodney Davis
> > Randy Hultgren
> > John Shimkus
> > Adam Kinzinger
> > Darin LaHood
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: denise Avant [mailto:davant1958 at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2018 10:44 AM
> > To: NFB of Illinois Nfb-i conference call Number; Illinois Association
> of Blind Students List
> > Cc: Beverly, Kimie
> > Subject: FW: Stories from IL members about the benefits of ATAA
> >
> > Hello all,
> > I have been asked by our government affairs team to post the following:
> Please read, and participate. We really have an opportunity to have
> congress pass meaningful legislation that will help visually impaired and
> blind people purchase adaptive equipment for work and school. Thanks for
> all you do.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > From: Beverly, Kimie [mailto:KBeverly at nfb.org]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 2:36 PM
> > To: State President, Illinois <davant1958 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Stories from IL members about the benefits of ATAA
> >
> > Good Afternoon Denise:
> >
> > It was a pleasure seeing your members on the Hill this past week. I
> believe we received a great amount of feedback and support from
> congressional and senate offices. But we are not done yet. As we mentioned,
> following up with offices is the most important part. I was wondering if
> you could please ask your members to write stories about how ATAA would
> help them with their education, work, or independence. Just a refresher,
> ATAA is a refundable tax credit in the amount of $2,500 over three years to
> offset the cost of access technology. We would love to hear from parents
> who have purchased access tech for their children, student, employees,
> retirees, veterans, etc.
> >
> > Please have your interested members contact me for assistance writing
> their letters.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> >
> >
> > Kimie Beverly
> > Government Affairs Specialist
> > 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
> > (410) 659-9314, extension 2441 | kbeverly at nfb.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and
> friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every
> day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
> >
> >
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