[IL-Talk] Federal Legislation alert-HR 2086, Access Technology Affordability Act

[Mary lou Grunwald]

I will call the appropriate people.

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> On 10 Sep 2019, at 10:41 AM, Marilyn Green via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Greetings fellow federationists,
> 
> We are gaining momentum in the House of Representatives with our
> Access Technology bill but we cannot allow this small victory to allow
> us to become complacent.
> 
> Please reach out to your U.S. Representative with an e-mail or phone
> call saying something like, "Hello, my name is ________ and I am a
> constituent of Representative ________. I live in (city, state) . I am
> e-mailing/calling  to urge Representative ________ to cosponsor H.R.
> 2086, the Access Technology Affordability Act. This legislation
> removes an employment barrier commonly experienced by blind Americans
> who cannot afford the high cost of access technology by creating a
> refundable tax credit in the amount of $2,000 to offset the cost of
> these technologies. I urge Representative ________ to cosponsor the
> bill. Thank you."
> 
> You can contact your member of Congress by calling the Capitol
> Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number is
> 202-224-3121. If you email your representative, please copy Marilyn
> Green at marilynvgreen at gmail.com. Your calls and emails do make a
> difference.
> 
> Let's go build the National Federation of the Blind,
> 
> Marilyn Green
> 
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