[IL-Talk] FW: Legislative Alert

[Mary lou Grunwald]

Thanks denise,
I’m on it today!

Sent from my iPad

> On 26 May 2021, at 9:26 AM, Denise Avant via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Good Morning all,
> 
> We have an additional legislative alert update on Senator Thune's amendment.
> It is likely  that it will be brought up tomorrow, Thursday. So your emails
> and calls are crucial. The bill has a new name. It is United Sates
> Innovation and Competition Act.
> 
> If you haven't already done so, please contact Senators Shumer, Peters,
> Durbin and Duckworth. The information is in the forwarded email from
> yesterday. 
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Denise Avant, ESQ
> 
> 1st Vice President
> 
> National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
> 
> For more information about NFBI,
> 
> Go to www.nfbofillinois.org
> 
> 
> 
> From: davant1958 at gmail.com <davant1958 at gmail.com> 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 11:39 AM
> To: 'NFB of Illinois Mailing List' <il-talk at nfbnet.org>; Illinois
> Association of Blind Students List <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: John Pare <JPare at NFB.ORG>; 'Dustin Cather' <cather.dustin at gmail.com>
> Subject: Legislative Alert 
> 
> 
> 
> Good Morning Fellow Federationists:
> 
> We have a legislative alert from John Pare. Our national office is asking us
> to help gather support of an amendment to the Endless Frontier Act that
> would benefit blind people. Because the amendment is critical to our ability
> to use automated vehicles, we're asking you to write not only to Senator
> Duckworth and Senator Durbin but also to Senator Schumer, the Senate
> Majority Leader from New York  and Senator Peters of Michigan. The vote to
> include the amendment will be close and it is important that we enlist the
> votes of our senators and Senators Schumer and Peters. 
> 
> When you write or call, you might say something like:
> 
> "Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent of [SENATOR NAME]. I
> live in [CITY, STATE]. I would like to urge [SENATOR NAME] to support
> Senator Thune's automated vehicles amendment to the Endless Frontier Act.
> The amendment contains two provisions that would benefit blind people. The
> first would create an exemption classification for manufacturers who provide
> transportation access for individuals with disabilities as long as the
> vehicle was equivalently safe to a non-exempt vehicle. The second would
> prohibit a state from issuing an operator's license for the use of a highly
> automated vehicle in a manner that discriminates on the basis of disability.
> Together, these two amendments will ensure that blind Americans are able to
> reap the rewards of highly automated vehicles. Thanks."
> 
> Here is the contact information for the key players
> 
> The contact in Senator Schumer's office is Meghan Taira,
> meghan_taira at schumer.senate.gov <mailto:meghan_taira at schumer.senate.gov> . 
> 
> 
> 
> The contact in Senator Peters's office is Catherine Barrett,
> catherine_barrett at peters.senate.gov
> <mailto:catherine_barrett at peters.senate.gov> . 
> 
> 
> 
> The contacts for Senator Duckworth and Senator Durbin are:
> 
> 
> 
> Mark Copeland - Sen. Tammy Duckworth mark_copeland at duckworth.senate.gov
> <mailto:mark_copeland at duckworth.senate.gov>  
> 
> Kevin Lefeber - Sen. Richard Durbin  IL kevin_lefeber at durbin.senate.gov
> <mailto:kevin_lefeber at durbin.senate.gov> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Denise Avant, ESQ
> 
> 1st Vice President
> 
> National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
> 
> For more information about NFBI,
> 
> Go to www.nfbofillinois.org <http://www.nfbofillinois.org>
> 
> 
> 
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