[KeyStoneChapter] Legislative Alert re Protecting the ADA in the New Federal Stimulus

[Justin Salisbury]

Here is the legislative alert that was distributed earlier this week.

If it helps, my most frequent contacts are:

In Senator Casey’s office, Michael Gamel-McCormick,  Michael_Gamel-McCormick at aging.senate.gov<mailto:Michael_Gamel-McCormick at aging.senate.gov>
In Senator Toomey’s office, Christian Chelak, christian_chelak at toomey.senate.gov<mailto:christian_chelak at toomey.senate.gov>
In Congressman Dwight Evans’ office, Jayme Holliday, jayme.holliday at mail.house.gov<mailto:jayme.holliday at mail.house.gov>


If you want to talk to the Legislative Director for the NFB of Pennsylvania, that’s 'Emily Gindlesperger' <skewbdobdo at verizon.net<mailto:skewbdobdo at verizon.net>>. I’m happy to help in any way that I can, too.

Happy Holidays!

Justin


Justin Mark Hideaki Salisbury
he/him/his

Phone: 808.797.8606
Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu<mailto:President at Alumni.ECU.edu>
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury
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“Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.”

Cesar Chavez




From: NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2020 2:05 PM
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert: 12/08/2020

Dear Federation Family:

The new bipartisan, bi-cameral COVID-19 relief bills being proposed in Congress will likely contain some form of COVID-19 liability waiver for businesses. We are concerned that this business liability relief may echo some of the language contained in Section 181 of the SAFE TO WORK Act, which attempted to grant exemptions to ADA requirements during the pandemic. For more information on the exemptions in question, please read President Riccobono’s opposition letter to Senator Cornyn<https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/files-pdf/safe-to-work-act-letter.pdf>. The details of the new bill have not been finalized yet, which makes now the perfect time for us to call or email to make sure Congress knows that we will not stand for the erosion of our rights.

When you call or email your senators or representative you might say something like:

"Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent of [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE NAME]. I live in [CITY, STATE]. I strongly urge you to ensure the rights of all disabled Americans are protected in the upcoming COVID-19 relief legislation by maintaining the critical protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Please do not allow for any business liability exemptions that will erode the crucial protections for disabled Americans set forth in the ADA. Thank you.”

You can contact your senators  and representative by calling the Capitol Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number is 202-224-3121. If you email your members of Congress, please copy me at jpare at nfb.org<mailto:jpare at nfb.org>. Your calls and emails do make a difference.
We recommend you call or email the legislative director in your member’s office. If you need the name and email of the appropriate staff person for any Senate or House office, please email Jesa Medders at jmedders at nfb.org<mailto:jmedders at nfb.org>.

Thanks for all you do,
John

John G. Paré Jr.
Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy
National Federation of the Blind
200 East Wells Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Telephone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2218
Cell phone: (410) 917-1965
Email: jpare at nfb.org<mailto:jpare at nfb.org>

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