[KeyStoneChapter] Access Technology Affordability Act :(ATAA) (H.R. 431

[Nancy Lynn]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
National Federation of the Blind Applauds the Introduction of the Access Technology Affordability Act in the House
Baltimore, Maryland (January 22, 2021): The National Federation of the Blind, the oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind Americans, applauds the introduction of the Access Technology Affordability Act (ATAA) (H.R. 431) in the United States House of Representatives by Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chairman Mike Thompson <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfb.org%2Flibraries%2Fcivicrm%2Fextern%2Furl.php%3Fu%3D19756%26qid%3D4807302&data=04%7C01%7C%7C49c692ef2f734a97799608d8bf319de0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637469567104892698%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=mWDOgRTTUlQw7OH6ROVyDZHKIfD362iw3sJAHhLoX8I%3D&reserved=0>  (D-CA-5) and Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA-16). 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 be used over a three-year period to offset the cost of these technologies. 
Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: “My wife, my two daughters, and I are all blind, and the children’s technology needs will increase as they complete their education and start their careers. My family is not unique; blind people across the nation face this challenge, and this legislation will provide critical assistance. We thank and commend Chairman Thompson and Representative Kelly for continuing to be champions for this act, which will help give blind people the technology they need to live the lives they want.”
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