<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks so much, Shara! Also, if anyone would like assistance figuring out who their federal and state legislators are, please email me privately at <a href="mailto:kyra.sweeney94@gmail.com">kyra.sweeney94@gmail.com</a> with your address. (Please do not send this to the list!) Please note that both United State Senators Warren and Markey represent the entire Commonwealth, so be sure to contact both of them.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 6:03\u202fAM Shara Winton via Massachusetts-NFB <<a href="mailto:massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org">massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-5158821955622899015"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_-5158821955622899015WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Hi NFB Family, <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Our National convention is only three weeks away!! I believe this might be one of the most significant conventions in our history in terms of mobilizing the collective action that is required of us. If you are not coming in person, you can attend virtually and I urge you to do so. </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If you are not able to attend this year\u2019s national convention in New Orleans , you won\u2019t want to miss the virtual Experience. You can still register. Registration remains open and there will be over forty hours of content. </span><a href="https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/national-convention-virtual-experience" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Share the NFB25 Virtual Experience</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please share this with everyone and encourage everyone to attend as much of our convention, as possible. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> In addition, we currently have four bills that have been introduced in the 119th Congress\u2014three in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. They are:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">In the House of Representatives:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Blind Americans Return to Work Act \u2013 H.R. 1175</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Access Technology Affordability Act \u2013 H.R. 1529</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act \u2013 H.R. 3417</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">In the Senate:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Access Technology Affordability Act \u2013 S. 1918</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please call or email your members of the House and Senate and urge them to cosponsor our legislation. We would love to have a surge of cosponsor support heading into our national convention and the second half of the year!</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_-5158821955622899015MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thank you for your work to build our movement in a difficult time in American history.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">With Love, Hope and Determination, <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Shara Winton<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">President, National federation of the Blind of Massachusetts<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="http://www.nfbma.org/" target="_blank">www.nfbma.org</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:sharawinton@gmail.com" target="_blank">sharawinton@gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">617-304-0347<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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