[MD-AtLarge] Legislative Action Needed

[nfbmd]

Hello All,

 

Maryland does not have any co-sponsors on the GAIN Act, H.R. 3929, yet.
Let's change this.  Please read John Pare's message below and call your
Congressman.  Thank you!

 

"We are officially in the third and final week of our Congressional support
blitz. The bill we're focusing on this week is our newest piece of
legislation, and it is critical that we build support for it. This week's
bill is the Greater Access and Independence through Nonvisual Access
Technology (GAIN) Act.

Greater Access and Independence through Nonvisual Access Technology (GAIN)
Act

House - H.R. 3929 - Sponsored by Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9) - 4 cosponsors

This legislation permits the Access Board to establish nonvisual
accessibility guidelines for manufacturers, conduct training on these
guidelines, and give authority to appropriate agencies to enforce these
guidelines pertaining to home use medical devices, exercise equipment, and
home appliances. 

 

Please call or email your representative and urge them to cosponsor the
Greater Access and Independence through Nonvisual Access Technology (GAIN)
Act if they have not already done so. A complete list of current cosponsors
is included at the end of this email. 

 

When you call or email, you might say something like the following:

"Hello, my name is [your name] and I am a constituent of [your
representative]. I live in [city, state]. I am calling to urge [your
representative] to cosponsor H.R. 3929, the Greater Access and Independence
through Nonvisual Access Technology (GAIN) Act. This legislation permits the
Access Board to establish nonvisual accessibility guidelines for
manufacturers, conduct training on these guidelines, and give authority to
appropriate agencies to enforce these guidelines pertaining to home use
medical devices, exercise equipment, and home appliances.

Thanks."

 

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 John Pare at jpare at nfb.org
<mailto:jpare at nfb.org> . Your calls and emails do make a difference."

 

 

Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy

National Federation of the Blind of Maryland

410-715-9596

 

The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not
the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.

 

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