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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello All,</p><p class="MsoNormal">Maryland does not have any cosponsors for the
Medical Device
Nonvisual Accessibility Act, H.R. <span class="gmail-il">4853</span>. We need to change this, especially on Global Awareness Accessibility day. Please call or write your congressman quickly. Read the information below from John Pare. We need the same opportunity to manage our health care that sighted people have. Thank you for taking quick action on this important issue. <br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">When you call or email you might say something like:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I am a
constituent of [REPRESENTATIVE NAME]. I live in [CITY, STATE]. I would
like to urge [REPRESENTATIVE NAME] to cosponsor the Medical Device
Nonvisual Accessibility Act, H.R. <span class="gmail-il">4853</span>. This
legislation
would ensure that blind Americans can have the same opportunity to
independently monitor their various medical needs and care for
themselves as other nondisabled Americans, thereby making us more
self-sufficient and less reliant on others for our medical care.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks."<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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 contact your representative
via email, please copy Justin Young at <a href="mailto:jyoung@nfb.org" target="_blank">jyoung@nfb.org</a>. Your calls and emails do make a difference.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font size="2">Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy</font></b></div><div><font size="2">National Federation of the Blind of Maryland</font></div><div><font size="2">410-715-9596</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday 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.<br></font></div><div><b><font size="2"></font></b></div><div><b><font size="2"><br></font></b></div></div></div></div></div>