[nabs-l] Aim High Call Notes

Wed Apr 5 18:48:20 UTC 2017

Hello Everyone,

Please find below information from the call that took place on Sunday. There
is a lot of information here. Please also find attached a packet put
together by Harry Stayley, Sanantonio chapter president and Texas
Association of Blind Students board member. This packet can be used in your
meetings to help obtain letters of support for Aim High.

Thanks for all you do!

National Association of Blind Students

A proud Division of the national Federation of the Blind

Legislative Committee 

April 22, 2017

Don't Deny, Aim High!

                The National Federation of the Blind's legislative
priorities are on the move! The following information CAN BE USED TO HELP
YOU MOVE OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES:

The Accessible Instructional materials in Higher Education act (Aim High)

H.R. 1772

AIM-HEA: H.R.1772

Committee: House - Education and the Workforce 

Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (Introduced 03/29/2017) 

Originating Cosponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] 

Cosponsors:

Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]

Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]

Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]

Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]

Call to action:

                We need students to write their congressional
representative's staff an email, requesting that their member of congress
please support Aim High, H.R. 1772. This week is critical, as congress will
be leaving for their Easter break at the end of this week. They will be out
of office for two weeks.  To find your representative, please follow this
link: http://www.house.gov

                If your congressional representative is one of the
following, it is critical that you contact them (please note: all
congressional representatives need to be contacted, but especially these
ones):

Republicans

Rep. Virginia Foxx, North Carolina (Chair)

Rep. Joe Wilson, South Carolina (Vice Chair)

Rep. Duncan Hunter, California

Rep. David P. Roe, Tennessee 

Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, Pennsylvania

Rep. Tim Walberg,

, Michigan 

Rep. Brett Guthrie, Kentucky 

Rep. Todd Rokita, Indiana 

Rep. Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania

Rep. Luke Messer, Indiana

Rep. Bradley Byrne, Alabama 

Rep. David Brat, Virginia 

Rep. Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin 

Rep. Steve Russell, Oklahoma 

Rep. Elise Stefanik, New York 

Rep. Rick W. Allen, Georgia  

Rep. Jason Lewis, Minnesota

Rep. Francis Rooney, Florida

Rep. Paul Mitchell, Michigan

Rep. Tom Garrett, Jr., Virginia

Rep. Lloyd K. Smucker, Pennsylvania

Rep. A. Drew Ferguson, IV, Georgia 

Vacancy            

 Democrats

Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

(Ranking Member), Virginia

Rep. Susan A. Davis, California

Rep Raul M. Grijalva, Arizona

Rep. Joe Courtney, Connecticut

Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, Ohio

Rep. Jared Polis, Colorado

Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands

Rep. Frederica S. Wilson, Florida

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon

Rep. Mark Takano, California

Rep. Alma S. Adams, North Carolina

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, California

Rep. Donald Norcross, New Jersey

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Illinois

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire

Rep. Adriano Espaillat, New York

Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development 

Brett Guthrie, Kentucky (Chairman) 

 Glenn "GT" Thompson, Pennsylvania

Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania

Luke Messer, Indiana

Bradley Byrne, Alabama

Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin

Elise Stefanik, New York 

 Rick W. Allen, Georgia 

 Jason Lewis, Minnesota 

 Paul Mitchell, Michigan 

 Tom Garrett, Jr., Virginia 

 Lloyd K. Smucker, Pennsylvania

Susan A. Davis, California (Ranking Member) 

Joe Courtney, Connecticut

Alma S. Adams, North Carolina

Mark DeSaulnier, California

Raja Krishnamoorthi, Illinois 

 Jared Polis, Colorado 

 Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands

Mark Takano, California

Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware 

 Adriano Espaillat, New York 

What does Aim High Do:

                Aim high formulates a commission made up of all relevant
stakeholders. The job of the commission is to develop voluntary
accessibility guidelines, so that institutions and manufacturers will
possess the knowledge of what is necessary to include to make materials
accessible for people with disabilities. Additionally, the commission will
create a list of annotated national and international standards. The
commission will have student presence and faculty presence as well. 

What do we need from you to ensure Aim High's passage?

                We are still looking for student testimonials. We need you
all to write letters, explaining your accessibility experience at your
institutions of higher education. Good or bad, both are important!
Additionally, we need letters of support from institutions (the president or
policy making entity), stating that they support Aim high, H.R. 1772. Once
you have received these letters, please send them to either Michael Ausbun,
Chair of the legislative committee, at mausbun at nevada.unr.edu
<mailto:mausbun at nevada.unr.edu> , Kathryn Webster, President of NABS, at
nabs.president at gmail.com <mailto:nabs.president at gmail.com> , or Gabe
Cazares, Government Affairs specialist, at gcazares at nfb.org
<mailto:gcazares at nfb.org> 

                Additional Resources:

For information pertaining to Aim High, please visit this link: 

http://www.Nfb.org/AIM_HIGH

We are using the hashtag #DontDenyAimHigh You should use it loud and proud!

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact Gabe at
the National office, extension 2206, or by the above email address. 

Respectfully,

Michael Ausbun, Secretary

Legislative Chair, National Association of Blind Students

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