<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:rockinh57@cox.net" class="">rockinh57@cox.net</a><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Legislativve alert - accessible technology affordability act</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">June 7, 2021 at 8:59:03 AM CDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Chase Laird <<a href="mailto:chase.laird@live.com" class="">chase.laird@live.com</a>>, Donavon Cavender <<a href="mailto:donavoncavender@gmail.com" class="">donavoncavender@gmail.com</a>>, Brent Philpot <<a href="mailto:bphilpot642@att.net" class="">bphilpot642@att.net</a>>, Tanya VanHouten <<a href="mailto:vanharris62@gmail.com" class="">vanharris62@gmail.com</a>>, Cindy Scott-Huisman <<a href="mailto:cantrellgallery@sbcglobal.net" class="">cantrellgallery@sbcglobal.net</a>>, <a href="mailto:freddiewilkey@icloud.com" class="">freddiewilkey@icloud.com</a>, Nena Chadwick <<a href="mailto:nchadwick@nfbar.org" class="">nchadwick@nfbar.org</a>>, Terry Sheeler <<a href="mailto:tosheeler@cox.net" class="">tosheeler@cox.net</a>>, Keith Clark <<a href="mailto:keithclark084@gmail.com" class="">keithclark084@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">David Henry <<a href="mailto:rockinh57@cox.net" class="">rockinh57@cox.net</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div>Hey NFB Members,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We need to continue to push for the passage of the Accessible Technology Affordability Act ( HR 431/ S 212). In Arkansas we have Senator John Boozman and Congressmen Crawford and Womack as Sponsors/Co-Sponsors.</div><div class="">So we need to contact our other Senator and Congressmen.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Listed below is the contact info:</div><div class="">Congressman French Hill Phone: 202-225-2506 email: <a href="mailto:dylan.frost@mail.house.gov" class="">dylan.frost@mail.house.gov</a></div><div class="">Contact person: Dylan Frost, Legislative Director</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Congressman Bruce Westerman Phone: 202-225-3772 email: <a href="mailto:jefferson.deming@mail.house.gov" class="">jefferson.deming@mail.house.gov</a></div><div class="">Contact person: Jeefferson Deming, Legislative Director</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Senator Tom Cotton Phone: 202-224-2353 email: <a href="mailto:aaron.maclean@cotton.senate.gov" class="">aaron.maclean@cotton.senate.gov</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you email the ligislative Directors please send me a copy.</div><div class="">Chapter Presidents please pass the email to your members.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Dear Federation Family:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">During the Presidential Release earlier this week, President Riccobono urged us to get to 25 percent of both the House and Senate as cosponsors on the Access Technology Affordability Act. He announced that we had 20 cosponsors in the Senate and 83 in the House. We just added Representatives Buddy Carter, Darin LaHood, and Al Lawson, Jr. so we are now up to 86 in the House. Our goal is to get to 25 cosponsors in the Senate and 109 in the House in just the next few weeks. By doing so this will greatly improve the likelihood that we will be able to get the Access Technology Affordability Act included in the American Jobs Act.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The Senate is back in session on June 7 and the House is back in session on June 14 but Congressional staff is in Washington, DC right now. Please contact your member of Congress as soon as possible and urge them to cosponsor the Access Technology Affordability Act. <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">When you call or email, you might say the following:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">"Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent of [REPRESENTATIVE/SENATOR NAME]. I live in [CITY, STATE]. I would like to urge [REPRESENTATIVE/SENATOR NAME] to cosponsor the Access Technology Affordability Act [H.R. 431 in the House/S. 212 in the Senate]. 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 offset the cost of this technology.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thanks</div><div class="">
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James David Henry<br class="">National Federation of the Blind<br class="">Northwest Arkansas Chapter President<br class="">1602 SW Thorton St.<br class="">Bentonville, AR 72713<br class="">Cell: 479-426-7993<br class=""><a href="mailto:rockinh57@cox.net" class="">email: rockinh57@cox.net</a>
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