[NFB-NM] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - May 10, 2024

Fri May 10 18:47:03 UTC 2024

Excellent work!!!!! Now, let's urge our Representatives to do the same. Here
is the list of the representatives contact information:

Reps

LD's

Email | LD's

Phone | LD's

Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3)

Elizabeth Arevalo - Legislative Director (Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez)

elizabeth.arevalo at mail.house.gov <mailto:elizabeth.arevalo at mail.house.gov> 

(202) 225-6190

Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2)

Austin Yager - Deputy Chief of Staff; Legislative Director (On Leave,
Parental) (Rep. Gabe Vasquez)

austin.yager at mail.house.gov <mailto:austin.yager at mail.house.gov> 

(202) 225-2365

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM-1)

Lauren Vernon - Legislative Director (Rep. Melanie Stansbury)

 <mailto:lauren.vernon at mail.house.gov> lauren.vernon at mail.house.gov

(202) 225-6316

Tara Chavez, President

National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico

 <mailto:NFBNM.President at gmail.com> NFBNM.President at gmail.com

(505) 328-3349

Live the life you want.

 <http://www.nfbnm.org/> www.nfbnm.org

The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day we work
together to help blind people live the lives they want.

 <http://www.nfb.org/> www.nfb.org

From: NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf
Of Young, Justin via NFBNet-Members-List
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2024 9:02 AM
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - May 10, 2024

Dear Federation Family,

Thank you to all who made calls and sent emails to your United States
Senators this week. Because of our efforts, H.R. 3935 passed the Senate on
May 9, 2024, with all of the accessibility provisions intact, by an
overwhelming majority. This is great news, but the job is not done yet. The
bill now heads to the House of Representatives for final consideration.

We need your help by contacting your members in the House of Representatives
urging them to vote in favor of H.R. 3935, keeping in these important
accessibility provisions for blind and disabled air travelers.

These provisions include training requirements for assisting passengers with
disabilities, better access standards for the accessibility of in-flight
entertainment, and improved access to airline websites. Additionally, the
bill initiates a pilot program for air passengers to register their service
animal, eliminating the need to complete the service animal forms for each
flight. Therefore, we are asking you to contact your Representative in the
House, either by phone or by email, to urge them to maintain the disability
related portions of the bill while being considered by the House of
Representatives. Given that the House is likely to vote on this by the end
of next week, it would be most beneficial to contact your Representative's
office before Friday, May 17. 

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

"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 maintain the accessibility-related provisions of H.R 3935 as it moves
through the House of Representatives. These provisions in the legislation
will help increase the accessibility of air travel for blind and disabled
passengers.

Thanks."

If applicable, feel free to personalize your message with a recent
disability barrier you experienced while traveling. 

You can contact your Representative by calling the Capitol Switchboard and
asking for the office in question. The number is 202-224-3121. The contact
information for all House of Representatives offices is also in the attached
spreadsheet. The members on the spreadsheet are organized in alphabetical
order by last name. If you send an email to your Representative's office,
please copy me at jyoung at nfb.org <mailto:jyoung at nfb.org>  on the email. 

Thank you for all that you do,

Justin T. Young, Ed.D

Government Affairs Specialist, National Federation of the Blind

200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 

410-659-9314, extension 2210 |  <mailto:jyoung at nfb.org> jyoung at nfb.org

 <https://nfb.org/>  

<http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind>
<https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice>      <https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind>

The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day we work
together to help blind people live the lives they want.  

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