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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NFBNet-Members-List [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 26, 2017 7:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert 6/26/2017<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <br>Dear Fellow Federationists:<br> <br>Last week was fantastic in terms of legislative support. Our AIM HIGH bill (H.R. 1772) gained eight new cosponsors! The new cosponsors are Tim Ryan (OH), Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX), Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM), Al Lawson, Jr. (FL), John Yarmuth (KY), Seth Moulton (MA), David Cicilline (RI), and David Rouzer (NC). These eight representatives bring the total number of cosponsors for AIM HIGH to thirty-one, and we couldn't have gotten this far without your help.<br> <br>We would also like to give you a quick update on the progress of one of our other legislative priorities, the TIME Act (H.R. 1377). Last Thursday we held a legislative briefing hosted by Congressman Gregg Harper of Mississippi, the sponsor of the TIME Act, to discuss why this legislation is so critical to people with disabilities. The event drew a huge crowd of Congressional staffers that filled one of the hearing rooms in the Longworth House Office Building to capacity. We hope to ride this wave of momentum all the way to the bill’s passage. <br> <br>While we are excited about the new Congressional support for our legislation, we can't let that progress slow our efforts. This marks the last week that Congress will be in session before their Independence Day recess week. We ask that all of you keep calling and emailing your representative and ask them to cosponsor H.R. 1377, H.R. 1734, and H.R. 1772. And don't forget to call your two senators to get them to cosponsor our Senate bill, S. 732 so that this surge of support will continue. The bill summaries and complete list of cosponsors for all of our legislation is included at the end of this email.<br> <br>Despite our excitement regarding the increased support for our legislation to improve the lives of people with disabilities, we cannot be content to rest on our laurels. H.R. 620 is still a very real threat to the rights and freedoms of Americans with disabilities. If passed, this legislation will dramatically weaken the ADA, hindering education, independent living, and community participation for all people with disabilities. The bill prevents people with disabilities from filing a lawsuit regarding an ADA violation until the person first notifies the violator. The violator then has 60 days to respond and then has another 120 days to remedy the problem, for a total delay of 180 days. While you have your members of Congress on the phone to urge them to support our legislation, please remind them to oppose H.R. 620, the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017.<br> <br>The best way to contact your member of Congress is to call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask for the office in question. Emailing your member of Congress is also a good idea. If you do so, please copy JPare@nfb.org.<br> <br>Thanks for all you do!<br> <br>Warm regards,<br> <br>John<br> <br>John G. Paré Jr. <br>(410) 659-9314 x 2218<br>National Federation of the Blind<br> <br><b>Bill Summaries <br></b> <br><b>Accessible Instructional Material in Higher Education Act, H.R. 1772 (AIM HIGH)<br></b>This bill will promote instructional technology and content that are accessible to the blind and other students with print disabilities. Read the AIM HIGH fact sheet to learn more.<br> <br><b>Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017, H.R. 1734 and S. 732 (ATAA)<br></b>These bills will facilitate the purchase of access technology for blind people by creating a refundable, per person tax credit. Read the Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017 fact sheet to learn more.<br> <br><b>Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment Act of 2017, H.R. 1377 (TIME)<br></b>This bill will increase employment opportunities by removing stigmas and low expectations propagated by section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Note that the bill now phases out subminimum wages over a six year period corresponding to the recommendation of the National Council on Disability. Read the TIME Act fact sheet to learn more.<br> <br><b>Current cosponsors <br></b> <br><b>Accessible Instructional Material in Higher Education Act, H.R. 1772 (AIM HIGH) Current Cosponsors<br></b>Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] - Sponsor<br>Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]<br>Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]<br>Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]<br>Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]<br>Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]<br>Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]<br>Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]<br>Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]<br>Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]<br>Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]<br>Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]<br>Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]<br>Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]<br>Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]<br>Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]<br>Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]<br>Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]<br>Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]<br>Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]<br>Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]<br>Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]<br>Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]<br>Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]<br>Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]<br>Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]<br>Rep. Grisham, Michelle Lujan [D-NM-1]<br>Rep. Lawson, Jr., Al [D-FL-5]<br>Rep. Yarmuth, John [D-KY-3]<br>Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]<br>Rep. Cicilline, David [D-RI-1]<br>Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]<br> <br><b>Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017, H.R. 1734 and S. 732 (ATAA) Current Cosponsors<br></b>Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] - Sponsor<br>Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]<br>Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]<br>Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]<br>Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]<br>Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]<br>Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]<br>Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16]<br> <br><b>Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment Act of 2017, H.R. 1377 (TIME) Current Cosponsors<br></b>Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] – Sponsor<br>Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]<br>Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]<br>Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]<br>Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]<br>Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]<br>Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]<br>Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]<br>Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]<br>Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]<br> <br> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>