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<div style="direction: ltr;"><b>From:</b> National Federation of the Blind <web@nfb.org><br>
<b>Date:</b> April 20, 2026 at 4:06:13\u202fAM MDT<br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>Legislative Alert: Blind Americans Return to Work Act</b><br>
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<h1 style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt; color: black;">Blind Americans Return to Work Act</span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;">The National Federation of the Blind, the transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind Americans, urges the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate
to cosponsor the Blind Americans Return to Work Act, H.R. 1175/S. 4334.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;">This bill will help eliminate the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) earnings cliff by instituting a two-for-one phase out of benefits where every two dollars earned over
the substantial gainful activity threshold will cause a one-dollar reduction in a beneficiary\u2019s monthly payment.</span></p>
<h2 style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; color: black;">How to Take Action</span></h2>
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<li style="direction: ltr; align-self: start;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: blue;" role="presentation"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=42687&qid=12531781" id="OWAce2b5952-11d9-1121-96fe-6af2e3f5cc2c" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: blue;"><u>Read
the full legislative alert for further details.</u></a></span></li><li style="direction: ltr; align-self: start;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;" role="presentation">Call your representatives. To find the contact information for your specific representative\u2019s office, please use
the attached House and Senate spreadsheets. </span></li><li style="direction: ltr; align-self: start;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;" role="presentation">Email your representatives and copy Jesse Shirek at
</span><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: blue;" role="presentation"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=42688&qid=12531781" id="OWAdc631dc7-bd09-8873-89ca-a328f15ae264" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: blue;"><u>jshirek@nfb.org</u></a></span></li></ul>
<h2 style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; color: black;">Sample Script</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;">"My name is [YOUR NAME] and I want to urge [REPRESENTATIVE/SENATOR NAME] to support the Blind Americans Return to Work Act, [H.R. 1175/S. 4334]. This bill will eliminate the SSDI
earnings cliff and incentivize more blind Americans to work in higher-paying and more productive jobs, which will in turn reduce dependence upon government benefits over time. Please cosponsor the Blind Americans Return to Work Act."</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;">We suggest a subject like: "Help get more blind Americans back to work by cosponsoring [H.R. 1175/S. 4334].</span></p>
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