[NFB-Utah] URGENT ACTION REQUESTED: Form Letter Regarding H.R. 4853—the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act.

[Nfb Utah]

Fellow Federationists; 
> On July 29th, Representee Schakowsky (D-IL) intruded the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act (MDNA), H.R. 4853 to the House of Representatives. At this time, are looking for co-sponsors, and this is where we need your help.  
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> At the bottom of the body of this email, you will find a form letter for you to send to your representative. Please copy/paste into a blank document or body of an email, update your information into the areas indicated—name, city/state, representative name, personal story, etc,--and send it to your representative. The more voices we have on this matter, the more powerful we are. Together, we can change what it means to be blind.  
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> Thank you. 
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> Chelsea Peahl (They/Them/Theirs) 
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> Legislative Chair 
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> National Federation of the Blind of Utah  
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> Good afternoon; 
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> My name is [YOUR NAME}, I live in [CITY, STATE], and am a(n) [INSERT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU—I.E STUDENT AT, EMPLOYEE AT, PARENT OF, ETC.] and am a constituent of {REPRESENTITIVE NAME]. At this time, I urge you to cosponsor H.R. 4853--the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act. The purpose of the legislation of the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility act would authorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a minimum standard for nonvisual access in class II and Class III medical devices with a digital interface. Such a standard would allow blind Americans the ability to operate medical devices in a safe and independent manner. 
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> This legislation is important to me for the following reasons: [Please use this paragraph to state your personal stories or interest in the legislation.] 
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> For the above stated reasons, we urge you to cosponsors H.R. 4853—the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act.  
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> I thank you for your consideration in this matter. 
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> Respectfully yours. 
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