[NFBA-Phoenix] FW: [Arizona-News] FW: SB 1335 call to action

Tue Mar 19 14:48:30 UTC 2024

Phoenix Chapter Family:

Below, please see an email about a campaign to get SB 1335 heard in the
house appropriations committee. Please try to send an email today to Mr.
Livingston if you can. If you need any help with this, please reach out.

Thanks.

Jordan Moon

National Federation of the Blind

Phoenix Chapter President

(951) 316-5363

nfbphoenixchapter at gmail.com

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back!

From: Amy Porterfield <APorterfield at saavi.us> 
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2024 4:02 PM
To: All Tucson <alltucson at saavi.us>; residential <residential at saavi.us>; All
Phoenix <AllPhoenix at saavi.us>
Subject: FW: [Arizona-News] FW: SB 1335 call to action

From: Arizona-News <arizona-news-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Donald
Porterfield via Arizona-News
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2024 3:55 PM
To: Arizona-news at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Arizona-News] FW: SB 1335 call to action

Hello Federationists,

SB 1335 has transferred to the Arizona House of Representatives, and needs
to process through the appropriations committee, the Rules Committee, the
Health, and Human Services committee.  So far, the bill has not been
scheduled in any committee.

.  Please email or call Representative David Livingston who is the chair of
the appropriations committee to ask him to hear and support SB 1335.

Email:  DLIVINGSTON at azleg.gov <mailto:DLIVINGSTON at azleg.gov> 

Phone:  602-926-4178

Sample email is below.

Subject line:  Please hear and support SB 1335 in the appropriations
committee to help older blind Arizonans stay in their homes.

Dear Representative Livingston,

Currently there are 78,000 older individuals living in Arizona living with
age related Vision loss. This number will double by 2030. The DES
Independent living program is the only place to receive rehabilitation
services to learn how to live independently with blindness. Bline Arizonans
are waiting over one year to receive services causing them to resort to
moving out of their homes into assisted living facilities, nursing homes,
and to rely on in-home health services when learning the skills of blindness
will allow them to live out the goals, they set for themselves as retired
citizens. The ILB program has not received a funding increase since 2008.
This additional funding would allow them to hire more instructors and offer
more services through contracted providers so that older blind Arizonans can
receive the training they need to live successfully and independently.

Add a personal paragraph discussing your own experience with training or how
you have seen it positively impact blind seniors.

Please support SB1335 so older blind Arizonans can have the opportunity to
live the lives they want.

Amy Porterfield, She/Her

President,

Saavi Services for the blind

520-795-1331 EXT 321

 <mailto:aporterfield at saavi.us> aporterfield at saavi.us

 <http://www.saavi.us/> www.saavi.us

Expect More,

Achieve More,

Become mor

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