[NFBA-Phoenix] FW: [Arizona-News] FW: Urgent Call to action SB1335

Fri Mar 22 20:18:38 UTC 2024

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: Friday, March 22, 2024 1:02 PM
To: All Tucson <alltucson at saavi.us>; All Phoenix <AllPhoenix at saavi.us>;
residential <residential at saavi.us>
Subject: FW: [Arizona-News] FW: Urgent Call to action SB1335

From: Arizona-News <arizona-news-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Donald
Porterfield via Arizona-News
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2024 12:59 PM
To: Arizona-news at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Arizona-News] FW: Urgent Call to action SB1335

Hello again Federationists.

Thank you for all your timely letters to our Arizona House Appropriations
chair.  We now have a hearing set in the appropriations committee.  Please
consider attending the hearing.

When:  Monday March 25th 1:30 PM or after floor voting 

Where, Arizona House building House hearing room 1.

If you would like to attend and speak, please let Amy Porterfield know and I
will help you sign up if needed.

WE also still need your letters.  

Members of the Appropriations committee are 

District 1 : Representative Selina <mailto:Selina >   Bliss,
sbliss at azleg.gov <mailto:sbliss at azleg.gov> 

District 1:  Representative Quang H Nguyen,   <mailto:QNGUYEN at azleg.gov>
QNGUYEN at azleg.gov

District 2:   Representative Judi Schwiebert,
<mailto:jSchwiebert at azleg.gov> jSchwiebert at azleg.gov 

District 3: Representative Joseph Chaplik (vice-chairman),
JCHAPLIK at azleg.gov <mailto:JCHAPLIK at azleg.gov> 

District 4 :  Representative Matt Gress, mgress at azleg.gov
<mailto:mgress at azleg.gov> 

District 9: Representative Lorena Austin, l Austin at azleg.gov
<mailto:Austin at azleg.gov>  

District 10:  Representative Barbara Parker, bparker at azleg.gov
<mailto:bparker at azleg.gov>  

District 11:    Representative Oscar De Los Santos, o De Los
Santos at azleg.gov <mailto:Santos at azleg.gov> 

District 11: Representative Marcelino Quinonez, m Quinonez at azleg.gov
<mailto:Quinonez at azleg.gov>  

District 13: Representative Julie Willoughby, j Willoughby at azleg.gov
<mailto:Willoughby at azleg.gov>  

District 18: Representative Nancy Gutierrez,  <mailto:nGutierrez at azleg.gov>
nGutierrez at azleg.gov

District 19: Representative Lupe Diaz,ldiaz at azleg.gov 

District 22: Representative Stephanie Stahl-Hamilton s
StahlHamilton at azleg.gov <mailto:StahlHamilton at azleg.gov>  

District 25:  Representative Michael Carbone, m Carbone at azleg.gov
<mailto:Carbone at azleg.gov> 

District 25:  Representative Timothy Dunn, tdunn at azleg.gov
<mailto:tdunn at azleg.gov> 

District 28: Representative David Livingston, (chairman))
dlivingston at azleg.gov <mailto:dlivingston at azleg.gov> 

Sampe letter is below

Dear Representative, (insert name) 

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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