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

Mon Mar 25 14:57:27 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: Sunday, March 24, 2024 7:39 PM
To: All Tucson <alltucson at saavi.us>; All Phoenix <AllPhoenix at saavi.us>;
residential <residential at saavi.us>
Subject: FW: [Arizona-News] FW: Dangerous update Call to action SB1335

From: Arizona-News <arizona-news-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Donald
Porterfield via Arizona-News
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2024 7:31 PM
To: Arizona-news at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Arizona-News] FW: Dangerous update Call to action SB1335

From: Amy Porterfield <APorterfield at saavi.us <mailto:APorterfield at saavi.us>
> 
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2024 7:29 PM
To: nfb.az.president at gmail.com <mailto:nfb.az.president at gmail.com> 
Subject: FW: [Arizona-News] Dangerous update Call to action SB1335

Hello again Federationists.

I have fixed three emails that were not clickable.  

Please help prevent the striker bill that would override our independent
bill.

See below 

We have a troubling update to our funding increase for independent living
services SB 1335.

We have just learned that the House appropriations committee will submit a
strike everything amendment to our bill.

This means that they will delete all our language to increase funding to
independent living services and replace the language with a completely
different bill.  In this case it is dealing with selling government
property.

It is more important than ever that we attend with as many people as we can
and write letters.  I have modified the sample letter below.  

We need your help to send to each of the representatives below.

Let’s stand together to show our legislators that we are serious about our
advocacy. 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, lAustin 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, oDe Los Santos at azleg.gov
<mailto:Santos at azleg.gov> 

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

District 13: Representative Julie Willoughby, jWilloughby 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
sStahlHamilton at azleg.gov <mailto:StahlHamilton at azleg.gov>  

District 25:  Representative Michael Carbone, mCarbone 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

Subject line.  Please support blind seniors by voting no on the  strike all
to SB1335

Dear Representative, (insert name) 

I am writing to urge you to vote no on  the strike all for SB 1335, and pass
the original language of this bill. 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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