<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Donald Porterfield via Arizona-News <arizona-news@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> January 28, 2025 at 4:43:13 PM MST<br><b>To:</b> David Andrews via Arizona-News <arizona-news@nfbnet.org><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Arizona-News] SB 1130 Older Blind funding immediate call to action.</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> nfb.az.president@gmail.com<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This is an immediate call to action regarding SB 1130 adding one-million dollars ($1,000,000) to the DES independent living program budget. Tomorrow at 9:00 This bill will be read and voted on in the Senate Health and Human Services committee. This is the first step on the journey to becoming law and added into our Older Blind budget for services for our Blind Seniors.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">WE need your help.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Please send an email or leave a call with each of the members of this committee listed below. You will find a sample email or message for your convenience. <o:p></o:p></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="358" style="width:268.25pt;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td width="75" style="width:55.95pt;border-top:solid #44B3E1 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:none;background:black;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2;mso-ligatures:none">Name<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="53" style="width:39.4pt;border-top:solid #44B3E1 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:none;background:black;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2;mso-ligatures:none">District<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="39" style="width:29.05pt;border-top:solid #44B3E1 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:none;background:black;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2;mso-ligatures:none">Party<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="145" style="width:108.7pt;border-top:solid #44B3E1 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:none;background:black;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2;mso-ligatures:none">Email<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="47" style="width:35.15pt;border-top:solid #44B3E1 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid #44B3E1 1.0pt;background:black;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2;mso-ligatures:none">Phone<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:70.0pt"><td width="75" style="width:55.95pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:70.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Rosanna Gabaldón -- Minority Whip</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="53" style="width:39.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:70.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">21</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="39" style="width:29.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:70.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">D</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="145" style="width:108.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:70.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:rgabaldon@azleg.gov">rgabaldon@azleg.gov</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="47" style="width:35.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:70.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">(602) 926-3424</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:56.0pt"><td width="75" style="width:55.95pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:56.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Carine Werner Committee chair</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="53" style="width:39.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:56.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">4</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="39" style="width:29.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:56.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">R</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="145" style="width:108.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:56.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:cwerner@azleg.gov">cwerner@azleg.gov</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="47" style="width:35.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:56.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">(602) 926-3673</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:42.0pt"><td width="75" style="width:55.95pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:42.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Eva Burch</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="53" style="width:39.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:42.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">9</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="39" style="width:29.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:42.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">D</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="145" style="width:108.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:42.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:eburch@azleg.gov">eburch@azleg.gov</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="47" style="width:35.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:42.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">(602) 926-3374</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:154.0pt"><td width="75" style="width:55.95pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:154.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Thomas "T.J." Shope -- President Pro Tempore Committee vice Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="53" style="width:39.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:154.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">16<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="39" style="width:29.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:154.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">R<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="145" style="width:108.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:154.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:tshope@azleg.gov">tshope@azleg.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="47" style="width:35.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:154.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">(602) 926-3012<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:56.0pt"><td width="75" style="width:55.95pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:56.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Janae Shamp -- Majority Leader</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="53" style="width:39.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:56.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">29</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="39" style="width:29.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:56.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">R</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="145" style="width:108.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:56.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:jshamp@azleg.gov">jshamp@azleg.gov</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="47" style="width:35.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:56.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">(602) 926-3499</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">A sample letter or phone message is below. We need as many letters and voicemails as we can get by 9:00 AM tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">Dear Senator ---,</span></u><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">Then you may write a small paragraph describing either the benefits you received from blindness training, the difficulties you have faced waiting for services, or the benefits you have observed from quality blindness training.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">End your email or call with Please support SB1335 so older blind Arizonans can have the opportunity t</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">o<span style="color:#0563C1"> live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">We thank you for your continued support to help get training to blind seniors.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">SB 1130 Immediate Call to Action <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Amy Porterfield, She/Her</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">President,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Saavi Services for the blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">520-795-1331 EXT 321<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:aporterfield@saavi.us"><span style="color:blue">aporterfield@saavi.us</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.saavi.us/"><span style="color:blue">www.saavi.us</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Expect More,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Achieve More,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Become mor</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Arizona-News mailing list</span><br><span>Arizona-News@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/arizona-news_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Arizona-News:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/arizona-news_nfbnet.org/jdfmoon%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>