From nfbtucsonpresident at gmail.com Mon Oct 3 21:45:16 2022 From: nfbtucsonpresident at gmail.com (Tarik Williams) Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 14:45:16 -0700 Subject: [NFBA-Tucson] Events for the Tucson Chapter for BEAM month Message-ID: *Events for the Tucson Chapter for BEAM month* Hello everyone, Below are all the activities that will be happening during BEAM month with the Tucson Chapter. Please email nfbtucsonpresident at gmail.com or call or text Tarik Williams, president at 570-807-9932 if you plan on attending and if you would like to volunteer to help with logistics for any of these events. Everyone is welcome to join!! *1. **Tucson Meet Yourself* When: October 8th Time: 1pm ? whenever you?d like to leave Where: Meet at Southwest Corner of Pennington and Stone Details: October 8th Meet at 1pm at Southwest Corner of Pennington and Stone. Your transportation will probably not be able to bring you all the way but will be able to bring you to Congress and Stone and you only have to walk one block north. You can use 25 N Stone as the destination address for your transportation. During this event, participants will be able to walk around the festival handing out braille alphabet cards, connecting with the Tucson Community and sharing about Blindness Equality Achievement Month. A little bit about Tucson Meet Yourself: Founded in 1974 by folklorist Jim Griffith and his wife, Loma Griffith, Tucson Meet Yourself is an annual celebration of the living traditional arts of Southern Arizona's diverse ethnic and folk communities. More information contact Abdallah Shoolie: shoolie.a at gmail.com or 704-804-4922 *2. **Pima County Recorders Express Voting Machine Training* When: October 11th Time: 9:30- 10:30am Where: Abrams Center at 3950 S. Country Club Road Details: We will be visiting the Pima County Recorders voting stations to test out the Express Vote Machines that they have on site and give the staff and volunteers feedback on their process and training. The staff and volunteers will have all received training from the Direct Advocacy Resource Center by the time of our visit. Whether you plan to vote by mail or not, it would be extremely beneficial for everyone to come help train and give feedback so that the Pima County Recorders office can make the experience of blind voters as efficient, private and positive as possible. More information contact Joanne Williams at jwilliams at saavi.us or 318-497-2782 *3. **White Cane Awareness Day: Reid Park Walk* When: October 15th Time: 930-1130am Where: Have transportation drop you off at: 200 S Alvernon Way by the Randolph Recreation Center. Details: The goal of this event is to get out in the public and have passersby seeing our long white canes in action! We will walk around the Reid Park walking path which is roughly 3 miles but people can do as much or as little of that walking path as they would like. We will also have a table set up for those who do not wish to walk but would like to participate and talk to the public as they walk by. Everyone will have literature available to pass out and connect with our local community! Make sure to wear sunscreen, a hat and bring a water bottle because even though it is October you need to protect yourself and stay hydrated! *4. **Saavi Services for the Blind Open House* When: October 27th, 2022 Time: 2-6pm Where: Saavi Services for the Blind new building 3350 E Grant Rd. Details: The Tucson Chapter will have a table during this event. Please contact Tarik Williams if you would be willing to sit at this table during the event. About Open House: Come have some refreshments, take a tour of Saavi Services for the Blind new building and learn more about the great services they provide as they reintroduce themselves to the community, share their story and resources. *5. **Cyclovia * When: October 30th Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Where: Location TBD Details: Partnering with Saavi Services for the Blind, we will be volunteering to work with Tucson Police and Tucson Department of Transportation to manage the flow of Cyclovia traffic at busier intersections. We will have a table to talk about National Federation of Blind, connect with thousands of participants as they wait at street crossings. Cyclovia Tucson is an Open Streets event which temporarily re-purposes our public streets to be more inclusive of all people. Walk, bike, roll, scoot. During Cyclovia, the streets are yours! 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Senator Kelly Office Katie Campbell Legislative Director katie_campbell at kelly.senate.gov Senator Sinema Office Austin Kennedy Legislative Liason austin_kennedy at sinema.senate.gov Representative Gosar Rory Burke Legislative Director rory.burke at mail.house.gov Representative Biggs Aaron Calkins Legislative Director/Counsel aaron.calkins at mail.house.gov Representative Kirkpatrick Emily Cummins Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director emily.cummins at mail.house.gov Representative O'Halleran Adam Finkel Legislative Director adam.finkel at mail.house.gov Representative Gallego Mariel Jorgensen Legislative Director mariel.jorgensen at mail.house.gov Representative Schweikert Chad Michaels Legislative Director chad.michaels at mail.house.gov Representative Grijalva Norma Salazar Legislative Director norma.salazar at mail.house.gov Representative Stanton Tracee Sutton Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director tracee.sutton at mail.house.gov Representative Lesko Johnny Zwaanstra Legislative Director john.zwaanstra1 at mail.house.gov Joanne Williams, M.A., NOMCT, NCUEB, NCRTB Legislative Director Board Member National Federation of the Blind of Arizona Cell: 318-497-2782 From: NFBNet-Members-List On Behalf Of Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List Sent: Friday, October 7, 2022 7:01 AM To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act - 10/7/2022 Dear Federation Family: Since the 2021 Washington Seminar, one of our premier legislative priorities has been a website and application accessibility bill. On Wednesday, September 28, the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act (S. 4998/H.R. 9021) was introduced in both the Senate the House of Representatives. The Senate bill was introduced by Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, and the House bill was introduced by Representative John Sarbanes of Maryland. You can read more about the introduction of the bill in Senator Duckworth?s official press release, which contains helpful links for a section-by-section analysis of the bill, a one-pager that briefly explains the bill, and a set of frequently asked questions. After nearly two full years of advocacy, we are proud to have champions like Senator Duckworth and Representative Sarbanes, but the real challenge has only just begun. Now we have to shift our focus toward building support for the legislation in order to get it through the committees, onto the floor of the Senate and the House, and ultimately passed by both Chambers to the desk of the president. This is where your advocacy, as blind constituents from every state in the Union who will benefit from the requirements of this legislation, is more important than ever. Please call and email your senators and representative and ask them to cosponsor the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act today! When you call or email you might say something like: "Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent of [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE NAME]. I live in [CITY, STATE]. I would like to urge [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE NAME] to cosponsor the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act, [S. 4998/H.R. 9021]. This legislation would ensure that blind and disabled Americans can have the same opportunity to independently access websites and applications as our non-disabled peers. Thanks." You can contact your member of Congress by calling the Capitol Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number is 202-224-3121. We have also attached a contact list for Senate and House offices to this email. The lists are organized alphabetically by state, followed by the name of the member of Congress, then the staff member name, then the staff member contact email. If you contact your senator or representative via email, please copy Jeff Kaloc at jkaloc at nfb.org. Your calls and emails do make a difference. Inaccessible websites and applications are a barrier and prevent us from living the lives we want. They prevent us from getting the education, employment, and independence that we desire. This is why our advocacy for this bill is so important. Warm Regards, John John G. Par? 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Details: The goal of this event is to get out in the public and have passersby seeing our long white canes in action! We will walk around the Reid Park walking path which is roughly 3 miles but people can do as much or as little of that walking path as they would like. We will also have a table set up for those who do not wish to walk but would like to participate and talk to the public as they walk by. Everyone will have literature available to pass out and connect with our local community! Make sure to wear sunscreen, a hat and bring a water bottle because even though it is October you need to protect yourself and stay hydrated! Best, Tarik Williams Tucson Chapter President Arizona Affiliate Membership Chair Arizona Affiliate Board Member 570-807-9932 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: