<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yiv3647709645"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_12222"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_12221"><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5882"><span id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5883">Hello East Valley,</span></div><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5884"><span id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5885"><br id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5886"></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5887"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_48054"><span id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5888">I wanted to bring a Legislative alert to your attention from </span>Parnell Diggs (Director Of Governmental Affairs) for the National Federation Of The Blind.</div></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5889"><br id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5890"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5891">He would like us to contact our house representatives to ask them for their help in supporting the AIM HE ACT as well as the TIME ACT.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5894"><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_9668"><br></div><div style="" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_9702">The following links will help you find who your Arizona legislators are. </div><div style="" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_9703">Go to <a rel="nofollow" style="" target="_blank" href="http://www.azleg.gov/alisStaticPages/HowToContactMember.asp" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_9704">http://www.azleg.gov/alisStaticPages/HowToContactMember.asp</a> and follow the instructions given. </div><div style="" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_9705"> </div><div style="" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_9706"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_23793">Next, go to <a href="http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp" class="enhancr2_4d2c6eca-050a-62e1-08fc-0e3681dc5dac" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_23792">Member Roster</a>, where you can find the contact information for your representatives. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_23847"><br></div><div id="enhancr2_4d2c6eca-050a-62e1-08fc-0e3681dc5dac" class="yahoo-link-enhancr-card ymail-preserve-class ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" data-url="http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp" data-type="yenhancr" data-category="article" data-embed-url="" data-size="medium" dir="ltr" contenteditable="false"> <a href="http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp" style="text-decoration:none !important; 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line-height:19px; margin:0 0 4px 0;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;word-break:break-word;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_46802">Member Roster</h2> <div class="card-description" style="font-size:11px;line-height:15px;color:#999;word-break:break-word;"></div> </td> <td style="text-align:right;padding:16px 12px 16px 0;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_25455"><br></div></div><div style="" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_9709"> </div><div style="" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_9710">For
those that do not have access to a computer, or do not feel
comfortable searching with a computer, you can also call the House information desk at the following number:</div><div style="" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_9713"> </div><div style="" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_9714"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_9715">House Info Desk: (602) 926-3559</div></div></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5895"><br id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5896"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5897"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_36671">We ask that you take a few minutes to educate yourselves on this legislation below. If you
are able to get in contact with your congressional representatives either by phone or email please tell us. We love to hear about your experiences with our representatives. be sure to CC our state affiliate president Donald Porterfield at:
donaldpfield@cox.net as well as Megan Homrighausen East Valley Chapter President at: megan.homrighausen@yahoo.com with any letters that are written to representatives. </div></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5899"><br id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5900"></div><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5901" dir="ltr"><strong id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_43950">AIM HE Act or Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education </strong><br><h1 id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_43951">(AIM HE) Act (H.R. 6122)</h1></div><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5903"><strong id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5904"><br id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5905"></strong></div><strong id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5906"></strong><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5907">From: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://nfb.org/aim_he" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5908">https://nfb.org/aim_he</a><br id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5909"></div><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5910"><br id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5911"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5912">The AIM HE ACT:</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5913"><br id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5914"></div><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5915">1) Authorizes a purpose-based commission to develop accessibility
guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related
information technology so that those materials are accessible to
students with print disabilities. Additionally, the commission will
develop an annotated list of national and international accessibility
standards so that schools and developers can identify what makes a
product usable by the blind.</div><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5916">2) Provides an incentive for schools to follow the guidelines by
offering a safe harbor from litigation. Any school that only uses
technology that conforms to the guidelines will be in compliance with
current disability laws. For those instances where accessible technology
is simply not yet available, instances that will continue to diminish
in frequency as accessible instructional materials become more
mainstream, there is a limited safe harbor protection for institutions
that otherwise adhere to existing disability law as well as certain
additional requirements as described in the AIM HE Act.</div><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5917">3) Restates that schools are still obligated to meet the equal access
mandate under current law. Guidelines are one voluntary path to
compliance with the law, but schools are permitted to pursue other paths
to compliance (although those paths do not come with the legal
protections of a safe harbor or limited safe harbor). This offers
flexibility and leaves room for innovation without compromising print
disabled students’ right to equal access.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5918">The AIM HE Act addresses the problem of inaccessible instructional
materials in post-secondary education. Technology holds the promise of
equal access for students with disabilities, but the overwhelming
majority of university websites, digital books, PDFs, learning
management systems, lab software, and online research journals are
inaccessible to students with print disabilities. Through the AIM HE
Act’s collaborative legislative approach, with direct input from people
with disabilities, non-profit organizations that service our community,
institutions of higher education, and developers and manufacturers of
these technologies, the AIM HE Act will revolutionize digital
accessibility of postsecondary electronic instructional materials.</div><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5919"> </div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5920"><h3 id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5921">Time ACT or Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment Act (H.R. 188) (S. 2001) </h3>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5922">From: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://nfb.org/fair-wages" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5923">Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities | National Federation of the Blind</a><br id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5924"></div><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5925"><br id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5926"></div><div class="yiv3647709645yahoo-link-enhancr-card yiv3647709645ymail-preserve-class yiv3647709645ymail-preserve-style yiv3647709645img-overlay-selected" style="max-width:400px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" data-url="https://nfb.org/fair-wages" data-type="yenhancr" data-category="article" data-embed-url="" data-size="medium" dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5927" contenteditable="false"> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://nfb.org/fair-wages" 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12px;width:99%;" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5967"> <h2 style="font-size:16px;line-height:19px;margin:0 0 4px 0;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5968">Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities | National Federation of the Blind</h2> <div style="font-size:11px;line-height:15px;color:#999;" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5969"></div> </td> <td style="text-align:right;padding:16px 12px 16px 0;" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5970"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </a></div><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5971"><br id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5972"></div><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5973">Current labor laws unjustly prohibit workers with disabilities from reaching their full vocational and socioeconomic potential.</div><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5974">Written in 1938, Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
discriminates against people with disabilities. The provision allows
the Secretary of Labor to grant Special Wage Certificates to employers,
permitting them to pay workers with disabilities less than the federal
minimum wage. This is based on the false assumption that disabled
workers are less productive than nondisabled workers, but successful
employment models have emerged in the last seventy-five years to assist
people with significant disabilities in acquiring the job skills needed
for competitive work. Section 14(c) sustains segregated subminimum wage
workshops that exploit disabled workers, paying some only pennies an
hour for mundane, repetitive tasks.</div><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5975">The subminimum wage model fails to provide adequate training or
employment to disabled workers. Data shows that less than five percent
of the four-hundred thousand workers with disabilities in segregated
subminimum wage workshops will transition into competitive integrated
work. Moreover, research shows that the subminimum wage model costs more
but actually produces less! In fact, workers must unlearn the useless
skills they acquire in order to obtain meaningful employment. It is poor
policy to reward such failed programs with wage exemptions,
preferential federal contracts, and public and charitable contributions.</div><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5976">After more than seventy-five years of demonstrated failure, it is
time to invest in proven, effective models for employment. Section 14(c)
sustains the same segregated subminimum wage environments that existed
in 1938 and has proven to be extremely ineffective and offers no
incentive for mainstream employers to hire people with disabilities. The
EmploymentFirst Movement promotes new concepts such as “supported” or
“customized” employment that are successful at producing competitive
integrated employment outcomes for individuals with significant
disabilities that were previously thought to be unemployable.</div><div id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5977">The Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment Act will
responsibly phase out Section 14(c) over a three year period and will
eventually repeal the antiquated and discriminatory practice of paying
people with disabilities subminimum wages. Americans with disabilities
will no longer be trapped in segregated subminimum wage workshops.
Current service providers will have three years to transition to a
proven competitive integrated training and employment business model
that assists individuals with even the most significant disabilities
obtain real jobs at real wages.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3647709645yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480797779333_5978"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_48294">To learn more about the issue and the Transitioning to Integrated and
Meaningful Employment Act, please read our frequently asked questions
document.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_48293"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_48172" dir="ltr">This legislation will be addressed at our Washington Seminar. If you are interested in attending the Washington Seminar the East Valley Chapter will be assisting three members to go. These chosen members will receive $500 each to help cover some of the costs associated with travel. If you are interested in going and need assistance please contact Megan Homrighausen by phone or email. <br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_76548"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_72442">Our state affiliate will be assisting members as well. To be considered for affiliate assistance please email our state president Donald Porterfield at: donaldpfield@cox.net.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_104651"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_82157">For more information on the Washington Seminar please visit: <a href="https://nfb.org/washington-seminar" class="enhancr2_415aed4c-4cc5-fad6-b36e-d5973f9891a8" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_109144">Washington Seminar | National Federation of the Blind</a><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480799531550_110344"><br></div><div id="enhancr2_415aed4c-4cc5-fad6-b36e-d5973f9891a8" class="yahoo-link-enhancr-card ymail-preserve-class ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" data-url="https://nfb.org/washington-seminar" data-type="yenhancr" data-category="article" data-embed-url="" data-size="medium" dir="ltr" contenteditable="false"> <a href="https://nfb.org/washington-seminar" style="text-decoration:none !important; 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Megan Homrighausen
East Valley Chapter President NFBA
480-510-6196</div></div></div></div></div></body></html>