<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Carmen M. Weatherly</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 23pt;"> 909-486-2004 cweatherly101@gmail.com Yes can live the life you want!</span></p><p class="p1"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 23pt;"><br></span></p><p class="p1"><br></p></div><div><div><br><div><br></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Shannon Dillon via NFBC-Info <nfbc-info@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> September 15, 2021 at 2:41:20 PM PDT<br><b>To:</b> NFB of California List <nfbc-info@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Shannon Dillon <shannonldillon@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFBC-Info] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert 9/15/2021</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB of California List <nfbc-info@nfbnet.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Hi everyone,</span><br><span>Great news. Please see the email from John Pare below. The Access</span><br><span>Technology Affordability Act has made its way into the House of</span><br><span>Representatives reconciliation package, and he's asking us to ask our</span><br><span>senators to cosponsor it if they have not done so already. Both of our</span><br><span>senators are cosponsored, so we do not need to ask them to cosponsor.</span><br><span>Please see John Pare's message below for more information.</span><br><span>Shannon</span><br><span></span><br><span>---------- Forwarded message ----------</span><br><span>From: "Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List" <nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org></span><br><span>Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:42:24 +0000</span><br><span>Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert 9/15/2021</span><br><span>To: "nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org" <nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org></span><br><span></span><br><span>Dear Federation Family:</span><br><span></span><br><span>Congratulations, our hard work has paid off. The provisions of the</span><br><span>Access Technology Affordability Act have been included in the</span><br><span>reconciliation package currently moving through the House of</span><br><span>Representatives. We will keep you apprised of this activity.</span><br><span></span><br><span>In the meantime, we need to move quickly to build cosponsor support</span><br><span>for the Access Technology Affordability Act in the Senate. We</span><br><span>currently have 24 Senate cosponsors but if we can dramatically</span><br><span>increase this number over the next week or two, it would greatly</span><br><span>improve our chances of this bill being included in the Senate version</span><br><span>of the reconciliation package.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Senator Cardin is the sponsor of the bill. The other 24 Senate</span><br><span>cosponsors are listed below. If one or both of your senators has not</span><br><span>yet cosponsored the Access Technology Affordability Act (S. 212) then</span><br><span>I urge you to call or email them and urge them to please cosponsor</span><br><span>this important legislation.</span><br><span></span><br><span>When you call or email, you might say the following:</span><br><span></span><br><span>"Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I live in [CITY, STATE]. I would</span><br><span>like to urge [SENATOR NAME] to cosponsor the Access Technology</span><br><span>Affordability Act, S. 212. This legislation removes an employment</span><br><span>barrier commonly experienced by blind Americans who cannot afford the</span><br><span>high cost of access technology by creating a refundable tax credit in</span><br><span>the amount of $2,000 to offset the cost of this technology.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thanks."</span><br><span></span><br><span>You can contact your member of Congress by calling the Capitol</span><br><span>Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number is</span><br><span>202-224-3121. If you email your senators, please copy Jeff Kaloc at</span><br><span>jkaloc@nfb.org<mailto:jkaloc@nfb.org>. Your calls and emails do make a</span><br><span>difference.</span><br><span></span><br><span>It is best to call or email the relevant staff person in your</span><br><span>senator's office. For your convenience, we have attached a list of</span><br><span>relevant staffers in the Senate offices that have not cosponsored the</span><br><span>Access Technology Affordability Act (S. 212). If you do not see your</span><br><span>member of Congress, please email Jeff and he will do further research.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The list of current cosponsors is pasted below.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thank you for all that you do,</span><br><span></span><br><span>John</span><br><span></span><br><span>S. 212 Cosponsors</span><br><span>Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]</span><br><span>Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]</span><br><span>Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]</span><br><span>Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]</span><br><span>Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]</span><br><span>Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]</span><br><span>Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]</span><br><span>Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]</span><br><span>Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]</span><br><span>Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]</span><br><span>Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]</span><br><span>Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]</span><br><span>Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]</span><br><span>Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]</span><br><span>Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]</span><br><span>Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]</span><br><span>Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]</span><br><span>Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]</span><br><span>Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]</span><br><span>Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]</span><br><span>Sen. Leahy, Patrick [D-VT]</span><br><span>Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]</span><br><span>Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]</span><br><span>Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]</span><br><span></span><br><span>Disclaimer</span><br><span></span><br><span>The information contained in this communication from the sender is</span><br><span>confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and</span><br><span>others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are</span><br><span>hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking</span><br><span>action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly</span><br><span>prohibited and may be unlawful.</span><br><span></span><br><span>This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been</span><br><span>automatically archived by Mimecast Ltd, an innovator in Software as a</span><br><span>Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a safer and more useful place</span><br><span>for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving</span><br><span>and compliance. To find out more visit the Mimecast website.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span>SHANNON L. DILLON</span><br><span>Secretary and Legislative Coordinator</span><br><span>National Federation of the Blind</span><br><span>of California</span><br><span>www.nfbcal.org</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>