[Nfbc-info] Fwd: H.R. 620 Resources and Follow Up

[Shannon Dillon]

Please see the message below regarding actions to take in your district following our work in Washington, DC. 



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> From: EverHairston <ever.hairston at gmail.com>
> Date: February 7, 2018 at 6:56:00 AM EST
> To: Tiffany Manosh <tmanosh at gmail.com>, Shannon Dillon <shannonldillon at gmail.com>
> Subject: Fwd: H.R. 620 Resources and Follow Up
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> Ever Lee Hairston, President
> National Federation of the Blind of California
> H: 323 654.2975
> C: 323 252.9188
> ever.hairston at gmail.com
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> You Can Live The Life You Want
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> From: "Hedtler-Gaudette, Dylan" <DHedtler-Gaudette at nfb.org>
> Date: February 6, 2018 at 1:03:21 PM PST
> To: "nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org" <nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org>, State Presidents <StatePresidents at nfb.org>
> Subject: H.R. 620 Resources and Follow Up
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> Greetings fellow Federationists:
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> It was an absolute privilege to have the opportunity to work alongside those of you who attended the 2018 Washington Seminar last week. The power and energy of the National Federation of the Blind was on clear display and each and every one of you contributed to the advancement of our legislative priorities through your hard work and advocacy.
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> As a follow up to all of that work, I am passing along some helpful resources and materials related to H.R. 620, the “ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017.” You will all remember that we strongly oppose this bill as it would fundamentally undermine the ADA by removing any incentive for businesses to proactively comply with the ADA as well as weaken the standards that form the foundation of the law.
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> Please see the helpful links below:
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> The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) has helpfully aggregated myriad useful documents and links for those of us opposing H.R. 620. There you can find sign-on letters, legal memos, public statements from prominent opponents, and additional background information.
> The House Judiciary Committee just released its Committee Report on H.R. 620 last week. This report is a great resource as it allows us to understand the official arguments in favor of and against H.R. 620 in detail. This understanding will help us become even more effective in our opposition to the bill.
> The op-ed that Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) wrote in opposition to H.R. 620 is also a great resource for arguments against the bill.
> On the anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26th) last year, The Hill published an op-ed by President Riccobono expressing our opposition to H.R. 620.
> The National Federation of the Blind produced a special episode of the “Voice of the Nation’s Blind” podcast that centered on our opposition to H.R. 620.
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> I’ve attached our H.R. 620 factsheet as well as a letter that President Riccobono wrote to the Chairman of the House Judiciary committee last year, expressing our opposition to H.R. 620.
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> Please use these resources in order to further advance your advocacy against this bill. As I mentioned last week, I suggest that you use your positions as constituents to request in-person meetings with your representatives from both the House and Senate when they are back in the district. I highly recommend that you use that power and continue to apply the pressure we brought to bear on this issue last week.
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> Thank you all so very much for all that you do to build the Federation and advance our legislative priorities. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions or if you need anything else.
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> Sincerely,
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> Dylan 
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> Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette
> Government Affairs Specialist
> 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2210 | DHedtler-Gaudette at nfb.org
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