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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>This is important! Our chapter is in Rep. Posey’s district. Please reach out to his office and ask him to co-sponsor this vital piece of legislation. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Camille <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBF-Leaders <nfbf-leaders-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Merry Schoch via NFBF-Leaders<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 25, 2020 8:01 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Pare, John' <JPare@nfb.org>; 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List' <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org>; 'NFB of Florida List for Leaders' <nfbf-leaders@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> merrys@verizon.net; 'Kaloc, Jeff' <JKaloc@nfb.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFBF-Leaders] Access Technology Affordability Act - H.R. 2086<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Florida Federationists,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As we discussed at our last Legislative committee meeting, we are working diligently on the Access Technology Affordability Act (ATAA). There are two Florida Representatives that we have been asked to focus on immediately. Representatives Posey and Rep Mast; both co-sponsored the bill in the previous Congress (115<sup>th</sup>). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Representative Posey is from the eighth district, which runs along the Atlantic coast from Titusville in the north to Vero Beach in the south and includes Palm Bay. Representative Mast is from the eighteenth district, which is also on the Atlantic Coast and includes the cities of Port St. Lucie and Stuart. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>When you call or email, you might say something like the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>"Hello, my name is [your name] and I am a constituent of [your representative]. I live in [city]. I am calling to urge [your representative] to cosponsor HR 2086 the Access Technology Affordability Act. This legislation removes an employment barrier commonly experienced by blind Americans who cannot afford the high cost of access technology by creating a refundable tax credit in the amount of $2,000 to offset the cost of these technologies. In the wake of the Coronavirus an employment bill for blind Americans this bill is needed more than ever. I urge representative] to cosponsor the bill.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Contact information :<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Website<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://posey.house.gov/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#3366CC'>https://posey.house.gov/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Contact<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>2150 Rayburn House Office Building<br>(202) 225-3671<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Party<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Republican<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>House<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Florida, District 8 113th-116th (2013-Present)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Website<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://mast.house.gov/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#3366CC'>https://mast.house.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Contact<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>2182 Rayburn House Office Building<br>(202) 225-3026<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Party<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Republican<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>House<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Florida, District 18 115th-116th (2017-Present)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for all your due diligence. We are at 101 co-sponsors on the house side of this bill. Let’s keep the momentum going!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With warm regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Merry<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>