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<DIV>Hello all;</DIV>
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<DIV>I have called both Castor’s Tampa office and the D.C. office and neither
knew her logic nor would discuss the bill with me. The Tampa office seemed
to know nothing about the H.R.3571.</DIV>
<DIV>The D.C. office asked me to email Castor.</DIV>
<DIV>I thought I would pass the contact info to you...</DIV>
<DIV>The email below is easier to use than to fill out the info on her website,
and you can have a immediate record of contact:</DIV>
<DIV>email: <A
href="mailto:Kathy.Castor@mail.house.gov">Kathy.Castor@mail.house.gov</A></DIV>
<DIV>D.C. office phone #202 225-3376</DIV>
<DIV>Tampa office 813 871-2817</DIV>
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<DIV>Good luck,</DIV>
<DIV>Jimmy</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=nfbf-tampa@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbf-tampa@nfbnet.org">tampa President via NFBF-Tampa</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 29, 2017 5:13 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=nfbf-tampa@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbf-tampa@nfbnet.org">Merry Schoch via NFBF-Tampa</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=nfbf.tampa@gmail.com
href="mailto:nfbf.tampa@gmail.com">tampa President</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NFBF-Tampa] Fwd: [Nfbf-l] Your help is
needed</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Greetings all,<BR>I hope you all are doing well, and are staying dry.
Earlier today I sent out in immediate action item, and hope that you will either
join me tomorrow or call in and ask the congresswoman to withdraw this bill.
Please read the below email and find some changes to what I had sent out
previously. I apologize for any inconvenience and let me know if you have any
questions.</DIV>
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<DIV id=AppleMailSignature><BR><SPAN>-- <BR>Miranda b. Kilby</SPAN>
<DIV><SPAN>Ph: <A dir=ltr href="tel:(352)942-0417"
x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone"
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<DIV><BR>Begin forwarded message:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> Merry Schoch via Nfbf-l <<A
href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</A>><BR><B>Date:</B>
August 29, 2017 at 3:42:25 PM EDT<BR><B>To:</B> "'NFB of Florida Internet
Mailing List'" <<A
href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</A>><BR><B>Cc:</B> Merry
Schoch <<A
href="mailto:merrys@verizon.net">merrys@verizon.net</A>><BR><B>Subject:</B>
<B>[Nfbf-l] Your help is needed</B><BR><B>Reply-To:</B> NFB of Florida
Internet Mailing List <<A
href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</A>><BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV><SPAN>Members of the National Federation of the Blind of Florida: We need
you!!</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>What
is
happening?...</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Legislative
action needed! H.R. 3571, the "Reasonable ADA Compliance Act
of</SPAN><BR><SPAN>2017" is a bill introduced and sponsored by Congresswoman
Kathy Castor of</SPAN><BR><SPAN>Florida Congressional District 14. Currently
there are no co-sponsors and we</SPAN><BR><SPAN>need your help to encourage
Representative Castor </SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>to withdraw this
bill. To read the bill go to:</SPAN><BR><SPAN><A
href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3571/text">https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3571/text</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>If
passed, this legislation will dramatically weaken the ADA,
hindering</SPAN><BR><SPAN>education, employment, and community participation
for all people with</SPAN><BR><SPAN>disabilities. The bill prevents people
with disabilities from filing a</SPAN><BR><SPAN>lawsuit regarding an ADA
violation until the person first notifies the</SPAN><BR><SPAN>violator. The
violator has 120 days to remedy the problem. If the
violator</SPAN><BR><SPAN>does not remedy the problem during the 120 days, the
violator has the right</SPAN><BR><SPAN>to request from the court an extension
for an additional 30 days to correct</SPAN><BR><SPAN>the issue, totaling 150
days. This is only 30 days less than H.R. 620 (the</SPAN><BR><SPAN>previous
bill written to weaken the ADA).</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Does it make
sense to wait 150 days for accessible instructional
material?</SPAN><BR><SPAN>By then, the class will be over.
</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>How about
waiting 150 days at the doctor's office for an accessible check
in</SPAN><BR><SPAN>kiosk?
</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>How about
waiting 150 days to be able to enter a cab, Uber,
Lyft,</SPAN><BR><SPAN>restaurant, or hotel due to the use of a service
animal?</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Businesses
do not need more time to comply with the ADA they have
had</SPAN><BR><SPAN>twenty-seven years already.
</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>What can
you do to help? </SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Please call Congresswoman
Kathy Castor urging her to withdraw H.R. 3571, the</SPAN><BR><SPAN>"Reasonable
ADA Compliance Act of 2017".
</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Please
find her contact information below.</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Members
of the Tampa Bay chapter will stop in tomorrow, Wednesday,
at</SPAN><BR><SPAN>approximately 10:00 a.m. If you can call on Wednesday
that would be great.</SPAN><BR><SPAN>If not, Representative Castor will be at
her local office until Friday,</SPAN><BR><SPAN>September 1st.
</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Tampa Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5
p.m.</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Phone: (813)
871-2817</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Fax: (813)
871-2864</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>4144 N. Armenia Ave., Suite 300,
Tampa, FL
33607</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Representative
Castor will be back in Washington D.C. on September 5th if</SPAN><BR><SPAN>you
cannot call before this Friday.</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Washington D.
C. Office Hours: 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Phone:
(202) 225-3376</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Fax: (202)
225-5652</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>2052 Rayburn House Office Building,
Washington, DC
20515</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Talking
points for speaking with the Congresswoman or one of her
staff:</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>* The act weakens the
ADA;</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>* Under this act students with
disabilities will not have remedies to</SPAN><BR><SPAN>receive accessible
instructional materials to complete a course while</SPAN><BR><SPAN>students
without a disability will have completed the course;
</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>* There will be no remedies for individuals
who have been denied access due</SPAN><BR><SPAN>to the use of a service animal
into a public accommodation where the general</SPAN><BR><SPAN>public is
welcomed.
</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Members
and friends if you are not comfortable talking on the
telephone</SPAN><BR><SPAN>instructions for emailing is
below:</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>To
email:</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Go to: <A
href="http://castor.house.gov/">http://castor.house.gov/</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Go
to the "Contact" link and within this link is a form to fill out.
Under</SPAN><BR><SPAN>the subject line you will find a list of categories, if
you hit the letter</SPAN><BR><SPAN>"c" until you are at "Civil Rights" - then
choose Civil Rights.</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>You will find a message
box to send your message. Here is an example of
a</SPAN><BR><SPAN>message that you may want to
send:</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Dear
Representative
Castor:</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>I
am requesting the withdrawal of H.R. 3571, the "Reasonable ADA
Compliance</SPAN><BR><SPAN>Act of 2017. This act will harm the blind and other
persons with</SPAN><BR><SPAN>disabilities. Under this act students with
disabilities will not have</SPAN><BR><SPAN>remedies to receive accessible
instructional materials to complete a course</SPAN><BR><SPAN>until the course
is over. A blind person who needs to check into a
doctor's</SPAN><BR><SPAN>appointment using a kiosk will not be able to do so
and will have to wait up</SPAN><BR><SPAN>to 150 days until this problem is
remedied.
</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>The
Americans with Disabilities Act has been a part of law to provide
equity</SPAN><BR><SPAN>for blind or otherwise disabled individuals since 1990
- 27 years. I believe</SPAN><BR><SPAN>this is ample time for businesses to
become align with accessibility. If</SPAN><BR><SPAN>accessibility is a
part of the beginning of construction it is affordable</SPAN><BR><SPAN>and
easy to implement.
</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>I would
greatly appreciate the withdrawal of this bill that will
only</SPAN><BR><SPAN>separate and create inequality for individuals with
disabilities.</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Sincerely,</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Your
name</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Thank
you all for participating in this legislative action! We cannot
do</SPAN><BR><SPAN>anything without
you!</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>In
Federation love, hope, and
determination,</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Merry C.
Schoch</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>_______________________________________________</SPAN><BR><SPAN>Nfbf-l
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