<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-- <br>Miranda b. Kilby</span><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ph: <a dir="ltr" href="tel:(352)942-0417" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">(352)942-0417</a></span></div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><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> November 23, 2017 at 9:36:40 AM EST<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>>, <a href="mailto:jpare@nfb.org">jpare@nfb.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Nfbf-l] Legislative Action needed for the week of Monday November 27</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><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Dear Florida Federation Family,</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Before I head off to celebrate Thanksgiving with family, I would like to</span><br><span>take this time to wish you all a very Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving!</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On Monday, November 27th our Senators will be back in Washington D.C. Let us</span><br><span>demonstrate to our Senators the members of the National Federation of the</span><br><span>Blind of Florida will continue to give voice to legislation that affect the</span><br><span>blind across our nation. </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Here is the contact information for our Florida Senators:</span><br><span></span><br><span>You may find this information at:</span><br><span><a href="https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=FL">https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=FL</a></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Florida Senators of the 115th Congress</span><br><span></span><br><span> <<a href="http://www.billnelson.senate.gov/">http://www.billnelson.senate.gov/</a>> Nelson, Bill - (D - FL) </span><br><span></span><br><span>Class I</span><br><span></span><br><span>716 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510</span><br><span></span><br><span>(202) 224-5274</span><br><span></span><br><span>Contact: <<a href="https://www.billnelson.senate.gov/contact-bill">https://www.billnelson.senate.gov/contact-bill</a>></span><br><span><a href="http://www.billnelson.senate.gov/contact-bill">www.billnelson.senate.gov/contact-bill</a> </span><br><span></span><br><span> _____ </span><br><span></span><br><span> <<a href="http://www.rubio.senate.gov/">http://www.rubio.senate.gov/</a>> Rubio, Marco - (R - FL) </span><br><span></span><br><span>Class III</span><br><span></span><br><span>284 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510</span><br><span></span><br><span>(202) 224-3041</span><br><span></span><br><span>Contact: <<a href="http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact">http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact</a>></span><br><span><a href="http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact">www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact</a></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Critical Actions Beginning Monday November 27, 2017:</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Immediately following the Thanksgiving recess, the Senate will devote its</span><br><span>attention entirely to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and it is crucial</span><br><span>that senate offices hear from us during this critical time. Please ask them</span><br><span>to leave the standard deduction for the blind in this senate bill.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Please call or email your two senators and urge them to cosponsor S. 732,</span><br><span>the Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017. Currently, there are three</span><br><span>cosponsors on the bill, Senators Cardin and Van Hollen from Maryland and</span><br><span>Senator Coons from Delaware. </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On Thursday, November 16, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senator Orrin</span><br><span>Hatch (R-UT) introduced the Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher</span><br><span>Education (AIM HIGH) Act (S. 2138) in the United States Senate. The</span><br><span>legislation will authorize the creation of voluntary guidelines to help</span><br><span>colleges and universities meet the needs of blind students and students with</span><br><span>other disabilities that make it difficult or impossible to read print.</span><br><span>Please contact your two senators to encourage them to cosponsor S. 2138.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Before Monday, I will be creating a template email and send it to the list.</span><br><span>If you email your Senators, please copy John Pare and Merry Schoch our</span><br><span>emails are below:</span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="mailto:JPare@nfb.org">JPare@nfb.org</a> <<a href="mailto:JPare@nfb.org">mailto:JPare@nfb.org</a>> </span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="mailto:Merrys@verizon.net">Merrys@verizon.net</a> <<a href="mailto:Merrys@verizon.net">mailto:Merrys@verizon.net</a>> </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Again, Happy Thanksgiving!</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Warmest regards,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Merry</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Nfbf-l mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">Nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbf-l:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/mbkilby%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/mbkilby%40gmail.com</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>