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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NFB-Legislative-Directors [mailto:nfb-legislative-directors-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Young, Justin via NFB-Legislative-Directors<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 16, 2023 2:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB Legislative Directors List<br><b>Cc:</b> Young, Justin<br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Legislative-Directors] Legislative Alert for Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Affiliate Presidents and Legislative Directors:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for your hard work during the Washington Seminar a few weeks ago advocating for our legislative initiatives. We received word recently that Representative Jan Schakowsky will be introducing the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act as early as next Tuesday, February 21. Because of this development, we need to keep up the continued momentum begun during Washington Seminar. Our goal is to build the number of originating cosponsors for this legislation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We apologize for the short notice, but we need your assistance by having your affiliate members contact their representative in the House today and tomorrow and encouraging them to be originating cosponsors. Please have your representatives contact Gidget Benitez from Representative Schakowsky’s office at <a href="mailto:gidget.benitez@mail.house.gov">gidget.benitez@mail.house.gov</a> to sign on as an original cosponsor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We greatly appreciate your efforts and the work you do to help pass the legislative priorities of the National Federation of the Blind! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 410-659-9314, ext. 2210 or <a href="mailto:jyoung@nfb.org">jyoung@nfb.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Justin T. Young, Ed.D</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Government Affairs Specialist</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>410-659-9314, extension 2210 | <a href="mailto:jyoung@nfb.org">jyoung@nfb.org</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfb.org/"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=210 height=76 id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/nfblogo.png" alt="National Federation of the Blind"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/facebook.png" alt=Facebook></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/twitter.png" alt=Twitter></span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/youtube.png" alt=Youtube></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>