<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Great news! I met with Kiara, one of representative's legislative correspondent at Washington DC. She said Congresswoman would for sure support this, so happy to see this progress.<div><br></div><div>SEYOON, <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 17, 2023, at 8:46 AM, annette via NFBMO <nfbmo@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Representative Bush from Missouri has signed on. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><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> NFBMO <nfbmo-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dennis Miller via NFBMO<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 16, 2023 3:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Missouri Mailing List <nfbmo@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Dennis Miller <millerdennis893@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBMO] FW: [NFB-Legislative-Directors] Legislative Alert for Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><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="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><div><image001.jpg></div></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="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><div><image002.jpg></div></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><div><image002.jpg></div></span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><div><image002.jpg></div></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><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBMO mailing list</span><br><span>NFBMO@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmo_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBMO:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmo_nfbnet.org/schoi%40nfbmo.org</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>
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