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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>What great news and much hard work. Thank you
Dennis for the legislative update.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=nfbmo@nfbnet.org href="mailto:nfbmo@nfbnet.org">Dennis Miller via
NFBMO</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nfbmo@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbmo@nfbnet.org">NFB of Missouri Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=millerdennis893@gmail.com
href="mailto:millerdennis893@gmail.com">Dennis Miller</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 29, 2023 2:06
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NFBMO] FW:
[NFB-Legislative-Directors] Legislative Alert - Websites and Software
Applications Accessibility Act - 9/29/2023</DIV>
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NFB-Legislative-Directors
[mailto:nfb-legislative-directors-bounces@nfbnet.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Kaloc, Jeff via NFB-Legislative-Directors<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday,
September 29, 2023 11:51 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'NFB Legislative Directors
List'<BR><B>Cc:</B> Kaloc, Jeff<BR><B>Subject:</B> [NFB-Legislative-Directors]
Legislative Alert - Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act -
9/29/2023<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'>Dear Federation
Family:</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'>Thanks to everyone’s
hard work the bipartisan <A
href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2984?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22duckworth%22%7D&s=2&r=1"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">Websites and Software Applications Accessibility
Act</SPAN></A> (S. 2984 /H.R. 5813) was introduced in both the Senate and the
House of Representatives yesterday. This is a culmination of your advocacy
beginning with Washington Seminar, and up to now. The Senate bill was
introduced by Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, and the House bill was
introduced by Representative John Sarbanes of Maryland. You can read more
about the introduction of the bill in <A
href="https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-sarbanes-sessions-reintroduce-bicameral-bipartisan-legislation-to-help-make-websites-and-software-applications-accessible-for-americans-with-disabilities">Senator
Duckworth’s official press release</A>. Senator Warren and Senator Markey have
cosponsored the Senate bill and Representative Pete Sessions cosponsored the
House bill. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'>After years of
advocacy, we are proud to have champions like Senator Duckworth and
Representative Sarbanes, but the real challenge has only just begun. Now we
have to shift our focus towards building support for the legislation in order
to get it through the committees, onto the floor of the Senate and the House,
and ultimately passed by both Chambers, to the desk of the president. This is
where your advocacy, as blind constituents from every state in the Union who
will benefit from the requirements of this legislation, is more important than
ever. Please call and email your senators and representatives and ask them to
cosponsor the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act
today!</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'>When you call or
email you might say something like:</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'>"Hello, my name is
[YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent of [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE NAME]. I live
in [CITY, STATE]. I would like to urge [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE NAME] to
cosponsor the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act, [S.
2984/H.R. 5813]. This legislation would ensure that blind and disabled
Americans can have the same opportunity to independently access websites and
applications as our non-disabled peers.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'>Thanks."
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'>You can contact your
member of Congress by calling the Capitol Switchboard and asking for the
office in question. The number is 202-224-3121. We have also attached a
contact list for Senate and House offices to this email. The lists are
organized alphabetically by state, followed by the name of the member of
Congress, then the staff member name, then the staff member contact email. If
you contact your senator or representative via email, please copy Jeff Kaloc
at <A href="mailto:jkaloc@nfb.org">jkaloc@nfb.org</A>. Your calls and emails
do make a difference.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'>Inaccessible websites
and applications are a barrier and prevent us from living the lives we want.
They prevent us from getting the education, employment, and independence that
we desire. This is why our advocacy for this bill is so important.
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'>Have a good
weekend,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'>Jeff
Kaloc</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'>Governmental Affairs
Specialist</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'>200 East Wells
Street, Baltimore, MD 21230</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Garamond","serif"'>410-659-9314,
extension 2206 | <A href="mailto:jkaloc@nfb.org">jkaloc@nfb.org</A>
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>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.
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