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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 style='margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hello Members, Families, and Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Below is a listing of current legislation that is important to the blind of America. You can help by asking your Senators and Representatives to cosponsor the bills shown below. Emails & phone calls are easy ways to reach outto legislators. Please help us by making a call or sending an email by Thanksgiving.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>legislative action items include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:2.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Access Technology Affordability Act (ATAA) (H.R. 3702/S. 1467): Will improve affordability of critically needed access technology necessary for employment and independent living. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:2.0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:2.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act (H.R. 1328): <span style='color:black'>Inaccessible digital interfaces prevent blind individuals from independently and safely operating medical devices that are essential to their daily healthcare needs.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:2.0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> The Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act will end unequal access to medical devices for blind Americans by allowing the Food and Drug Administration to set and enforce a minimum standard for nonvisual accessibility that will apply to Class II and Class III medical devices such as insulin pumps and CPAP machines. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:2.0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:2.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Transformation to Competitive integrated Employment Act (H.R. 1263/S. 533): This legislation will eliminate the practice of paying subminimum wages to workers with disabilities by gradually phasing out Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:2.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act (HR. 5813, S. 2984): Websites are required by law to be accessible, but without implementing regulations most businesses and retailers have little understanding of what accessible means. The Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act will end website and mobile application inaccessibility for blind Americans.This is one way the national Federation of the Blind and our Missouri Affiliate makes the world a better place for all blind people.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thank you for taking action!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Shelia Wright<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Shelia Wright, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Missouri<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:President@nfbmo.org">President@nfbmo.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>816-679-5258<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>