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<i>Federationists</i>:<br>
<br>
Over the summer the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) S. 1356 was passed by
the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. We have
been told that this bill may be coming to the Senate floor for a vote
soon, and it is being pre-conferenced with members of the U.S. House of
Representatives. There are aspects of this bill that we need the
Senate to fix before it becomes law. <br>
<br>
We are designating this Wednesday, January 15, 2014 as #FixWIA
Wednesday. We are respectfully requesting that you call, email,
fax, tweet, or Facebook your Members of Congress expressing your feelings
about WIA (S. 1356). Please use the hash tag #FixWIA with all of
your social media messaging. <br>
<br>
As the saying goes: "nothing about us, without us" –if we do
not act now, the discriminatory language in Section 511 of Title V., and
the misguided relocation of the Rehabilitation Services Administration
(RSA) will become the law of the land. Let your voices be heard.
Contact your Members of Congress. <br>
<br>
Read the Fix WIA blog post at:
<a href="https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/fix-wia">
https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/fix-wia</a> to get more information about
the issue, and get ready to #FixWIA on this Wednesday, January 15,
2014. Additional information will be sent soon.<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
<br>
Rose<br>
<br>
<b>Rose Sloan<br>
</b>Government Affairs Specialist<br>
<br>
“Eliminating Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities” <br>
<a href="http://www.nfb.org/fair-wages">http://www.nfb.org/fair-wages</a>
<br>
<br>
<b>National Federation of the Blind<br>
</b>200 East Wells Street <br>
Baltimore, MD 21230<br>
rsloan@nfb.org<br>
(410)-659-9314 ext 2441<br>
<b> <br>
</b>The National Federation of the Blind needs your support to ensure
blind children get an equal education; to connect blind veterans with the
training and services they need; and to help seniors who are losing
vision continue to live independent and fulfilling lives. To make a
donation, please go to <a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a>.<br>
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