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<span style="margin: 0px; color: black">Dear Fellow Federationists:</span><span style="margin: 0px"></span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; color: black">As I mentioned in the Special Bulletin last week, the information and guidance surrounding the Economic Impact Payments authorized by the CARES Act is updated frequently, and, in this case, with little warning. This time
it's urgent that if you <span style="margin: 0px; background-color: white">have a dependent child under the age of 17 and </span>are a Social Security retirement, SSDI, or SSI recipient, you act quickly in order to receive the full amount of Economic Impact
Payment for which you are eligible. If you filed a 2018 or 2019 tax return and are expecting an Economic Impact Payment, this message does not apply to you, and you should receive your payment as expected. </span><span style="margin: 0px"></span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; color: black">Late Monday afternoon, the IRS announced that anyone who is receiving their Economic Impact Payment solely as a result of their Social Security retirement or SSDI benefits and who have a dependent child under the age
of 17 will need to enter their information into the <a href="https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/non-filers-enter-payment-info-here" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/non-filers-enter-payment-info-here" style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; color: purple">IRS
Non-Filers: Enter Payment Information</span></a> page by no later than Wednesday, April 22 at 12 p.m., EST in order to receive the additional $500 payment per child this year. SSI recipients will have a later deadline, but we strongly recommend entering your
information as soon as possible. If, for some reason, you are unable to enter your information between now and then, you will still be eligible to receive the $500 dependent child addition, you'll just have to wait longer for it. If the IRS does not have your
information by April 22 at 12 p.m., EST, you will need to file a tax return for tax year 2020 in order to receive the $500 for each dependent child in 2021.</span><span style="margin: 0px"></span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; color: black">Please note that this announcement does not affect your Economic Impact Payment of $1,200. You will still receive that automatically. Entering your information is strictly related to the timely receipt of your $500 per
eligible dependent child and is solely applicable to Social Security retirement, SSDI, and SSI recipients.</span><span style="margin: 0px"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; color: black">If you do not have any dependent children, then no action is needed.</span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; color: black">For information related to many other aspects of the CARES Act or COVID-19 in general, please visit our <a href="https://www.nfb.org/resources/covid-19-resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://www.nfb.org/resources/covid-19-resources" style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; color: purple">COVID-19
Resources</span></a> page.</span><span style="margin: 0px"></span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; color: black">As always, stay safe.</span><span style="margin: 0px"></span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; color: black">Warm regards,</span><span style="margin: 0px"></span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; color: black">John</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">John G. Paré Jr. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">200 East Wells Street</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Baltimore, MD 21230</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Telephone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2218</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Cell phone: (410) 917-1965</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Fax: (410) 685-5653</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Email: <a href="mailto:jpare@nfb.org">
jpare@nfb.org</a> </p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://nfb.org/make-gift">Make a gift</a> to the National Federation of the Blind and help ensure all blind Americans live the lives they want.<br>
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