[Nfbofnc] [Nfbnet-members-list] #FixWIA Wednesday and Twitter Chat Thursday

[sharon_newton]

 Hello everyone:
  We have another big push to #FixWIA tomorrow, February 26.  We must keep our message in front of our senators until they act on our behalf.  Please keep tweeting, emailing and calling!

  Here is our NC contact info:

  Senator Hagan:
  Email: www.hagan.senate.gov/contact
  Facebook: www.facebook.com/SenatorHagan
  Twitter: www.twitter.com/SenatorHagan hashtag is #FixWIA
  Phone: 202-224-6342

  Senator Burr:
  Email: www.burr.senate.gov   go to the Contact Me link
  Facebook: www.facebook.com/senatorrichardburr
  Twitter: www.twitter.com/SenatorBurr hashtag #FixWIA
  Phone: 202-224-3154

  If you happen to get this after Wednesday, it is perfectly OK to send the senators a message when you read this. It is certainly OK to do a phone call, too. Rose has included sample tweets in her email to us for our use whether calling or contacting via the web.  

  Thanks to each our you for acting on this!  Every contact counts.

  Sharon Newton
  Legislative Committee

  From: Sloan,Rose (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>) 
  To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 2:51 PM
  Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] #FixWIA Wednesday and Twitter Chat Thursday


  Fellow Federationists:
   
  Tomorrow, Feb. 26, we will host another #FixWIA Wednesday. A few weeks ago, we had our best campaign yet­we, with the help of TASH and APSE, generated over 600 tweets with the hashtag #FixWIA! Unfortunately, our Senators still do not understand our concerns with WIA. 
   
  As you know, we are concerned with two aspects of the Senate's version of the reauthorization of Workforce Investment Act (WIA). First, Section 511 of Title V brings the payment of subminimum wages to people with disabilities into the Rehabilitation Act for the first time. Second, Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) will be transferred from the Department of Education to the Department of Labor. No research shows that this move will improve services for people with disabilities, and we fear that services will be less effective. If you would like more information about our concerns with WIA, please see our blog post at: https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/fix-wia. 
   
  Participating in #FixWIA Wednesday is simple! All you have to do is generate a few tweets expressing your concerns with WIA by tagging your senators and using the hashtag #FixWIA. You can find the handles of your Senators here: http://govsm.com/w/Senate. Feel free to customize the below tweets with your Senators' handles. 
   
  @SenatorDurbin, will you #FixWIA? Please #Strike511 and keep RSA in the @usedgov. Americans with Disabilities are counting on you.
   
  @SenatorBarb Section 14(c) is discriminatory. Don't ease it, end it. #Strike511. #FixWIA.
   
  @SenJohnsonSD, Quality education and rehabilitation lead to competitive integrated employment. Keep RSA in @usedgov. #FixWIA.
   
  @SenJohnBarrasso, Shaking up the #rehabact without data & research could adversely affect millions of PWDs. #FixWIA. Keep RSA in @usedgov.
   
  @SenFeinstein, Sec. 511 puts subminimum wages of Sec. 14(c) of the FLSA into the #RehabAct. Please #FixWIA. #Strike511.
   
  @StabenowPress, do you support equal pay for people with disabilities? #FixWIA. #Strike511.
   


  Last time, the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) activated their membership to help us reach 600 tweets. They have the same concerns with WIA that we do. In fact, APSE and the NFB will be hosting a Twitter Chat on Thursday Feb. 27 from 1-2 PM Eastern about subminimum wages and President Obama's recent Executive Order. I encourage anyone who can to please participate in the chat by tweeting questions and concerns about subminimum wages. The hashtag for this event is #EmploymentFirst. 
   
  Thank you to everyone who participated in our previous #FixWIA campaigns. I know the more #FixWIA Wednesdays we do, the more tweets we will be able to generate. The more tweets we generate, the more our Senators will become aware of our concerns. Once Senators understand our concerns, change will happen. Let your concerns be heard! Through our efforts, we can ensure that fewer people with disabilities are subjected to detrimental subminimum wage sheltered employment. 
   
  If you have any questions about #FixWIA Wednesday or the twitter chat, feel free to reach out to me at rsloan at nfb.org or by calling 410-659-9314 extension 2441. 
   
  Thanks everyone,
   
  Rose
   
   
  Rose Sloan
  Government Affairs Specialist
   
  NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
  200 East Wells Street
  Baltimore, Maryland 21230
  Phone: (410)-659-9314 ext. 2441
  E-mail: rsloan at nfb.org
  Twitter: @RoseSloan8
   
  "Eliminating Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities" 
  http://www.nfb.org/fair-wages 
   
  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 www.nfb.org.
   
   



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