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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi there!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m having some issues contacting this Rep as well. I’ve contacted our national office for advice, so I’ll reach out as soon as I know more.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Elizabeth<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBofSC <nfbofsc-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Melanie Torrance via NFBofSC<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 6, 2021 6:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of South Carolina Mailing List <nfbofsc@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Melanie Torrance <melanietorrance@icloud.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFBofSC] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert 10/06/2021<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve tried to send an email to my Congressman, James Clyburn, through the House web page. When I submit the email it says that I have not checked the box “I Am Not A Robot”. I do not see that box anywhere, and I’ve tried 3 times! Can anyone advise?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Melanie<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from Melanie's i phone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Oct 6, 2021, at 4:46 PM, Elizabeth Rouse via NFBofSC <<a href="mailto:nfbofsc@nfbnet.org">nfbofsc@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>All right, ya'll!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is our time to makeSouth Carolina shine.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please follow the directions in the email below, and reach out to myself or Anna Price with questions.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Warmly,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Elizabeth<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Flynt, Stephanie via NFBNet-Members-List</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br>Date: Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 4:37 PM<br>Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert 10/06/2021<br>To: <a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a> <<a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Dear Federation Family:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On July 29, Rep. Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act (MDNA), H.R. 4853 in the House of Representatives. With the rapid advancements in medical technology, it is absolutely paramount that manufacturers of medical devices incorporate nonvisual access into their products. As it currently stands, most newer models of home-use medical devices, such as glucose and blood pressure monitors, along with the emergence of in-home devices that offer medical care options, such as chemotherapy treatments and dialysis, require that consumers interact with a digital display or other interfaces. This new technology has been <a name="m_-5025709157338591644__Hlk61018618">and continues to be </a>developed and deployed without nonvisual accessibility. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act will eliminate this barrier by authorizing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish a minimum nonvisual access standard for all Class II and Class III medical devices, which include all of the devices listed above, as well as digital thermometers, oximeters, and many more. The FDA will consult with stakeholders who represent people with disabilities and medical device manufacturers as a part of this process. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We encourage you to contact your representative as soon as possible and urge them to cosponsor H.R. 4853. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>When you call or email, you might say the following:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>"Hello, I’m [YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent of [REPRESENTATIVE NAME]. I live in [CITY, STATE]. I would like to urge [REPRESENTATIVE NAME] to cosponsor the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act (H.R. 4853). This legislation authorizes the FDA to establish a minimum nonvisual access standard for home use medical devices so that blind people can operate them safely and independently.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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. If you email your representative, please copy John Pare at <a href="mailto:jpare@nfb.org" target="_blank">jpare@nfb.org</a>. Your calls and emails do make a difference.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>A list of legislative directors is attached to this email, but if you need help finding the contact for your member of Congress, please email Jesa Medders at <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=22485&qid=5845897" target="_blank">jmedders@nfb.org</a> and she will find the appropriate staff member for you to email. Additionally, you will find the list of current cosponsors pasted below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thank you for your great advocacy!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Federationally Yours,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Stephanie Flynt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>NFBNet-Members-List mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NFBNet-Members-List@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">NFBNet-Members-List@nfbnet.org</a><br>List archives: <<a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfbnet-members-list_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfbnet-members-list_nfbnet.org</a>><br>To unsubscribe from NFBNet-Members-List:<br>goto <a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbnet-members-list_nfbnet.org/elizabethrouse.nfb%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbnet-members-list_nfbnet.org/elizabethrouse.nfb%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Elizabeth Rouse<br>She/her/hers<br>Co-Chair | NFB of SC Legislative & Advocacy Committee & Resolutions Committee<br>Editor | NABS Notes<br>Chair | NABS Legislative and Self-Advocacy Committee<br>Treasurer | National Association of Blind Students<br>A proud division of the National Federation of the Blind<br><a href="http://www.nabslink.org">www.nabslink.org</a><br><a href="mailto:elizabethrouse.nfb@gmail.com">elizabethrouse.nfb@gmail.com</a><br>(563) 210-1854<br>“It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.” - Eleanor Roosevelt<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>