[NFBOH-Cleveland] Reminder: Emails and Calls are needed : Call to action for the two Legislative Bills

[William Turner]

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William Turner
National Federation of the blindfold Ohio Board of Directors period
Cleveland chapter vice president

On Tue, Jun 6, 2023, 4:06 PM Suzanne Turner <smturner.234 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ohio,
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> I want to first thank everyone who joined the 3:00 PM call to alert our
> Ohio representatives on the two bills below. We had a great turn out.
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> I also want to thank Barbara for emailing. Her letter is below as a model
> for what to say when you send an email.
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> Just a note:
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> Please email or call this week to urge members in the House and Senate to
> co-sponsor. Please extend a thank you for meeting with the NFB of Ohio in
> February as well.
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> Legislative Alert
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> The Access Technology Affordability Act
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> H.R. 3702 and S. 1467.
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> The Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act,
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> H.R. 1328
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> There is not a bill in the Senate.
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> So, we have been advised not to mention the bill in the Senate.
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> Both the House and Senate are in session this week. You can email or call
> your rep  with the bill number urging them to co-sponsor.
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> The Switchboard can provide the name of your Senator and Representative.:
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> Call: 202-224-3121
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> My name is Barbara Pierce, and I am Mr. Latta’s constituent. I live in
> Oberlin. I would like to urge REPRESENTATIVE Latta to cosponsor the Access
> Technology Affordability Act (H.R. 3702)  and the Medical Device Nonvisual
> Accessibility Act([H.R. 1328. The Access Technology Affordability Act would
> increase employment opportunities for blind Americans who cannot afford the
> high cost of access technology by creating a refundable tax credit in the
> amount of $2,000 to offset the cost of this technology. The Medical Device
> Nonvisual Accessibility Act authorizes the FDA to establish a minimum
> nonvisual access standard for Class II and Class III medical devices with
> digital displays so that blind people can operate them safely and
> independently. On January 31 representatives of the National Federation of
> the Blind of Ohio met with Paul Hartman of your staff to discuss these
> issues and to leave fact sheets with you on both issues. Blind constituents
> in this district are very eager to have Mr. Latta’s support as a cosponsor
> of both issues.
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> Thanks for your consideration,
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