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<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 18, 2019, 10:49 Drenth, Joe via NFBP-Talk <<a href="mailto:nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org">nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hello everyone,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Below is an email regarding legislation within Pennsylvania to provide accessible prescription labels for people who are blind, visually-impaired, or otherwise
print-disabled. There are steps described below to support the bill if you feel so inclined.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">This appears to be a worthwhile bill, and we respect Rep. Dan Miller for his efforts in promoting the needs of people with disabilities.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Joe<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:windowtext">Dear Stakeholders,<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:windowtext">Pennsylvania State Representative Dan Miller is looking for feedback and testimony for House Bill 125 which would require pharmacies to provide accessible prescription labels to those who are blind, have low
vision or are otherwise print-impaired. Please see details below regarding how to submit your feedback. Please feel free to share with anyone else who could provide feedback or testimony in support of this important piece of legislation.
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:windowtext">Thank you! <u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:black">Advocate for Accessible Prescription Labels<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:black">Support HB 125 in Pennsylvania</span><u></u><u></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">There is new pending legislation in Pennsylvania, HB 125, which would require pharmacies to provide accessible prescription labels to those who are blind or low vision or otherwise print impaired.
The sponsor of the bill, Representative Dan L. Miller, would like to receive your feedback and testimony regarding this important disability legislation.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Representative Dan L. Miller
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">217 Irvis Office Building<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">PO Box 202042<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Harrisburg PA 17120-2042<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Or email his staff, Stephanie Hardman, at
</span><a href="mailto:shardman@pa.house.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">shardman@pa.house.net</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">And of course, let your own local representatives know how important this bill is as well! I have included some information below that can help you to write effective testimony to support this bill. These ideas address
a variety of perspectives and the most common counter-arguments that pharmacies give for not providing this service.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Warm regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Sharla Glass<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3533806967392153333MsoSignatureCxSpFirst"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;font-weight:normal">Public Policy and Community Outreach<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3533806967392153333MsoSignatureCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;font-weight:normal">En-Vision America, Inc.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3533806967392153333MsoSignatureCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;font-weight:normal">941-702-6602<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3533806967392153333MsoSignatureCxSpLast"><a href="mailto:sglass@envisionamerica.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:normal">sglass@envisionamerica.com</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;font-weight:normal"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Remember your testimony will be available to the public, so do not include personal information that you want kept private. Be sure to include HB 125 in the subject line. Here are some ideas on writing your testimony.
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Give an example of one or two of the following that best suit your situation:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Your experience managing multiple meds without vision.</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> Errors that have been made (yours or the pharmacy’s). How it made you
feel. “Solutions” that have not worked. So and so wants to help, but this solution is just not cutting it. Or I appreciate their willingness to try, but we need something solid to enforce this.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Your experience requesting accessible prescription labels</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> per ADA and being denied. Explain what the reasoning for the denial.
If your pharmacist said they would like to provide the service but corporate decisions prevented them, be sure to state that as well.
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<u></u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Your experience of being referred to another pharmacy</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> a distance away or a mail order option and the struggles of utilizing that
option to demonstrate the need for service at the window. (no ride, controlled substances cannot be mailed, meds arriving in an untimely manner, does not accept insurance).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span>4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Your experience being given “at the window” counseling or an alternative format</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> (Braille, large print) but not being able to access
the information once home (you’re not a Braille reader, the font wasn’t big enough, etc) or the pharmacist not being available for questions after hours when you needed info about meds that sighted could read on the label.
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<u></u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span>5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">An example of the cost of medication errors</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> personally or financially for you and/or your pharmacist. How did it make you and
your family feel? How did the pharmacist feel? What other ramifications were there?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span>6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Your Success Story!!!</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> A personal experience that demonstrates how accessible prescription labels benefits both you and your pharmacist.
Demonstrating how accessible prescription labels are successful is critical.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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