[NFBSATX] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - June 1, 2023 - The Access Technology Affordability Act & the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act

[Wendy Walker]

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From: "Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List" <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2023 20:54:49 +0000
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - June 1, 2023 - The
Access Technology Affordability Act & the Medical Device Nonvisual
Accessibility Act
To: "nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org" <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>

Dear Federation Family:

Last week, the Access Technology Affordability Act was introduced in
the House by Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA).
Original cosponsors include Rep.  Rutherford (R-FL), Rep. Dunn (R-FL),
Rep. Bilirakis (R-FL), Rep. Bost (R-IL), Rep. Cartwright (D-PA), Rep.
Guest (R-MS), Rep. Case (D-HI), Rep. Neguse (D-CO), Rep. Posey (R-FL),
Rep. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rep. Carter (R-GA) and Rep. Sarbanes (D-MD).
The bill numbers for the Access Technology Affordability Act are H.R.
3702 and S. 1467. Last Congress the Access Technology Affordability
Act had 165 cosponsors in the House and 40 cosponsors in the Senate.
Since it is a new Congress, we will have to work hard to get back to
that level of cosponsors.

On March 1, 2023 the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act, H.R.
1328 was introduced by Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) along with
32 initial cosponsors. Over the past three months, we have gained 16
more making a total of 48 cosponsors for this important legislation.
The fight isn't over so we need your help to keep up the momentum in
this Congress.

Both the House and Senate are in session starting Tuesday, June 6 and
throughout the remainder of next week. Please contact your
Representative and Senators as soon as possible and urge them to
cosponsor the Access Technology Affordability Act, H.R.3702/S. 1467
and the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act, H.R.1328. If you
are contacting a Senate office, you should not mention the Medical
Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act since it has not yet been
introduced in the Senate.

When you call or email, you might say the following:

"Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent of [SENATOR or
REPRESENTATIVE NAME]. I live in [CITY, STATE]. I would like to urge
[SENATOR or REPRESENTATIVE NAME] to cosponsor the Access Technology
Affordability Act [H.R. 3702/ S. 1467] 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.

Thanks."

You can contact your Representatives and Senators by calling the
Capitol Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number
is 202-224-3121. If you email your Representatives and senators,
please copy Jeff Kaloc at jkaloc at nfb.org<mailto:jkaloc at nfb.org> and
Justin Young at jyoung at nfb.org<mailto:jyoung at nfb.org>. Your calls and
emails do make a difference.

It is best to call or email the relevant staff person in your member
of Congress's office. For your convenience, we have attached a list of
relevant staffers in the House and Senate. If you do not see your
Representative or Senator, please email Jesa Medders at
jmedders at nfb.org<mailto:jmedders at nfb.org>, or call 410-659-9314,
extension 2207 and she will do further research.

Thank you for all that you do,
Government Affairs Group

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