[NFBV-Potomac-Announce] Fwd: An Urgent Request To Maintain the ATAA Provision in the Build Back Better Act

[Christine Grassman]

**Please act now**: 
Pursuant to the emails that have gone out from National and on the affiliate list from Deepa, here is the email I sent. Personalize your message, and send it, or take the time to call. 
Christine


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> From: Christine Grassman <cfgrassman at icloud.com>
> Subject: An Urgent Request To Maintain the ATAA Provision in the Build Back Better Act
> Date: November 2, 2021 at 12:10:36 PM EDT
> To: terri.mccullough at mail.house.gov, mike_lynch at schumer.senate.gov, jkaloc at nfb.org, "C. Grassman" <cfgrassman at icloud.com>
> 
> 
> Good afternoon, Ms. McCullough and Mr. Lynch:
> My name is Christine Faltz Grassman. I am a blind woman who is a mother, wife, attorney, federal employee, and a certified teacher who worked with at-risk youth for fifteen years.  I have both personally experienced and repeatedly witnessed the inequitable  playing field marginalized individuals face when they do not have access to the same technology and information as others.
> I dedicate a significant amount of my time  deeply involved in advocacy efforts, including requesting that my representatives support and pass legislation that will enable all citizens to pursue the educational, vocational, and personal goals they wish, without unnecessary obstacles being placed in their way.
> I have two adult blind children, and my husband is legally blind. I know thousands of blind people who are deeply concerned that the ATAA provision of the Build Back Better Act is not in the bill currently under consideration. 
> I respectfully urge Speaker Pelosi and Senator Schumer to restore the Access Technology Affordability Act (H.R. 431/S. 212) into the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376). This bill will have a tremendous impact on the lives of blind Americans by improving education, increasing employment opportunities, and increasing overall self-sufficiency. 
> Thank you.  Be well and stay safe. 
> Best, 
> Christine Faltz Grassman, Esq.
> 3709 S. George Mason Drive
> 902E
> Falls Church, VA 22041
> (917) 657-6879

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