[NFBWATlk] Fwd: Support the Disability Access to Transportation Act NOW!

Mon Jul 12 14:05:30 UTC 2021

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From: Young Choi <choiyoung7 at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 7:04 AM
Subject: Fwd: Support the Disability Access to Transportation Act NOW!
To: Anisa Proda <anisaproda at gmail.com>

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From: Sarah Malaier, Senior Advisor, Public Policy and Research <
info at action.afb.org>
Date: Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 7:00 AM
Subject: Support the Disability Access to Transportation Act NOW!
To: <choiyoung7 at gmail.com>

This accessibility goal requires YOUR support!
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Good morning,

I’m reaching out to you today with an important policy update that YOU can
influence.

In the next few months, Congress will be reauthorizing our federal surface
transportation funding. This presents a CRITICAL opportunity for advocates
like you and me to ensure the blind and low vision community is prioritized!

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evacuate individuals and families with text that reads 'People living with
vision loss face tremendous challenges to independence & access. We must
pass the Disability Access to Transportation Act! Sign the Petition']
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What’s the backstory, you say?

While the Americans with Disabilities Act set the standard for HOW vehicles
and systems (like public transportation) should be accessible, it did NOT
provide the funding to make it happen (or even require an accessible system
to exist)!

People living with vision loss continue to face tremendous challenges to
independence and access. And that obstacle has far-reaching implications —
on everything from childcare to employment, to health care to the simpler
things we take for granted, like a spontaneous dinner with friends.

*Please add your name today in support of our petition to improve transit
access for people who are blind or have low vision.*
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Take Action
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Adding your name will help us to send a strong message to Congress — help
us reach our goal to rally 10,000 supporters in this effort!

We are excited about the Disability Access to Transportation Act. If
included in the surface transportation reauthorization, it will create
pilot systems focused on improving paratransit (services designed to bring
accessible public transportation to people with disabilities). It will also
create standards around pedestrian paths in urban, suburban, and rural
communities, and so much more!

But, we won’t make progress on this important accessibility goal without
your support.

*Please add your name now!*
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In solidarity,
[image: Photo of Sarah Malaier, Senior Advisor, Public Policy and Research]

Sarah Malaier
Senior Advisor, Public Policy and Research
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