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

[Michele Theresa]

Hi Fred,
As constituents, we should always contact our congress officials. It should never cost to have your voice heard. Call, write, or testify… we can make a change. 

Best,
Michele



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> On Jul 12, 2021, at 10:58 AM, Fred Fournier via NHLakesChapter <nhlakeschapter at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Jody,
> 
>   Thanks for passing this along. I clicked on the links to find that they are asking for donations. Am I to assume that I need to pay to add my name and send this message to Congress? Could we all write to our congress people to let them know that we support this? It seems like we are always the ones that provide the funding for our interests. However, we don't always have the funds to donate because we're disabled and don't work. 
> 
> Thank you again!
> 
> -- Fred and Clancy
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 10:35 AM Jody ianuzzi via NHLakesChapter <nhlakeschapter at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Forwarding!
>> 
>> JODY
>> 
>> To Boldly Go  🖖🏻 
>> 
>> 
>> thunderwalker321 at gmail.com 
>> 
>> "What's within you is stronger than what's in your way."  NO BARRIERS  Erik Weihenmayer
>> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>>> From: "Sarah Malaier, Senior Advisor, Public Policy and Research" <info at action.afb.org>
>>> Date: July 12, 2021 at 10:00:42 AM EDT
>>> To: thunderwalker321 at gmail.com
>>> Subject: Support the Disability Access to Transportation Act NOW!
>>> Reply-To: info at action.afb.org
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> Take Action
>>> 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!
>>> 
>>> In solidarity,
>>> 
>>> 	
>>> Sarah Malaier
>>> Senior Advisor, Public Policy and Research
>>> 
>>> 	
>>> ©2021 American Foundation for the Blind. All rights reserved.
>>> 
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>>> 
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