[NHLakesChapter] 2024 Washington Seminar Legislative Priorities

[danatrahan at comcast.net]

Good Evening All!

 

I hope you all enjoyed some restful time while celebrating the holidays.
Please be sure to read this entire email as well as three more emails I am
sending this evening. All four emails pertain to a Zoom meeting tonight.
Thanks!

 

The first of three Washington Seminar trainings throughout the month of
January will be tonight, January 3 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. The training will
be conducted via Zoom and will focus on NFB's three legislative priorities
for the 2024 Washington Seminar: the Websites and Software Applications
Accessibility Act, the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act, and the
Blind Americans Return to Work Act. Each priority is mentioned briefly
below. This meeting is open to everyone, and I strongly encourage you to
review the fact sheets before the training. I will also email each fact
sheet to you separately.  (They are also available on the Washington Seminar
Page <https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar>  in
both Word and HTML formats) 

 

The Zoom information for the January 3 training is at the end of this email.

 

The schedule for the remaining two training sessions is below. All trainings
will take place at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. Specific Zoom details will be shared
closer to the dates.

 

Tuesday, January 9 - Mock Meeting Training #1

Tuesday, January 16 - Mock Meeting Training #2 


 


2024 Washington Seminar Legislative Priorities


Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act


Issue-Websites are essential for everyday living, but most people with
disabilities experience unnecessary accessibility barriers.

*       Find out more at
<https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2023-12/2024%20Websites%20and%20Softwar
e%20Applications%20Accessibility%20Act%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20FINAL%20for%20We
b.docx> Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act Fact Sheet


Blind Americans Return to Work Act 


Issue-Current Social Security law has the unintended consequence of holding
back blind Americans from achieving their full earnings potential.

*         SSDI "earnings cliff"

*         Serves as a disincentive for work

*       Find out more at
<https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2023-12/2024%20Blind%20Americans%20Retu
rn%20to%20Work%20Act%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20FINAL%20for%20Web.docx> Blind
Americans Return to Work Act Fact Sheet


Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act


Issue-Inaccessible digital interfaces prevent blind individuals from
independently and safely operating medical devices that are essential to
blind people's daily healthcare needs.

*       Find out more at
<https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2023-12/2024%20Medical%20Device%20Nonvi
sual%20Accessibility%20Act%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20FINAL%20for%20Web.docx>
Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act Fact Sheet

 

The Zoom information for the January 3 training is:

https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/92935463825 

Meeting ID: 929 3546 3825 

One tap mobile 
+13017158592,,92935463825# US (Washington DC) 
+13052241968,,92935463825# US

 

 

All the best,

 

Dana Trahan

 

603-580-5096 (9am-9pm) (Dana's home/landline) 
603-365-5242 (anytime) (Dana's mobile) 
danatrahan at comcast.net <mailto:danatrahan at comcast.net> 

 

 

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