<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><font size="4">Thank you, Dana, soooo important!!</font><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Appreciate you, kindly, </font></div><div><font size="4">Melissa<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"></font><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 23, 2026, at 4:48\u202fPM, Dana Trahan via NHLakesChapter <nhlakeschapter@nfbnet.org> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Let your physical presence make a difference, or email and let your voice be heard! Please read below before Wednesday. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">All the best,</span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Dana Trahan<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Legislative Director<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of New Hampshire<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://nfbnh.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://nfbnh.org/</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">603-580-5096 (Dana\u2019s home/landline)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>603-365-5242 (Dana\u2019s mobile)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:danatrahan@comcast.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">danatrahan@comcast.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(225, 225, 225) currentcolor currentcolor; border-image: none; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>David Denotaris <<a href="mailto:dave@possibilitythinkers.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">dave@possibilitythinkers.net</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, February 23, 2026 10:36 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Dana Trahan <<a href="mailto:danatrahan@comcast.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">danatrahan@comcast.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>FW: Ensuring 504 protections remain strong in NH<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div id="mail-editor-reference-message-container"><div id="mail-editor-reference-message-container"><div id="divRplyFwdMsg"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dana,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Important, please share<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">DD<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br><b>Subject:</b> Ensuring 504 protections remain strong in NH</span><o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" id="bodyTable" style="width: 574.984375px; background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width: 574.984375px; padding: 0in; word-break: break-word;"><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" id="root" style="width: 574.984375px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in; border-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="max-width: 495pt; 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word-break: break-word;"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 574.984375px; border-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in; border-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 574.984375px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9pt; border-radius: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><div id="d19"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">ABLE NH Community,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a public hearing on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Wednesday, February 25 at 2:00 PM</b> on a bill that could help protect disability rights in New Hampshire. We need your voice.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">HB 1593</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> would put the protections of Section 504, the federal law that prohibits disability discrimination in schools, healthcare, housing, employment, and public services, into New Hampshire state law. That means if the federal government can't or won't enforce these rights, New Hampshire still can.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><h2 style="margin: 0in; font-size: 18pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 19pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read the bill:<o:p></o:p></span></h2><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Full text:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ablenh.us11.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D42abd4cefa2850a27d11526b8-26id-3D2aa28e93e4-26e-3D47543203ab&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=nQ0RZgNmjGAPfLezy63tLRFh6msjnFjH21LPXqx8tLc&m=a03ioAK1HwdXbOVqov-bjwtVBd_aTgkr6OF57qygCJSBdK4IzifPkkrslGpSwOwz&s=yN_Of49GJWt4ldVTWlAEFBl6yXv_c_WnV1i7O5JQ0Qw&e=" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="">https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=23967&q=billVersion</span></a></u><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><h2 style="margin: 0in; font-size: 18pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 19pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why this matters right now<o:p></o:p></span></h2><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Section 504 has protected disabled Americans for 53 years. Right now, those protections are facing serious threats:<o:p></o:p></span></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nine states have filed a lawsuit</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> targeting the right of disabled people to receive services in their communities instead of institutions \u2014 a right the Supreme Court affirmed in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Olmstead</i> in 1999. (<u><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ablenh.us11.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D42abd4cefa2850a27d11526b8-26id-3Df9887ed126-26e-3D47543203ab&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=nQ0RZgNmjGAPfLezy63tLRFh6msjnFjH21LPXqx8tLc&m=a03ioAK1HwdXbOVqov-bjwtVBd_aTgkr6OF57qygCJSBdK4IzifPkkrslGpSwOwz&s=VdW8lh2l-AQyG0WKjPltTNdYOJnqY7O846-A5QsAlGU&e=" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="">STAT News, Jan. 2026</span></a></u>)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">The federal office that investigates disability discrimination has lost nearly half its staff.</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Families filing complaints are going unanswered. (<u><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ablenh.us11.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D42abd4cefa2850a27d11526b8-26id-3Da4f9637ef3-26e-3D47543203ab&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=nQ0RZgNmjGAPfLezy63tLRFh6msjnFjH21LPXqx8tLc&m=a03ioAK1HwdXbOVqov-bjwtVBd_aTgkr6OF57qygCJSBdK4IzifPkkrslGpSwOwz&s=CY3bAJhXTVASh8i49fRLnegE7isIGWZAzJPNMQtas8g&e=" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="">NPR, Oct. 2025</span></a></u>)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Administration for Community Living \u2014 the federal agency dedicated to keeping disabled and older Americans in their communities \u2014 has been dismantled</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, with half its staff fired in a single day. (<u><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ablenh.us11.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D42abd4cefa2850a27d11526b8-26id-3D192bd89fe6-26e-3D47543203ab&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=nQ0RZgNmjGAPfLezy63tLRFh6msjnFjH21LPXqx8tLc&m=a03ioAK1HwdXbOVqov-bjwtVBd_aTgkr6OF57qygCJSBdK4IzifPkkrslGpSwOwz&s=xeqTVArvEdurIiin8k1rUOQnSrsCp-1x1qtrfjA347k&e=" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="">NPR, April 2025</span></a></u>)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">78 fair housing anti-discrimination grants were terminated overnight</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, gutting the organizations that handle the majority of disability housing complaints nationwide. (<u><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ablenh.us11.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D42abd4cefa2850a27d11526b8-26id-3Dd0697e705a-26e-3D47543203ab&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=nQ0RZgNmjGAPfLezy63tLRFh6msjnFjH21LPXqx8tLc&m=a03ioAK1HwdXbOVqov-bjwtVBd_aTgkr6OF57qygCJSBdK4IzifPkkrslGpSwOwz&s=bMN0XZWuZ5Nph0EyOiXUF6VooqSOAMhb6y6X_oL-wHE&e=" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="">NPR, March 2025</span></a></u>)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Department of Energy called 40-year-old building accessibility standards "unnecessary and unduly burdensome"</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and tried to fast-track their removal. (<u><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ablenh.us11.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D42abd4cefa2850a27d11526b8-26id-3D8fcf170417-26e-3D47543203ab&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=nQ0RZgNmjGAPfLezy63tLRFh6msjnFjH21LPXqx8tLc&m=a03ioAK1HwdXbOVqov-bjwtVBd_aTgkr6OF57qygCJSBdK4IzifPkkrslGpSwOwz&s=pxG2GYQl9dF84Q0Jsjo8O2jOc62oAkxxxXE81lgVr_Y&e=" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="">Disability Scoop, June 2025</span></a></u>)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">This bill is not about politics. It is about making sure that our rights are protected no matter what happens at the federal level.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><h2 style="margin: 0in; font-size: 18pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 19pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">How you can help<o:p></o:p></span></h2><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Show up in person (most impactful)</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;">\U0001f4c5</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, February 25<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;">\u23f0</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>2:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;">\U0001f4cd</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>1 Granite Place, Room 230<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">You do not have to testify. Simply being present and signing in as supporting HB 1593 sends a powerful message to the committee. If you can attend, your presence matters.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Submit testimony online</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you cannot attend in person, you can submit written testimony:<o:p></o:p></span></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go to:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ablenh.us11.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D42abd4cefa2850a27d11526b8-26id-3D6f5aaf4c18-26e-3D47543203ab&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=nQ0RZgNmjGAPfLezy63tLRFh6msjnFjH21LPXqx8tLc&m=a03ioAK1HwdXbOVqov-bjwtVBd_aTgkr6OF57qygCJSBdK4IzifPkkrslGpSwOwz&s=kYz5yLF2JsLSoqLYiNwJSVkfQr3VJtNrQ6jUds8Ua4o&e=" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="">https://gc.nh.gov/house/committees/remotetestimony/default.aspx</span></a></u><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enter your name and town<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Select<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Wednesday, February 25th</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Choose<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>House Judiciary</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Select<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>HB 1593</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Select that you are a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>member of the public</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Select that you are representing yourself<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Choose<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Support</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Type or upload your testimony<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even a few sentences about why disability civil rights matter to you personally makes a difference.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Email the committee</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use this link to send a message directly to House Judiciary Committee members through our campaign page:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;">\U0001f517</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ablenh.us11.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D42abd4cefa2850a27d11526b8-26id-3Da00161b614-26e-3D47543203ab&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=nQ0RZgNmjGAPfLezy63tLRFh6msjnFjH21LPXqx8tLc&m=a03ioAK1HwdXbOVqov-bjwtVBd_aTgkr6OF57qygCJSBdK4IzifPkkrslGpSwOwz&s=zEvmWqu6NTZHtKF8cfLzX539SndAd94F02ZtCZsNMI4&e=" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="">Email the Committee via FastDemocracy</span></a></u><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Share this email</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Forward this to anyone in your life who cares about disability rights, education, healthcare access, housing, aging, or veterans' services. This bill touches all of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><h2 style="margin: 0in; font-size: 18pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 19pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">What to say if you testify or write in<o:p></o:p></span></h2><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">You don't need to be an expert. The most powerful testimony comes from lived experience. Some starting points:<o:p></o:p></span></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">How has a 504 plan, a reasonable accommodation, or an accessibility requirement affected your life or the life of someone you love?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">What would it mean to know that those protections are secured in state law?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="mcepastedcontent" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why does it matter that New Hampshire has its own path to enforcement?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Disability civil rights should be clear, stable, and enforceable in New Hampshire, no matter what happens in Washington. Wednesday is our chance to say so.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for showing up,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Louis Esposito<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; 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