[NJABS-Talk] Also please act and share far and wide! Thanks!

[Amy Albin]

On 7/22/19, Amy Albin <amyralbin at gmail.com> wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Justin Salisbury via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 21:34:28 +0000
> Subject: [NABS-L] Update from the Legislative Advocacy Committee
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu>
>
> Aloha everyone,
>
> I hope that you are enjoying your summer and that you had a blast at
> the National Federation of the Blind Convention in Las Vegas!
>
> Since we do not have a committee call in July, I want to be sure to
> give everyone an update and ask for your support in contacting your
> Members of Congress to build support for our legislative efforts. We
> have two bills that we really need to pass to help us achieve greater
> equality, opportunity, and security for the blind. We need to get
> every cosponsor we can get, starting with our individual Congressman
> or Congresswoman, and both Senators from our state. Here, I am listing
> each bill, with a description, and a link to the full list of
> cosponsors. If they are on the list of cosponsors, please thank them.
> If they are not, please ask them to cosponsor. The HR bill numbers
> apply to Members of the House of Representatives, and the S bill
> numbers apply to Members of the Senate.
>
> Transformation to Competitive Employment Act
> House - H.R. 873 - Sponsored by Bobby Scott (D-VA-3) Senate - S. 260 -
> Sponsored by Bob Casey (D-PA)
> These bills would phase out Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards
> Act over a six-year period, at which point the provision would
> officially be sunset.
> S. 260 Cosponsors:
> https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/260/cosponsors?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s260%22%5D%7D&s=3&r=1&overview=closed#tabs
> H. R. 873 Cosponsors:
> https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/873/cosponsors?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr873%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1&overview=closed#tabs
>
> Access Technology Affordability Act
> House - H.R. 2086 - Sponsored by Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) Senate - S.
> 815 - Sponsored by John Boozman (R-AR)
> This legislation removes an employment barrier commonly experienced by
> blind Americans who cannot afford the high cost of access technology
> by creating a refundable tax credit in the amount of $2,000 to offset
> the cost of these technologies.
> S. 815 Cosponsors:
> https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/815/cosponsors?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s815%22%5D%7D&s=4&r=1&overview=closed#tabs
> H. R. 2086 Cosponsors:
> https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2086/cosponsors?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr2086%22%5D%7D&s=6&r=1&overview=closed#tabs
>
> When you call or email, you might say something like the following:
> "Hello, my name is [your name] and I am a constituent of [your
> senator/representative]. I live in [city, state]. I am calling to urge
> [your senator/representative] to cosponsor [S. 260 for Senate
> calls/H.R. 873 for House calls], the Transformation to Competitive
> Employment Act. This bill would phase out subminimum wages for people
> with disabilities over a six-year period, at which point Section 14(c)
> of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the provision that allows this
> practice, would be sunset. I urge [your senator/representative] to
> cosponsor the bill.
>
> I am also calling to urge [your senator/representative] to cosponsor
> [S. 815 for Senate calls/H.R. 2086 for House calls], the Access
> Technology Affordability Act. This legislation removes an employment
> barrier commonly experienced by blind Americans who cannot afford the
> high cost of access technology by creating a refundable tax credit in
> the amount of $2,000 to offset the cost of these technologies. I urge
> [your senator/representative] to cosponsor the bill.
>
> Thank you."
>
> You can contact your member of Congress by calling the Capitol
> Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number is
> 202-224-3121. If you email your representative or senators, please
> copy Gabe Cazares at gcazares at nfb.org<mailto:gcazares at nfb.org>.
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions, and I look forward to
> catching up with everyone in August if not sooner!
>
> Mahalo,
>
> Justin
>
>
> Justin M. Hideaki Salisbury
> he/him/his
>
> Board Member | National Association of Blind Students
>    A proud division of the National Federation of the Blind
> (808) 797-8606
> president at alumni.ecu.edu | www.nabslink.org<http://www.nabslink.org/>
>
>
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