<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone 6 Using VoiceOver</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Denise Avant via il-talk <<a href="mailto:il-talk@nfbnet.org">il-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> March 18, 2016 at 00:39:51 GMT-6<br><b>To:</b> Illinois Association of Blind Students List <<a href="mailto:iabs-talk@nfbnet.org">iabs-talk@nfbnet.org</a>>, NFB of Illinois Nfb-i conference call Number <<a href="mailto:il-talk@nfbnet.org">il-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Denise Avant <<a href="mailto:davant1958@gmail.com">davant1958@gmail.com</a>>, Annette Grove <<a href="mailto:annette.grove@goodwill.org">annette.grove@goodwill.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[il-talk] Fwd: Please Schedule District Meetings with your Senators Regarding Marrakesh Treaty and Space Available</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB of Illinois Mailing List <<a href="mailto:il-talk@nfbnet.org">il-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span></span><br><span>Denise R. Avant</span><br><span>President, National Federation Of The Blind Of Illinois</span><br><span>Live the life you want</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Begin forwarded message:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>From: "Diggs, Parnell" <<a href="mailto:PDiggs@nfb.org">PDiggs@nfb.org</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Subject: Please Schedule District Meetings with your Senators Regarding Marrakesh Treaty and Space Available</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Date: March 17, 2016 at 11:19:48 AM CDT</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To: State Presidents <<a href="mailto:StatePresidents@nfb.org">StatePresidents@nfb.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:nfb-legislative-directors@nfbnet.org">nfb-legislative-directors@nfbnet.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:nfb-legislative-directors@nfbnet.org">nfb-legislative-directors@nfbnet.org</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Dear Affiliate Presidents and Legislative Directors:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>We need to follow up on the work we began on March 9 (see email below). Over the next two weeks, the Senate will be in recess and members will be in their home districts presenting a prime opportunity to make more progress on our legislative priorities. Please schedule meetings with your senators to encourage them to cosponsor S. 2596 (the Senate companion bill to HR 2264), and call for its language to be included in the base National Defense Authorization Act. Also please encourage your senators to support the swift ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty by agreeing to provide their consent as quickly as possible.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>We understand that not all affiliate members will be able to attend the in-person meetings, so please encourage those who cannot attend to call their Senators’ offices to make their voices heard. The Capitol Switchboard phone number is (202) 224-3121. Please circulate this message to your affiliate’s mailing list; we need everyone’s engagement to get these two things done during the second session of the 114th Congress.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thank you for all you do,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Parnell Diggs, Esq.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Director</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Government Affairs</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>National Federation of the Blind</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>From: Nfbnet-members-list [<a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org</a> <<a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>>] On Behalf Of Diggs, Parnell via Nfbnet-members-list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2016 5:22 PM</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To: <a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a> <<a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] NFB Legislative Alert</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Dear Colleagues,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>There are two matters pending in the Senate that require our attention this week. First, we need to engage members of the Senate to make the Marrakesh Treaty a top priority in 2016. Please call your Senators and urge them to support the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty and help make more published works available to blind people.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Secondly, please urge your Senators to include the language of S. 2596 (our Space Available legislation in the Senate) in the base language of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I am so thankful for the excellent work you do because no organization moves a legislative agenda like the National Federation of the Blind. Please call both of your Senators today! The number to the Capitol Switchboard is (202) 224-3121.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thanks again for all you do to make sure blind Americans can live the lives we want.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Parnell</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Parnell Diggs, Esq.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Director of Government Affairs</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>National Federation of the Blind</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>200 East Wells Street</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Baltimore, MD 21230</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Office: (410) 659-9314, extension 2222</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Mobile: (843) 267-2018</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Email: <a href="mailto:pdiggs@nfb.org">pdiggs@nfb.org</a> <<a href="mailto:pdiggs@nfb.org">mailto:pdiggs@nfb.org</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Twitter: @NFB_Voice</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>@ParnellDiggs</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Make a gift to the National Federation of the Blind and help ensure all blind Americans live the lives they want</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>il-talk mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:il-talk@nfbnet.org">il-talk@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/il-talk_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/il-talk_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for il-talk:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/il-talk_nfbnet.org/zdreicer%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/il-talk_nfbnet.org/zdreicer%40gmail.com</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>