[Ohio-talk] H.R. 620 Toolkit and Resources

Fri Feb 9 03:48:03 UTC 2018

I wanted to share what other organizations are doing to appeal to Congress not to vote Yes on the H.R 620. to 

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From: Jasey Cardenas <jcardenas at unitedspinal.org <mailto:jcardenas at unitedspinal.org> >
Date: February 8, 2018 at 11:47:12 AM EST
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Subject: H.R. 620 Toolkit and Resources
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Dear Colleagues,

Next week, on Wednesday, February 14 or Thursday, February 15, the House of Representatives may vote on H.R. 620, a dangerous bill that strips away the civil rights of people with disabilities.   We hope you will join the disability, civil rights, and progressive communities to fight this terrible bill.

H.R. 620, the so-called “ADA Education and Notification Act of 2017,” says that businesses no longer have to be proactive and make sure that they are accessible to people with disabilities.  Instead, they can remain inaccessible until a person with a disability who has been denied access jumps through multiple hoops to notify a business that it is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and then waits, and waits, up to 6 months or longer for the business to make “progress” in fixing the problem before he/she can see the doctor, or buy a cake, or eat at a restaurant with friends.  This bill is a travesty and upends the intent and purpose of the ADA.  No other individuals protected by our civil rights laws are treated this way and bear this burden.  It is unacceptable.

Please join us in the fight to defeat H.R. 620 in the House of Representatives by participating in the following Days of Action:

*	On Friday, February 9- Monday, February 12, send EMAIL ACTIONS urging members of the House to VOTE NO on H.R. 620;
*	On Monday, February 12, ask your supporters and members to participate in the Save The ADA CALL IN DAY and tell their representative to VOTE NO on H.R. 620;
*	On Tuesday, February 13, let’s get on SOCIAL MEDIA (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) and post your opposition to HR 620 all day long - #HandsOffMyADA, #StopHR620, #CripTheVote;
*	Any day, send a letter of opposition to HR 620 to all House offices;
*	On the day of the vote (possibly Wednesday or Thursday), please CALL and TWEET all day and tell members of the House to VOTE NO!

We’ve attached to this email a list of resources and our tool kit of sample tweets, template action alerts, phone scripts, graphics, etc.  Feel free to modify and brand to suit your needs.  And please share with your affiliates, members, supporters, etc.  We will share additional tools as they become available.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact Heather Ansley from Paralyzed Veterans of America at HeatherA at pva.org <mailto:HeatherA at pva.org> , Jennifer Mathis from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law at jenniferm at bazelon.org <mailto:jenniferm at bazelon.org> , or Vania Leveille from the ACLU, vleveille at aclu.org <mailto:vleveille at aclu.org> .

It has been 27 years since the passage of the ADA and yet people with disabilities still face enormous barriers.  This bill will only make things worse, not better.

Help us tell this Congress that the civil rights of people with disabilities will not be bargained away.

Thank you!

Jasey Cárdenas, Senior Policy Associate
United Spinal Association

1660 L Street NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20036
Office: 202-556-2076 ext. 7104 Fax: 202-223-2380
E-mail:  <mailto:jcardenas at unitedspinal.org> jcardenas at unitedspinal.org Web:  <http://www.unitedspinal.org/> www.unitedspinal.org

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