[Ohio-talk] Access Technology Affordability Act

[Suzanne Turner]

Done!

Suzanne

-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Barbara Pierce
via Ohio-Talk
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 1:30 PM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Barbara Pierce <barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com>
Subject: [Ohio-talk] Access Technology Affordability Act

Everyone has now seen that the ATAA has been introduced in the House of
Representatives. We should all be writing or calling our reps to urge them
to cosponsor this measure. Especially team leaders should contact the
offices you met with and let the ATAA aide know about the bill number. For
your convenience I am dropping in the message I sent to an office where an
aide that I did not meet with has this issue. You can modify my message to
fit your circumstances. 

Hope this helps.

When I was in Washington on January 30, I spoke with Sarah Nasta In the
office about the Accessible Technology Affordability Act. I am writing to
tell you that it has now been introduced as H.R. 2086 by Congressman Michael
Thompson and Congressman Michael Kelly. If passed, this law will provide a
refundable tax credit of $2,000 so that blind people can by the expensive
technology often needed for them to go to work. We very much hope that you
will urge your boss to cosponsor this bill. Blind Ohioans need this
assistance to go to work and continue to live independently. I look forward
to hearing from you about what your boss decides to do. We left a fact sheet
with Sarah about this measure, and she said she would pass it along to you.
If you cannot find it, you can download it from nfb.org in the Washington
Seminar fact sheets.

 

Thank you for your attention.

 

 

Barbara Pierce, President Emerita
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio Barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com
440-774-8077
 

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise
expectations for blind people because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and their dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.

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