[Ohio-Talk] My email to Rob Portman's office

[Kinshuk Tella]

My email to Senator Portmans office has also been sent.

On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 12:54 PM Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <
ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> My email has also been delivered.
>
>
> Richard Payne,  President
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 937/829/3368
> Rchpay7 at gmail.com
> 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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Barbara Pierce
> via Ohio-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 8:10 AM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Barbara Pierce <barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Ohio-Talk] My email to Rob Portman's office
>
> I blind copied Jeff Kaloc as requested. Adapt this as you wish.
>
> Dear Ms. Peery,
>
>  I live in  Oberlin, Ohio, and I have visited the Portman office every
> February for years to discuss the needs of blind Ohioans and the work of
> the
> National Federation of the Blind. I would like to urge SENATOR Portman to
> cosponsor the Access Technology Affordability Act, S. 212. 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 this technology.
> Without such technology jobs are nearly impossible to get, and
> rehabilitation funding is completely inadequate to meeting the need for
> poor, blind Ohioans.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Barbara Pierce (she, her, hers)
> 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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