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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Good Morning Great State of Ohio, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Please take 5 minutes to email or call this week to urge members in the House and Senate to co-sponsor. Please extend a thank you for meeting with the NFB of Ohio in February as well. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Switchboard can provide the name of your Senator and Representative.: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Call: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>202-224-3121</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'>Barbara’s example of an email is below to assist you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Legislative Alert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Access Technology Affordability Act <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>H.R. 3702 and S. 1467. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>H.R. 1328 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>There is not a bill in the Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>So, we have been advised not to mention the bill in the Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Both the House and Senate are in session this week. You can email or call your rep with the bill number urging them to co-sponsor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Switchboard can provide the name of your Senator and Representative.: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Call: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>202-224-3121</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>My name is Barbara Pierce, and I am Mr. Latta’s constituent. I live in Oberlin. I would like to urge REPRESENTATIVE Latta to cosponsor the Access Technology Affordability Act (H.R. 3702) and the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act([H.R. 1328. The Access Technology Affordability Act would increase employment opportunities for 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. The Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act <span style='color:black;background:white'>authorizes the FDA to establish a minimum nonvisual access standard for Class II and Class III medical devices with digital displays so that blind people can operate them safely and independently. On January 31 representatives of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio met with Paul Hartman of your staff to discuss these issues and to leave fact sheets with you on both issues. Blind constituents in this district are very eager to have Mr. Latta’s support as a cosponsor of both issues. </span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thanks for your consideration,</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>