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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Greetings Fellow Federationists and Friends, Now is the time for you to do a small part for the success of our efforts to get our Accessible Prescription Labelling bill through the Iowa Legislature. There is a public hearing tomorrow morning for the House subcommittee that is considering this bill. Our House sponsors have carefully planned the subcommittee that it needs to start with since all 3 members of the committee are sponsors in the House. They are David Young, John Forbes and Austin Baeth. Austin is a doctor. John is a former owner of one of the pharmacies in central Iowa who have long supported accessible labelling. David has been a long time friend of the National Federation Of The Blind both when he was in Washington and now that he is back here in Iowa. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>You may have your comments about this bill heard by the Subcommittee by sending them to <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subcommitteePublicComments?meetingID=38277&action=viewCommitteePublicComments">https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subcommitteePublicComments?meetingID=38277&action=viewCommitteePublicComments</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>This subcommittee meets at 10:30 tomorrow Thursday, February 8. Please, send any written comments before that so that they may hear from the blind of Iowa on this very important matter. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thank You.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>National Federation of the Blind of Iowa Legislative Committee<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Bob Ray, Legislative Chair, NFB of IOWA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Address:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>3900 76<sup>th</sup> Street<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Urbandale, IA 50322<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Email: <a href="mailto:bray@nfbi.org"><font color="#9cdaec"><span style='color:#9CDAEC'>bray@nfbi.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Phone. 515 334-7231<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Mary L. McGee</span></font><font size=3 color=black><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Address: 201 Locust, #341, </span></font><font size=3 color=black><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Des Moines, IA, 50309</span></font><font size=3 color=black><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Phone: 515 280-1281</span></font><font size=3 color=black><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>EMAIL: <a href="mailto:mmcatitude@gmail.com"><font color="#9cdaec"><span style='color:#9CDAEC'>mmcatitude@gmail.com</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Helen Mejia<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Address: 1342 York Street<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Des Moines, IA 50316 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.8pt'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Phone: 570 983-7867<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>EMAIL: <a href="mailto:hstevensnfb@gmail.com"><font color="#9cdaec"><span style='color:#9CDAEC'>hmejianfb@gmail.com</span></font></a></span></font><font face=Calibri><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font face=Calibri><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> Sharla Glass <sglass@envisionamerica.com> <br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, February 7, 2024 9:49 AM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bray@nfbi.org; Cindyray@gmail.com; delliott@pcpartner.net; svangorp@nfbi.org; kim.brown@gpaea.k12.ia.us; aenderton@nfbi.org; dkirby@nfbi.org; jjackson@nfbi.org<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> House Hearing tomorrow<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Good Morning!! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>House Commerce Committee Hearing will be tomorrow at 10:30AM. If you can have as many people as possible provide comments, I think it would help. Yesterday in Virginia one of the pharmacy lobbyists said there was “limited demand” for accessible labels. They had about 8 pharma lobbyists and there were only 3 NFB members testifying or who wrote in. Here is the link to the online comment form: <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subcommitteePublicComments?meetingID=38277&action=viewCommitteePublicComments">https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subcommitteePublicComments?meetingID=38277&action=viewCommitteePublicComments</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=4 face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Sharla Glass</span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=4 face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ligatures:none;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Public Policy and Community Outreach Liaison</span></font><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>En-Vision America<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>825 4<sup>th</sup> Street W, Palmetto FL 34221<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.envisionamerica.com/">http://www.envisionamerica.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Phone: 941-702-6602<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Main: 800-890-1180<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></body></html>