[Nfbf-l] Talking points for those who will call our Senators

[Merry Schoch]

Dear Flroida Federation Family, 

 

Please find attached and pasted below the talking  points for H.R. 620 to
use for speaking with our Senate offices.

 

My name   is: 

I am a constituent of Senator Rubio/Nelson. 

***Say this when calling Senator Nelson only, " I want to thank Senator
Nelson for supporting  the AV START Act, Senate bill 1885. Blind people and
others who do not or cannot obtain traditional driver's licenses will
benefit greatly from this new technology".***

I am calling to urge the Senator not to support the Senate version of H. R.
620, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017.

*	Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was created
28 years ago to protect people with disabilities from discrimination and
afford them access to places the general public has access. 
*	The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 requires the victim to
notify the violator and give said violator 180 days to make "substantial
progress".  The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 will be the only civil
rights act to have such a requirement.
*	The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 will erode the ADA in terms
of equal access and protection against discrimination for individuals with
disabilities.
*	The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 will not protect businesses
from frivolous lawsuits because Title III of the ADA does not provide for
monetary damages. 
*	The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 will remove incentives  for
public entities to comply with the ADA. 
*	Businesses have had 28 years to comply with the ADA.  

 

I thank you for taking the time to convey my message to Senator
Rubio/Nelson. Please remind the Senator that disabled Americans should be
considered first-class citizens who deserve equal protection under the law. 

 

 

 

 

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