[Missouri-l] {Disarmed} Fw: [coataccess] Sample Letter

[Chip Hailey]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Rosaline Crawford 
To: coataccess at yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 5:10 PM
Subject: [coataccess] Sample Letter


  
Just in case anyone is looking for a sample letter to send their House representatives, here is one.  If you have other sample letters you would like to share, please post.

Rosaline Hayes Crawford, Esq.
Director, Law and Advocacy Center
National Association of the Deaf
8630 Fenton Street, Suite 820
Silver Spring, MD  20910
(301) 587-7730 (V/TTY)
VP by Appointment
(301) 587-1791 (Fax)
www.nad.org

Sample Letter:



Ensure Equal Access to the New Technologies and Innovations of the 21st Century for People with Disabilities



Please Co-Sponsor H.R. 3101, 

the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009



[Today's date]



Dear Representative [Last Name]:



I am a person with a disability and I want to be a part of the revolution in the way Americans interact, learn and conduct business using the new digital communications devices, television and the Internet. However, the wizardry of the wires and the sophistication of software programs often do little for those of us who need accessibility due to vision, hearing or other disabilities. Recently, the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 3101), was introduced. This legislation would ensure that all Americans have equal access to these exciting and innovative new technologies. It would enable me to [insert some personal details about how you would benefit].



H.R. 3101 would amend the Communications Act to ensure that new Internet-enabled telephone and video services and equipment are accessible to, and usable by, people with disabilities.   From extending hearing aid compatibility and Internet closed captioning to real-time text support for emergency services, H.R. 3101 seeks to provide a smooth migration to the next-generation of Internet-based and digital communication technologies. For more information, see a one-page summary at http://www.coataccess.org/node/4624 and a section-by-section summary at http://www.coataccess.org/node/4623.



Please co-sponsor this bill so I can access and use phones and television like everyone else.



Sincerely, 





[YOUR NAME]

[YOUR ADDRESS]




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