Federation:
This is a call to action for you to make phone calls, send e-mails, and post to social media to save rehabilitation services for people with disabilities on Monday, July 29 and Tuesday, July 30. Senate Bill S. 1356 has been introduced to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). This bill includes two major policy changes in the language of the Rehabilitation Act that threaten to send us backwards in our struggle to acquire the proper education, training, and opportunity to obtain competitive, integrated employment.
(1) The bill has proposed language in Section 511 of the Rehabilitation Act that requires vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies to include training and employment at wages below the federal minimum wage as a VR service.
(1) The bill proposes to transfer the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) from the Department of Education to the Department of Labor, severing the essential link between the provision of quality education and rehabilitation services for people with disabilities.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee is scheduled to discuss and vote on this bill on Wednesday, July 31, and we need to act to ensure that these two tremendously flawed proposals are removed. Our initial action is simple, but it will require all of us to take action. We need all of our members, family members, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances that reside in states where their Senator serves on the HELP committee to make calls, send e-mails, post tweets, and Facebook messages to communicate the following two straightforward requests to their Senator:
I am a voting constituent in the state and I am respectfully requesting that the WIA reauthorization be amended to:
(1) Remove Section 511 of the Rehabilitation Act.
(2) Remove the language transferring RSA to the Department of Labor.
We are encouraging that only the actual residents make these requests of their respective Senators. Start recruiting as many individuals as possible now to begin this action on Monday, July 29 and continue it through Tuesday, July 30. Use the information below to make calls to your particular Senator's office and send e-mails to each of the e-mail addresses listed for your Senator.
Please contact me with any questions, and keep me posted on your progress. The only way we will be able to prevent a dismantling of the essential training and employment services for all people with disabilities is to act now.
Remember, once you have made your calls, sent your e-mails, posted your tweets and Facebook messages, get others to do the same.
Sincerely,
Mr. Anil Lewis, M.P.A.
Director of Advocacy and Policy
"Eliminating Subminimum Wages For People With Disabilities"
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
(410) 659-9314 ext. 2374 (Voice)
(410) 685-5653 (FAX)
Email: alewis@nfb.org<mailto:alewis@nfb.org>
Web: www.nfb.org<http://www.nfb.org>
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
(202) 224-3254
Chief of Staff: Brian Ahlberg brian_ahlberg@harkin.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Andy Imparato andrew_imparato@harkin.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Lee Perselay lee.perselay@help.senate.gov
Sen. Barbara A Mikulski (D-MD)
(202) 224-4654
Chief of Staff: Julia Frifield julia_frifield@mikulski.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Jessica McNiece jessica_mcniece@mikulski.senate.gov
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
(202) 224-2621
Chief of Staff: Mike Spahn michael_spahn@murray.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Megan Foster megan_foster@murray.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Ariel Eevans ariel_evans@murray.senate.gov
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
(202) 224-5141
Chief of Staff: Michaeleen Crowell michaeleen_crowell@sanders.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Lori Kearns lori_kearns@sanders.senate.gov
Sen. Robert P Casey, Jr. (D-PA)
(202) 224-6324
Chief of Staff: James Brown james_brown@casey.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Larry Smar larry_smar@casey.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Michael Waskey michael_waskey@casey.senate.gov
Sen. Kay R Hagan (D-NC)
(202) 224-6342
Chief of Staff: Mike Harney mike_harney@hagan.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Ashley Eden & Josh Teitelbaum ashley_eden@hagan.senate.gov josh_teitelbaum@hagan.senate.gov
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN)
(202) 224-5641
Chief of Staff: Casey Aden-Wansbury casey_aden-wansbury@franken.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Momoko "Peach" Soltis peach_soltis@franken.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Beth Meloy beth_meloy@franken.senate.gov
Sen. Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
(202) 224-5852
Chief of Staff: Jonathan Davidson jonathan_davidson@bennet.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Rohini Kosoglu rohini_kosoglu@bennet.senate.gov
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
(202) 224-2921
Chief of Staff: Sam Goodstein sam_goodstein@whitehouse.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Jen DeAngelis jen_deangelis@whitehouse.senate.gov
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
(202) 224-5653
Chief of Staff: Bill Murat bill_murat@baldwin.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Nick Dicarlo nick_dicarlo@baldwin.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Amber Shipley amber_shipley@baldwin.senate.gov
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy (D-CT)
(202) 224-4041
Chief of Staff: Francis Creighton francis_creighton@murphy.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Joe Dunn, Mark Ritacco, & Hayne Yoon joe_dunn@murphy.senate.gov mark_ritacco@murphy.senate.gov Additional Contact: Hayne Yoon hayne_yoon@murphy.senate.gov
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
(202) 224-4543
Chief of Staff: Mindy Myers mindy_myers@warren.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Jeff Cruz jeff_cruz@warren.senate.gov
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
(202) 224-4944
Chief of Staff: Ryan Loskarn ryan_loskarn@alexander.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Kai Hirabayashi & Kyle Forton kai_hirabayashi@alexander.senate.gov kyle_forton@alexander.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Bill Knudsen bill_knudsen@alexander.senate.gov
Sen. Michael B. Enzi (R-WY)
(202) 224-3424
Chief of Staff: Flip McConnaughey flip_mcconnaughey@enzi.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Riley Swinehart & Kristin Chapman riley_swinehart@enzi.senate.gov; kristin_chapman@enzi.senate.gov
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
(202) 224-3154
Chief of Staff: Chris Joyner chris_joyner@burr.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Steve Perrotta steve_perrotta@burr.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Anna Abram anna_abram@help.senate.gov
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
(202) 224-3643
Chief of Staff: Chris Carr chris_carr@isakson.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Tommy Nguyen tommy_nguyen@isakson.senate.gov
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
(202) 224-4343
Chief of Staff: William Henderson william_henderson@paul.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Natalie Burkhalter natalie_burkhalter@paul.senate.gov
Sen. Orrin G Hatch (R-UT)
(202) 224-5251
Chief of Staff: Michael Kennedy michael_kennedy@hatch.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Hayden Rhudy hayden_rhudy@hatch.senate.gov
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
(202) 224-4774
Chief of Staff: Jackie Cottrell jackie_cottrell@roberts.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Jennifer Boyer jennifer_boyer@roberts.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Lauren Stockwell lauren_stockwell@roberts.senate.gov
Sen Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
(202) 224-6665
Chief of Staff: Edward Hild edward_hild@murkowski.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Tara Shaw tara_shaw@murkowski.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Leila Kimbrell leila_kimbrell@murkowski.senate.gov
Sen Mark Kirk (R-IL)
(202) 224-2854
Chief of Staff: Kate Dickens kate_dickens@kirk.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Patrick Magnuson patrick_magnuson@kirk.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Jeannette Windon jeannette_windon@kirk.senate.gov
Sen Tim Scott (R-SC)
(202) 224-6121
Chief of Staff: Richard Dunn richard_dunn@scott.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Kimberly Wallner kimberly_wallner@scott.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Elizabeth Simmons elizabeth_simmons@scott.senate.gov
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Federation:
This is a call to action for you to make phone calls, send e-mails, and post to social media to save rehabilitation services for people with disabilities on Monday, July 29 and Tuesday, July 30. Senate Bill S. 1356 has been introduced to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). This bill includes two major policy changes in the language of the Rehabilitation Act that threaten to send us backwards in our struggle to acquire the proper education, training, and opportunity to obtain competitive, integrated employment.
(1) The bill has proposed language in Section 511 of the Rehabilitation Act that requires vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies to include training and employment at wages below the federal minimum wage as a VR service.
(1) The bill proposes to transfer the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) from the Department of Education to the Department of Labor, severing the essential link between the provision of quality education and rehabilitation services for people with disabilities.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee is scheduled to discuss and vote on this bill on Wednesday, July 31, and we need to act to ensure that these two tremendously flawed proposals are removed. Our initial action is simple, but it will require all of us to take action. We need all of our members, family members, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances that reside in states where their Senator serves on the HELP committee to make calls, send e-mails, post tweets, and Facebook messages to communicate the following two straightforward requests to their Senator:
I am a voting constituent in the state and I am respectfully requesting that the WIA reauthorization be amended to:
(1) Remove Section 511 of the Rehabilitation Act.
(2) Remove the language transferring RSA to the Department of Labor.
We are encouraging that only the actual residents make these requests of their respective Senators. Start recruiting as many individuals as possible now to begin this action on Monday, July 29 and continue it through Tuesday, July 30. Use the information below to make calls to your particular Senator's office and send e-mails to each of the e-mail addresses listed for your Senator.
Please contact me with any questions, and keep me posted on your progress. The only way we will be able to prevent a dismantling of the essential training and employment services for all people with disabilities is to act now. Remember, once you have made your calls, sent your e-mails, posted your tweets and Facebook essages, get others to do the same.
Sincerely,
Mr. Anil Lewis, M.P.A.
Director of Advocacy and Policy
"Eliminating Subminimum Wages For People With Disabilities"
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
(410) 659-9314 ext. 2374 (Voice)
(410) 685-5653 (FAX)
Email: alewis@nfb.org
Web: www.nfb.org
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
(202) 224-3254
Chief of Staff: Brian Ahlberg brian_ahlberg@harkin.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Andy Imparato andrew_imparato@harkin.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Lee Perselay lee.perselay@help.senate.gov
Sen. Barbara A Mikulski (D-MD)
(202) 224-4654
Chief of Staff: Julia Frifield julia_frifield@mikulski.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Jessica McNiece jessica_mcniece@mikulski.senate.gov
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
(202) 224-2621
Chief of Staff: Mike Spahn michael_spahn@murray.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Megan Foster megan_foster@murray.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Ariel Eevans ariel_evans@murray.senate.gov
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
(202) 224-5141
Chief of Staff: Michaeleen Crowell michaeleen_crowell@sanders.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Lori Kearns lori_kearns@sanders.senate.gov
Sen. Robert P Casey, Jr. (D-PA)
(202) 224-6324
Chief of Staff: James Brown james_brown@casey.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Larry Smar larry_smar@casey.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Michael Waskey michael_waskey@casey.senate.gov
Sen. Kay R Hagan (D-NC)
(202) 224-6342
Chief of Staff: Mike Harney mike_harney@hagan.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Ashley Eden & Josh Teitelbaum ashley_eden@hagan.senate.gov osh_teitelbaum@hagan.senate.gov
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN)
(202) 224-5641
Chief of Staff: Casey Aden-Wansbury casey_aden-wansbury@franken.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Momoko "Peach" Soltis peach_soltis@franken.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Beth Meloy beth_meloy@franken.senate.gov
Sen. Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
(202) 224-5852
Chief of Staff: Jonathan Davidson jonathan_davidson@bennet.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Rohini Kosoglu rohini_kosoglu@bennet.senate.gov
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
(202) 224-2921
Chief of Staff: Sam Goodstein sam_goodstein@whitehouse.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Jen DeAngelis jen_deangelis@whitehouse.senate.gov
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
(202) 224-5653
Chief of Staff: Bill Murat bill_murat@baldwin.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Nick Dicarlo nick_dicarlo@baldwin.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Amber Shipley amber_shipley@baldwin.senate.gov
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy (D-CT)
(202) 224-4041
Chief of Staff: Francis Creighton francis_creighton@murphy.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Joe Dunn, Mark Ritacco, & Hayne Yoon joe_dunn@murphy.senate.gov ark_ritacco@murphy.senate.gov Additional Contact: Hayne Yoon hayne_yoon@murphy.senate.gov
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
(202) 224-4543
Chief of Staff: Mindy Myers mindy_myers@warren.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Jeff Cruz jeff_cruz@warren.senate.gov
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
(202) 224-4944
Chief of Staff: Ryan Loskarn ryan_loskarn@alexander.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Kai Hirabayashi & Kyle Forton kai_hirabayashi@alexander.senate.gov yle_forton@alexander.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Bill Knudsen bill_knudsen@alexander.senate.gov
Sen. Michael B. Enzi (R-WY)
(202) 224-3424
Chief of Staff: Flip McConnaughey flip_mcconnaughey@enzi.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Riley Swinehart & Kristin Chapman riley_swinehart@enzi.senate.gov; ristin_chapman@enzi.senate.gov
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
(202) 224-3154
Chief of Staff: Chris Joyner chris_joyner@burr.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Steve Perrotta steve_perrotta@burr.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Anna Abram anna_abram@help.senate.gov
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
(202) 224-3643
Chief of Staff: Chris Carr chris_carr@isakson.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Tommy Nguyen tommy_nguyen@isakson.senate.gov
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
(202) 224-4343
Chief of Staff: William Henderson william_henderson@paul.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Natalie Burkhalter natalie_burkhalter@paul.senate.gov
Sen. Orrin G Hatch (R-UT)
(202) 224-5251
Chief of Staff: Michael Kennedy michael_kennedy@hatch.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Hayden Rhudy hayden_rhudy@hatch.senate.gov
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
(202) 224-4774
Chief of Staff: Jackie Cottrell jackie_cottrell@roberts.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Jennifer Boyer jennifer_boyer@roberts.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Lauren Stockwell lauren_stockwell@roberts.senate.gov
Sen Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
(202) 224-6665
Chief of Staff: Edward Hild edward_hild@murkowski.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Tara Shaw tara_shaw@murkowski.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Leila Kimbrell leila_kimbrell@murkowski.senate.gov
Sen Mark Kirk (R-IL)
(202) 224-2854
Chief of Staff: Kate Dickens kate_dickens@kirk.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Patrick Magnuson patrick_magnuson@kirk.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Jeannette Windon jeannette_windon@kirk.senate.gov
Sen Tim Scott (R-SC)
(202) 224-6121
Chief of Staff: Richard Dunn richard_dunn@scott.senate.gov
HELP Contact: Kimberly Wallner kimberly_wallner@scott.senate.gov
Additional Contact: Elizabeth Simmons elizabeth_simmons@scott.senate.gov
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