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Action Alert: Tell Legislators that the State Budget Must Include Adequate Funding for Transportation Programs

The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) will soon write the portion of their State Budget bill related to transportation. Please contact your legislators as soon as possible and ask them to encourage JFC to include in the budget a set of much-needed funding increases the Council… Continue Reading Action Alert: Tell Legislators that the State Budget Must Include Adequate Funding for Transportation Programs

June 19, 2025

Action Alert: Urge U.S. Senators to Reject Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill that Would Gut Medicaid

The sweeping reconciliation package approved by the U.S. House of Representatives last month contains massive cuts and other changes to Medicaid that would have a disastrous effect on people with disabilities, including blindness and low vision. Low-income families and many other marginalized groups will be… Continue Reading Action Alert: Urge U.S. Senators to Reject Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill that Would Gut Medicaid

June 10, 2025

Action Alert: Urge Your U.S. Senators to Say “No” to the SAVE Act

A bill called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act may sound like something positive, but in reality, this piece of federal legislation would create major barriers to voting for many people, including those with vision loss and other disabilities. The SAVE Act would require… Continue Reading Action Alert: Urge Your U.S. Senators to Say “No” to the SAVE Act

April 11, 2025

New Advocacy Discussion Group Offers a Space for Learning, Support and Action

For several years, the Council has hosted regular online low vision support groups to connect people who are blind or low vision across the state. Earlier this year, the Council started a new kind of group where people with vision loss can share ideas and… Continue Reading New Advocacy Discussion Group Offers a Space for Learning, Support and Action

December 11, 2024

Category: Get Involved – Advocacy

Action Alert: Tell Legislators that the State Budget Must Include Adequate Funding for Transportation Programs

Action Alert: Urge U.S. Senators to Reject Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill that Would Gut Medicaid

Action Alert: Urge Your U.S. Senators to Say “No” to the SAVE Act

New Advocacy Discussion Group Offers a Space for Learning, Support and Action

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