[Mt-blind] FW: Legislative Alert-Action Needed for Higher Education Bill

[Daniel Burke]

This is critical.  We've been trying to get legislation into the Higher Ed
Act that would require publishers to provide electronic versions of there
textbooks to a centralized distribution provider, who could then provide
these to colleges for qualified students.  Recording for the Blind &
Dyslexic and Bookshare would be the kind of groups who might bid to do the
distribution.  APH does this right now for k-12.
 
However, the closest we've gotten is the House section that calls for a
study of such a program.  The Senate version doesn't include it.  Please
make your calls to the Capitol switchboard, as described below, and contact
the committees listed.  None of our delegation are on these committees, so
it doesn't help much to call them right now.
 
Thanks,
 
Dan
 

   _____  

From: Hartle, Jesse [mailto:JHartle at nfb.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 4:12 PM
Subject: Legislative Alert-Action Needed for Higher Education Bill


 

Fellow Federationists:

 

            Members of the House and the Senate are currently working to
resolve the differences between H.R. 4137 and S. 1642, the Higher Education
reauthorization bills that passed last year.  We expect that the floor
action on the final Higher Education legislation will take place by the
first of May.  As you all know, the House version (H.R. 4137) includes
provisions to create a commission to study the problem of inaccessible
textbooks in higher education, as well as to propose legislation to solve
this problem.  This language is found in Section 766 (A), (B), and (C).  We
now need to ensure that this language is included in the final Higher
Education bill.

 

            Below is a list of the House and the Senate committees that are
working on this legislation.  If your Senator or Representative appears on
this list, please call him or her, and ask that they include the House
language in Section 766 (A), (B), and (C) in the final version of the Higher
Education legislation.  If you are not represented on the below list, please
contact the House Committee on Education and Labor, and the Senate Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and urge them to include this
language.  We need to make these phone calls by this Friday, April 18.  You
may be connected to your member, and the two Committee offices by calling
the Capitol switchboard at (202) 225-3121.  Thank you all very much for your
work on this important matter. 

 

Jesse Hartle

Government Programs Specialist

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

 

 

House Committee on Education and Labor 

Rep. George Miller (D-CA), Chair

Rep. Dale E. Kildee (D-MI)

Rep. Donald M. Payne (D-NJ)

Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ)

Rep. Robert C. Scott (D-VA)

Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)

Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)

Rep. John F. Tierney (D-MA)

Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH)

Rep. David Wu (D-OR)

Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ)

Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)

Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL)

Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ)

Rep. Timothy H. Bishop (D-NY)

Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA)

Rep. John P. Sarbanes (D-MD)

Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA)

Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA)

Rep. Mazie K. Hirono (D-H)

Rep. Jason Altmire (DPA)

Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY)

Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL)

Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)

Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)

Rep. Howard P. Buck McKeon (R-CA), Ranking Minority Member

Rep. Thomas E. Petri (R-WI)

Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI)

Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-DE)

Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN)

Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI)

Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL)

Rep. Todd Russell Platts (R-PA)

Rep. Ric Keller (R-FL)

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)

Rep. John Kline (R-MN)

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)

Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)

Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)

Res. Comm. Luis G. Fortuño (R-PR)

Rep. Charles Boustany Jr. (R-LA)

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

Rep. Randy Kuhl (R-NY)

Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT)

Rep. David Davis (R-TN)

Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI)

 

 

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), Chair

Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT)

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)

Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD)

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)

Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)

Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

Sen. Michael B. Enzi (R-WY), Ranking Minority Member

Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH)

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

Sen. Richard M. Burr (R-NC)

Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)

Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)

Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO)

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)

 

 


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This is critical.  We've been trying to get legislation into the Higher Ed Act that would require publishers to provide electronic versions of there textbooks to a centralized distribution provider, who could then provide these to colleges for qualified students.  Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic and Bookshare would be the kind of groups who might bid to do the distribution.  APH does this right now for k-12.
 
However, the closest we've gotten is the House section that calls for a study of such a program.  The Senate version doesn't include it.  Please make your calls to the Capitol switchboard, as described below, and contact the committees listed.  None of our delegation are on these committees, so it doesn't help much to call them right now.
 
Thanks,
 
Dan
 
From:
Hartle, Jesse [mailto:JHartle at nfb.org]
Sent:
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 4:12 PM
Subject:
Legislative Alert-Action Needed for Higher Education Bill
 
Fellow Federationists:
 
           
Members of the House and the Senate are currently working to resolve the differences between H.R. 4137 and S. 1642, the Higher Education reauthorization bills that passed last year.
 
We expect that the floor action on the final Higher Education legislation will take place by the first of May.
 
As you all know, the House version (H.R. 4137) includes provisions to create a commission to study the problem of inaccessible textbooks in higher education, as well as to propose legislation to solve this problem.
 
This language is found in Section 766 (A), (B), and (C).
 
We now need to ensure that this language is included in the final Higher Education bill.
 
           
Below is a list of the House and the Senate committees that are working on this legislation.
 
If your Senator or Representative appears on this list, please call him or her, and ask that they include the House language in Section 766 (A), (B), and (C) in the final version of the Higher Education legislation.
 
If you are not represented on the below list, please contact the House Committee on Education and Labor, and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and urge them to include this language.
 
We need to make these phone calls by this Friday, April 18.
 
You may be connected to your member, and the two Committee offices by calling the Capitol switchboard at (202) 225-3121.
 
Thank you all very much for your work on this important matter.
 
Jesse Hartle
Government Programs Specialist
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
 
 
House
Committee on Education and Labor
Rep. George Miller (D-CA), Chair
Rep. Dale E. Kildee (D-MI)
Rep. Donald M. Payne (D-NJ)
Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ)
Rep. Robert C. Scott (D-VA)
Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)
Rep. John F. Tierney (D-MA)
Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH)
Rep. David Wu (D-OR)
Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ)
Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)
Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ)
Rep. Timothy H. Bishop (D-NY)
Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
Rep. John P. Sarbanes (D-MD)
Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA)
Rep. Mazie K. Hirono (D-H)
Rep. Jason Altmire (DPA)
Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY)
Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL)
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
Rep. Howard P. Buck McKeon (R-CA), Ranking Minority Member
Rep. Thomas E. Petri (R-WI)
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI)
Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-DE)
Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN)
Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI)
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL)
Rep. Todd Russell Platts (R
-
PA)
Rep. Ric Keller (R-FL)
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Rep. John Kline (R-MN)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)
Res. Comm. Luis G. Fortuño (R-PR)
Rep. Charles Boustany Jr. (R-LA)
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Rep. Randy Kuhl (R-NY)
Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT)
Rep. David Davis (R-TN)
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI)
 
 
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), Chair
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT)
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD)
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Sen. Michael B. Enzi (R-WY), Ranking Minority Member
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH)
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Sen. Richard M. Burr (R-NC)
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO)
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)
 
 
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