[Nfbnet-members-list] Let's Push for Answers on At-home COVID-19 Tests

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Member RequestHelp Push for Answers Regarding At-home COVID-19 Tests

The Biden administration announced that it will 
be distributing free at-home COVID-19 tests to 
households in the United States. We have 
communicated with the administration to ensure 
that the tests they are sending out are 
accessible for blind people to administer without 
assistance. However, our attempts to connect have 
not been answered. It is critical that these 
tests be accessible nonvisually as more and more 
in-person testing locations are declining to test 
walk-ins and healthcare facilities are in crisis mode.

This email is a request to tweet at President 
Biden (@POTUS) so the nation’s blind can get some answers.

Background

On January 3, 2022, President Riccobono wrote a 
letter to President Biden regarding our concerns 
about the accessibility of at-home COVID tests. 
He reminded the president that the blind have 
already faced many barriers during the pandemic, 
including inaccessible websites and 
drive-through-only testing sites, and these 
experiences reinforce the urgency of the 
administration to address accessibility now. 
President Riccobono stated that the National 
Federation of the Blind stands ready to 
collaborate with the Biden administration to 
ensure equal access for all Americans. We are 
eager to serve as the vehicle for blind people to 
getaccurate and up-to-date information from the 
administration regarding COVID-19 and other home healthcare needs.

How You Can Help

Twitter is a social media platform that provides 
a public opportunity to demand that the Biden 
administration put accessible systems in place 
for test distribution and work with us and test 
manufacturers to make the tests accessible. Here are some ways to help:

Tweet to President Biden, @POTUS and let him know 
that accessible COVID-19 at-home tests are vital for blind people.
Share your concerns about the impact this will 
have and include the hashtag #COVID19 in your 
posts. (There is no hyphen in the hashtag.)
Follow and share posts from the National Federation of the Blind, @NFB_voice

Sample tweet:

Blind people have faced barriers during the 
pandemic such as inaccessible websites for 
testing and vaccines. I urge @POTUS to address 
accessibility issues to the at-home #COVID19 
tests promised to the nation by responding to 
@Riccobono’s letter from January 3.

A twitter account will be needed to engage with 
this digital public push for answers. To learn 
more about Twitter, review our 
<https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24208&qid=6685678>General Twitter Tips.

Additional Resources:

<https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24209&qid=6685678>President 
Riccobono's letter from January 3

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