02/12/2018
Congress is about to vote on a bill that would strip away the civil rights of people with disabilities. H.R. 620, also known as the “ADA Notification” bill, is expected to be voted on as early as Wednesday, February 14.
Today is National Disability Call-In Day and it's your time to tell your representatives to and vote
You can call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 to be connected to your Representative. You can use our script to talk to the staffer you are connected with:
Hello, my name is [your name] and I live in Rep. [name] district. My address is [your address].
I am calling to urge Rep. [name] to vote no on H.R. 620.
As a person with a disability/a family member of a PWD/friend of a PWD, I rely on the ADA to ensure that I/my family member/my friend can do the same things that everyone else does--including visit [something you like to do in the community, like go to the movie theater or local restaurants]. H.R. 620 would reduce the civil rights of people with disabilities.
If Rep [name] wants to help business owners and prevent frivolous lawsuits, there are better ways to do it that won’t hurt people with disabilities.
Please tell Rep. [name] that this constituent wants him to vote no on H.R. 620.
NOTE: If the staffer asks you what other solutions there are, say that you urge them to contact the CCD Rights Task Force and to see this letter
Also, you can just call and say where you live and that you want Rep [name] to vote no on H.R. 620. That’s all you have to say! The vast majority of staffers won’t ask you any more questions and if they do, you don’t have to answer.
