NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

Eliminate authorization to pay sub-minimum wages to people with disabilities by repealing Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act. H.R. 1263 and S. 533. Protecting business opportunities for blind licensed vendors under the Randolph-Sheppard Act--Rest area commercialization would result in a loss of employment opportunities for blind vendors.

Expanding opportunities for blind people to purchase access technology through the establishment of a refundable tax credit. Access Technology Affordability Act, H.R. 3702 and S. 1467.

Increase non-visual access to technology and instructional material used in K-12 and post-secondary education. The National Federation of the Blind opposes the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act (H.R. 5748/S. 2945). It would amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and negatively impact the education of blind and low-vision children.

Remove the earnings cliff for Social Security Disability Insurance recipients and replace it with a two-for-one phaseout. Blind Americans Return to Work Act. H.R. 8878. The We Cant Wait Act (S. 3400) provides an option to eliminate the five-month waiting period associated with Social Security Disability Insurance.

To ensure that home-based medical devices are non-visually accessible to blind Americans. Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act, H.R. 1328 and S. 3621.