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JUSTIN YOUNG
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND · Baltimore, MD · registered since 2024
Registered · LDAActive
At a glance
Registered since
2024
Senate LDA system
Clients
1
last 3 years
Filings
3
6 agencies contacted
Activity
filings by quarter
Works on
Specific issues
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.
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.
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.
Working to ensure that fully autonomous vehicles are non-visually accessible to blind Americans. Autonomous Vehicles Accessibility Act, H.R. 7126. Protect the right of blind people to travel with service animals on airlines. Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, H.R. 3935. FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, S. 1939.