---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Carl R. Augusto <mailto:carlraugusto@xxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 10:16 AM American Foundation for the Blind Each day millions of people with vision loss put their lives -- and the lives of those they care for - at risk because they can't accurately read labels on prescription medications. Shockingly, there are no federal guidelines to ensure that retail pharmacies provide drug information that is accessible to people with vision loss. Being able to read a prescription drug label isn't a convenience - it's a matter of life and death. That's why AFB staff are mobilizing on Capitol Hill, meeting with legislators, fighting to give everyone with visual impairments access to the same information - from dosing instructions to precautions - as everyone else. But we can't do this alone -- we need as many voices as possible to be heard loud and clear. Please take one minute to complete a simple petition ( <http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?Mode=Survey&SurveyID=145> click here) that we'll forward to your congressional representative. What you can't see can hurt you. Sincerely, Carl Augusto President & CEO For more information on this issue please visit: <http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=3&TopicID=329&DocumentID=3630> http://www.afb.org/Section.asp? SectionID=3&TopicID=329&DocumentID=3630 -- Lighthouse of the Big Bend Guiding People Through Vision Loss 3071 Highland Oaks Terrace Tallahassee, FL 32301 (850) 942-3658 www.lighthousebigbend.org Check out the TABI resource web page at http://acorange.home.comcast.net/TABI and please make suggestions for new material. if you'd like to unsubscribe you can do so through the freelists.org web interface, or by sending an email to the address tabi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject.