Disabilities
More than 25 million Americans experience vision loss that makes it difficult, if not impossible, to read the small print on prescription drug labels. In the House of Representatives, Markey included a provision in law to establish a working group to issue guidelines for pharmacies to ensure that people who are blind or visually impaired have access to prescription drug labeling. Senator Markey also introduced the Prescription Drug Labeling Promotion Act of to ensure that people who are blind or visually impaired have full access to the information included on their prescription drug labels.
- Markey Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Call to Spur FDA Approval of Treatments for Rare Diseases Posted on 03/04/14
- Markey and Pryor Push to Ensure Online Video Clips Include Closed Captioning Posted on 12/06/13
- Markey Statement on AT&T; Action on FaceTime Posted on 11/08/12
- Markey-Authored Provisions in FDA Safety and Innovation Act Will Support Advances in Pediatric Drugs and Devices, Rare Diseases Research, Drug Labeling for Blind Posted on 06/20/12
- Markey-Authored Provisions in FDA Safety and Innovation Act Will Support Advances in Pediatric Drugs and Devices, Rare Diseases Research, Drug Labeling for Blind Posted on 06/20/12
- Markey Introduces Legislation to Improve Prescription Drug Labeling for the Blind Posted on 02/28/12
- Rep. Markey Named "Hero Among Us" at Celtics Game for Championing People Who Are Blind and Deaf Posted on 01/24/12