[blindlaw] The Census does not track the blind

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

I don't know about other states but in California no one is required to draw 
maps on voter registration forms. While it might be nice to have all forms 
accessible I have supervised the registration of hundreds of voters most 
newly naturalized citizens who request help with voter registration as it 
speeds up their registration process after they are naturalized. With 
current budgget deficits at hand we need to choose our battles wisely, 
otherwise we lose more in the long run. We do not live in a perfect world.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Pepper" <b75205 at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] The Census does not track the blind


> Well considering what Congress has been doing lately since when did
> impractical come into the mix?
>
>
>
> This is a simple civil rights issue and if you want the law try the Voting
> Rights Act of 1965.  That law is enabled under the Rehabilitation Act of
> 1973 and the following laws have all required each state to provide
> accessible voter registration forms for voting.  So get yourself into a
> federal court and make this a civil rights issue.  Here are the laws:
>
>
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> Rehabilitation Act of 1973
>
> Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984
>
> Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
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> National Voter Registration Act of 1993
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> Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1996
>
> The Help America Vote Act of 2002
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>
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> The Voter Rights Act required information on race to be acquired to
> administer the law.
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>
>
> It should be noted that the voter registration forms are to this day, not
> accessible to the blind.  they simply refuse to do it!  Yes voting 
> machines
> are accessible but if you cannot register to vote without assistance or
> without spending 1100 dollars for a copy of the full version of JAWS, you
> cannot do it by yourself.  Meanwhile everyone else can and for free.  I
> submit that the added cost to the blind is a Poll Tax.  Also you are
> required to draw a map of where you live on the form.  That is a literacy
> test!
>
>
>
> James Pepper
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