[Cabs-talk] Call to Action

[Hoby Wedler]

Chella,

Hoby Wedler here. Thanks for sending out that link.
A few clarifications are important:
1. The writer of the article was advocating for audio textbooks and 
down-played the importance of Braille. I was explaining some inconveniences 
of Braille relating to science and she wrote about Braille more negatively 
than I hoped.

2. I do use Braille on a regular basis but when doing organic chemistry, 
braille can be more difficult than listening to a live reader or using an 
audio textbook but I never said that Braille was less effective. It is just 
as effective but in a different way.

Being a steadfast federationist, I thought it important that I clarify these 
points.

Thanks,
-- Hoby Wedler


-----Original Message----- 
From: Chela Robles
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 1:28 PM
To: fowlers at syix.com ; California Association of Blind Students Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Cabs-talk] Call to Action

Here is something that may be of interest check this link out.
Blind UC Davis student fights for equal access to education
http://www.theaggie.org/2012/03/15/blind-uc-davis-student-fights-for-equal-access-to-education/


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On 3/18/2012 9:29 PM, Angela Fowler wrote:
> Hello fellow Californians,
>
>      All are encouraged to attend the hearing described in the below 
> message.
> Also, I and several people from the River City chapter will be at the
> capitol this Wednesday, March 21 at around 9:30 am. We will be visiting 
> the
> offices of those on the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review,
> passing out information and talking with the senators and their staff 
> about
> the impact of the budget cuts mentioned below. If you can make it to the
> capitol on Wednesday at around 9:30 am, please contact me at 530-902-0987,
> or reply to this message.
>
> Hope to see all of you at the capitol this week.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Angela Fowler
>
>
> Hello Member&  Friends,
>
> We need your help!  On Thursday, March 22 at 9:30 A.M. the Senate 
> Committee
> on Budget and Fiscal Review will hold a hearing in the capitol.
>
> We need blind people to appear at that hearing.  I would like to know who 
> is
> available for this critical job.  The committee will be considering budget
> cuts at that time.  This is the time for all of us to step up and be seen 
> at
> the capitol.
>
> The cuts are going to hurt blind children who attend the California School
> for the Blind, as well as, the two schools for the deaf.  The cut is 1.8
> million dollars.  The message we need to communicate is that they are
> forgeting that there was a 1.5 million dollar cut last year.  Together 
> that
> equals 3.3 million dollars.  This is not fiar to all blind children who
> benefit from the technology training and support outreach programs to 
> school
> districts all over the state.
>
> We need members to actually visit the Budget committee members offices. I
> will be sending that information out as well as talking points for people 
> to
> stress when they visit the offices.
>
> Blind people need to be visible and heard.  If you cannot make it to the
> hearing, you can still visit the offices before then.  The message will
> still be loud and clear.
>
> Thank you,
> Mary Willows, President
> National Federation of the Blind of California
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