[Cabs-talk] Call to Action

Tue Mar 20 16:08:30 UTC 2012

Thanks!

-----Original Message----- 
From: Chela Robles
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 5:38 PM
To: California Association of Blind Students Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Cabs-talk] Call to Action

Right...well I shared it with my facebook friends. I understand also use
braille as well. Cheering you on my friend!

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On 3/19/2012 4:04 PM, Hoby Wedler wrote:
>
> 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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> "Passion is a great motivator. Music is a life-long learning experience."
> -- 
> Chela Robles
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> Windows Live Messenger: cdrobles693 at hotmail.com
> Skype: jazzytrumpet
> Learning Ally Blog A Lady And Her Trumpet feel free to post comments by 
> filling out the form on the page at: http://tinyurl.com/84tucwv
> I volunteer for Bookshare, to find out more and to volunteer with 
> us,visit: http://www.bookshare.org/
> Join us in celebrating our 10th Anniversary!
> http://tinyurl.com/752cyrs
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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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