[Colorado-Talk] Fwd: Politico: 508 Complaint

Wed Aug 24 00:07:17 UTC 2022

I found the below article very interesting.  I am a Federal employee.  A/lthough the IRS is better at accessibility than most agencies, we can, shall and must do better!!!  The article contains very familiar names to us all.

Gary

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From: CARLOS MONTAS <carlos.montas at att.net<mailto:carlos.montas at att.net>>
Subject: Fwd: Politico: 508 Complaint
Date: 23 August 2022 at 06:32:08 MDT
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Good morning fellow members, I wanted to share the following article from pOLITICO

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From: carlos Montas <montascarlos267 at gmail.com<mailto:montascarlos267 at gmail.com>>
Date: August 23, 2022 at 7:05:05 AM CDT
To: Carlos Montas <carlos.montas at att.net<mailto:carlos.montas at att.net>>
Subject: Fwd: Politico: 508 Complaint

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From: Ruth Reader <rreader at politico.com<mailto:rreader at politico.com>>
Date: August 22, 2022 at 8:05:10 PM CDT
To: carlos Montas <montascarlos267 at gmail.com<mailto:montascarlos267 at gmail.com>>
Subject: Re: Politico: 508 Complaint

Hi Carlos,

Here’s a link to the article<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2F2022%2F08%2F21%2Fcongress-people-with-disabilities-00052955&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cd61a19aa4bf049cce48108da850381e5%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637968547361311150%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XqCTrPRFzUPoV0Uy3kKDH3NScmwbOq2IvD0pAZ4gGxA%3D&reserved=0>. I was going to send a PDF, but because of bad coding it doesn’t print well. Let me know if you have trouble accessing it and I will find another way.

Thank you so much for working with me on this.

Best,
Ruth

From: carlos Montas <montascarlos267 at gmail.com<mailto:montascarlos267 at gmail.com>>
Date: Friday, August 19, 2022 at 11:07 AM
To: Ruth Reader <rreader at politico.com<mailto:rreader at politico.com>>
Subject: Re: Politico: 508 Complaint
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Good morning yes the term blind is appropriate thanks for asking. And it was a pleasure working with you on the story please feel free to reach out if I can be of any assistance for anything else.
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On Aug 19, 2022, at 9:40 AM, Ruth Reader <rreader at politico.com<mailto:rreader at politico.com>> wrote:

Hi Carlos,

Thanks again for working with me on this story. It’s finally going up this weekend and I will send you a link. I just wanted to check something with you. In the story, is okay to identify you as blind? Or is there another way you’d like for me to refer to your visual impairment?

Best,
Ruth

From: Ruth Reader <rreader at politico.com<mailto:rreader at politico.com>>
Date: Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 3:02 PM
To: carlos Montas <montascarlos267 at gmail.com<mailto:montascarlos267 at gmail.com>>
Subject: Re: Politico: 508 Complaint
Hi Carlos,

Thanks so much for speaking with me yesterday. I was wondering if you would be willing to send me a copy of the 508 complaint you filed with the VA. Let me know.

Best,
Ruth

From: Ruth Reader <rreader at politico.com<mailto:rreader at politico.com>>
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 1:11 PM
To: carlos Montas <montascarlos267 at gmail.com<mailto:montascarlos267 at gmail.com>>
Subject: Re: Politico: 508 Complaint
Great. Talk to you then.

Ruth

From: carlos Montas <montascarlos267 at gmail.com<mailto:montascarlos267 at gmail.com>>
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 1:03 PM
To: Ruth Reader <rreader at politico.com<mailto:rreader at politico.com>>
Subject: Re: Politico: 508 Complaint
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No problem! 4:30 cst sounds good.
Sincerely, Carlos Montas
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On Aug 3, 2022, at 11:55 AM, Ruth Reader <rreader at politico.com<mailto:rreader at politico.com>> wrote:

Hi Carlos,

I reached out to the National Federation for the Blind and they said you might be willing to talk about your 508 complaint. I speak at 4pm CT, but would you prefer a little later? 4:30 CT? Let me know what’s best.

Ruth
From: carlos Montas <montascarlos267 at gmail.com<mailto:montascarlos267 at gmail.com>>
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 12:50 PM
To: Ruth Reader <rreader at politico.com<mailto:rreader at politico.com>>
Subject: Re: Politico: 508 Complaint
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Good afternoon, I would be glad to talk with you about this issue. I can be reached at 305-527-0192. This afternoon after 4:00 central time would work for me. How did you here about my situation? Just wondering!
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On Aug 3, 2022, at 11:44 AM, Ruth Reader <rreader at politico.com<mailto:rreader at politico.com>> wrote:

Hi Carlos,

I’m a reporter at Politico and I’m working on a story about accessibility at the federal government. I was wondering if you’d be willing to talk to me about your experience working at Veterans Affairs and any difficulties you’ve encountered with technology on the job. Do you have time to talk today or tomorrow?

Best,
Ruth Reader
Health Technology Reporter l POLITICO
rreader at politico.com<mailto:rreader at politico.com> l @ruthreader l Signal (917) 426-6319

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