<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hi, good question and unfortunately I’m sure it comes up often. As for a work environment, the HR Department, yes include your direct report, but HR is the responsible party for this type of issue. As for school, I’m thinking the admission department or student advocacy department. But, if all else fails the Dean or President should get called upon<div><br></div><div>Be well,</div><div>Cheri <br><div><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Aug 13, 2020, at 7:18 PM, Nathanael T. Wales via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This is excellent advice. If you can have a possible solution in hand when you approach a supervisor or teacher, it can be more effective. Like for this absentee voting for the primary on Tuesday, I used the solution of being sent the sort of write-in ballot that is sent to military and overseas voters from Connecticut. I didn’t just tell my registrar of voters to fix the problem, I had a solution—a temporary and not all that great a one—to propose to him to cast my vote as I wished to.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Nathanael<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> CT-NFB [<a href="mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>carole612 carole612 via CT-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 13, 2020 1:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Connecticut Mailing List<br><b>Cc:</b> carole612 carole612<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CT-NFB] Thought-Provoking Question of the Day<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">I’d ask others if they found it to be a difficult issue <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Then I would brainstorm to come up with ideas to solve the problem and then discuss with supervisor or appropriate person.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On Aug 13, 2020, at 12:02 PM, Brianna Rigsbee via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hello, Federationists!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the warm summer weather.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Every Thursday, the student division has been participating in what we like to call Thought-Provoking Thursdays, where each CTABS board member poses a question of the day to the students on our various social media platforms. We thought that since the students seem to be enjoying this new initiative, why not get the rest of the affiliate involved? We thought it would be a great way to bridge the gap between students and the rest of you guys.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">So, now that I’m done babbling, here is today’s QOTD.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">If an accessibility barrier arises in class (or at work), what steps would you take to help solve the issue?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I hope you will enjoy this week’s question, and we look forward to coming back atcha with another question next Thursday. Until then, ta for now!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Brianna<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Brianna Rigsbee<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">First Vice President | Connecticut Association of Blind Students<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.nfbct.org/ct-chapters/connecticut-association-of-blind-students">http://www.nfbct.org/ct-chapters/connecticut-association-of-blind-students</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(203) 751-0199<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:bri.rigsbee96@gmail.com">bri.rigsbee96@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">“You can’t fly unless you let yourself fall.”<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">“You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back."<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>CT-NFB mailing list<br><a href="mailto:CT-NFB@nfbnet.org">CT-NFB@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for CT-NFB:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/carole612%40frontier.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/carole612%40frontier.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>CT-NFB mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:CT-NFB@nfbnet.org">CT-NFB@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for CT-NFB:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/cbduquette%40comcast.net">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/cbduquette%40comcast.net</a></span><br></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>