[GABS] Fwd: [NFB_of_Georgia] Fwd: #BackOffLACCD: Legal Update & Request to Engage on Twitter

Thu Dec 23 16:03:34 UTC 2021

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Armando L. Vias
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> From: Dorothy Griffin via NFB_of_Georgia <nfb_of_georgia at nfbnet.org>
> Date: December 23, 2021 at 10:55:39 AM EST
> To: NFB of Georgia List <nfb_of_georgia at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Dorothy Griffin <dgriffin at nfbga.org>
> Subject: [NFB_of_Georgia] Fwd: #BackOffLACCD: Legal Update & Request to Engage on Twitter
> Reply-To: NFB of Georgia List <nfb_of_georgia at nfbnet.org>
> 
> Good morning, sending this message out to be sure that everyone on the
> listserv has received it. Please take action.
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: National Federation of the Blind <webmaster at nfb.org>
> Date: Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 9:15 AM
> Subject: #BackOffLACCD: Legal Update & Request to Engage on Twitter
> To: Dorothy Griffin <dgriffin at nfbga.org>
> 
> 
> 
> [image: National Federation of the Blind logo and tagline live the life you
> want] <http://nfb.org>
> Legal Update—Help Stop Petition to Damage Disability Rights
> 
> Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is planning to petition the
> U.S. Supreme Court regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and
> Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act—putting disability rights at risk.
> 
> LACCD plans to argue that plaintiffs should not be allowed to bring claims
> under the ADA or Section 504 using the “disparate impact” theory of
> discrimination. “Disparate impact” discrimination means supposedly
> unintentional harm or exclusion. However, most discrimination against
> people with disabilities happens because of low expectations and without
> intentional harm. We demand our civil rights be preserved regardless of
> intentions.
> 
> This email is a request to engage with the hashtag #BackOffLACCD on Twitter
> <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24113&qid=6607893> to demand that
> LACCD abandon the effort that threatens our rights.
> Background of Case
> 
> In a case filed by the National Federation of the Blind, the National
> Federation of the Blind of California, and two blind students, Roy Payan
> and Portia Mason, the Federal District Court for the Central District of
> California found that Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)
> violated the students’ rights under Title II of the Americans with
> Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by
> failing to provide them with accessible documents and course materials,
> failing to provide equal access to library resources, procuring and using
> inaccessible educational technology, and maintaining an inaccessible
> website, among other things.
> 
> Colleges and universities are obligated by federal law, the Americans with
> Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
> (Section 504), to provide students with disabilities equal and integrated
> access to programs, benefits, and services. Specifically, public
> universities and colleges must adhere to Title II of the ADA, and private
> schools must adhere to Title III; many must also comply with Section 504
> because they receive federal funds.
> 
> However, LACCD’s Board of Trustees voted on December 19 to proceed toward
> filing a petition for certiorari with the United States Supreme Court in
> the *Payan v. LACCD* litigation.
> How You Can Help
> 
> Twitter is a social media platform that can help provide a public
> opportunity to demand that LACCD back off this petition. Here are some ways
> to help:
> 
>   - Review and interact with posts under the hashtag #BackOffLACCD on
>   Twitter <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24113&qid=6607893>
>   - Share your concerns about the impact this will have and include the
>   hashtag #BackOffLACCD in your posts
>   - Follow and share the National Federation of the Blind, @NFB_voice
>   <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24121&qid=6607893>
> 
> Sample tweet:
> 
> Equal access to education is a right. Discrimination is discrimination
> regardless of intentions. @LACCD, abandon your plans to petition the
> Supreme Court regarding the ADA and Section 504. Work with us—not against
> us. #BackOffLACCD
> 
> A twitter account will be needed to engage with this digital public
> protest. To learn more about Twitter, review our General Twitter Tips
> <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24114&qid=6607893>.
> Additional Resources:
> 
>   - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students
>   <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24115&qid=6607893>
>   - Disability Leaders Call on LA Community Colleges to Abandon Supreme
>   Court Threat to Disability Rights
>   <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24116&qid=6607893>
>   - Letter to the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College
>   District (LACCD)
>   <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24117&qid=6607893>
>   - Payan v LACCD Explainer
>   <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24118&qid=6607893>
> 
> Thank you for your support and commitment. Learn more information about our
> legal program <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24119&qid=6607893>.
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> National Federation of the Blind of Georgia
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> 
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back.
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