[Massachusetts-NFB] News from the top

[sharawinton at gmail.com]

Letter to the US Department of Education:


Earlier this year, the United States Department of Education announced that
it would be dismantling the Digital Accessibility Unit. On Wednesday,
October 30, we sent a letter to the Department of Education
<https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/policy-statements/letter-us-secr
etary-education-regarding-dismantling>  to communicate our displeasure and
frustration with this decision. The letter can be read in its entirety on
the Policy Statements page
<https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/policy-statements>  of our
website.

 


Letter Regarding the Accessibility of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations:


In September, the United States Access Board published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the accessibility of electric vehicle charging
stations. We sent our comments to the Access Board
<https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/policy-statements/comments-propo
sed-rule-regarding-accessibility>  on Friday, November 1. While we were, in
general, very supportive of their proposals to ensure the accessibility of
the charging stations, we also encouraged them to make sure that nonvisual
accessibility was a priority. Our comments can be read in their entirety on
the Policy Statements page
<https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/policy-statements>  of our
website.

 


Communication with Uber Regarding Self-Identification for Riders with Guide
Dogs:


On October 31, I sent an email to Uber regarding their unlawful
implementation of self-identification for riders who use guide dogs
<https://nfb.org/blog/rideshare-advocacy-unlawful-implementation-self-identi
fication> . In short, we believe this could increase the discrimination that
guide-dog users experience and provide no way for the platform to terminate
those drivers who illegally refuse to transport riders with guide dogs. The
full email was posted to our Voice of the Nation <https://nfb.org/blog> 's
Blind Blog.


 


 


 

 

Shara Winton

President, National federation of the Blind of Massachusetts

 <http://www.nfbma.org/> www.nfbma.org

 <mailto:sharawinton at gmail.com> sharawinton at gmail.com

617-304-0347

 

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