[nabentre] the DSA needs a wake up call

[Everett Gavel]

Hi Jordan,

Don't give up. The world is not changed or
improved upon, by those who give up easily, or by
those who choose to simply ignore the many wrongs
that abound.

I'd recommend staying as friendly as possible,
even when talking with those who are often both
ignorant as well as arrogant on the subject of
accessibility. Below are a few resources to share
to help educate some who may be willing to give a
hoot. Below that are a few resources on blind
merchants, blindvendors associations & conferences
and such, that might lead you to some who are
willing to advocate for and alongside you. There
are also some specific blind vendor e-mail lists
linked-to below, to try to find specific help.


Blessings to your Efforts, Jordan -- Strive On!
Everett


National Association of Blind Merchants
www.blindmerchants.org/

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Dec 2, 2014 ... ... to host the 13th consecutive
BLAST (Business Leadership and Superior
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Randolph-Sheppard Act - National Association Blind
Merchants
www.blindmerchants.org/training
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Superior Training (BLAST): A National Training
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Dec 8, 2014 ... ... BLAST vending conference,
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Here's a 'Blind Vendors' E-mail Discussion List,
VendTalk:
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendtalk_nfbnet.org

Also, at that above site full of email discussion
lists, all listed in alphabetical order, there are
various statewide lists, such as the Ohio
Association of Blind Merchants list. Go here to
find more;
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo

Strive On!




----- original message ----- 
> The DSA really needs a big wake up call and so
> does Kilamb? Coffee.  Short
> story is that Kilamb? Coffee redid the entire
> website and back office.
> Well, before the update, the back office was
> 100% accessible.  After the
> update, it is not accessible at all.  I e-mailed
> them back in November and
> never got a response, I e-mailed them back in
> January and early February,
> and they claimed I never informed them about the
> issue, and that they would
> figure out how to fix it.  This is August, and
> no fix.  I went to the DSA
> again about the issue, and their response
> basically was oh well, your
> problem.  We cannot help fix accessibility
> problems.  Well, the fact that
> the back office was accessible and went to being
> non accessible, and nobody
> wants to take responcibility to fix the issue,
> what should I do next?  I
> don?t have the money at this time to sue, but if
> I did, I would gladly be
> putting both organizations in their place.
> Jordan
>