[nabs-l] New Technology and Blindness

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi, Nicole.

That's exactly what the NFB is working on.  The law, or bill as 
it is now, is called the Technology Bill of Rights for the Blind.  
It mandates that all consumer technology, household appliances, 
and office equipment be accessible to the blind through nonvisual 
means.  Recently, I was at an NFB program called the Leadership 
and Advocacy in Washington (LAW) Program.  We learned a lot about 
the bill and went to Capitol Hill and talked to several 
Congresspeople about the bill, trying to get them to cosponsor 
it.  The Technology Bill of Rights hasn't been introduced in the 
House in the new Congress session, since it became dead in 
committee in the last Congress session.  Check out nfb.org for 
more info!

Chris Nusbaum

"A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)