[nabs-l] New Technology and Blindness

[Jorge Paez]

Hi Chris,
just wanna say nice job in the program and thanks for helping.
I was there last year as one of the members too.

Really feels good when you can do something like that doesn't it?

Jorge



On Apr 30, 2011, at 5:39 PM, Chris Nusbaum wrote:

> 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)
> 
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