[nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years

[Chris Nusbaum]

Humberto,

I=20thought=202012=20would=20be=20in=20Dallas,=20as=20I=20heard=20from=20Dr=
.=20=20Maurer=20at=20
this=20year's=20convention.=20=20Unless=20you=20mean=202018's=20would=20be=
=20in=20
Orlando,=20making=20it=20six=20years.

=20Chris

"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp=20Abilit=
ies=20motto)

The=20I=20C.A.N.=20=20Foundation=20helps=20visually=20impaired=20youth=20in=
=20
Maryland=20have=20the=20ability=20to=20confidently=20say=20"I=20can!"=20How=
?=20Click=20
on=20this=20link=20to=20learn=20more=20and=20to=20contribute:=20
www.icanfoundation.info=20or=20like=20us=20on=20Facebook=20at=20I=20C.A.N.=
=20=20
Foundation.



=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Anmol=20Bhatia=20<anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Mon,=2011=20Jul=202011=2012:36:31=20-0700=20(PDT)
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Convention=20in=20Orlando=20for=205=20Years

The=20convention=20will=20actually=20be=20in=20Orlando=20for=20the=20next=20=
six=20
years.



---=20On=20Mon,=207/11/11,=20Rachael=20Vacanti=20<revacanti at gmail.com>=20wr=
ote:

=20From:=20Rachael=20Vacanti=20<revacanti at gmail.com
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Convention=20in=20Orlando=20for=205=20Years
=20To:=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Date:=20Monday,=20July=2011,=202011,=202:28=20PM
=20I=20agree=20with=20Chris=20and=20Sherri.=A0
=20I=20haven't=20seen=20the=20old=20schedule,=20but=20that's
=20beside=20the=20point.=A0=20I=20flew=20down=20Saturday=20and=20didn't
=20leave=20until=20the=20next
=20Saturday.=A0=20You=20think=20I'd=20have=20time=20for=20fun
=20right?=A0=20Wrong.=A0=20I=20didn't=20get=20out
=20of=20the=20hotel=20once.=A0=20I=20meant=20to=20go=20places,=20like=20the=

=20beach,=20Citywalk=20and=20Bubba
=20Gump=20Shrimp,=20but=20I=20couldn't=20get=20there.=A0=20Why?=A0
=20Because=20there=20were=20too=20many
=20things=20to=20do=20at=20convention.=A0=20Convention=20was=20awesome
=20and=20I=20had=20a=20great=20time,
=20but=20I=20really=20wanted=20to=20go=20out=20and=20explore=20Florida=20a=
=20bit
=20more.=A0=20I=20looked=20at
=20the=20agenda=20and=20technically,=20the=20first=203=20days=20weren't
=20"required".=A0=20General
=20sessions=20didn't=20start=20until=20Wendsday.

=20One=20thing=20I=20think=20might=20also=20help=20convention,=20is=20if=20=
they
=20announce=20the=20state
=20cacus.=A0=20I=20missed=20mine=20cause=20I=20had=20only=20heard=20about=20=
it
=20once=20and=20I=20don't=20think
=20he=20even=20told=20me=20where=20it=20was.=A0=20The=20states=20should=20g=
et
=20them=20sorted=20out=20before
=20convention=20and=20email=20their=20state=20this=20is=20when=20and=20wher=
e=20it
=20is.=A0=20I=20know=20that
=20not=20everything=20can=20be=20perfect=20at=20a=20thing=20like=20this,=20=
but
=20they=20did=20a=20very=20good
=20job.=A0=20For=20my=20first=20time,=20it=20was=20pretty=20good.

=20Rachael

=20On=20Mon,=20Jul=2011,=202011=20at=2011:00=20AM,=20<nabs-l-request at nfbnet=
.org
=20wrote:

=20Send=20nabs-l=20mailing=20list=20submissions=20to
=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org

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=20or,=20via=20email,=20send=20a=20message=20with=20subject=20or=20body
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=20more=20specific
=20than=20"Re:=20Contents=20of=20nabs-l=20digest..."


=20Today's=20Topics:

=A0=A0=A01.=20=20[Blindtlk]=20Convention=20in=20Orlando
=20for=205=20years=20(Chris=20Nusbaum)
=A0=A0=A02.=20=20Re:=20question=20about=20brail=20to=20word
=20program?=20(Chris=20Nusbaum)
=A0=A0=A03.=20=20Re:=20[acb-l]=20polling=20place=20access
=20issues=20to=20this=20day=20in=20mi
=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20(Josh=20Gregory)
=A0=A0=A04.=20=20Re:=20question=20about=20NLS=20WebBraille
=20(Katie=20Wang)
=A0=A0=A05.=20=20accessible=20blog=20and=20journal=20sites
=20(bookwormahb at earthlink.net)
=A0=A0=A06.=20=20Re:=20accessible=20blog=20and=20journal
=20sites=20(Joshua=20Lester)
=A0=A0=A07.=20=20Re:=20accessible=20blog=20and=20journal
=20sites=20(bookwormahb at earthlink.net)
=A0=A0=A08.=20=20Thanks=20for=20the=20Help=20at=20National
=20Convention=20(Elizabeth)
=A0=A0=A09.=20=20Re:=20accessible=20blog=20and=20journal
=20sites=20(Joshua=20Lester)
=A0=2010.=20=20aim=20problem=20(Amy=20Sabo)
=A0=2011.=20=20Re:=20aim=20problem=20(Humberto=20Avila)
=A0=2012.=20=20iPal=20for=20sale=20(David=20Andrews)



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=20Message:=201
=20Date:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2013:00:41=20-0400
=20From:=20Chris=20Nusbaum=20<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
=20To:=20NABS=20list=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>,
=20NFBMD=20list=20<nfbmd at nfbnet.org>,
=20NFB
=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20history=20list=20<nfb-history at nfbnet.org
=20Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20[Blindtlk]=20Convention=20in=20Orlando=20for
=205=20years
=20Message-ID:=20<4e19dac7.874de50a.44bf.ffffb86a at mx.google.com
=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;=20charset=3Diso-8859-1;
=20format=3Dflowed



=A0=20----=20Original=20Message=20------
=20From:=20"Sherri"=20<flmom2006 at gmail.com
=20Subject:=20[Blindtlk]=20Convention=20in=20Orlando=20for=205=20years
=20Date=20sent:=20Sat,=209=20Jul=202011=2019:59:44=20-0400

=20It=20was=20announced=20at=20the=20convention=20that=20conventions
=20from=202013
=20through=202017
=20will=20be=20held=20in=20Orlando.=A0=20I=20wish=20we=20could=20extend
=20the=20length=20of
=20the=20convention
=20back=20to=20how=20it=20was=20and=20NFB=20would
=20organize=20tours=20for=20Wednesday=20afternoon.=A0=20That
=20way,=20people=20could
=20get=20excited
=20about=20Orlando=20and=20have=20time=20to=20go=20places.=A0=20I
=20liked=20the=20old
=20schedule=20much
=20better.=A0=20If=20we=20are=20going=20to=20keep=20people=20here=20for
=20five=20years=20in=20a
=20row,=20we=20need
=20to=20give=20them=20ample=20opportunity=20to=20take=20advantage=20of
=20all=20there=20is
=20to=20do=20in
=20Orlando.=A0=20Besides,=20I=20like=20the=20banquet=20the=20night
=20before=20the=20last
=20day=20of
=20convention.


=20Sherri=20Brun
=20"Life=20is=20what=20happens=20to=20you=20while=20you're=20busy=20making
=20other
=20plans."=20John
=20Lennon

=20Check=20out=20http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun

=20E-mail:=20flmom2006 at gmail.com
=A0=20NFBF=20Newsline?=20chair
=20www.nfbnewsline.org
=20Vice-president=20NFB=20Greater=20Orlando=20Chapter
=20http://nfbfgoc.org
=20Secretary=20FDCP=20INC
=20www.fdcp.org
=20Chair=20Orange=20County=20Disability=20Advisory=20Committee

=20_______________________________________________
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=20account=20info
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=20nusbaum%40gmail.com




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=20Message:=202
=20Date:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2013:07:57=20-0400
=20From:=20Chris=20Nusbaum=20<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20question=20about=20brail=20to=20word
=20program?
=20Message-ID:=20<4e19dc7c.4f76e50a.0805.ffffb9de at mx.google.com
=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;=20charset=3Diso-8859-1;
=20format=3Dflowed

=20You=20could=20also=20join=20the=20BrailleNote=20list,=20where=20users
=20of=20the
=20BrailleNote=20can=20talk=20about=20tips=20and=20tricks=20regarding
=20the=20BN=20and
=20ask=20questions=20when=20they're=20having=20technical
=20problems.=A0=20Here's=20the
=20link:
=20www.list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote.=A0
=20In
=20the=20mean=20time,=20if=20you'd=20like,=20I=20can=20post=20your=20questi=
on
=20to=20the=20BN
=20list=20and=20forward=20you=20any=20responses=20off=20list.=A0
=20Hope=20this=20helps!

=A0=20Chris

=20"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp
=20Abilities=20motto)

=20The=20I=20C.A.N.=A0=20Foundation=20helps=20visually=20impaired
=20youth=20in
=20Maryland=20have=20the=20ability=20to=20confidently=20say=20"I=20can!"
=20How?=20Click
=20on=20this=20link=20to=20learn=20more=20and=20to=20contribute:
=20www.icanfoundation.info=20or=20like=20us=20on=20Facebook=20at=20I
=20C.A.N.
=20Foundation.



=A0=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=A0=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
=20From:=20"Humberto=20Avila"=20<avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com
=20To:=20"'National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=20list'"
=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Date=20sent:=20Sat,=209=20Jul=202011=2022:54:22=20-0700
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20question=20about=20brail=20to=20word
=20program?

=20Are=20you=20trying=20to=20convert=20the=20Braille=20Note=20native
=20format
=20documents=20into=20word
=20documents.=A0=20If=20you=20want=20to=20do=20so,=20you=20will=20have
=20to=20use=20your
=20Braille=20note=20to
=20do=20it=20because=20there=20is=20no=20program=20that=20will=20translate
=20and=20convert
=20Keyword
=20Braille=20format=20(kwb)=20documents=20into=20Microsoft=20word
=20(.doc)
=20documents,=20unless
=20you=20want=20to=20convert=20you=20.kwb=20files=20into=20.BRF=20files,
=20and=20then=20use
=20a=20program
=20in=20your=20PC=20to=20convert=20.BRF=20files=20into=20.doc=20files--you
=20will=20need
=20Duxbury
=20Braille=20translator=20(which=20costs=20about=20$900=20for=20the
=20license=20if=20you
=20don't
=20already=20have=20it--you=20can=20although=20try=20it=20for=20free=20but
=20some
=20functions=20will=20be
=20disabled)
=20I=20hope=20this=20was=20helpful=20to=20you.=A0=20Feel=20free=20to
=20send=20another
=20message=20off=20list
=20if=20you=20can=20and=20I=20will=20give=20you=20more=20instructions--this=

=20is=20good
=20practice=20for
=20me=20because=20I=20will=20be=20a=20teacher=20of=20the=20blind=20teaching=

=20assistive
=20technology.
=20Cheers,=A0=20Humberto

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
=20[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]
=20On=20Behalf
=20Of=20Andi
=20Sent:=20Saturday,=20July=2009,=202011=205:27=20PM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=20list
=20Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20question=20about=20brail=20to=20word
=20program?

=20I=20am=20sure=20this=20is=20a=20silly=20question=20but=20I=20have=20to
=20ask.=A0=20I=20use=20to
=20use=20my=20brail

=20note=20quite=20a=20bit=20but=20now=20I=20use=20my=20laptop=20more,=20I=20=
was
=20wondering=20if
=20there=20is=20a

=20program=20to=20change=20the=20files=20from=20the=20brail=20document=20to=

=20a=20word
=20document?
=20Please=20keep=20in=20mind=20I=20am=20not=20very=20tech=20savvy=20so=20th=
e
=20simpaler=20to
=20use=20the
=20better,=20but=20I=20still=20want=20it=20to=20do=20a=20good=20job.=A0
=20thank=20you=20so=20much
=20for=20your
=20help.

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20David=20Andrews
=20Sent:=20Saturday,=20July=2009,=202011=201:47=20PM
=20To:=20promotion-technology at nfbnet.org
=20Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20GW=20Micro=20Announces=20Readit=20Wand:
=20First=20Portable
=20Camera
=20Reading=20System=20to=20Support=20Touchscreen

=20FOR=20IMMEDIATE=20RELEASE
=20GW=20Micro=20Announces=20Readit=20Wand:=20First=20Portable=20Camera
=20Reading
=20System
=20to=20Support=20Touchscreen
=20for=20People=20with=20Low=20Vision
=20Fort=20Wayne,=20Indiana=20(July=208,=202011)=20-=20GW=20Micro,
=20Inc.=A0=20(
=20www.gwmicro.com)
=20and=20VisionAid=20International=20Ltd=20(
=20www.visionaid-international.com)
=20are=20proud=20to=20announce=20the=20Readit=20Wand!=A0=20The
=20Readit=20Wand=20is=20a
=20portable
=20camera=20that
=20connects=20to=20a=20computer=20to=20instantly=20magnify=20and=20read
=20documents
=20for
=20the=20visually=20impaired.
=20Easily=20read=20mail,=20bills,=20bank=20statements,=20books,=20and
=20more=20with
=20ease
=20using=20the=20Readit
=20Wand.=A0=20Everything=20read=20with=20the=20Readit=20Wand=20will
=20be=20read=20in=20a
=20clear,
=20human-sounding
=20voice.=A0=20The=20ability=20to=20read=20all=20of=20these=20items
=20makes=20Readit=20Wand
=20the
=20perfect=20tool
=20for=20the=20classroom,=20at=20home,=20or=20at=20work.
=20The=20camera=20weighs=20just=201.1=20pounds=20and=20easily=20connects
=20via=20USB.
=20The
=205-megapixel=20camera
=20is=20highly=20accurate=20and=20extremely=20fast,=20allowing=20for
=20recognition
=20in=20as
=20little=20as=20two
=20seconds.=A0=20The=20stylish=20and=20compact=20Readit=20Wand
=20allows=20for
=20automatic
=20multi-language
=20switching=20when=20other=20languages=20are=20installed.=A0
=20The=20portability
=20and
=20multiple=20language
=20support=20make=20it=20the=20ideal=20tool=20for=20students=20who=20are
=20learning=20a
=20foreign=20language.
=20Readit=20Wand=20comes=20with=20exceptionally=20powerful=20software
=20that
=20allows
=20you=20to=20save,=20load,
=20import,=20and=20export=20documents,=20including=20PDFs.=A0
=20Importing=20PDF
=20files
=20into=20the=20Readit
=20software=20enables=20users=20to=20read=20PDF=20files=20that
=20originally=20are
=20inaccessible=20because
=20they=20are=20displayed=20as=20graphics.=A0=20Readit=20Wand=20also
=20allows=20you=20to
=20save
=20documents=20as
=20a=20Word=20document,=20txt=20file,=20rtf,=20or=20even=20save=20your
=20document=20as=20an
=20MP3
=20file=20to=20listen
=20to=20it=20on=20your=20favorite=20MP3=20player.
=20The=20Readit=20Wand=20software=20contains=20an=20easy=20to=20use,=20easy=

=20access
=20toolbar
=20designed=20specifically
=20for=20low=20vision=20users.=A0=20The=20toolbar=20provides=20the
=20ability=20to=20adjust
=20the
=20size=20of=20the
=20clear,=20colorful=20icons,=20which=20give=20instant=20access=20to
=20all=20the=20basic
=20controls=20enabling
=20low=20vision=20users=20to=20capture=20their=20document,=20change=20the
=20view=20to
=20their
=20preference=20and
=20more=20at=20the=20click=20of=20a=20button.
=20Low=20vision=20consumers=20will=20greatly=20benefit=20from=20the=203
=20different
=20types
=20of=20highlights,
=20as=20well=20as=20six=20different=20ways=20to=20display=20text,
=20allowing=20low
=20vision
=20users=20to=20customize
=20the=20software=20to=20their=20personal=20preference.
=20When=20connected=20to=20a=20touchscreen=20monitor,=20the=20Readit
=20Wand=20is=20the
=20first
=20portable=20camera
=20to=20enable=20touchscreen=20support,=20allowing=20low=20vision
=20users=20the
=20ability
=20to=20interact
=20with=20the=20software=20by=20simply=20using=20their=20fingers!=A0
=20This=20means=20no
=20more
=20tracking=20the
=20cursor,=20which=20provides=20direct=20interaction=20between=20the
=20user=20and
=20the
=20Readit=20software,
=20creating=20the=20best=20possible=20user=20experience.
=20GW=20Micro=20is=20the=20exclusive=20master=20distributor=20for=20the
=20Readit=20Wand
=20in
=20the=20U.S.,=20developed
=20and=20manufactured=20by=20VisionAid=20International,=20located
=20in=20the
=20UK.=A0=20Readit=20Wand=20will
=20be=20available=20soon=20from=20GW=20Micro=20and=20GW=20Micro=20dealers.
=20For=20more=20information=20on=20the=20Readit=20Wand,=20visit
=20www.gwmicro.com,
=20email
=20sales at gwmicro.com
=20,=20or=20call=20GW=20Micro=20at=20(260)=20489-3671.
=20GW=20Micro,=20Inc.=A0=20(
=20www.gwmicro.com)
=20has=20been=20a=20trusted=20pioneer=20in=20the=20adaptive=20technology
=20industry
=20since=201990,
=20and
=20continues=20to=20lead=20with=20innovative,=20customer=20driven
=20solutions.
=20VisionAid=20International,=20Ltd=20(
=20www.visionaid-international.com),
=20established=20in=202002,=20is=20dedicated=20to=20producing=20fast,
=20effective
=20and
=20simple=20to=20use
=20devices=20for=20people=20who=20are=20partially=20sighted=20and=20blind
=20that=20make
=20reading=20a=20pleasure
=20once=20again.


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=20Message:=203
=20Date:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2014:20:18=20-0400
=20From:=20Josh=20Gregory=20<joshkart12 at gmail.com
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20[acb-l]=20polling=20place=20access
=20issues=20to=20this=20day
=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20in=20mi
=20Message-ID:=20<4e19ed7d.907fe50a.6655.ffffc150 at mx.google.com
=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;=20charset=3Diso-8859-1;
=20format=3Dflowed

=20Hi,
=20OK,=20my=20thoughts.=A0=20They=20are,=20at=20the=20moment,=20each
=20other's
=20competetors/enemies/whatever.=A0=20So,=20at=20the=20moment
=20anyway,=20I=20doubt
=20it.
=20Best,
=20Josh

=20sent=20from=20my=20Apex
=20Email:=20joshkart12 at gmail.com

=A0=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
=20From:=20Chris=20Nusbaum=20<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=20list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Date=20sent:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2011:30:00=20-0400
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20[acb-l]=20polling=20place=20access
=20issues=20to=20this
=20day=20in=20mi

=20I=20forwarded=20this=20because=20since=20the=20NFB=20is=20working=20to
=20ensure
=20accessible=20voting=20and=20was=20the=20driving=20force=20behind=20the
=20Help
=20America=20Vote=20Act=20(HAVA.)=20So,=20we=20might=20be=20able=20to=20wor=
k
=20jointly
=20with=20ACB=20on=20this.=A0=20What=20does
=20everyone=20think?
=A0=20Chris

=20"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp
=20Abilities=20motto)

=20The=20I=20C.A.N.=A0=20Foundation=20helps=20visually=20impaired
=20youth=20in
=20Maryland=20have=20the=20ability=20to=20confidently=20say=20"I=20can!"
=20How?=20Click
=20on=20this=20link=20to=20learn=20more=20and=20to=20contribute:
=20www.icanfoundation.info=20or=20like=20us=20on=20Facebook=20at=20I
=20C.A.N.
=20Foundation.



=A0=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=A0=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
=20From:=20Joshua=20Lester=20<jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=20list
=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Date=20sent:=20Fri,=208=20Jul=202011=2020:25:02=20-0500
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20[acb-l]=20polling=20place=20access
=20issues=20to=20this
=20day=20in=20mi

=20Chris,=20why=20are=20you=20forwarding=20stuff=20from=20the=20ACB?
=20Blessings,=20Joshua

=20On=207/8/11,=20Chris=20Nusbaum=20<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
=20wrote:
=A0=20Thoughts=20on=20this?

=A0=20Chris

=A0=20"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp
=20Abilities
=20motto)

=A0=20The=20I=20C.A.N.=A0=20Foundation=20helps=20visually
=20impaired=20youth=20in
=A0=20Maryland=20have=20the=20ability=20to=20confidently=20say=20"I
=20can!"=20How?=20Click
=A0=20on=20this=20link=20to=20learn=20more=20and=20to=20contribute:
=A0=20www.icanfoundation.info=20or=20like=20us=20on=20Facebook
=20at=20I=20C.A.N.
=A0=20Foundation.



=A0=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=A0=20----=20Original=20Message=20------
=A0=20From:=20"joe=20harcz=20Comcast"=20<joeharcz at comcast.net
=A0=20Subject:=20[acb-l]=20polling=20place=20access=20issues=20to
=20this=20day=20in=20mi
=A0=20Date=20sent:=20Thu,=207=20Jul=202011=2010:05:31=20-0400

=A0=20A=20Call=20to=20Action=20?

=A0=20Unfinished=20Business=20to=20Ensure=20Michigan=20Voters
=20with=20Disabilities
=A0=20Have=20Access=20to=20the=20Polls=20in=202012

=A0=20A=20Public=20Report=20on
=A0=20Polling=20Place

=A0=20Accessibility=20in=20Michigan

=A0=20Public=20Report=20by

=A0=20Michigan=20Protection=20and=20Advocacy=20Service,=20Inc.

=A0=202011

=A0=20Acknowledgements

=A0=20Michigan=20Protection=20and=20Advocacy=20Service=20(MPAS)
=20is=20Michigan?
=A0=20designated=20agency=20to=20advocate=20and=20protect=20the
=20legal=20rights=20of
=A0=20persons=20with=20disabilities,=20mandated
=A0=20by=20federal=20and=20state=20law.=A0=20MPAS=20receives
=20funding=20from=20the
=A0=20Administration=20on=20Developmental=20Disabilities,
=20the=20center=20for
=A0=20Mental=20Health=20Services=20?Substance
=A0=20Abuse=20and=20Mental=20Health=20Services=20Administration,
=20the
=A0=20Rehabilitation=20Services=20Administration,=20the
=20Social=20Security
=A0=20Administration,=20the=20State=20of=20Michigan
=A0=20and=20from=20private=20donations.

=A0=20Funding=20for=20this=20report=20has=20been=20made=20possible
=20through=20the=20U.S.
=A0=20Department=20of=20Health=20and=20Human=20Services,
=20Administration=20for
=A0=20Children=20and=20Families,=20and=20the
=A0=20Administration=20on=20Developmental
=20Disabilities.=A0=20The=20contents=20are
=A0=20the=20sole=20responsibility=20of=20the=20author=20and=20do=20not
=20necessarily
=A0=20represent=20the=20official=20views
=A0=20of=20the=20U.S.=A0=20Department=20of=20Health=20and=20Human
=20Services.

=A0=202011=20by=20Michigan=20Protection=20and=20Advocacy
=20Service,=20Inc.=A0=20This
=A0=20publication=20may=20be=20reproduced=20in=20part=20or=20in=20its
=20entirety=20for
=A0=20noncommercial=20purposes=20as=20long
=A0=20as=20appropriate=20credit=20is=20given.

=A0=20Table=20of=20Contents

=A0=20Executive


=20
Summary..........................................................
=A0
=20...................................................5

=A0=20Midterm


=20
Report...........................................................
=A0
=20.........................................................6

=A0=20Michigan?=20Polling=20Place=20Accessibility


=20
Project..........................................................
=A0=20.........7

=A0=20Communicating=20Accessibility=20Problems=20with
=20Election
=A0
=20Officials......................................10

=A0=20Next


=20
Steps............................................................
=A0
=20..............................................................11

=A0=20In


=20
Summary..........................................................
=A0
=20..............................................................11

=A0=20Accessibility=20Rate=20Per


=20
County...........................................................
=A0=20................................13

=A0=20Executive=20Summary

=A0=20In=20Michigan,=20voters=20with=20disabilities=20face
=20obstacles=20at=20voting
=A0=20locations=20often=20because=20their=20polling=20place
=20lacks=20physical
=A0=20accessibility.=A0=20The=20Help=20America
=A0=20Vote=20Act=20(HAVA)=20acknowledged=20the=20unique
=20obstacles=20faced=20by
=20voters
=A0=20with=20disabilities=20and=20authorized=20funding=20for=20the
=20federally
=A0=20mandated=20Protection=20and=20Advocacy
=A0=20Voting=20Access=20programs=20(PAVA)=20to=20help=20remove
=20barriers.
=A0=20Unfortunately,=20this=20vital=20mandate=20has=20been
=20targeted=20for
=A0=20elimination=20in=20the=20President?=20proposed
=A0=202012=20budget.

=A0=20HAVA=20charged=20Michigan=20Protection=20and=20Advocacy
=20Service,=20(MPAS),
=A0=20and=20other=20Protection=20&=20Advocacy=20agencies
=20with=20helping=20to=20ensure
=A0=20the=20full=20participation=20of
=A0=20individuals=20with=20disabilities=20in=20the=20electoral
=20process,
=20including
=A0=20registering=20to=20vote,=20casting=20a=20ballot,=20and
=20accessing=20polling
=A0=20places.

=A0=20The=20PAVA=20program=20at=20MPAS=20is=20designed=20to=20ensure
=20that=20every
=A0=20eligible=20Michigan=20resident=20receives=20equal=20access
=20to=20their
=20polling
=A0=20location=20and=20has=20the=20opportunity
=A0=20to=20cast=20an=20independent=20secret=20ballot.=A0=20MPAS
=20staff=20members=20are=20on
=A0=20the=20ground=20providing=20advice,=20technical
=20assistance,=20and=20training
=A0=20to=20election=20officials=20about
=A0=20voting=20accessibility=20across=20the=20spectrum=20of
=20disabilities.=A0=20The
=A0=20agency=20also=20provides=20outreach=20and=20training=20to
=20voters=20with
=A0=20disabilities,=20poll=20workers,=20and
=A0=20service=20providers.=A0=20MPAS=20and=20the=20Secretary
=20of=20State=20of=20Michigan
=A0=20partnered=20over=20the=20past=20six=20years=20working=20toward
=20this=20goal,
=20which
=A0=20has=20been=20effective=20in
=A0=20increasing=20physical=20access=20to=20polling=20locations
=20throughout
=A0=20Michigan.

=A0=20Voting=20is=20a=20fundamental=20right=20protected=20by=20the
=20United=20States
=A0=20Constitution,=20upheld=20by=20the=20Supreme=20Court=20and
=20subject=20to=20intense
=A0=20public=20scrutiny=20each=20election
=A0=20cycle.=A0=20Provisions=20within=20these=20protections
=20prohibit
=A0=20discrimination=20against=20people=20with=20disabilities
=20in=20the=20electoral
=A0=20process.=A0=20Exercising=20their=20Constitutional
=A0=20right,=20however,=20has=20continued=20to=20be=20a=20challenge
=20for=20individuals
=A0=20with=20disabilities=20despite=20changes=20made=20to
=20federal=20and=20state=20laws
=A0=20intended=20to=20ensure=20full
=A0=20participation.

=A0=20Key=20Summary

=A0=20?=A0=20=A0=A0=A0Disability=20advocates
=20have=20visited=2095%=20(3,457)=20and
=A0=20reviewed=20the=20exterior=20of=20polling=20locations=20in
=20Michigan.

=A0=20?=A0=20=A0=A0=A0Upon=20initial=20review,
=20Michigan=20Protection=20and=20Advocacy
=A0=20Service=20found=20that=20only=2075%=20of=203,457=20Michigan
=20polling=20places
=20were
=A0=20compliant=20under=20the=20Americans
=A0=20with=20Disabilities=20Act.

=A0=20?=A0=20=A0=A0=A0After=20working=20with
=20state=20and=20local=20officials,=20it=20is
=A0=20anticipated=20that=20Michigan?=20accessibility=20rate
=20will=20be=20increased
=A0=20to=2090%=20in=202012.

=A0=20?=A0=20=A0=A0=A0Of=20the=20locations=20that
=20were=20inaccessible,=2060%=20had=20one
=A0=20barrier,=2030%=20had=20two=20types=20of=20barriers,=20and=206%
=20had=20three=20or=20more
=A0=20types=20of=20barriers.

=A0=20?=A0=20=A0=A0=A0Only=20six=20of=20the=2084
=20counties=20in=20Michigan=20were=20100%
=A0=20physically=20accessible=20upon=20initial=20visit.

=A0=20?=A0=20=A0=A0=A0MPAS=20continues=20to
=20receive=20complaints=20regarding=20the
=A0=20AutoMARK,=20Michigan?=20accessible=20ballot=20marking
=20device.

=A0=20Michigan=20has=20made=20great=20strides=20toward
=20accessibility=20at=20the
=A0=20polls.=A0=20This=20report=20will=20highlight=20the
=20steps=20taken=20to=20ensure
=20that
=A0=20all=20polling=20locations=20throughout
=A0=20Michigan=20are=20accessible=20to=20voters=20with
=20disabilities.=A0=20In
=A0=20addition,=20the=20report=20will=20offer=20recommendations
=20for=20Michigan=20to
=A0=20achieve=20and=20maintain=20an=20accessibility
=A0=20rate=20of=20100%.

=A0=202010=20Mid=20Term=20Report

=A0=20Acknowledging=20widespread=20irregularity=20throughout
=20the=20country,
=A0=20Congress=20passed=20the=20Help=20America=20Vote=20Act=20(HAVA)
=20in=202002.=A0=20HAVA
=A0=20included=20sweeping=20legislation
=A0=20intended=20to=20modernize=20the=20electoral=20system=20for
=20all=20voters,
=A0=20including=20those=20with=20disabilities.=A0=20The
=20Help=20America=20Vote=20Act
=A0=20reinforced=20the=20application=20of
=A0=20Title=20II=20of=20the=20Americans=20with=20Disabilities=20Act
=20and=20Section=20504
=A0=20of=20the=20Rehabilitation=20Act.=A0=20Furthermore,=20in
=202004,=20Michigan
=A0=20lawmakers=20amended=20Michigan=20election
=A0=20law=20(Public=20Act=2092=20of=202004)=20to=20require=20the
=20removal=20of=20physical
=A0=20barriers=20at=20polling=20locations.=A0
=20Irrespective=20of=20both=20federal=20and
=A0=20state=20law,=2025%=20of=20Michigan's
=A0=20voting=20locations=20continued=20to=20be=20inaccessible
=20for=20the=20November
=A0=202010=20general=20election.=A0=20To=20achieve=20an
=20all-encompassing=20voting
=A0=20standard=20for=20the=20fifty=20states,
=A0=20HAVA=20included=20two=20key=20components=20for=20the
=20disability=20community:

=A0=20?=A0=20=A0=A0=A0All=20polling=20places
=20must=20have=20at=20least=20one=20voting=20system
=A0=20which=20allows=20all=20citizens=20to=20cast=20a=20ballot
=20privately=20and
=A0=20independently,=20whether=20or=20not=20one
=A0=20has=20a=20disability.

=A0=20?=A0=20=A0=A0=A0States=20must=20ensure
=20accessibility=20at=20all=20public=20polling
=A0=20places=20in=20a=20manner=20compliant=20with=20the=20Americans
=20with
=20Disabilities
=A0=20Act=20(ADA).

=A0=20Accessible=20Voting=20System

=A0=20In=202004,=20the=20disability=20community=20and=20the
=20Michigan=20Secretary=20of
=A0=20State?=20Bureau=20of=20Elections=20(BOE)=20carefully
=20assessing=20which
=A0=20accessible=20device=20would=20best
=A0=20fit=20the=20needs=20of=20Michigan=20voters,=20and=20in=202006
=20selected=20the
=A0=20AutoMARK.=A0=20The=20AutoMARK=20is=20an=20accessible
=20ballot=20marking=20device
=A0=20that=20can=20be=20used=20by=20all=20voters
=A0=20with=20or=20without=20disabilities.

=A0=20Although=20every=20polling=20location=20is=20equipped=20with
=20the=20AutoMARK,
=A0=20each=20municipality=20is=20responsible=20for=20making=20sure
=20it=20is=20set=20up
=20and
=A0=20operating=20properly.=A0=20Unfortunately,
=A0=20MPAS=20continues=20to=20receive=20complaints=20about=20the
=20AutoMARK.=A0=20Voter
=A0=20complaints=20have=20included=20the=20following:=A0
=20the=20AutoMARK=20was=20boxed
=A0=20up=20on=20Election=20Day,=20unplugged,
=A0=20jammed=20up,=20turned=20off,=20or=20set=20up=20so=20other=20voters
=20could=20see=20the
=A0=20?ecret?ballot.=A0=20Complaints=20concerning
=20jammed=20ballots=20have=20been
=A0=20greatly=20reduced=20since=20the
=A0=20last=20round=20of=20updates=20were=20completed.=A0
=20Because=20the=20AutoMARK=20is
=A0=20used=20only=20on=20Election=20Day,=20MPAS=20relies=20on=20voter
=20feedback=20to
=A0=20correct=20these=20kinds=20of=20problems.
=A0=20MPAS=20continues=20to=20monitor=20and=20respond=20to
=20complaints=20as=20they
=A0=20arise.

=A0=20Accessible=20Polling=20Places

=A0=20Under=20HAVA,=20the=20federal=20government=20allocated
=20money=20to=20assist
=20with
=A0=20the=20purchase=20of=20accessible=20equipment=20like=20the
=20AutoMARK,=20but=20also
=A0=20to=20help=20municipalities
=A0=20make=20their=20polling=20places=20physically
=20accessible.=A0=20Congress
=A0=20recognized=20that=20in=20order=20for=20people=20to=20use=20the
=20accessible=20voting
=A0=20machines,=20the=20building=20must
=A0=20also=20be=20accessible=20so=20voters=20can=20access=20the
=20polling=20location=20and
=A0=20voting=20equipment.=A0=20It=20is=20the=20local=20election
=20officials?
=A0=20responsibility=20to=20make=20sure=20all
=A0=20polling=20locations=20are=20accessible=20on=20Election
=20Day.=A0=20To=20help=20cover
=A0=20the=20expense=20for=20removing=20barriers=20at=20polling
=20locations,=20the
=A0=20Michigan=20BOE=20administers=20a
=A0=20grant=20program=20called=20Access=20for=20All,=20under=20the
=20U.S.=A0=20Department
=A0=20of=20Health=20and=20Human=20Services=20with=20funding
=20allocated=20through
=20HAVA,
=A0=20to=20help=20the=20state=20comply
=A0=20with=20HAVA.=A0=20In=20most=20circumstances,=20the
=20Access=20for=20All=20grants
=A0=20cover=20all=20costs=20associated=20with=20accessibility
=20upgrades=20for
=A0=20polling=20locations.

=A0=20When=20Michigan?=20State=20Plan=20to=20implement
=20provisions=20under=20HAVA
=20was
=A0=20initiated=20in=202004,=20municipal=20clerks=20were
=20required=20to=20complete=20an
=A0=20accessibility=20checklist
=A0=20to=20determine=20whether=20or=20not=20their=20locations=20were
=20accessible.
=A0=20This=20was=20one=20of=20the=20state?=20first=20attempts=20to
=20gather=20information
=A0=20on=20Michigan?=20polling=20place
=A0=20accessibility.=A0=20During=20this=20time,=20MPAS=20and
=20other=20organizations
=A0=20were=20working=20closely=20with=20individual=20election
=20officials=20on
=A0=20polling=20location=20reviews=20and
=A0=20were=20also=20training=20the=20municipal=20clerks=20on=20the
=20accessibility
=A0=20requirements.=A0=20MPAS=20also=20spent=20a
=20considerable=20amount=20of=20time
=A0=20assisting=20clerks=20with=20assessing
=A0=20the=20accessibility=20of=20their=20polling=20locations=20and
=20helping=20them
=A0=20apply=20for=20Access=20for=20All=20grant=20money.=A0=20MPAS
=20found=20that=20the
=A0=20accessibility=20data=20provided=20by
=A0=20clerks=20was=20not,=20in=20certain=20instances,=20wholly
=20reliable.

=A0=20MPAS=20brought=20this=20to=20the=20Bureau=20of=20Election?
=20(BOE)=20attention
=20and
=A0=20shared=20independent=20accessibility=20reviews=20with
=20them.=A0=20The=20BOE=20has
=A0=20since=20increased=20efforts
=A0=20to=20ensure=20the=20accuracy=20of=20reporting=20by=20improving
=20communication
=A0=20and=20requiring=20additional=20documentation=20from=20the
=20clerks.

=A0=20In=202008,=20MPAS=20started=20to=20assess=20municipal
=20polling=20locations
=A0=20randomly,=20without=20notifying=20the=20election
=20official=20in=20advance.
=A0=20After=20compiling=20this=20data=20on
=A0=20polling=20locations=20statewide,=20the=20systemic=20issue
=20of
=A0=20inaccessibility=20became=20a=20heightened
=20concern.=A0=20Once=20these
=20concerns
=A0=20were=20communicated=20to=20the=20Bureau=20of
=A0=20Elections,=20they=20backed=20a=20new=20initiative=20in=202010
=20dramatically
=A0=20increasing=20their=20involvement=20in=20the=20advancement
=20of=20polling=20place
=A0=20accessibility.

=A0=20This=20same=20year,=20the=20federal=20government=20began
=20reviewing=20how=20the
=A0=20states=20were=20spending=20HAVA=20funds.=A0=20This
=20fueled=20speculation=20that
=A0=20the=20federal=20government=20would
=A0=20eliminate=20the=20monies=20available=20under=20HAVA,=20since
=20some=20states=20had
=A0=20not=20spent=20their=20money,=20rather=20placing=20it=20in=20an
=20account=20and
=A0=20allowing=20the=20funds=20to=20gain
=A0=20interest.=A0=20Concerned=20that=20Congress=20would
=20pull=20the=20allocated
=20funds
=A0=20completely,=20which=20would=20prevent=20municipalities
=20from=20accessing
=A0=20money=20to=20make=20polling=20places
=A0=20accessible,=20MPAS,=20along=20with=20the=20Michigan=20Bureau
=20of=20Elections,
=A0=20embarked=20on=20a=20project=20to=20ensure=20100%
=20accessibility=20at=20all
=A0=20Michigan=20polling=20places.

=A0=20Michigan?=20Polling=20Place=20Accessibility=20Project

=A0=20In=202010,=20Michigan=20started=20building=20the=20framework
=20of=20a=20statewide
=A0=20plan=20to=20reach=20100%=20polling=20place
=20accessibility.=A0=20MPAS=20and=20the
=A0=20Bureau=20of=20Elections=20strengthened
=A0=20their=20partnership=20in=20order=20to=20achieve=20this
=20goal.=A0=20Within=20this
=A0=20plan,=20MPAS=20would=20review=20the=20exterior=20of=20all
=20locations=20throughout
=A0=20the=20state.=A0=20Michigan=20has
=A0=20approximately=203,600=20polling=20places=20in
=20total.=A0=20MPAS=20had=20already
=A0=20gathered=20information=20on=20530=20polling=20places=20prior
=20to=202010,
=A0=20therefore,=20did=20not=20revisit=20those
=A0=20locations=20(some=20were=20initially=20accessible=20and
=20others=20MPAS=20worked
=A0=20closely=20with=20clerks=20to=20improve
=20accessibility.=A0=20MPAS=20is=20still
=A0=20working=20with=20clerks=20to=20bring
=A0=20the=20remaining=2057=20of=20the=20530=20polling=20locations
=20into=20compliance).
=A0=20MPAS=20was=20able=20to=20visit=20the=20remaining=202,927
=20polling=20locations=20in
=A0=202010.

=A0=20Overall,=20MPAS=20conducted=20on-site=20reviews=20of=20at
=20least=2095%=20of=20the
=A0=20polling=20places=20in=20Michigan.

=A0=20The=20on-site=20reviews=20conducted=20in=202010,=20exposed
=20nearly=2025%=20of=20the
=A0=20polling=20places=20that=20remained=20physically
=20inaccessible=20as=20required
=A0=20by=20the=20Americans=20with
=A0=20Disabilities=20Accessibility=20Guidelines.

=A0=20Of=20the=203,457=20polling=20locations=20noted=20above,
=202,927=20were=20assessed
=A0=20between=20May-August=202010.=A0=20Using=20the=20ADAAG
=20as=20a=20benchmark=20to
=A0=20determine=20physical=20accessibility,
=A0=20over=20800=20polling=20locations=20within=20the=202,927
=20locations=20visited,
=A0=20had=20physical=20barriers=20failing=20to=20comply=20with=20the
=20ADAAG=20?
=20barriers
=A0=20that=20create=20potential
=A0=20difficulties=20to=20voters=20with=20disabilities=20on
=20Election=20Day.

=A0=20Barriers=20can=20prevent=20people=20with=20disabilities
=20from=20fully
=A0=20participating=20in=20all=20aspects=20of=20society=20because
=20of=20their
=A0=20disability.=A0=20This=20might=20include
=20architectural
=A0=20barriers,=20physical=20barriers,=20communication
=20barriers,=20attitudinal
=A0=20barriers,=20cultural=20barriers,=20etc.=A0
=20Throughout=20this=20project,
=20MPAS?
=A0=20reviews=20focused=20primarily
=A0=20on=20physical=20and=20external=20barriers,=20which=20are
=20defined=20as
=20something
=A0=20material=20that=20blocks=20passage.=A0=20Physical
=20barriers=20addressed=20in
=A0=20this=20report=20include=20objects
=A0=20in=20the=20environment=20such=20as=20inaccessible=20doors=20or
=20doorways,
=A0=20inaccessible=20elevators=20or=20lack=20thereof,
=20inaccessible=20door
=A0=20hardware,=20inaccessible=20parking,=20etc.

=A0=20Among=20the=202,927=20polling=20locations=20visited=20in
=202010,=2028%=20did=20not
=A0=20meet=20accessibility=20standards.=A0=20Based=20on
=20discussions=20with=20the=20BOE
=A0=20in=202008,=20when=20MPAS=20completed
=A0=20the=20unannounced=20visits,=20clerks=20were=20not=20only
=20notified=20with=20a
=A0=20letter=20from=20MPAS=20concerning=20accessibility,=20but
=20they=20were=20also
=A0=20notified=20by=20the=20Bureau=20of=20Elections.
=A0=20MPAS=20and=20the=20BOE=20required=20prompt=20reply=20about=20the
=20municipalities
=A0=20plans=20to=20meet=20ADA=20requirements.=A0=20The
=20letters=20contained=20a
=A0=20photograph=20of=20the=20problem=20area(s),
=A0=20along=20with=20the=20appropriate=20ADAAG=20citation.=A0
=20Within=20a=20five=20month
=A0=20period,=20letters=20were=20sent=20to=20over=20440
=20municipalities=20concerning
=A0=20approximately=20800=20polling
=A0=20locations.

=A0=20As=20shown=20below,=2028%=20of=20the=20polling=20places
=20visited=20in=202010=20had
=A0=20some=20type=20of=20physical=20barrier=20present=20at=20the
=20time=20of=20review.

=A0=20The=20following=20chart=20highlights=20the=20most=20common
=20number=20of
=20physical
=A0=20barriers=20discovered=20at=20each=20location.

=A0=20A=20majority=20of=20the=20locations=20reviewed=20had=20only
=20one=20physical
=A0=20barrier=20present.=A0=20While=20the=20largest=20and
=20most=20frequent=20problem
=20was
=A0=20related=20to=20parking,=20the=20types
=A0=20of=20barriers=20at=20each=20location=20varied=20as=20shown=20in
=20the=20following
=A0=20chart.

=A0=20Text=20Box:=20Parking=20Signs:=20locations=20that=20had
=20accessible=20parking
=A0=20but=20no=20signs=20posted=A0=20Parking:=A0
=20locations=20that=20had=20no=20parking
=A0=20designated=20or=20noncompliant=20access
=A0=20aisles=A0=20Pathway:=A0=20barriers=20that
=20existed=20between=20access=20aisles
=20and
=A0=20entryway=A0=20Entrance:=A0=20problems=20such=20as
=20door=20width,=20door
=A0=20thresholds,=20door=20hardware,=20vestibules,
=A0=20etc.=A0=20Ramps/Curbs:=20problems=20with=20curb=20cuts,
=20ramps,=20handrails,
=A0=20thresholds=20greater=20than=201=20inch,=20etc.

=A0=20Communicating=20Accessibility=20Problems=20with
=20Election=20Officials

=A0=20After=20completing=20the=20on-site=20reviews,=20MPAS
=20notified=20municipal
=A0=20clerks=20of=20locations=20where=20barriers=20were
=20discovered.=A0=20Within=20a
=A0=20four-month=20period,=20over=20440
=A0=20letters=20were=20sent=20to=20election=20officials.=A0
=20By=20the=20end=20of=202010,
=2088%
=A0=20of=20those=20clerks=20responded=20back=20to=20MPAS=20with=20a
=20plan=20of
=20correction.
=A0=20In=20addition,=20MPAS
=A0=20provided=20technical=20assistance=20to=20the=20election
=20officials=20on=20how
=20to
=A0=20improve=20access=20to=20their=20polling=20location=20in
=20order=20to=20come=20into
=A0=20compliance.=A0=A0=A0Based=20on
=A0=20the=20responses=20received=20from=20clerks,=2043%=20informed
=20us=20they=20were
=A0=20would=20make=20the=20changes=20required;=2031%=20corrected
=20the=20barriers=20at
=A0=20the=20polling=20locations;=209%
=A0=20were=20going=20to=20apply=20for=20Access=20for=20All=20grant;
=20and=20the=20remaining
=A0=20responses=20varied=20from=20clerk=20using=20temporary
=20equipment.

=A0=20When=20a=20clerk=20informed=20MAPS=20that=20the=20work=20was
=20completed,=20MPAS
=A0=20required=20documentation=20from=20each=20clerk=20proving
=20or=20stating=20that
=A0=20the=20work=20had=20been=20completed,
=A0=20including=20photographs=20and/or=20copies=20of=20purchase
=20orders.=A0=20A
=A0=20majority=20of=20the=20clerks=20responded=20either=20with=20a
=20plan=20of
=20correction
=A0=20for=20spring=202011=20or=20with=20a
=A0=20statement=20that=20the=20work=20was=20completed.=A0
=20MPAS=20is=20still=20waiting
=20for
=A0=20some=20clerks=20to=20confirm=20that=20the=20work=20was=20done
=20sufficiently.
=20Once
=A0=20the=20removal=20of=20barriers
=A0=20at=20these=20locations=20has=20been=20verified,=20MPAS
=20expects=20Michigan?
=A0=20polling=20place=20accessibility=20rate=20to=20rise=20to
=20nearly=2090=20%=20?--
=A0=20one=20of=20the=20highest=20in=20the=20nation.
=A0=20There=20remains,=20however,=20substantial=20work=20to=20be
=20completed=20in=20the
=A0=20city=20of=20Detroit=20in=20order=20to=20reach=20this
=20goal.=A0=20The=20remaining=2012%
=A0=20of=20clerks,=20who=20did=20not=20respond
=A0=20to=20MPAS=20or=20the=20Bureau=20of=20Election=20with=20a=20plan=20of
=20correction,
=20will
=A0=20become=20a=202011=20priority=20in=20order=20to=20attain=20100%
=20accessibility.

=A0=20NEXT=20STEPS

=A0=20While=20the=20focus=20of=20this=20report=20has=20been=20on
=20reaching=20the=2090%
=A0=20accessibility=20rate,=20there=20would=20still=20be
=20approximately=2010%=20of
=A0=20polling=20locations=20in=20Michigan
=A0=20that=20are=20not=20accessible=20to=20all=20voters.=A0
=20Some=20clerks=20disagree
=20with
=A0=20the=20findings=20and=20MPAS=20is=20working=20with=20those
=20clerks.

=A0=20In=202011,=20MPAS=20will=20be=20re-visiting=20a=20number=20of
=20polling=20locations
=A0=20that=20are=20still=20recorded=20as=20being=20inaccessible,
=20breaking=20them
=20into
=A0=20three=20categories:=20failure
=A0=20to=20communicate;=20work=20promised=20but=20documentation
=20still=20needed;
=20and
=A0=20locations=20requiring=20review=20by=20MPAS.

=A0=20MPAS=20will=20focus=20attention=20on=20election=20officials
=20who=20have=20failed
=A0=20to=20respond=20to=20MPAS=20communication=20attempts.=A0
=20This=20may=20involve
=A0=20revisiting=20the=20location=20(some
=A0=20clerks=20correct=20the=20problem=20even=20when=20they=20fail
=20to=20respond),
=A0=20attending=20city=20council/township=20meetings,=20filing
=20official=20HAVA
=A0=20complaints,=20and/or=20pursuing
=A0=20legal=20action=20under=20different=20funding
=20sources.=A0=20MPAS?goal=20has
=A0=20always=20been=20to=20educate=20clerks=20and=20assist=20them
=20with=20improving
=A0=20access=20first=20by=20proposing=20solutions
=A0=20to=20removing=20barriers.

=A0=20In=202011,=20MPAS=20will=20also=20direct=20its=20attention=20to
=20monitoring=20the
=A0=20correction=20plans=20that=20election=20officials=20have
=20submitted=20to
=20ensure
=A0=20that=20barriers=20are=20removed.
=A0=20MPAS=20will=20review=20the=20remaining=20150=20polling
=20locations=20that=20have
=A0=20not=20been=20visited=20yet.

=A0=20In=20Summary

=A0=20Throughout=20the=202010=20project,=20the=20partnership
=20between=20MPAS=20and
=20the
=A0=20Michigan=20Bureau=20of=20Elections=20(BOE)=20was
=20crucial.=A0=20The=20state
=A0=20reinforced=20the=20necessity=20of
=A0=20accessible=20elections.=A0=20They=20followed=20up
=20with=20each=20municipality
=A0=20whose=20polling=20place=20was=20noted=20as=20being
=20inaccessible=20in=20order=20to
=A0=20determine=20the=20jurisdiction's
=A0=20planned=20course=20of=20action.=A0=20In=20addition,=20the
=20BOE=20coordinated=20and
=A0=20extended=20Michigan's=20polling=20place=20improvement
=20grant=20well=20into
=20the
=A0=20fall=20to=20assist=20municipalities
=A0=20in=20removing=20barriers=20to=20voting=20at=20no=20cost.

=A0=20Local=20election=20officials=20can=20either=20upgrade
=20their=20polling=20places
=A0=20(with=20or=20without=20grant=20funds),=20or=20relocate=20the
=20polling=20place=20to
=A0=20an=20accessible=20site.=A0=20The
=A0=20Bureau=20of=20Elections=20reports=20that=20due=20to=20the=202010
=20project,=20they
=A0=20have=20seen=20a=20large=20increase=20in=20the=20number=20of
=20municipalities
=A0=20applying=20for=20grant=20money.=A0=20In
=A0=20an=20effort=20to=20assist=20with=20the=20project,=20the=20BOE
=20extended=20the
=A0=20typical=20grant=20cycle=20by=20two=20months,=20giving=20clerks
=20additional
=A0=20opportunity=20to=20respond=20to=20MPAS?
=A0=20letter=20and=20correct=20the=20problem(s)=20by=20using=20grant
=20funds.=A0=20The
=A0=20Michigan=20Bureau=20of=20Elections=20received=2074=20grant
=20applications,=20the
=A0=20largest=20amount=20ever=20received
=A0=20in=20one=20grant=20cycle.=A0=20Of=20those=2074=20grant
=20applications,=2066
=A0=20applicants=20received=20letters=20from=20MPAS=20seeking=20a
=20plan=20of
=A0=20correction=20-=2089%=20of=20those=20who=20applied.
=A0=20A=20large=20number=20of=20municipalities=20have=20pledged=20to
=20apply=20when=20the
=A0=20next=20grant=20period=20opens=20in=20early=202011.

=A0=20If=20the=20HAVA/PAVA=20program=20survives=20the=20President?
=20proposed
=20budget
=A0=20cuts,=20MPAS=20looks=20forward=20to=20continuing=20the
=20partnership=20with=20the
=A0=20Secretary=20of=20State,=20ensuring
=A0=20all=20elections=20are=20accessible=20to=20all
=20voters.=A0=20Additionally,=20MPAS
=A0=20encourages=20clerks=20to=20reach=20out=20to=20local
=20disability=20groups=20for
=A0=20future=20trainings.=A0=20Listed
=A0=20below=20are=20additional=20recommendations=20moving
=20forward.

=A0=20Summary/Recommendations:

=A0=20?=A0=20=A0=A0=A0Local=20clerks=20must=20be
=20required=20to=20notify=20the=20Bureau=20of
=A0=20Elections=20prior=20to=20relocating=20polling=20places.

=A0=20?=A0=20=A0=A0=A0Accessibility=20checks
=20should=20be=20completed=20when=20clerks
=A0=20change=20polling=20locations,=20to=20verify
=20accessibility.=A0=20Reports
=20(with
=A0=20photographs)=20should=20be=20submitted
=A0=20to=20the=20Bureau=20of=20Elections.

=A0=20?=A0=20=A0=A0=A0New=20polling=20locations
=20must=20be=20required=20to=20adhere=20to=20the
=A0=20Americans=20with=20Disabilities=20Act=20Accessibility
=20Guidelines.

=A0=20?=A0=20=A0=A0=A0The=20advisory=20committee
=20in=20charge=20of=20amending=20the=20State
=A0=20Plan=20(under=20HAVA)=20should=20re-convene=20and=20identify
=20ways=20to=20hold
=A0=20clerks=20accountable=20and=20implement
=A0=20model=20oversight=20programs.

=A0=20?=A0=20=A0=A0=A0Access=20for=20All=20grant
=20money=20should=20be=20available
=20throughout
=A0=20the=20year,=20so=20accessibility=20problems=20can=20be
=20addressed=20anytime
=20they
=A0=20arise.

=A0=20?=A0=20=A0=A0=A0The=20Bureau=20of
=20Elections=20and=20local=20clerks=20should=20continue
=A0=20working=20with=20disability=20advocacy=20organizations
=20to=20complete
=A0=20year-round=20polling=20place=20accessibility
=A0=20audits=20and=20training=20to=20clerks.

=A0=20Accessibility=20Rate=20by=20County

=A0=20Table=20with=209=20columns=20and=2085=20rows

=A0=20County

=A0=20Polling=20Locations

=A0=20Visited

=A0=20Accessible

=A0=20Barriers=20Discovered

=A0=20Percent=20Visited

=A0=20%=20Accessible=20of=20those=20Visited

=A0=20Now=20Complete

=A0=20%=20Now=20Accessible

=A0=20Alcona

=A0=2012

=A0=2012

=A0=208

=A0=204

=A0=20100%

=A0=2067%

=A0=203

=A0=2092%

=A0=20Alger

=A0=2010

=A0=2010

=A0=205

=A0=205

=A0=20100%

=A0=2050%

=A0=205

=A0=20100%

=A0=20Allegan

=A0=2037

=A0=2037

=A0=2035

=A0=202

=A0=20100%

=A0=2095%

=A0=201

=A0=2097%

=A0=20Alpena

=A0=2015

=A0=2015

=A0=208

=A0=207

=A0=20100%

=A0=2053%

=A0=201

=A0=2060%

=A0=20Antrim

=A0=2015

=A0=2015

=A0=209

=A0=206

=A0=20100%

=A0=2060%

=A0=202

=A0=2073%

=A0=20Arenac

=A0=2014

=A0=2014

=A0=2010

=A0=204

=A0=20100%

=A0=2071%

=A0=203

=A0=2093%

=A0=20Baraga

=A0=208

=A0=206

=A0=201

=A0=205

=A0=2075%

=A0=2017%

=A0=201

=A0=2033%

=A0=20Barry

=A0=2023

=A0=2023

=A0=2018

=A0=205

=A0=20100%

=A0=2078%

=A0=201

=A0=2083%

=A0=20Bay

=A0=2049

=A0=2048

=A0=2036

=A0=2012

=A0=2098%

=A0=2075%

=A0=201

=A0=2077%

=A0=20Benzie

=A0=2013

=A0=2013

=A0=206

=A0=207

=A0=20100%

=A0=2046%

=A0=204

=A0=2077%

=A0=20Berrien

=A0=2057

=A0=2057

=A0=2043

=A0=2014

=A0=20100%

=A0=2075%

=A0=208

=A0=2089%

=A0=20Branch

=A0=2018

=A0=2017

=A0=209

=A0=208

=A0=2094%

=A0=2053%

=A0=206

=A0=2088%

=A0=20Calhoun

=A0=2046

=A0=2043

=A0=2034

=A0=209

=A0=2093%

=A0=2079%

=A0=203

=A0=2086%

=A0=20Cass

=A0=2019

=A0=2019

=A0=2012

=A0=207

=A0=20100%

=A0=2063%

=A0=206

=A0=2095%

=A0=20Charlevoix

=A0=2018

=A0=2016

=A0=2010

=A0=206

=A0=2089%

=A0=2063%

=A0=201

=A0=2069%

=A0=20Cheboygan

=A0=2020

=A0=2020

=A0=2014

=A0=206

=A0=20100%

=A0=2070%

=A0=205

=A0=2095%

=A0=20Chippewa

=A0=2019

=A0=2018

=A0=2013

=A0=205

=A0=2095%

=A0=2072%

=A0=204

=A0=2094%

=A0=20Clare

=A0=2019

=A0=2016

=A0=2013

=A0=203

=A0=2084%

=A0=2081%

=A0=202

=A0=2094%

=A0=20Clinton

=A0=2028

=A0=2026

=A0=2024

=A0=202

=A0=2093%

=A0=2092%

=A0=201

=A0=2096%

=A0=20Crawford

=A0=207

=A0=207

=A0=206

=A0=201

=A0=20100%

=A0=2086%

=A0=200

=A0=2086%

=A0=20Delta

=A0=2021

=A0=2020

=A0=2011

=A0=209

=A0=2095%

=A0=2055%

=A0=201

=A0=2060%

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=A0=20100%

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=A0=2023

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=A0=2064%

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=A0=2096%

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=A0=2022

=A0=2017

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=A0=20100%

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=A0=2082%

=A0=20Iosco

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=A0=206

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=A0=20100%

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=A0=2097

=A0=2079

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=A0=20100%

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=A0=2089%

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=A0=2033

=A0=2099%

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=A0=204

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=A0=208

=A0=207

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=A0=2067%

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=A0=2024

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=A0=204

=A0=20100%

=A0=2083%

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=A0=2092%

=A0=20Leelanau

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=A0=208

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=A0=2030

=A0=2023

=A0=207

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=A0=204

=A0=2090%

=A0=20Livingston

=A0=2048

=A0=2045

=A0=2035

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=A0=2094%

=A0=2078%

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=A0=20100%

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=A0=200

=A0=2075%

=A0=20Mackinac

=A0=2013

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=A0=205

=A0=205

=A0=2077%

=A0=2050%

=A0=201

=A0=2060%

=A0=20Macomb

=A0=20235

=A0=20233

=A0=20188

=A0=2045

=A0=2099%

=A0=2081%

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=A0=20Manistee

=A0=2015

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=A0=204

=A0=20100%

=A0=2073%

=A0=203

=A0=2093%

=A0=20Marquette

=A0=2029

=A0=2029

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=A0=2055%

=A0=201

=A0=2059%

=A0=20Mason

=A0=2023

=A0=2023

=A0=2015

=A0=208

=A0=20100%

=A0=2065%

=A0=203

=A0=2078%

=A0=20Mecosta

=A0=2022

=A0=2022

=A0=2018

=A0=204

=A0=20100%

=A0=2082%

=A0=201

=A0=2086%

=A0=20Menominee

=A0=2016

=A0=2014

=A0=208

=A0=206

=A0=2088%

=A0=2057%

=A0=200

=A0=2057%

=A0=20Midland

=A0=2038

=A0=2029

=A0=2022

=A0=207

=A0=2076%

=A0=2076%

=A0=204

=A0=2090%

=A0=20Missaukee

=A0=2017

=A0=2017

=A0=2014

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=A0=20100%

=A0=2082%

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=A0=20100%

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=A0=2036

=A0=2027

=A0=209

=A0=2086%

=A0=2075%

=A0=205

=A0=2089%

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=A0=2026

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=A0=204

=A0=2096%

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=A0=2092%

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=A0=203

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=A0=2096%

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=A0=20380

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=A0=2093%

=A0=2077%

=A0=2046

=A0=2089%

=A0=20Oceana

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=A0=2012

=A0=206

=A0=20100%

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=A0=206

=A0=20100%

=A0=2063%

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=A0=20Ontonagon

=A0=2014

=A0=2010

=A0=203

=A0=207

=A0=2071%

=A0=2030%

=A0=200

=A0=2030%

=A0=20Osceola

=A0=2018

=A0=2018

=A0=2014

=A0=204

=A0=20100%

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=A0=206

=A0=204

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=A0=2067%

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=A0=2083%

=A0=20Otsego

=A0=2010

=A0=2010

=A0=207

=A0=203

=A0=20100%

=A0=2070%

=A0=202

=A0=2090%

=A0=20Ottawa

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=A0=2088

=A0=2079

=A0=209

=A0=20100%

=A0=2090%

=A0=205

=A0=2095%

=A0=20Presque=20Isle

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=A0=2016

=A0=2010

=A0=206

=A0=20100%

=A0=2063%

=A0=203

=A0=2081%

=A0=20Roscommon

=A0=2011

=A0=2011

=A0=2011

=A0=200

=A0=20100%

=A0=20100%

=A0=200

=A0=20100%

=A0=20Saginaw

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=A0=2075

=A0=2061

=A0=2014

=A0=20100%

=A0=2081%

=A0=208

=A0=2092%

=A0=20Sanilac

=A0=2030

=A0=2030

=A0=2026

=A0=204

=A0=20100%

=A0=2087%

=A0=203

=A0=2097%

=A0=20Schoolcraft

=A0=2010

=A0=2010

=A0=206

=A0=204

=A0=20100%

=A0=2060%

=A0=202

=A0=2080%

=A0=20Shiawassee

=A0=2027

=A0=2027

=A0=2017

=A0=2010

=A0=20100%

=A0=2063%

=A0=203

=A0=2074%

=A0=20St.=A0=20Clair

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=A0=2044

=A0=204

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=A0=2092%

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=A0=20100%

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=A0=202

=A0=2082%

=A0=20Tuscola

=A0=2025

=A0=2024

=A0=2016

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=A0=2096%

=A0=2067%

=A0=202

=A0=2075%

=A0=20Van=20Buren

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=A0=2022

=A0=2019

=A0=203

=A0=2096%

=A0=2086%

=A0=201

=A0=2091%

=A0=20Washtenaw

=A0=20106

=A0=20100

=A0=2070

=A0=2030

=A0=2094%

=A0=2070%

=A0=200

=A0=2070%

=A0=20Wayne

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=A0=20519

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=A0=2091%

=A0=2063%

=A0=2028

=A0=2068%

=A0=20Wexford

=A0=2020

=A0=2020

=A0=2014

=A0=206

=A0=20100%

=A0=2070%

=A0=201

=A0=2075%

=A0=20Total

=A0=203635

=A0=203457

=A0=202579

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=A0=2083%

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=20Date:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2015:01:14=20-0400
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=A0=20Chris,=20there=20is=20no=20Download=20button=20on=20Web
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=20than=20one=20volume.
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=20On=207/9/11,=20Chris=20Nusbaum=20<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
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=20I=20have=20a=20question=20for=20all=20you=20NLS=20Web=20Braille
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=20BrailleNote's=20book=20reader=20at=20a=20later
=20date.=A0=20How=20can=20I=20do=20this?
=20Thanks!

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=20Message:=206
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=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;=20charset=3Dwindows-1252

=20Ashley:
=20Why=20not=20start=20an=20accessible=20forum,=20online,=20for=20blind
=20people?
=20I've=20found=20an=20accessible=20one.
=20V=20Bulletin,=20is=20quite=20accessible,=20with=20an=20audio
=20captcha,=20(if=20they=20still=20have
=20it.)
=20To=20see=202=20forums,=20from=20V=20Bulletin,=20here=20are=20some
=20examples.
=20www.apostolicfriendsforum.com,=20and
=20www.goodnewscafe.net.
=20Blessings,=20Joshua

=20On=207/10/11,=20bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20wrote:
=20Hi=20all,

=20I?m=20interested=20in=20starting=20a=20blog=20or=20maybe=20more
=20than=20one=20blog.
=20So=20what=20accessible=20sites=20are=20there?=A0=20Do
=20bloggers=20generally=20write=20first
=20person=20stories,=20or=20about=20things=20they=20see=20that=20are
=20more=20objective?
=20Any=20of=20you=20have=20a=20blog?=A0=20How=20often=20do=20you
=20update=20it?=A0=20Is=20it=20possible=20to
=20upload=20photos=20to=20it=20to=20go=20along=20with=20your=20story?
=20Or=20maybe=20you=20need
=20sighted
=20help=20to=20post=20photos?
=20What=20about=20audio?=20What=20format=20do=20audio=20clips=20need
=20to=20be=20in?
=20Can=20you=20have=20more=20than=20one=20blog=20on=20the=20same=20site?
=20Can
=20you=20write=20as=20much=20as=20you=20want=20or=20is=20there=20a=20word
=20limit?
=20I=20enjoy=20writing=20and=20I?d=20like=20to=20share=20with
=20friends=20and=20family.=20=20I=20figured
=20blogging=20would=20be=20a=20neat=20way=20to=20write=20stories
=20about=20myself,=20life=20and=20my
=20opinions=20on=20things=20like=20books,=20technology,=20and
=20religion.

=20What=20site=20can=20you=20write=20like=20a=20journal=20about
=20yourself?


=20Thanks.
=20Ashley
=20_______________________________________________
=20nabs-l=20mailing=20list
=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
=20To=20unsubscribe,=20change=20your=20list=20options=20or=20get
=20your=20account=20info=20for
=20nabs-l:

=20
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/jlester84
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=20------------------------------

=20Message:=207
=20Date:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2021:42:30=20-0400
=20From:=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=20list"
=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20accessible=20blog=20and=20journal
=20sites
=20Message-ID:
=20<AF7D2C5148FE4AC39D1C45AA2B6941EB at OwnerPC
=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;=20format=3Dflowed;
=20charset=3D"Windows-1252";
=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20reply-type=3Doriginal

=20Joshua,
=20What=20is=20a=20forum=20like?=20Isn't=20that=20for=20a=20group=20of=20pe=
ople
=20to=20discuss=20something
=20common?
=20Is=20that=20how=20a=20forum=20differs=20from=20a=20blog?
=20This=20would=20be=20a=20good=20idea=20if=A0=20I=20had=20several
=20people=20interested=20in=20a=20forum.
=20I'll=20see=20about=20it.=20=20I=20have=20a=20beep=20ball=20team=20and=20=
that
=20was=20one=20of=20the=20things=20I
=20wanted=20to=20blog=20about.=20=20But=20yes=20if=20more=20people=20want=20=
to
=20post=20online,=20I'd=20like
=20the=20idea=20of=20a=20forum.=20=20A=20blog=20would=20be=20more=20for=20m=
y
=20writings,=20if=20I=20do=20it.

=20I'll=20check=20those=20links=20out=20and=20I'm=20glad=20to=20know=20they=

=20are=20accessible.

=20Ashley

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20Joshua=20Lester
=20Sent:=20Sunday,=20July=2010,=202011=208:50=20PM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20accessible=20blog=20and=20journal
=20sites

=20Ashley:
=20Why=20not=20start=20an=20accessible=20forum,=20online,=20for=20blind
=20people?
=20I've=20found=20an=20accessible=20one.
=20V=20Bulletin,=20is=20quite=20accessible,=20with=20an=20audio
=20captcha,=20(if=20they=20still=20have
=20it.)
=20To=20see=202=20forums,=20from=20V=20Bulletin,=20here=20are=20some
=20examples.
=20www.apostolicfriendsforum.com,=20and
=20www.goodnewscafe.net.
=20Blessings,=20Joshua

=20On=207/10/11,=20bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20wrote:
=20Hi=20all,

=20I?m=20interested=20in=20starting=20a=20blog=20or=20maybe=20more
=20than=20one=20blog.
=20So=20what=20accessible=20sites=20are=20there?=A0=20Do
=20bloggers=20generally=20write=20first
=20person=20stories,=20or=20about=20things=20they=20see=20that=20are
=20more=20objective?
=20Any=20of=20you=20have=20a=20blog?=A0=20How=20often=20do=20you
=20update=20it?=A0=20Is=20it=20possible=20to
=20upload=20photos=20to=20it=20to=20go=20along=20with=20your=20story?
=20Or=20maybe=20you=20need
=20sighted
=20help=20to=20post=20photos?
=20What=20about=20audio?=20What=20format=20do=20audio=20clips=20need
=20to=20be=20in?
=20Can=20you=20have=20more=20than=20one=20blog=20on=20the=20same=20site?
=20Can
=20you=20write=20as=20much=20as=20you=20want=20or=20is=20there=20a=20word
=20limit?
=20I=20enjoy=20writing=20and=20I?d=20like=20to=20share=20with
=20friends=20and=20family.=20=20I=20figured
=20blogging=20would=20be=20a=20neat=20way=20to=20write=20stories
=20about=20myself,=20life=20and=20my
=20opinions=20on=20things=20like=20books,=20technology,=20and
=20religion.

=20What=20site=20can=20you=20write=20like=20a=20journal=20about
=20yourself?


=20Thanks.
=20Ashley
=20_______________________________________________
=20nabs-l=20mailing=20list
=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
=20To=20unsubscribe,=20change=20your=20list=20options=20or=20get
=20your=20account=20info=20for
=20nabs-l:

=20
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=20_______________________________________________
=20nabs-l=20mailing=20list
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=20nabs-l:

=20
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=20------------------------------

=20Message:=208
=20Date:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2021:52:18=20-0400
=20From:=20Elizabeth=20<lizmohnke at hotmail.com
=20To:=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20Thanks=20for=20the=20Help=20at=20National
=20Convention
=20Message-ID:=20<COL118-W1316868A320E5058F0232FBA450 at phx.gbl
=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;=20charset=3D"iso-8859-1"


=20Hello=20All,

=20I=20have=20done=20my=20best=20to=20thank=20everyone=20individually=20for=

=20the=20help=20they=20have
=20provided=20me=20over=20the=20past=20week.=20=20However,=20I=20thought=20=
I
=20would=20also=20send=20out=20a
=20general=20message=20to=20thank=20anyone=20I=20may=20have=20missed
=20along=20the=20way.=20=20My
=20convention=20may=20not=20have=20gone=20the=20way=20I=20wanted=20it=20to
=20go,=20but=20it=20was=20exactly
=20what=20I=20needed=20for=20reasons=20I=20am=20not=20willing=20to=20share=
=20on
=20such=20a=20public=20email
=20list.

=20Since=20the=20last=20time=20I=20checked=20the=20messages=20on=20this
=20list=20was=20before
=20convention,=20it=20is=20quite=20possible=20that=20someone=20may=20have
=20already=20said=20what
=20happened,=20or=20at=20least=20their=20version=20of=20the=20story.
=20However,=20I=20have=20already
=20shared=20my=20version=20of=20the=20story=20about=20a=20million=20times
=20by=20now,=20so=20if=20you=20are
=20curious=20as=20to=20what=20happened,=20you=20will=20just=20have=20to
=20wait=20for=20another=20time.

=20The=20bottom=20line=20is=20that=20I=20am=20going=20to=20be=20just=20fine=
.=20=20I
=20just=20wanted=20to=20show
=20my=20appreciation=20to=20those=20who=20may=20have=20helped=20me=20along
=20the=20way.


=20Thanks,
=20Elizabeth

=20------------------------------

=20Message:=209
=20Date:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2021:22:03=20-0500
=20From:=20Joshua=20Lester=20<jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=20list
=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20accessible=20blog=20and=20journal
=20sites
=20Message-ID:
=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20=A0
=20
<CAO83KOviXamrW81HF9NX+T4LZ7M9pU3mnTrmuGYO794JtGARSg at mail.gmail.c
om

=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;=20charset=3Dwindows-1252

=20Yes.
=20Are=20you=20familiar=20with=20the=20beap=20baseball?
=20I=20just=20heard=20about=20it,=20on=20the=20DJD=20Invasion.
=20Blessings,=20Joshua

=20On=207/10/11,=20bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20wrote:
=20Joshua,
=20What=20is=20a=20forum=20like?=20Isn't=20that=20for=20a=20group=20of
=20people=20to=20discuss
=20something
=20common?
=20Is=20that=20how=20a=20forum=20differs=20from=20a=20blog?
=20This=20would=20be=20a=20good=20idea=20if=A0=20I=20had=20several
=20people=20interested=20in=20a=20forum.
=20I'll=20see=20about=20it.=20=20I=20have=20a=20beep=20ball=20team=20and
=20that=20was=20one=20of=20the=20things
=20I
=20wanted=20to=20blog=20about.=20=20But=20yes=20if=20more=20people=20want
=20to=20post=20online,=20I'd
=20like
=20the=20idea=20of=20a=20forum.=20=20A=20blog=20would=20be=20more=20for=20m=
y
=20writings,=20if=20I=20do=20it.

=20I'll=20check=20those=20links=20out=20and=20I'm=20glad=20to=20know
=20they=20are=20accessible.

=20Ashley

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20Joshua=20Lester
=20Sent:=20Sunday,=20July=2010,=202011=208:50=20PM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students
=20mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20accessible=20blog=20and=20journal
=20sites

=20Ashley:
=20Why=20not=20start=20an=20accessible=20forum,=20online,=20for
=20blind=20people?
=20I've=20found=20an=20accessible=20one.
=20V=20Bulletin,=20is=20quite=20accessible,=20with=20an=20audio
=20captcha,=20(if=20they=20still
=20have
=20it.)
=20To=20see=202=20forums,=20from=20V=20Bulletin,=20here=20are=20some
=20examples.
=20www.apostolicfriendsforum.com,=20and
=20www.goodnewscafe.net.
=20Blessings,=20Joshua

=20On=207/10/11,=20bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20wrote:
=20Hi=20all,

=20I?m=20interested=20in=20starting=20a=20blog=20or=20maybe
=20more=20than=20one=20blog.
=20So=20what=20accessible=20sites=20are=20there?=A0=20Do
=20bloggers=20generally=20write=20first
=20person=20stories,=20or=20about=20things=20they=20see=20that
=20are=20more=20objective?
=20Any=20of=20you=20have=20a=20blog?=A0=20How=20often=20do
=20you=20update=20it?=A0=20Is=20it=20possible=20to
=20upload=20photos=20to=20it=20to=20go=20along=20with=20your
=20story?=20Or=20maybe=20you=20need
=20sighted
=20help=20to=20post=20photos?
=20What=20about=20audio?=20What=20format=20do=20audio=20clips
=20need=20to=20be=20in?
=20Can=20you=20have=20more=20than=20one=20blog=20on=20the=20same
=20site?=20Can
=20you=20write=20as=20much=20as=20you=20want=20or=20is=20there=20a
=20word=20limit?
=20I=20enjoy=20writing=20and=20I?d=20like=20to=20share=20with
=20friends=20and=20family.=20=20I=20figured
=20blogging=20would=20be=20a=20neat=20way=20to=20write=20stories
=20about=20myself,=20life=20and=20my
=20opinions=20on=20things=20like=20books,=20technology,
=20and=20religion.

=20What=20site=20can=20you=20write=20like=20a=20journal=20about
=20yourself?


=20Thanks.
=20Ashley

=20_______________________________________________
=20nabs-l=20mailing=20list
=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
=20To=20unsubscribe,=20change=20your=20list=20options=20or
=20get=20your=20account=20info=20for
=20nabs-l:

=20
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=20------------------------------

=20Message:=2010
=20Date:=20Mon,=2011=20Jul=202011=2004:50:20=20+0000=20(UTC)
=20From:=20Amy=20Sabo=20<amylsabo at comcast.net
=20To:=20"BLIND=20STUDENTS,=20NATIONAL=20ASSOCIATION=20OF"=20
<NABS-L at NFBNET.ORG>,
=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20"OF=20BLIND=20STUDENTS,
=20COLORADO=20ASSOCIATION"=20<CABS at NFBNET.ORG
=20Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20aim=20problem
=20Message-ID:
=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20<
=20
1760385386.319978.1310359820794.JavaMail.root at sz0144a.emeryville.
ca.mail.comcast.net


=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;=20charset=3Dutf-8

=20hello=20all,

=20i=20hope=20that=20you=20are=20all=20doing=20well.=20=20i'm=20having
=20problems=20with=20the=20latest
=20version=20of=20aim.=20=20i=20have=20tried=20tabbing=20to=20all=20of=20th=
e
=20features=20on=20it=20to=20change
=20the=20settings=20on=20it=20but,=20jfw=20won't=20let=20me=20do=20that.=20=
=20is
=20there=20a=20way=20in=20where=20i
=20can=20access=20aim=20with=20jfw?=20are=20there=20speciall=20scripts
=20for=20jfw=20that=20i=20can=20use?

=20thanks=20again=20and,=20i=20will=20talk=20to=20you=20all=20soon!


=20hugs,
=20amy

=20------------------------------

=20Message:=2011
=20Date:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2023:35:34=20-0700
=20From:=20"Humberto=20Avila"=20<avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com
=20To:=20"'National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=20list'"
=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20aim=20problem
=20Message-ID:
=20<0FCAE1D24B6A42BD8B6BF6FDF4002DEE at HumbertoAvila
=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;=A0=20=A0
=20=A0=A0=A0charset=3D"us-ascii"

=20The=20last=20thing=20I=20heard=20about=20AOL=20Instant=20Messenger
=20(AIM)=20was=20about=202=20years
=20ago=20on=20a=20podcast=20about=20JAWS=20and=20instant=20messaging=20(by
=20the=20way,=20it=20was=20the
=20FS
=20cast).=20=20Maybe=20they=20have=20updated=20the=20software=20and=20now=20=
it
=20is=20inaccessible=20with
=20JAWS?=20I=20don't=20know...but,=20what=20version=20of=20JAWS=20are=20you=

=20using?=20Which
=20operating=20system?=20Which=20version=20of=20aim?
=20Cheers,=A0=20Humberto

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
=20[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]
=20On
=20Behalf
=20Of=20Amy=20Sabo
=20Sent:=20Sunday,=20July=2010,=202011=209:50=20PM
=20To:=20BLIND=20STUDENTS,=20NATIONAL=20ASSOCIATION=20OF;=20OF=20BLIND
=20STUDENTS,=20COLORADO
=20ASSOCIATION
=20Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20aim=20problem

=20hello=20all,

=20i=20hope=20that=20you=20are=20all=20doing=20well.=20=20i'm=20having
=20problems=20with=20the=20latest
=20version=20of=20aim.=20=20i=20have=20tried=20tabbing=20to=20all=20of=20th=
e
=20features=20on=20it=20to=20change
=20the=20settings=20on=20it=20but,=20jfw=20won't=20let=20me=20do=20that.=20=
=20is
=20there=20a=20way=20in=20where=20i
=20can=20access=20aim=20with=20jfw?=20are=20there=20speciall=20scripts
=20for=20jfw=20that=20i=20can=20use?

=20thanks=20again=20and,=20i=20will=20talk=20to=20you=20all=20soon!


=20hugs,
=20amy
=20_______________________________________________
=20nabs-l=20mailing=20list
=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
=20To=20unsubscribe,=20change=20your=20list=20options=20or=20get=20your
=20account=20info=20for
=20nabs-l:

=20
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/avila.ber
t.humberto2
=20%40gmail.com




=20------------------------------

=20Message:=2012
=20Date:=20Mon,=2011=20Jul=202011=2007:50:05=20-0500
=20From:=20David=20Andrews=20<dandrews at visi.com
=20To:=20david.andrews at nfbnet.org
=20Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20iPal=20for=20sale
=20Message-ID:=20<auto-000019992102 at mailfront3.g2host.com
=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;=20charset=3D"us-ascii";
=20format=3Dflowed



Eye=20Pal=20for=20sale.=20=20$1299
I=20can=20be=20contacted=20via=20email=20at=20mbrianwooten at gmail.com
Thanks,

Brian




=20------------------------------

=20_______________________________________________
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=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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