[nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years

[Chris Nusbaum]

The=20Shingle=20Creek=20was=20the=20convention=20hotel=20and=20the=20Centre=
=20the=20
overflow.

=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

-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Fri,=2015=20Jul=202011=2017:21:35=20-0400
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Convention=20in=20Orlando=20for=205=20Years

Joseph,
Good.=20=20Are=20you=20refering=20to=20the=20main=20hotel=20or=20the=20over=
flow=20hotel?
Glad=20they=20had=20a=20nice=20balance=20of=20being=20helpful.=20=20That=20=
is=20always=20
nice=20for=20crowd
control=20and=20assisting=20people=20to=20go=20where=20they=20need=20to=20g=
o=20
efficiently.
What=20accomodations=20did=20they=20provide=20if=20any,=20with=20NFB?=20I=20=
know=20NFB=20
doesn't
believe=20in=20making=20many=20modifications,=20but=20I=20figured=20they=20=
may=20do=20a=20
little.
Did=20they=20have=20braille=20numbers=20on=20doors?=20How=20about=20braille=
=20menus?

Ashley

-----Original=20Message-----
From:=20T.=20=20Joseph=20Carter
Sent:=20Friday,=20July=2015,=202011=203:57=20AM
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Convention=20in=20Orlando=20for=205=20Years

The=20staff=20were=20helpful=20and=20usually=20not=20too=20overeager=20to=20=
provide=20
help
when=20not=20needed.=20=20I=20was=20pleased=20with=20that.

Joseph


On=20Thu,=20Jul=2014,=202011=20at=2009:21:22PM=20-0400,=20David=20Dodge=20w=
rote:
Personally,=20I=20have=20never=20encountered=20a=20more=20helpful=20staff=20=
in=20
hotels=20than=20I
did=20in=20Orlando=20at=20Rosen.=20=20I=20have=20stayed=20in=20literally=20=
dozens=20of=20
hotels=20and
they=20were=20by=20far=20the=20best=20so=20far.

David
----------------------------------
David=20Dodge
Doctoral=20Degree=20Granting=20Institutions=20Rep.
State=20University=20of=20New=20York=20Student=20Assembly
English=20Major
University=20at=20Buffalo
306=20Clemens=20Hall
Buffalo,=20NY=2014260
daviddod at buffalo.edu


2011/7/14=20Chris=20Nusbaum=20<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com

=20Probably=20because=20they=20got=20a=20great=20deal=20from=20Rosen=20Hote=
ls,=20who=20
I've=20heard
=20has=20really=20supported=20NFB=20and=20was=20a=20sponsor=20for=20their=20=
tenBroek=20
Law
=20Symposium
=20in=20May.=20=20I=20don't=20know=20though,=20just=20a=20guess.

=20Chris

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

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

Facebook=20at=20I
=20C.A.N.=20=20Foundation.



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

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
=20From:=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=
=20<
=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Date=20sent:=20Wed,=2013=20Jul=202011=2017:58:39=20-0400
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Convention=20in=20Orlando=20for=205=20Years

=20Anmol,
=20Odd,=20why=20on=20earth=20are=20they=20having=20it=20in=20the=20same=20c=
ity=20for=20that=20
long?=20That
=20hasn't=20happened=20before.
=20Do=20you=20know=20if=20its=20in=20the=20same=20hotel?
=20Ashley

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20Anmol=20Bhatia
=20Sent:=20Tuesday,=20July=2012,=202011=209:50=20PM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Convention=20in=20Orlando=20for=205=20Years

=20It=20was=20me=20who=20sent=20that=20message.=20=202013=20to=202018=20NFB=
=20conventions=20
will=20be
=20held
=20in=20Orlando.

=20Anmol
=20I=20seldom=20think=20about=20my=20limitations,=20and=20they=20never=20ma=
ke=20me=20sad.=20=20
Perhaps
=20there=20is=20just=20a=20touch=20of=20yearning=20at=20times;=20but=20it=20=
is=20vague,=20
like=20a
=20breeze
=20among=20flowers.
=20Hellen=20Keller


=20---=20On=20Tue,=207/12/11,=20Humberto=20Avila
=20<avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.**com<avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com
=20wrote:

=20From:=20Humberto=20Avila
=20<avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.**com<avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Convention=20in=20Orlando=20for=205=20Years
=20To:=20"'National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list'=
"
=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Date:=20Tuesday,=20July=2012,=202011,=208:42=20PM
=20I=20didn't=20send=20=20that=20message.



=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
=20[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.**org=20<nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org>]
=20On=20Behalf=20Of=20Chris=20Nusbaum
=20Sent:=20Tuesday,=20July=2012,=202011=206:31=20PM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Convention=20in=20Orlando=20for=205=20Years

=20Humberto,

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

=20=20Chris

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

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



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

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

=20The=20convention=20will=20actually=20be=20in=20Orlando=20for=20the=20nex=
t=20six

=20years.



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

=20=20From:=20Rachael=20Vacanti=20<revacanti at gmail.com
=20=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Convention=20in=20Orlando=20for=205=20Yea=
rs
=20=20To:=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20=20Date:=20Monday,=20July=2011,=202011,=202:28=20PM
=20=20I=20agree=20with=20Chris=20and=20Sherri.?
=20=20I=20haven't=20seen=20the=20old=20schedule,=20but=20that's
=20=20beside=20the=20point.?I=20flew=20down=20Saturday=20and=20didn't
=20=20leave=20until=20the=20next
=20=20Saturday.?You=20think=20I'd=20have=20time=20for=20fun
=20=20right??Wrong.?I=20didn't=20get=20out
=20=20of=20the=20hotel=20once.?I=20meant=20to=20go=20places,=20like=20the
=20=20beach,=20Citywalk=20and=20Bubba
=20=20Gump=20Shrimp,=20but=20I=20couldn't=20get=20there.?Why??
=20=20Because=20there=20were=20too=20many
=20=20things=20to=20do=20at=20convention.?Convention=20was=20awesome
=20=20and=20I=20had=20a=20great=20time,
=20=20but=20I=20really=20wanted=20to=20go=20out=20and=20explore=20Florida=20=
a=20bit
=20=20more.?I=20looked=20at
=20=20the=20agenda=20and=20technically,=20the=20first=203=20days=20weren't
=20=20"required".?General
=20=20sessions=20didn't=20start=20until=20Wendsday.

=20=20One=20thing=20I=20think=20might=20also=20help=20convention,=20is=20if=
=20they
=20=20announce=20the=20state
=20=20cacus.?I=20missed=20mine=20cause=20I=20had=20only=20heard=20about=20i=
t
=20=20once=20and=20I=20don't=20think
=20=20he=20even=20told=20me=20where=20it=20was.?The=20states=20should=20get=

=20=20them=20sorted=20out=20before
=20=20convention=20and=20email=20their=20state=20this=20is=20when=20and=20w=
here
=20it
=20=20is.?I=20know=20that
=20=20not=20everything=20can=20be=20perfect=20at=20a=20thing=20like=20this,=
=20but
=20=20they=20did=20a=20very=20good
=20=20job.?For=20my=20first=20time,=20it=20was=20pretty=20good.

=20=20Rachael

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

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

=20=20To=20subscribe=20or=20unsubscribe=20via=20the=20World=20Wide=20Web,
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=20=20more=20specific
=20=20than=20"Re:=20Contents=20of=20nabs-l=20digest..."


=20=20Today's=20Topics:

=20=EC=A0=A8?.=20=20[Blindtlk]=20Convention=20in=20Orlando
=20=20for=205=20years=20(Chris=20Nusbaum)
=20=EC=A0=A8?.=20=20Re:=20question=20about=20brail=20to=20word
=20=20program?=20(Chris=20Nusbaum)
=20=EC=A0=A8?.=20=20Re:=20[acb-l]=20polling=20place=20access
=20=20issues=20to=20this=20day=20in=20mi
=20???(Josh=20Gregory)
=20=EC=A0=A8?.=20=20Re:=20question=20about=20NLS=20WebBraille
=20=20(Katie=20Wang)
=20=EC=A0=A8?.=20=20accessible=20blog=20and=20journal=20sites
=20=20(bookwormahb at earthlink.net)
=20=EC=A0=A8?.=20=20Re:=20accessible=20blog=20and=20journal
=20=20sites=20(Joshua=20Lester)
=20=EC=A0=A8?.=20=20Re:=20accessible=20blog=20and=20journal
=20=20sites=20(bookwormahb at earthlink.net)
=20=EC=A0=A8?.=20=20Thanks=20for=20the=20Help=20at=20National
=20=20Convention=20(Elizabeth)
=20=EC=A0=A8?.=20=20Re:=20accessible=20blog=20and=20journal
=20=20sites=20(Joshua=20Lester)
=20?10.=20=20aim=20problem=20(Amy=20Sabo)
=20?11.=20=20Re:=20aim=20problem=20(Humberto=20Avila)
=20?12.=20=20iPal=20for=20sale=20(David=20Andrews)





=20
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=20=20Message:=201
=20=20Date:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2013:00:41=20-0400
=20=20From:=20Chris=20Nusbaum=20<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
=20=20To:=20NABS=20list=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>,
=20=20NFBMD=20list=20<nfbmd at nfbnet.org>,
=20=20NFB
=20????history=20list=20<nfb-history at nfbnet.org
=20=20Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20[Blindtlk]=20Convention=20in=20Orlando=20for
=20=205=20years
=20=20Message-ID:
=20
<4e19dac7.874de50a.44bf.**ffffb86a at mx.google.com<4e19dac7.874de50
a.44bf.ffffb86a at mx.google.com
=20=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;=20charset=3Diso-8859-1;
=20=20format=3Dflowed



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

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


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

=20=20Check=20out
=20
http://www.**raceforindependence.org/goto/**Sherri.Brun<http://ww
w.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun

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

=20=20______________________________**_________________
=20=20blindtlk=20mailing=20list
=20=20blindtlk at nfbnet.org

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=20=20To=20unsubscribe,=20change=20your=20list=20options=20or=20get=20your
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=20=20for=20blindtlk:


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kid<http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/dot
kid
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=20=20------------------------------

=20=20Message:=202
=20=20Date:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2013:07:57=20-0400
=20=20From:=20Chris=20Nusbaum=20<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
=20=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=20????list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20question=20about=20brail=20to=20word
=20=20program?
=20=20Message-ID:
=20
<4e19dc7c.4f76e50a.0805.**ffffb9de at mx.google.com<4e19dc7c.4f76e50
a.0805.ffffb9de at mx.google.com
=20=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;=20charset=3Diso-8859-1;
=20=20format=3Dflowed

=20=20You=20could=20also=20join=20the=20BrailleNote=20list,=20where=20users=

=20=20of=20the
=20=20BrailleNote=20can=20talk=20about=20tips=20and=20tricks=20regarding
=20=20the=20BN=20and
=20=20ask=20questions=20when=20they're=20having=20technical
=20=20problems.?Here's=20the
=20=20link:

=20
www.list.humanware.com/**mailman/listinfo/braillenote<http://www.
list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
=20.?
=20=20In
=20=20the=20mean=20time,=20if=20you'd=20like,=20I=20can=20post=20your=20que=
stion
=20=20to=20the=20BN
=20=20list=20and=20forward=20you=20any=20responses=20off=20list.?
=20=20Hope=20this=20helps!

=20?Chris

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

=20=20The=20I=20C.A.N.?Foundation=20helps=20visually=20impaired
=20=20youth=20in
=20=20Maryland=20have=20the=20ability=20to=20confidently=20say=20"I=20can!"=

=20=20How?=20Click
=20=20on=20this=20link=20to=20learn=20more=20and=20to=20contribute:
=20=20www.icanfoundation.info=20or=20like=20us=20on=20Facebook=20at=20I
=20=20C.A.N.
=20=20Foundation.



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

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

=20=20Are=20you=20trying=20to=20convert=20the=20Braille=20Note=20native
=20=20format
=20=20documents=20into=20word
=20=20documents.?If=20you=20want=20to=20do=20so,=20you=20will=20have
=20=20to=20use=20your
=20=20Braille=20note=20to
=20=20do=20it=20because=20there=20is=20no=20program=20that=20will=20transla=
te
=20=20and=20convert
=20=20Keyword
=20=20Braille=20format=20(kwb)=20documents=20into=20Microsoft=20word
=20=20(.doc)
=20=20documents,=20unless
=20=20you=20want=20to=20convert=20you=20.kwb=20files=20into=20.BRF=20files,=

=20=20and=20then=20use
=20=20a=20program
=20=20in=20your=20PC=20to=20convert=20.BRF=20files=20into=20.doc=20files--y=
ou
=20=20will=20need
=20=20Duxbury
=20=20Braille=20translator=20(which=20costs=20about=20$900=20for=20the
=20=20license=20if=20you
=20=20don't
=20=20already=20have=20it--you=20can=20although=20try=20it=20for=20free=20b=
ut
=20=20some
=20=20functions=20will=20be
=20=20disabled)
=20=20I=20hope=20this=20was=20helpful=20to=20you.?Feel=20free=20to
=20=20send=20another
=20=20message=20off=20list
=20=20if=20you=20can=20and=20I=20will=20give=20you=20more=20instructions--t=
his
=20=20is=20good
=20=20practice=20for
=20=20me=20because=20I=20will=20be=20a=20teacher=20of=20the=20blind=20teach=
ing
=20=20assistive
=20=20technology.
=20=20Cheers,?Humberto

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

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

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

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

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

=20=20FOR=20IMMEDIATE=20RELEASE
=20=20GW=20Micro=20Announces=20Readit=20Wand:=20First=20Portable=20Camera
=20=20Reading
=20=20System
=20=20to=20Support=20Touchscreen
=20=20for=20People=20with=20Low=20Vision
=20=20Fort=20Wayne,=20Indiana=20(July=208,=202011)=20-=20GW=20Micro,
=20=20Inc.?(
=20=20www.gwmicro.com)
=20=20and=20VisionAid=20International=20Ltd=20(

=20
www.visionaid-international.**com<http://www.visionaid-internatio
nal.com
=20)
=20=20are=20proud=20to=20announce=20the=20Readit=20Wand!?The
=20=20Readit=20Wand=20is=20a
=20=20portable
=20=20camera=20that
=20=20connects=20to=20a=20computer=20to=20instantly=20magnify=20and=20read
=20=20documents
=20=20for
=20=20the=20visually=20impaired.
=20=20Easily=20read=20mail,=20bills,=20bank=20statements,=20books,=20and
=20=20more=20with
=20=20ease
=20=20using=20the=20Readit
=20=20Wand.?Everything=20read=20with=20the=20Readit=20Wand=20will
=20=20be=20read=20in=20a
=20=20clear,
=20=20human-sounding
=20=20voice.?The=20ability=20to=20read=20all=20of=20these=20items
=20=20makes=20Readit=20Wand
=20=20the
=20=20perfect=20tool
=20=20for=20the=20classroom,=20at=20home,=20or=20at=20work.
=20=20The=20camera=20weighs=20just=201.1=20pounds=20and=20easily=20connects=

=20=20via=20USB.
=20=20The
=20=205-megapixel=20camera
=20=20is=20highly=20accurate=20and=20extremely=20fast,=20allowing=20for
=20=20recognition
=20=20in=20as
=20=20little=20as=20two
=20=20seconds.?The=20stylish=20and=20compact=20Readit=20Wand
=20=20allows=20for
=20=20automatic
=20=20multi-language
=20=20switching=20when=20other=20languages=20are=20installed.?
=20=20The=20portability
=20=20and
=20=20multiple=20language
=20=20support=20make=20it=20the=20ideal=20tool=20for=20students=20who=20are=

=20=20learning=20a
=20=20foreign=20language.
=20=20Readit=20Wand=20comes=20with=20exceptionally=20powerful=20software
=20=20that
=20=20allows
=20=20you=20to=20save,=20load,
=20=20import,=20and=20export=20documents,=20including=20PDFs.?
=20=20Importing=20PDF
=20=20files
=20=20into=20the=20Readit
=20=20software=20enables=20users=20to=20read=20PDF=20files=20that
=20=20originally=20are
=20=20inaccessible=20because
=20=20they=20are=20displayed=20as=20graphics.?Readit=20Wand=20also
=20=20allows=20you=20to
=20=20save
=20=20documents=20as
=20=20a=20Word=20document,=20txt=20file,=20rtf,=20or=20even=20save=20your
=20=20document=20as=20an
=20=20MP3
=20=20file=20to=20listen
=20=20to=20it=20on=20your=20favorite=20MP3=20player.
=20=20The=20Readit=20Wand=20software=20contains=20an=20easy=20to=20use,=20e=
asy
=20=20access
=20=20toolbar
=20=20designed=20specifically
=20=20for=20low=20vision=20users.?The=20toolbar=20provides=20the
=20=20ability=20to=20adjust
=20=20the
=20=20size=20of=20the
=20=20clear,=20colorful=20icons,=20which=20give=20instant=20access=20to
=20=20all=20the=20basic
=20=20controls=20enabling
=20=20low=20vision=20users=20to=20capture=20their=20document,=20change=20th=
e
=20=20view=20to
=20=20their
=20=20preference=20and
=20=20more=20at=20the=20click=20of=20a=20button.
=20=20Low=20vision=20consumers=20will=20greatly=20benefit=20from=20the=203
=20=20different
=20=20types
=20=20of=20highlights,
=20=20as=20well=20as=20six=20different=20ways=20to=20display=20text,
=20=20allowing=20low
=20=20vision
=20=20users=20to=20customize
=20=20the=20software=20to=20their=20personal=20preference.
=20=20When=20connected=20to=20a=20touchscreen=20monitor,=20the=20Readit
=20=20Wand=20is=20the
=20=20first
=20=20portable=20camera
=20=20to=20enable=20touchscreen=20support,=20allowing=20low=20vision
=20=20users=20the
=20=20ability
=20=20to=20interact
=20=20with=20the=20software=20by=20simply=20using=20their=20fingers!?
=20=20This=20means=20no
=20=20more
=20=20tracking=20the
=20=20cursor,=20which=20provides=20direct=20interaction=20between=20the
=20=20user=20and
=20=20the
=20=20Readit=20software,
=20=20creating=20the=20best=20possible=20user=20experience.
=20=20GW=20Micro=20is=20the=20exclusive=20master=20distributor=20for=20the
=20=20Readit=20Wand
=20=20in
=20=20the=20U.S.,=20developed
=20=20and=20manufactured=20by=20VisionAid=20International,=20located
=20=20in=20the
=20=20UK.?Readit=20Wand=20will
=20=20be=20available=20soon=20from=20GW=20Micro=20and=20GW=20Micro=20dealer=
s.
=20=20For=20more=20information=20on=20the=20Readit=20Wand,=20visit
=20=20www.gwmicro.com,
=20=20email
=20=20sales at gwmicro.com
=20=20,=20or=20call=20GW=20Micro=20at=20(260)=20489-3671.
=20=20GW=20Micro,=20Inc.?(
=20=20www.gwmicro.com)
=20=20has=20been=20a=20trusted=20pioneer=20in=20the=20adaptive=20technology=

=20=20industry
=20=20since=201990,
=20=20and
=20=20continues=20to=20lead=20with=20innovative,=20customer=20driven
=20=20solutions.
=20=20VisionAid=20International,=20Ltd=20(

=20
www.visionaid-international.**com<http://www.visionaid-internatio
nal.com
=20),
=20=20established=20in=202002,=20is=20dedicated=20to=20producing=20fast,
=20=20effective
=20=20and
=20=20simple=20to=20use
=20=20devices=20for=20people=20who=20are=20partially=20sighted=20and=20blin=
d
=20=20that=20make
=20=20reading=20a=20pleasure
=20=20once=20again.


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

=20=20Message:=203
=20=20Date:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2014:20:18=20-0400
=20=20From:=20Josh=20Gregory=20<joshkart12 at gmail.com
=20=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=20????list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20[acb-l]=20polling=20place=20access
=20=20issues=20to=20this=20day
=20????in=20mi
=20=20Message-ID:
=20
<4e19ed7d.907fe50a.6655.**ffffc150 at mx.google.com<4e19ed7d.907fe50
a.6655.ffffc150 at mx.google.com
=20=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;=20charset=3Diso-8859-1;
=20=20format=3Dflowed

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

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

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

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

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

=20=20The=20I=20C.A.N.?Foundation=20helps=20visually=20impaired
=20=20youth=20in
=20=20Maryland=20have=20the=20ability=20to=20confidently=20say=20"I=20can!"=

=20=20How?=20Click
=20=20on=20this=20link=20to=20learn=20more=20and=20to=20contribute:
=20=20www.icanfoundation.info=20or=20like=20us=20on=20Facebook=20at=20I
=20=20C.A.N.
=20=20Foundation.



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

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

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

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

=20?Chris

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

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



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

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

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

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

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

=20?Accessibility=20in=20Michigan

=20?Public=20Report=20by

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

=20?2011

=20?Acknowledgements

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

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

=20?2011=20by=20Michigan=20Protection=20and=20Advocacy
=20=20Service,=20Inc.?This
=20?publication=20may=20be=20reproduced=20in=20part=20or=20in=20its
=20=20entirety=20for
=20?noncommercial=20purposes=20as=20long
=20?as=20appropriate=20credit=20is=20given.

=20?Table=20of=20Contents

=20?Executive




=20
Summary.......................**..............................**.
...
=20?
=20=20..............................**.....................5

=20?Midterm




=20
Report........................**..............................**.
...
=20?

=20..............................**...........................6

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




=20
Project.......................**..............................**.
...
=20?.........7

=20?Communicating=20Accessibility=20Problems=20with
=20=20Election
=20?
=20=20Officials.....................**.................10

=20?Next




=20
Steps.........................**..............................**.
...
=20?

=20
.............................**..............................**.
.11

=20?In




=20
Summary.......................**..............................**.
...
=20?

=20
.............................**..............................**.
.11

=20?Accessibility=20Rate=20Per




=20
County........................**..............................**.
...
=20?.............................**...13

=20?Executive=20Summary

=20?In=20Michigan,=20voters=20with=20disabilities=20face
=20=20obstacles=20at=20voting
=20?locations=20often=20because=20their=20polling=20place
=20=20lacks=20physical
=20?accessibility.?The=20Help=20America
=20?Vote=20Act=20(HAVA)=20acknowledged=20the=20unique
=20=20obstacles=20faced=20by
=20=20voters
=20?with=20disabilities=20and=20authorized=20funding=20for=20the
=20=20federally
=20?mandated=20Protection=20and=20Advocacy
=20?Voting=20Access=20programs=20(PAVA)=20to=20help=20remove
=20=20barriers.
=20?Unfortunately,=20this=20vital=20mandate=20has=20been
=20=20targeted=20for
=20?elimination=20in=20the=20President?=20proposed
=20?2012=20budget.

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

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

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

=20?Key=20Summary

=20???=EC=A0=A8=EC=9E=BBisability=20advocates
=20=20have=20visited=2095%=20(3,457)=20and
=20?reviewed=20the=20exterior=20of=20polling=20locations=20in
=20=20Michigan.

=20???=EC=A0=A8=EC=9F=96pon=20initial=20review,
=20=20Michigan=20Protection=20and=20Advocacy
=20?Service=20found=20that=20only=2075%=20of=203,457=20Michigan
=20=20polling=20places
=20=20were
=20?compliant=20under=20the=20Americans
=20?with=20Disabilities=20Act.

=20???=EC=A0=A8=EC=9E=B8fter=20working=20with
=20=20state=20and=20local=20officials,=20it=20is
=20?anticipated=20that=20Michigan?=20accessibility=20rate
=20=20will=20be=20increased
=20?to=2090%=20in=202012.

=20???=EC=A0=A8=EC=9F=8Ff=20the=20locations=20that
=20=20were=20inaccessible,=2060%=20had=20one
=20?barrier,=2030%=20had=20two=20types=20of=20barriers,=20and=206%
=20=20had=20three=20or=20more
=20?types=20of=20barriers.

=20???=EC=A0=A8=EC=9F=8Fnly=20six=20of=20the=2084
=20=20counties=20in=20Michigan=20were=20100%
=20?physically=20accessible=20upon=20initial=20visit.

=20???=EC=A0=A8=EC=9F=8BPAS=20continues=20to
=20=20receive=20complaints=20regarding=20the
=20?AutoMARK,=20Michigan?=20accessible=20ballot=20marking
=20=20device.

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

=20?2010=20Mid=20Term=20Report

=20?Acknowledging=20widespread=20irregularity=20throughout
=20=20the=20country,
=20?Congress=20passed=20the=20Help=20America=20Vote=20Act=20(HAVA)
=20=20in=202002.?HAVA
=20?included=20sweeping=20legislation
=20?intended=20to=20modernize=20the=20electoral=20system=20for
=20=20all=20voters,
=20?including=20those=20with=20disabilities.?The
=20=20Help=20America=20Vote=20Act
=20?reinforced=20the=20application=20of
=20?Title=20II=20of=20the=20Americans=20with=20Disabilities=20Act
=20=20and=20Section=20504
=20?of=20the=20Rehabilitation=20Act.?Furthermore,=20in
=20=202004,=20Michigan
=20?lawmakers=20amended=20Michigan=20election
=20?law=20(Public=20Act=2092=20of=202004)=20to=20require=20the
=20=20removal=20of=20physical
=20?barriers=20at=20polling=20locations.?
=20=20Irrespective=20of=20both=20federal=20and
=20?state=20law,=2025%=20of=20Michigan's
=20?voting=20locations=20continued=20to=20be=20inaccessible
=20=20for=20the=20November
=20?2010=20general=20election.?To=20achieve=20an
=20=20all-encompassing=20voting
=20?standard=20for=20the=20fifty=20states,
=20?HAVA=20included=20two=20key=20components=20for=20the
=20=20disability=20community:

=20???=EC=A0=A8=EC=9E=B8ll=20polling=20places
=20=20must=20have=20at=20least=20one=20voting=20system
=20?which=20allows=20all=20citizens=20to=20cast=20a=20ballot
=20=20privately=20and
=20?independently,=20whether=20or=20not=20one
=20?has=20a=20disability.

=20???=EC=A0=A8=EC=9F=94tates=20must=20ensure
=20=20accessibility=20at=20all=20public=20polling
=20?places=20in=20a=20manner=20compliant=20with=20the=20Americans
=20=20with
=20=20Disabilities
=20?Act=20(ADA).

=20?Accessible=20Voting=20System

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

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

=20?Accessible=20Polling=20Places

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

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

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

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

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

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

=20?In=202010,=20Michigan=20started=20building=20the=20framework
=20=20of=20a=20statewide
=20?plan=20to=20reach=20100%=20polling=20place
=20=20accessibility.?MPAS=20and=20the
=20?Bureau=20of=20Elections=20strengthened
=20?their=20partnership=20in=20order=20to=20achieve=20this
=20=20goal.?Within=20this
=20?plan,=20MPAS=20would=20review=20the=20exterior=20of=20all
=20=20locations=20throughout
=20?the=20state.?Michigan=20has
=20?approximately=203,600=20polling=20places=20in
=20=20total.?MPAS=20had=20already
=20?gathered=20information=20on=20530=20polling=20places=20prior
=20=20to=202010,
=20?therefore,=20did=20not=20revisit=20those
=20?locations=20(some=20were=20initially=20accessible=20and
=20=20others=20MPAS=20worked
=20?closely=20with=20clerks=20to=20improve
=20=20accessibility.?MPAS=20is=20still
=20?working=20with=20clerks=20to=20bring
=20?the=20remaining=2057=20of=20the=20530=20polling=20locations
=20=20into=20compliance).
=20?MPAS=20was=20able=20to=20visit=20the=20remaining=202,927
=20=20polling=20locations=20in
=20?2010.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

=20?After=20completing=20the=20on-site=20reviews,=20MPAS
=20=20notified=20municipal
=20?clerks=20of=20locations=20where=20barriers=20were
=20=20discovered.?Within=20a
=20?four-month=20period,=20over=20440
=20?letters=20were=20sent=20to=20election=20officials.?
=20=20By=20the=20end=20of=202010,
=20=2088%
=20?of=20those=20clerks=20responded=20back=20to=20MPAS=20with=20a
=20=20plan=20of
=20=20correction.
=20?In=20addition,=20MPAS
=20?provided=20technical=20assistance=20to=20the=20election
=20=20officials=20on=20how
=20=20to
=20?improve=20access=20to=20their=20polling=20location=20in
=20=20order=20to=20come=20into
=20?compliance.=EC=A0=A8=EC=9E=B9ased=20on
=20?the=20responses=20received=20from=20clerks,=2043%=20informed
=20=20us=20they=20were
=20?would=20make=20the=20changes=20required;=2031%=20corrected
=20=20the=20barriers=20at
=20?the=20polling=20locations;=209%
=20?were=20going=20to=20apply=20for=20Access=20for=20All=20grant;
=20=20and=20the=20remaining
=20?responses=20varied=20from=20clerk=20using=20temporary
=20=20equipment.

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

=20?NEXT=20STEPS

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

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

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

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

=20?In=20Summary

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

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

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

=20?Summary/Recommendations:

=20???=EC=A0=A8=EC=9F=8Aocal=20clerks=20must=20be
=20=20required=20to=20notify=20the=20Bureau=20of
=20?Elections=20prior=20to=20relocating=20polling=20places.

=20???=EC=A0=A8=EC=9E=B8ccessibility=20checks
=20=20should=20be=20completed=20when=20clerks
=20?change=20polling=20locations,=20to=20verify
=20=20accessibility.?Reports
=20=20(with
=20?photographs)=20should=20be=20submitted
=20?to=20the=20Bureau=20of=20Elections.

=20???=EC=A0=A8=EC=9F=8Dew=20polling=20locations
=20=20must=20be=20required=20to=20adhere=20to=20the
=20?Americans=20with=20Disabilities=20Act=20Accessibility
=20=20Guidelines.

=20???=EC=A0=A8=EC=9F=95he=20advisory=20committee
=20=20in=20charge=20of=20amending=20the=20State
=20?Plan=20(under=20HAVA)=20should=20re-convene=20and=20identify
=20=20ways=20to=20hold
=20?clerks=20accountable=20and=20implement
=20?model=20oversight=20programs.

=20???=EC=A0=A8=EC=9E=B8ccess=20for=20All=20grant
=20=20money=20should=20be=20available
=20=20throughout
=20?the=20year,=20so=20accessibility=20problems=20can=20be
=20=20addressed=20anytime
=20=20they
=20?arise.

=20???=EC=A0=A8=EC=9F=95he=20Bureau=20of
=20=20Elections=20and=20local=20clerks=20should=20continue
=20?working=20with=20disability=20advocacy=20organizations
=20=20to=20complete
=20?year-round=20polling=20place=20accessibility
=20?audits=20and=20training=20to=20clerks.

=20?Accessibility=20Rate=20by=20County

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

=20?County

=20?Polling=20Locations

=20?Visited

=20?Accessible

=20?Barriers=20Discovered

=20?Percent=20Visited

=20?%=20Accessible=20of=20those=20Visited

=20?Now=20Complete

=20?%=20Now=20Accessible

=20?Alcona

=20?12

=20?12

=20?8

=20?4

=20?100%

=20?67%

=20?3

=20?92%

=20?Alger

=20?10

=20?10

=20?5

=20?5

=20?100%

=20?50%

=20?5

=20?100%

=20?Allegan

=20?37

=20?37

=20?35

=20?2

=20?100%

=20?95%

=20?1

=20?97%

=20?Alpena

=20?15

=20?15

=20?8

=20?7

=20?100%

=20?53%

=20?1

=20?60%

=20?Antrim

=20?15

=20?15

=20?9

=20?6

=20?100%

=20?60%

=20?2

=20?73%

=20?Arenac

=20?14

=20?14

=20?10

=20?4

=20?100%

=20?71%

=20?3

=20?93%

=20?Baraga

=20?8

=20?6

=20?1

=20?5

=20?75%

=20?17%

=20?1

=20?33%

=20?Barry

=20?23

=20?23

=20?18

=20?5

=20?100%

=20?78%

=20?1

=20?83%

=20?Bay

=20?49

=20?48

=20?36

=20?12

=20?98%

=20?75%

=20?1

=20?77%

=20?Benzie

=20?13

=20?13

=20?6

=20?7

=20?100%

=20?46%

=20?4

=20?77%

=20?Berrien

=20?57

=20?57

=20?43

=20?14

=20?100%

=20?75%

=20?8

=20?89%

=20?Branch

=20?18

=20?17

=20?9

=20?8

=20?94%

=20?53%

=20?6

=20?88%

=20?Calhoun

=20?46

=20?43

=20?34

=20?9

=20?93%

=20?79%

=20?3

=20?86%

=20?Cass

=20?19

=20?19

=20?12

=20?7

=20?100%

=20?63%

=20?6

=20?95%

=20?Charlevoix

=20?18

=20?16

=20?10

=20?6

=20?89%

=20?63%

=20?1

=20?69%

=20?Cheboygan

=20?20

=20?20

=20?14

=20?6

=20?100%

=20?70%

=20?5

=20?95%

=20?Chippewa

=20?19

=20?18

=20?13

=20?5

=20?95%

=20?72%

=20?4

=20?94%

=20?Clare

=20?19

=20?16

=20?13

=20?3

=20?84%

=20?81%

=20?2

=20?94%

=20?Clinton

=20?28

=20?26

=20?24

=20?2

=20?93%

=20?92%

=20?1

=20?96%

=20?Crawford

=20?7

=20?7

=20?6

=20?1

=20?100%

=20?86%

=20?0

=20?86%

=20?Delta

=20?21

=20?20

=20?11

=20?9

=20?95%

=20?55%

=20?1

=20?60%

=20?Dickinson

=20?15

=20?15

=20?6

=20?9

=20?100%

=20?40%

=20?5

=20?73%

=20?Eaton

=20?36

=20?36

=20?28

=20?8

=20?100%

=20?78%

=20?2

=20?83%

=20?Emmet

=20?19

=20?19

=20?12

=20?7

=20?100%

=20?63%

=20?5

=20?89%

=20?Genesee

=20?119

=20?109

=20?84

=20?25

=20?92%

=20?77%

=20?2

=20?79%

=20?Gladwin

=20?17

=20?17

=20?11

=20?6

=20?100%

=20?65%

=20?1

=20?71%

=20?Gogebic

=20?10

=20?10

=20?7

=20?3

=20?100%

=20?70%

=20?2

=20?90%

=20?Grand=20Traverse

=20?28

=20?27

=20?27

=20?0

=20?96%

=20?100%

=20?0

=20?100%

=20?Gratiot

=20?23

=20?23

=20?16

=20?7

=20?100%

=20?70%

=20?2

=20?78%

=20?Hillsdale

=20?21

=20?21

=20?12

=20?9

=20?100%

=20?57%

=20?3

=20?71%

=20?Houghton

=20?31

=20?22

=20?9

=20?13

=20?71%

=20?41%

=20?5

=20?64%

=20?Huron

=20?30

=20?29

=20?18

=20?11

=20?97%

=20?62%

=20?5

=20?79%

=20?Ingham

=20?95

=20?81

=20?78

=20?3

=20?85%

=20?96%

=20?0

=20?96%

=20?Ionia

=20?22

=20?22

=20?17

=20?5

=20?100%

=20?77%

=20?1

=20?82%

=20?Iosco

=20?15

=20?15

=20?14

=20?1

=20?100%

=20?93%

=20?1

=20?100%

=20?Iron

=20?12

=20?12

=20?6

=20?6

=20?100%

=20?50%

=20?2

=20?67%

=20?Isabella

=20?25

=20?25

=20?19

=20?6

=20?100%

=20?76%

=20?1

=20?80%

=20?Jackson

=20?47

=20?45

=20?34

=20?11

=20?96%

=20?76%

=20?2

=20?80%

=20?Kalamazoo

=20?97

=20?97

=20?79

=20?18

=20?100%

=20?81%

=20?7

=20?89%

=20?Kalkaska

=20?12

=20?12

=20?8

=20?4

=20?100%

=20?67%

=20?1

=20?75%

=20?Kent

=20?209

=20?207

=20?174

=20?33

=20?99%

=20?84%

=20?11

=20?89%

=20?Keweenaw

=20?5

=20?4

=20?4

=20?0

=20?80%

=20?100%

=20?0

=20?100%

=20?Lake

=20?15

=20?15

=20?8

=20?7

=20?100%

=20?53%

=20?2

=20?67%

=20?Lapeer

=20?24

=20?24

=20?20

=20?4

=20?100%

=20?83%

=20?2

=20?92%

=20?Leelanau

=20?13

=20?13

=20?8

=20?5

=20?100%

=20?62%

=20?1

=20?69%

=20?Lenawee

=20?30

=20?30

=20?23

=20?7

=20?100%

=20?77%

=20?4

=20?90%

=20?Livingston

=20?48

=20?45

=20?35

=20?10

=20?94%

=20?78%

=20?0

=20?78%

=20?Luce

=20?4

=20?4

=20?3

=20?1

=20?100%

=20?75%

=20?0

=20?75%

=20?Mackinac

=20?13

=20?10

=20?5

=20?5

=20?77%

=20?50%

=20?1

=20?60%

=20?Macomb

=20?235

=20?233

=20?188

=20?45

=20?99%

=20?81%

=20?17

=20?88%

=20?Manistee

=20?15

=20?15

=20?11

=20?4

=20?100%

=20?73%

=20?3

=20?93%

=20?Marquette

=20?29

=20?29

=20?16

=20?13

=20?100%

=20?55%

=20?1

=20?59%

=20?Mason

=20?23

=20?23

=20?15

=20?8

=20?100%

=20?65%

=20?3

=20?78%

=20?Mecosta

=20?22

=20?22

=20?18

=20?4

=20?100%

=20?82%

=20?1

=20?86%

=20?Menominee

=20?16

=20?14

=20?8

=20?6

=20?88%

=20?57%

=20?0

=20?57%

=20?Midland

=20?38

=20?29

=20?22

=20?7

=20?76%

=20?76%

=20?4

=20?90%

=20?Missaukee

=20?17

=20?17

=20?14

=20?3

=20?100%

=20?82%

=20?3

=20?100%

=20?Monroe

=20?42

=20?36

=20?27

=20?9

=20?86%

=20?75%

=20?5

=20?89%

=20?Montcalm

=20?26

=20?25

=20?21

=20?4

=20?96%

=20?84%

=20?2

=20?92%

=20?Montmorency

=20?9

=20?9

=20?7

=20?2

=20?100%

=20?78%

=20?1

=20?89%

=20?Muskegon

=20?72

=20?71

=20?68

=20?3

=20?99%

=20?96%

=20?2

=20?99%

=20?Newaygo

=20?28

=20?28

=20?22

=20?6

=20?100%

=20?79%

=20?3

=20?89%

=20?Oakland

=20?410

=20?380

=20?292

=20?88

=20?93%

=20?77%

=20?46

=20?89%

=20?Oceana

=20?18

=20?18

=20?12

=20?6

=20?100%

=20?67%

=20?0

=20?67%

=20?Ogemaw

=20?16

=20?16

=20?10

=20?6

=20?100%

=20?63%

=20?5

=20?94%

=20?Ontonagon

=20?14

=20?10

=20?3

=20?7

=20?71%

=20?30%

=20?0

=20?30%

=20?Osceola

=20?18

=20?18

=20?14

=20?4

=20?100%

=20?78%

=20?2

=20?89%

=20?Oscoda

=20?6

=20?6

=20?4

=20?2

=20?100%

=20?67%

=20?1

=20?83%

=20?Otsego

=20?10

=20?10

=20?7

=20?3

=20?100%

=20?70%

=20?2

=20?90%

=20?Ottawa

=20?88

=20?88

=20?79

=20?9

=20?100%

=20?90%

=20?5

=20?95%

=20?Presque=20Isle

=20?16

=20?16

=20?10

=20?6

=20?100%

=20?63%

=20?3

=20?81%

=20?Roscommon

=20?11

=20?11

=20?11

=20?0

=20?100%

=20?100%

=20?0

=20?100%

=20?Saginaw

=20?75

=20?75

=20?61

=20?14

=20?100%

=20?81%

=20?8

=20?92%

=20?Sanilac

=20?30

=20?30

=20?26

=20?4

=20?100%

=20?87%

=20?3

=20?97%

=20?Schoolcraft

=20?10

=20?10

=20?6

=20?4

=20?100%

=20?60%

=20?2

=20?80%

=20?Shiawassee

=20?27

=20?27

=20?17

=20?10

=20?100%

=20?63%

=20?3

=20?74%

=20?St.?Clair

=20?52

=20?48

=20?44

=20?4

=20?92%

=20?92%

=20?3

=20?98%

=20?St.?Joseph

=20?17

=20?17

=20?12

=20?5

=20?100%

=20?71%

=20?2

=20?82%

=20?Tuscola

=20?25

=20?24

=20?16

=20?8

=20?96%

=20?67%

=20?2

=20?75%

=20?Van=20Buren

=20?23

=20?22

=20?19

=20?3

=20?96%

=20?86%

=20?1

=20?91%

=20?Washtenaw

=20?106

=20?100

=20?70

=20?30

=20?94%

=20?70%

=20?0

=20?70%

=20?Wayne

=20?568

=20?519

=20?325

=20?194

=20?91%

=20?63%

=20?28

=20?68%

=20?Wexford

=20?20

=20?20

=20?14

=20?6

=20?100%

=20?70%

=20?1

=20?75%

=20?Total

=20?3635

=20?3457

=20?2579

=20?878

=20?95.10%

=20?74.60%

=20?289

=20?83%

=20?table=20end




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=20=20wrote:
=20=20I=20tried=20to=20sing=20up=20with=20this=20sight=20and=20when=20I=20l=
og
=20=20in=20it=20says=20my=20user
=20=20name=20and=20password=20is=20wrong.=20=20I=20have=20called=20and
=20=20gotten=20it=20changed=20three
=20=20times=20and=20it=20still=20says=20it.=20=20wonder=20what=20I=20am
=20=20doing=20wrong.

=20=20On=207/9/11,=20Chris=20Nusbaum=20<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
=20=20wrote:
=20=20Hi=20all,

=20=20I=20have=20a=20question=20for=20all=20you=20NLS=20Web=20Braille
=20=20users!=20I=20recently
=20=20registered=20for=20WebBraille,=20and=20am=20looking
=20=20forward=20to=20all=20it=20has
=20=20to=20offer.?But=20I=20do=20have=20this=20question:
=20=20when=20I=20click=20on=20a=20link
=20=20for=20a=20book,=20where=20can=20I=20find=20a=20link,=20button,
=20=20or=20something=20where=20I
=20=20can=20download=20the=20BRF=20file(s)=20onto=20my
=20=20BrailleNote?=20I=20tried=20to
=20=20download=20Walking=20Alone=20and=20Marching=20Together
=20=20last=20night,=20and=20when
=20=20I=20clicked=20on=20the=20link,=20it=20put=20me=20into=20the
=20=20actual=20book=20to=20read
=20=20online,=20but=20I=20wanted=20to=20download=20the=20book=20to
=20=20read=20it=20in=20my
=20=20BrailleNote's=20book=20reader=20at=20a=20later
=20=20date.?How=20can=20I=20do=20this?
=20=20Thanks!

=20=20Chris

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

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

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


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=20=20Message:=205
=20=20Date:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2020:46:14=20-0400
=20=20From:=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20=20To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=20=20list"
=20????<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20=20Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20accessible=20blog=20and=20journal=20sites
=20=20Message-ID:
=20=20<**B4037C3F7D6A496095F21D0D96442B**CF at OwnerPC
=20=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;??
=20=20=EC=A0=A8=EC=9F=A0harset=3D"utf-8"

=20=20Hi=20all,

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

=20=20myself,=20life=20and=20my
=20=20opinions=20on=20things=20like=20books,=20technology,=20and
=20=20religion.

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


=20=20Thanks.
=20=20Ashley

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

=20=20Message:=206
=20=20Date:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2019:50:08=20-0500
=20=20From:=20Joshua=20Lester
=20<jlester8462 at students.pccua.**edu<jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
=20=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=20=20list
=20????<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20accessible=20blog=20and=20journal
=20=20sites
=20=20Message-ID:
=20????

=20
<CAO83KOvcw3DpL1u2R9+g_**RvWhXLH2gmZrbgwOouBK5VD3jm5RQ@**mail.gma
il.c
=20om

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

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

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

=20=20I?m=20interested=20in=20starting=20a=20blog=20or=20maybe=20more
=20=20than=20one=20blog.
=20=20So=20what=20accessible=20sites=20are=20there??Do
=20=20bloggers=20generally=20write=20first
=20=20person=20stories,=20or=20about=20things=20they=20see=20that=20are
=20=20more=20objective?
=20=20Any=20of=20you=20have=20a=20blog??How=20often=20do=20you
=20=20update=20it??Is=20it=20possible=20to
=20=20upload=20photos=20to=20it=20to=20go=20along=20with=20your=20story?
=20=20Or=20maybe=20you=20need
=20=20sighted
=20=20help=20to=20post=20photos?
=20=20What=20about=20audio?=20What=20format=20do=20audio=20clips=20need
=20=20to=20be=20in?
=20=20Can=20you=20have=20more=20than=20one=20blog=20on=20the=20same=20site?=

=20=20Can
=20=20you=20write=20as=20much=20as=20you=20want=20or=20is=20there=20a=20wor=
d
=20=20limit?
=20=20I=20enjoy=20writing=20and=20I?d=20like=20to=20share=20with
=20=20friends=20and=20family.=20=20I=20figured
=20=20blogging=20would=20be=20a=20neat=20way=20to=20write=20stories
=20=20about=20myself,=20life=20and=20my
=20=20opinions=20on=20things=20like=20books,=20technology,=20and
=20=20religion.

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


=20=20Thanks.
=20=20Ashley
=20=20______________________________**_________________
=20=20nabs-l=20mailing=20list
=20=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org

=20
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=20=20your=20account=20info=20for
=20=20nabs-l:



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

=20=20Message:=207
=20=20Date:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2021:42:30=20-0400
=20=20From:=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20=20To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=20=20list"
=20????<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20accessible=20blog=20and=20journal
=20=20sites
=20=20Message-ID:
=20=20<**AF7D2C5148FE4AC39D1C45AA2B6941**EB at OwnerPC
=20=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;=20format=3Dflowed;
=20=20charset=3D"Windows-1252";
=20????reply-type=3Doriginal

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

=20=20I'll=20check=20those=20links=20out=20and=20I'm=20glad=20to=20know=20t=
hey
=20=20are=20accessible.

=20=20Ashley

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

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

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

=20=20I?m=20interested=20in=20starting=20a=20blog=20or=20maybe=20more
=20=20than=20one=20blog.
=20=20So=20what=20accessible=20sites=20are=20there??Do
=20=20bloggers=20generally=20write=20first
=20=20person=20stories,=20or=20about=20things=20they=20see=20that=20are
=20=20more=20objective?
=20=20Any=20of=20you=20have=20a=20blog??How=20often=20do=20you
=20=20update=20it??Is=20it=20possible=20to
=20=20upload=20photos=20to=20it=20to=20go=20along=20with=20your=20story?
=20=20Or=20maybe=20you=20need
=20=20sighted
=20=20help=20to=20post=20photos?
=20=20What=20about=20audio?=20What=20format=20do=20audio=20clips=20need
=20=20to=20be=20in?
=20=20Can=20you=20have=20more=20than=20one=20blog=20on=20the=20same=20site?=

=20=20Can
=20=20you=20write=20as=20much=20as=20you=20want=20or=20is=20there=20a=20wor=
d
=20=20limit?
=20=20I=20enjoy=20writing=20and=20I?d=20like=20to=20share=20with
=20=20friends=20and=20family.=20=20I=20figured
=20=20blogging=20would=20be=20a=20neat=20way=20to=20write=20stories
=20=20about=20myself,=20life=20and=20my
=20=20opinions=20on=20things=20like=20books,=20technology,=20and
=20=20religion.

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


=20=20Thanks.
=20=20Ashley
=20=20______________________________**_________________
=20=20nabs-l=20mailing=20list
=20=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org

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

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=20=20account=20info=20for
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=20
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=20hb%40earthlink.net




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

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


=20=20Hello=20All,

=20=20I=20have=20done=20my=20best=20to=20thank=20everyone=20individually=20=
for
=20=20the=20help=20they=20have
=20=20provided=20me=20over=20the=20past=20week.=20=20However,=20I=20thought=

=20I
=20=20would=20also=20send=20out=20a
=20=20general=20message=20to=20thank=20anyone=20I=20may=20have=20missed
=20=20along=20the=20way.=20=20My
=20=20convention=20may=20not=20have=20gone=20the=20way=20I=20wanted=20it=20=
to
=20=20go,=20but=20it=20was=20exactly
=20=20what=20I=20needed=20for=20reasons=20I=20am=20not=20willing=20to=20sha=
re=20on
=20=20such=20a=20public=20email
=20=20list.

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

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


=20=20Thanks,
=20=20Elizabeth

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

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


=20
<CAO83KOviXamrW81HF9NX+**T4LZ7M9pU3mnTrmuGYO794JtGARSg@**mail.gma
il.c
=20om

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

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

=20=20On=207/10/11,=20bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20=20wrote:
=20=20Joshua,
=20=20What=20is=20a=20forum=20like?=20Isn't=20that=20for=20a=20group=20of
=20=20people=20to=20discuss
=20=20something
=20=20common?
=20=20Is=20that=20how=20a=20forum=20differs=20from=20a=20blog?
=20=20This=20would=20be=20a=20good=20idea=20if?I=20had=20several
=20=20people=20interested=20in=20a=20forum.
=20=20I'll=20see=20about=20it.=20=20I=20have=20a=20beep=20ball=20team=20and=

=20=20that=20was=20one=20of=20the=20things
=20=20I
=20=20wanted=20to=20blog=20about.=20=20But=20yes=20if=20more=20people=20wan=
t
=20=20to=20post=20online,=20I'd
=20=20like
=20=20the=20idea=20of=20a=20forum.=20=20A=20blog=20would=20be=20more=20for=
=20my
=20=20writings,=20if=20I=20do=20it.

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

=20=20Ashley

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

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

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=20=20Hi=20all,

=20=20I?m=20interested=20in=20starting=20a=20blog=20or=20maybe
=20=20more=20than=20one=20blog.
=20=20So=20what=20accessible=20sites=20are=20there??Do
=20=20bloggers=20generally=20write=20first
=20=20person=20stories,=20or=20about=20things=20they=20see=20that
=20=20are=20more=20objective?
=20=20Any=20of=20you=20have=20a=20blog??How=20often=20do
=20=20you=20update=20it??Is=20it=20possible=20to
=20=20upload=20photos=20to=20it=20to=20go=20along=20with=20your
=20=20story?=20Or=20maybe=20you=20need
=20=20sighted
=20=20help=20to=20post=20photos?
=20=20What=20about=20audio?=20What=20format=20do=20audio=20clips
=20=20need=20to=20be=20in?
=20=20Can=20you=20have=20more=20than=20one=20blog=20on=20the=20same
=20=20site?=20Can
=20=20you=20write=20as=20much=20as=20you=20want=20or=20is=20there=20a
=20=20word=20limit?
=20=20I=20enjoy=20writing=20and=20I?d=20like=20to=20share=20with
=20=20friends=20and=20family.=20=20I=20figured
=20=20blogging=20would=20be=20a=20neat=20way=20to=20write=20stories
=20=20about=20myself,=20life=20and=20my
=20=20opinions=20on=20things=20like=20books,=20technology,
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=20=20What=20site=20can=20you=20write=20like=20a=20journal=20about
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=20=20Message:=2010
=20=20Date:=20Mon,=2011=20Jul=202011=2004:50:20=20+0000=20(UTC)
=20=20From:=20Amy=20Sabo=20<amylsabo at comcast.net
=20=20To:=20"BLIND=20STUDENTS,=20NATIONAL=20ASSOCIATION=20OF"
=20<NABS-L at NFBNET.ORG>,
=20????"OF=20BLIND=20STUDENTS,
=20=20COLORADO=20ASSOCIATION"=20<CABS at NFBNET.ORG
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=20=20hello=20all,

=20=20i=20hope=20that=20you=20are=20all=20doing=20well.=20=20i'm=20having
=20=20problems=20with=20the=20latest
=20=20version=20of=20aim.=20=20i=20have=20tried=20tabbing=20to=20all=20of=20=
the
=20=20features=20on=20it=20to=20change
=20=20the=20settings=20on=20it=20but,=20jfw=20won't=20let=20me=20do=20that.=

=20is
=20=20there=20a=20way=20in=20where=20i
=20=20can=20access=20aim=20with=20jfw?=20are=20there=20speciall=20scripts
=20=20for=20jfw=20that=20i=20can=20use?

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


=20=20hugs,
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=20=20------------------------------

=20=20Message:=2011
=20=20Date:=20Sun,=2010=20Jul=202011=2023:35:34=20-0700
=20=20From:=20"Humberto=20Avila"
=20<avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.**com<avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com
=20=20To:=20"'National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing
=20=20list'"
=20????<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20aim=20problem
=20=20Message-ID:
=20=20<**0FCAE1D24B6A42BD8B6BF6FDF4002D**EE at HumbertoAvila
=20=20Content-Type:=20text/plain;??
=20=20=EC=A0=A8=EC=9F=A0harset=3D"us-ascii"

=20=20The=20last=20thing=20I=20heard=20about=20AOL=20Instant=20Messenger
=20=20(AIM)=20was=20about=202=20years
=20=20ago=20on=20a=20podcast=20about=20JAWS=20and=20instant=20messaging=20(=
by
=20=20the=20way,=20it=20was=20the
=20=20FS
=20=20cast).=20=20Maybe=20they=20have=20updated=20the=20software=20and=20no=
w
=20it
=20=20is=20inaccessible=20with
=20=20JAWS?=20I=20don't=20know...but,=20what=20version=20of=20JAWS=20are=20=
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=20=20using?=20Which
=20=20operating=20system?=20Which=20version=20of=20aim?
=20=20Cheers,?Humberto

=20=20-----Original=20Message-----
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=20=20On
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=20=20Sent:=20Sunday,=20July=2010,=202011=209:50=20PM
=20=20To:=20BLIND=20STUDENTS,=20NATIONAL=20ASSOCIATION=20OF;=20OF=20BLIND
=20=20STUDENTS,=20COLORADO
=20=20ASSOCIATION
=20=20Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20aim=20problem

=20=20hello=20all,

=20=20i=20hope=20that=20you=20are=20all=20doing=20well.=20=20i'm=20having
=20=20problems=20with=20the=20latest
=20=20version=20of=20aim.=20=20i=20have=20tried=20tabbing=20to=20all=20of=20=
the
=20=20features=20on=20it=20to=20change
=20=20the=20settings=20on=20it=20but,=20jfw=20won't=20let=20me=20do=20that.=

=20is
=20=20there=20a=20way=20in=20where=20i
=20=20can=20access=20aim=20with=20jfw?=20are=20there=20speciall=20scripts
=20=20for=20jfw=20that=20i=20can=20use?

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


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=20=20Date:=20Mon,=2011=20Jul=202011=2007:50:05=20-0500
=20=20From:=20David=20Andrews=20<dandrews at visi.com
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