[nabs-l] State Caucuses at National Convention
Salisbury, Justin Mark
SALISBURYJ08 at students.ecu.edu
Mon Jul 11 21:44:58 UTC 2011
I am active with two state affiliates: Connecticut and North Carolina. Both presidents did distribute information about the time, date, and location of the state caucuses at least a week before convention. If you want to see that done, I suggest bringing it up to your state affiliate president.
Take care,
Justin
Justin M. Salisbury
Undergraduate Student
The University Honors Program
East Carolina University
salisburyj08 at students.ecu.edu
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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Convention in Orlando for 5 Years (Rachael Vacanti)
2. Re: Convention in Orlando for 5 Years (Anmol Bhatia)
3. Re: Convention in Orlando for 5 Years (Koby Cox)
4. Re: Convention in Orlando for 5 Years (Peter Donahue)
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Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:28:30 -0600
From: Rachael Vacanti <revacanti at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years
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I agree with Chris and Sherri. I haven't seen the old schedule, but that's
beside the point. I flew down Saturday and didn't leave until the next
Saturday. You think I'd have time for fun right? Wrong. I didn't get out
of the hotel once. I meant to go places, like the beach, Citywalk and Bubba
Gump Shrimp, but I couldn't get there. Why? Because there were too many
things to do at convention. Convention was awesome and I had a great time,
but I really wanted to go out and explore Florida a bit more. I looked at
the agenda and technically, the first 3 days weren't "required". General
sessions didn't start until Wendsday.
One thing I think might also help convention, is if they announce the state
cacus. I missed mine cause I had only heard about it once and I don't think
he even told me where it was. The states should get them sorted out before
convention and email their state this is when and where it is. I know that
not everything can be perfect at a thing like this, but they did a very good
job. For my first time, it was pretty good.
Rachael
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> 1. [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years (Chris Nusbaum)
> 2. Re: question about brail to word program? (Chris Nusbaum)
> 3. Re: [acb-l] polling place access issues to this day in mi
> (Josh Gregory)
> 4. Re: question about NLS WebBraille (Katie Wang)
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> 6. Re: accessible blog and journal sites (Joshua Lester)
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> 8. Thanks for the Help at National Convention (Elizabeth)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:00:41 -0400
> From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
> To: NABS list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>, NFBMD list <nfbmd at nfbnet.org>,
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> history list <nfb-history at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [nabs-l] [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
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> ---- Original Message ------
> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
> Date sent: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 19:59:44 -0400
>
> It was announced at the convention that conventions from 2013
> through 2017
> will be held in Orlando. I wish we could extend the length of
> the convention
> back to how it was and NFB would
> organize tours for Wednesday afternoon. That way, people could
> get excited
> about Orlando and have time to go places. I liked the old
> schedule much
> better. If we are going to keep people here for five years in a
> row, we need
> to give them ample opportunity to take advantage of all there is
> to do in
> Orlando. Besides, I like the banquet the night before the last
> day of
> convention.
>
>
> Sherri Brun
> "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other
> plans." John
> Lennon
>
> Check out http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
>
> E-mail: flmom2006 at gmail.com
> NFBF Newsline? chair
> www.nfbnewsline.org
> Vice-president NFB Greater Orlando Chapter
> http://nfbfgoc.org
> Secretary FDCP INC
> www.fdcp.org
> Chair Orange County Disability Advisory Committee
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:07:57 -0400
> From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question about brail to word program?
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> You could also join the BrailleNote list, where users of the
> BrailleNote can talk about tips and tricks regarding the BN and
> ask questions when they're having technical problems. Here's the
> link: www.list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote. In
> the mean time, if you'd like, I can post your question to the BN
> list and forward you any responses off list. Hope this helps!
>
> Chris
>
> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
>
> The I C.A.N. Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
> Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click
> on this link to learn more and to contribute:
> www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I C.A.N.
> Foundation.
>
>
>
> Sent from my BrailleNote
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 22:54:22 -0700
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question about brail to word program?
>
> Are you trying to convert the Braille Note native format
> documents into word
> documents. If you want to do so, you will have to use your
> Braille note to
> do it because there is no program that will translate and convert
> Keyword
> Braille format (kwb) documents into Microsoft word (.doc)
> documents, unless
> you want to convert you .kwb files into .BRF files, and then use
> a program
> in your PC to convert .BRF files into .doc files--you will need
> Duxbury
> Braille translator (which costs about $900 for the license if you
> don't
> already have it--you can although try it for free but some
> functions will be
> disabled)
> I hope this was helpful to you. Feel free to send another
> message off list
> if you can and I will give you more instructions--this is good
> practice for
> me because I will be a teacher of the blind teaching assistive
> technology.
> Cheers, Humberto
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 5:27 PM
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> Subject: [nabs-l] question about brail to word program?
>
> I am sure this is a silly question but I have to ask. I use to
> use my brail
>
> note quite a bit but now I use my laptop more, I was wondering if
> there is a
>
> program to change the files from the brail document to a word
> document?
> Please keep in mind I am not very tech savvy so the simpaler to
> use the
> better, but I still want it to do a good job. thank you so much
> for your
> help.
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:20:18 -0400
> From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com>
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [acb-l] polling place access issues to this day
> in mi
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> Hi,
> OK, my thoughts. They are, at the moment, each other's
> competetors/enemies/whatever. So, at the moment anyway, I doubt
> it.
> Best,
> Josh
>
> sent from my Apex
> Email: joshkart12 at gmail.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:30:00 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [acb-l] polling place access issues to this
> day in mi
>
> I forwarded this because since the NFB is working to ensure
> accessible voting and was the driving force behind the Help
> America Vote Act (HAVA.) So, we might be able to work jointly
> with ACB on this. What does
> everyone think?
> Chris
>
> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
>
> The I C.A.N. Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
> Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click
> on this link to learn more and to contribute:
> www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I C.A.N.
> Foundation.
>
>
>
> Sent from my BrailleNote
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 20:25:02 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [acb-l] polling place access issues to this
> day in mi
>
> Chris, why are you forwarding stuff from the ACB?
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 7/8/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thoughts on this?
>
> Chris
>
> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities
> motto)
>
> The I C.A.N. Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
> Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click
> on this link to learn more and to contribute:
> www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I C.A.N.
> Foundation.
>
>
>
> Sent from my BrailleNote
>
> ---- Original Message ------
> From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net
> Subject: [acb-l] polling place access issues to this day in mi
> Date sent: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 10:05:31 -0400
>
> A Call to Action ?
>
> Unfinished Business to Ensure Michigan Voters with Disabilities
> Have Access to the Polls in 2012
>
> A Public Report on
> Polling Place
>
> Accessibility in Michigan
>
> Public Report by
>
> Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc.
>
> 2011
>
> Acknowledgements
>
> Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service (MPAS) is Michigan?
> designated agency to advocate and protect the legal rights of
> persons with disabilities, mandated
> by federal and state law. MPAS receives funding from the
> Administration on Developmental Disabilities, the center for
> Mental Health Services ?Substance
> Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the
> Rehabilitation Services Administration, the Social Security
> Administration, the State of Michigan
> and from private donations.
>
> Funding for this report has been made possible through the U.S.
> Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
> Children and Families, and the
> Administration on Developmental Disabilities. The contents are
> the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily
> represent the official views
> of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
>
> 2011 by Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc. This
> publication may be reproduced in part or in its entirety for
> noncommercial purposes as long
> as appropriate credit is given.
>
> Table of Contents
>
> Executive
>
> Summary..........................................................
> ...................................................5
>
> Midterm
>
> Report...........................................................
> .........................................................6
>
> Michigan? Polling Place Accessibility
>
> Project..........................................................
> .........7
>
> Communicating Accessibility Problems with Election
> Officials......................................10
>
> Next
>
> Steps............................................................
> ..............................................................11
>
> In
>
> Summary..........................................................
> ..............................................................11
>
> Accessibility Rate Per
>
> County...........................................................
> ................................13
>
> Executive Summary
>
> In Michigan, voters with disabilities face obstacles at voting
> locations often because their polling place lacks physical
> accessibility. The Help America
> Vote Act (HAVA) acknowledged the unique obstacles faced by
> voters
> with disabilities and authorized funding for the federally
> mandated Protection and Advocacy
> Voting Access programs (PAVA) to help remove barriers.
> Unfortunately, this vital mandate has been targeted for
> elimination in the President? proposed
> 2012 budget.
>
> HAVA charged Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, (MPAS),
> and other Protection & Advocacy agencies with helping to ensure
> the full participation of
> individuals with disabilities in the electoral process,
> including
> registering to vote, casting a ballot, and accessing polling
> places.
>
> The PAVA program at MPAS is designed to ensure that every
> eligible Michigan resident receives equal access to their
> polling
> location and has the opportunity
> to cast an independent secret ballot. MPAS staff members are on
> the ground providing advice, technical assistance, and training
> to election officials about
> voting accessibility across the spectrum of disabilities. The
> agency also provides outreach and training to voters with
> disabilities, poll workers, and
> service providers. MPAS and the Secretary of State of Michigan
> partnered over the past six years working toward this goal,
> which
> has been effective in
> increasing physical access to polling locations throughout
> Michigan.
>
> Voting is a fundamental right protected by the United States
> Constitution, upheld by the Supreme Court and subject to intense
> public scrutiny each election
> cycle. Provisions within these protections prohibit
> discrimination against people with disabilities in the electoral
> process. Exercising their Constitutional
> right, however, has continued to be a challenge for individuals
> with disabilities despite changes made to federal and state laws
> intended to ensure full
> participation.
>
> Key Summary
>
> ? Disability advocates have visited 95% (3,457) and
> reviewed the exterior of polling locations in Michigan.
>
> ? Upon initial review, Michigan Protection and Advocacy
> Service found that only 75% of 3,457 Michigan polling places
> were
> compliant under the Americans
> with Disabilities Act.
>
> ? After working with state and local officials, it is
> anticipated that Michigan? accessibility rate will be increased
> to 90% in 2012.
>
> ? Of the locations that were inaccessible, 60% had one
> barrier, 30% had two types of barriers, and 6% had three or more
> types of barriers.
>
> ? Only six of the 84 counties in Michigan were 100%
> physically accessible upon initial visit.
>
> ? MPAS continues to receive complaints regarding the
> AutoMARK, Michigan? accessible ballot marking device.
>
> Michigan has made great strides toward accessibility at the
> polls. This report will highlight the steps taken to ensure
> that
> all polling locations throughout
> Michigan are accessible to voters with disabilities. In
> addition, the report will offer recommendations for Michigan to
> achieve and maintain an accessibility
> rate of 100%.
>
> 2010 Mid Term Report
>
> Acknowledging widespread irregularity throughout the country,
> Congress passed the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in 2002. HAVA
> included sweeping legislation
> intended to modernize the electoral system for all voters,
> including those with disabilities. The Help America Vote Act
> reinforced the application of
> Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504
> of the Rehabilitation Act. Furthermore, in 2004, Michigan
> lawmakers amended Michigan election
> law (Public Act 92 of 2004) to require the removal of physical
> barriers at polling locations. Irrespective of both federal and
> state law, 25% of Michigan's
> voting locations continued to be inaccessible for the November
> 2010 general election. To achieve an all-encompassing voting
> standard for the fifty states,
> HAVA included two key components for the disability community:
>
> ? All polling places must have at least one voting system
> which allows all citizens to cast a ballot privately and
> independently, whether or not one
> has a disability.
>
> ? States must ensure accessibility at all public polling
> places in a manner compliant with the Americans with
> Disabilities
> Act (ADA).
>
> Accessible Voting System
>
> In 2004, the disability community and the Michigan Secretary of
> State? Bureau of Elections (BOE) carefully assessing which
> accessible device would best
> fit the needs of Michigan voters, and in 2006 selected the
> AutoMARK. The AutoMARK is an accessible ballot marking device
> that can be used by all voters
> with or without disabilities.
>
> Although every polling location is equipped with the AutoMARK,
> each municipality is responsible for making sure it is set up
> and
> operating properly. Unfortunately,
> MPAS continues to receive complaints about the AutoMARK. Voter
> complaints have included the following: the AutoMARK was boxed
> up on Election Day, unplugged,
> jammed up, turned off, or set up so other voters could see the
> ?ecret?ballot. Complaints concerning jammed ballots have been
> greatly reduced since the
> last round of updates were completed. Because the AutoMARK is
> used only on Election Day, MPAS relies on voter feedback to
> correct these kinds of problems.
> MPAS continues to monitor and respond to complaints as they
> arise.
>
> Accessible Polling Places
>
> Under HAVA, the federal government allocated money to assist
> with
> the purchase of accessible equipment like the AutoMARK, but also
> to help municipalities
> make their polling places physically accessible. Congress
> recognized that in order for people to use the accessible voting
> machines, the building must
> also be accessible so voters can access the polling location and
> voting equipment. It is the local election officials?
> responsibility to make sure all
> polling locations are accessible on Election Day. To help cover
> the expense for removing barriers at polling locations, the
> Michigan BOE administers a
> grant program called Access for All, under the U.S. Department
> of Health and Human Services with funding allocated through
> HAVA,
> to help the state comply
> with HAVA. In most circumstances, the Access for All grants
> cover all costs associated with accessibility upgrades for
> polling locations.
>
> When Michigan? State Plan to implement provisions under HAVA
> was
> initiated in 2004, municipal clerks were required to complete an
> accessibility checklist
> to determine whether or not their locations were accessible.
> This was one of the state? first attempts to gather information
> on Michigan? polling place
> accessibility. During this time, MPAS and other organizations
> were working closely with individual election officials on
> polling location reviews and
> were also training the municipal clerks on the accessibility
> requirements. MPAS also spent a considerable amount of time
> assisting clerks with assessing
> the accessibility of their polling locations and helping them
> apply for Access for All grant money. MPAS found that the
> accessibility data provided by
> clerks was not, in certain instances, wholly reliable.
>
> MPAS brought this to the Bureau of Election? (BOE) attention
> and
> shared independent accessibility reviews with them. The BOE has
> since increased efforts
> to ensure the accuracy of reporting by improving communication
> and requiring additional documentation from the clerks.
>
> In 2008, MPAS started to assess municipal polling locations
> randomly, without notifying the election official in advance.
> After compiling this data on
> polling locations statewide, the systemic issue of
> inaccessibility became a heightened concern. Once these
> concerns
> were communicated to the Bureau of
> Elections, they backed a new initiative in 2010 dramatically
> increasing their involvement in the advancement of polling place
> accessibility.
>
> This same year, the federal government began reviewing how the
> states were spending HAVA funds. This fueled speculation that
> the federal government would
> eliminate the monies available under HAVA, since some states had
> not spent their money, rather placing it in an account and
> allowing the funds to gain
> interest. Concerned that Congress would pull the allocated
> funds
> completely, which would prevent municipalities from accessing
> money to make polling places
> accessible, MPAS, along with the Michigan Bureau of Elections,
> embarked on a project to ensure 100% accessibility at all
> Michigan polling places.
>
> Michigan? Polling Place Accessibility Project
>
> In 2010, Michigan started building the framework of a statewide
> plan to reach 100% polling place accessibility. MPAS and the
> Bureau of Elections strengthened
> their partnership in order to achieve this goal. Within this
> plan, MPAS would review the exterior of all locations throughout
> the state. Michigan has
> approximately 3,600 polling places in total. MPAS had already
> gathered information on 530 polling places prior to 2010,
> therefore, did not revisit those
> locations (some were initially accessible and others MPAS worked
> closely with clerks to improve accessibility. MPAS is still
> working with clerks to bring
> the remaining 57 of the 530 polling locations into compliance).
> MPAS was able to visit the remaining 2,927 polling locations in
> 2010.
>
> Overall, MPAS conducted on-site reviews of at least 95% of the
> polling places in Michigan.
>
> The on-site reviews conducted in 2010, exposed nearly 25% of the
> polling places that remained physically inaccessible as required
> by the Americans with
> Disabilities Accessibility Guidelines.
>
> Of the 3,457 polling locations noted above, 2,927 were assessed
> between May-August 2010. Using the ADAAG as a benchmark to
> determine physical accessibility,
> over 800 polling locations within the 2,927 locations visited,
> had physical barriers failing to comply with the ADAAG ?
> barriers
> that create potential
> difficulties to voters with disabilities on Election Day.
>
> Barriers can prevent people with disabilities from fully
> participating in all aspects of society because of their
> disability. This might include architectural
> barriers, physical barriers, communication barriers, attitudinal
> barriers, cultural barriers, etc. Throughout this project,
> MPAS?
> reviews focused primarily
> on physical and external barriers, which are defined as
> something
> material that blocks passage. Physical barriers addressed in
> this report include objects
> in the environment such as inaccessible doors or doorways,
> inaccessible elevators or lack thereof, inaccessible door
> hardware, inaccessible parking, etc.
>
> Among the 2,927 polling locations visited in 2010, 28% did not
> meet accessibility standards. Based on discussions with the BOE
> in 2008, when MPAS completed
> the unannounced visits, clerks were not only notified with a
> letter from MPAS concerning accessibility, but they were also
> notified by the Bureau of Elections.
> MPAS and the BOE required prompt reply about the municipalities
> plans to meet ADA requirements. The letters contained a
> photograph of the problem area(s),
> along with the appropriate ADAAG citation. Within a five month
> period, letters were sent to over 440 municipalities concerning
> approximately 800 polling
> locations.
>
> As shown below, 28% of the polling places visited in 2010 had
> some type of physical barrier present at the time of review.
>
> The following chart highlights the most common number of
> physical
> barriers discovered at each location.
>
> A majority of the locations reviewed had only one physical
> barrier present. While the largest and most frequent problem
> was
> related to parking, the types
> of barriers at each location varied as shown in the following
> chart.
>
> Text Box: Parking Signs: locations that had accessible parking
> but no signs posted Parking: locations that had no parking
> designated or noncompliant access
> aisles Pathway: barriers that existed between access aisles
> and
> entryway Entrance: problems such as door width, door
> thresholds, door hardware, vestibules,
> etc. Ramps/Curbs: problems with curb cuts, ramps, handrails,
> thresholds greater than 1 inch, etc.
>
> Communicating Accessibility Problems with Election Officials
>
> After completing the on-site reviews, MPAS notified municipal
> clerks of locations where barriers were discovered. Within a
> four-month period, over 440
> letters were sent to election officials. By the end of 2010,
> 88%
> of those clerks responded back to MPAS with a plan of
> correction.
> In addition, MPAS
> provided technical assistance to the election officials on how
> to
> improve access to their polling location in order to come into
> compliance. Based on
> the responses received from clerks, 43% informed us they were
> would make the changes required; 31% corrected the barriers at
> the polling locations; 9%
> were going to apply for Access for All grant; and the remaining
> responses varied from clerk using temporary equipment.
>
> When a clerk informed MAPS that the work was completed, MPAS
> required documentation from each clerk proving or stating that
> the work had been completed,
> including photographs and/or copies of purchase orders. A
> majority of the clerks responded either with a plan of
> correction
> for spring 2011 or with a
> statement that the work was completed. MPAS is still waiting
> for
> some clerks to confirm that the work was done sufficiently.
> Once
> the removal of barriers
> at these locations has been verified, MPAS expects Michigan?
> polling place accessibility rate to rise to nearly 90 % ?--
> one of the highest in the nation.
> There remains, however, substantial work to be completed in the
> city of Detroit in order to reach this goal. The remaining 12%
> of clerks, who did not respond
> to MPAS or the Bureau of Election with a plan of correction,
> will
> become a 2011 priority in order to attain 100% accessibility.
>
> NEXT STEPS
>
> While the focus of this report has been on reaching the 90%
> accessibility rate, there would still be approximately 10% of
> polling locations in Michigan
> that are not accessible to all voters. Some clerks disagree
> with
> the findings and MPAS is working with those clerks.
>
> In 2011, MPAS will be re-visiting a number of polling locations
> that are still recorded as being inaccessible, breaking them
> into
> three categories: failure
> to communicate; work promised but documentation still needed;
> and
> locations requiring review by MPAS.
>
> MPAS will focus attention on election officials who have failed
> to respond to MPAS communication attempts. This may involve
> revisiting the location (some
> clerks correct the problem even when they fail to respond),
> attending city council/township meetings, filing official HAVA
> complaints, and/or pursuing
> legal action under different funding sources. MPAS?goal has
> always been to educate clerks and assist them with improving
> access first by proposing solutions
> to removing barriers.
>
> In 2011, MPAS will also direct its attention to monitoring the
> correction plans that election officials have submitted to
> ensure
> that barriers are removed.
> MPAS will review the remaining 150 polling locations that have
> not been visited yet.
>
> In Summary
>
> Throughout the 2010 project, the partnership between MPAS and
> the
> Michigan Bureau of Elections (BOE) was crucial. The state
> reinforced the necessity of
> accessible elections. They followed up with each municipality
> whose polling place was noted as being inaccessible in order to
> determine the jurisdiction's
> planned course of action. In addition, the BOE coordinated and
> extended Michigan's polling place improvement grant well into
> the
> fall to assist municipalities
> in removing barriers to voting at no cost.
>
> Local election officials can either upgrade their polling places
> (with or without grant funds), or relocate the polling place to
> an accessible site. The
> Bureau of Elections reports that due to the 2010 project, they
> have seen a large increase in the number of municipalities
> applying for grant money. In
> an effort to assist with the project, the BOE extended the
> typical grant cycle by two months, giving clerks additional
> opportunity to respond to MPAS?
> letter and correct the problem(s) by using grant funds. The
> Michigan Bureau of Elections received 74 grant applications, the
> largest amount ever received
> in one grant cycle. Of those 74 grant applications, 66
> applicants received letters from MPAS seeking a plan of
> correction - 89% of those who applied.
> A large number of municipalities have pledged to apply when the
> next grant period opens in early 2011.
>
> If the HAVA/PAVA program survives the President? proposed
> budget
> cuts, MPAS looks forward to continuing the partnership with the
> Secretary of State, ensuring
> all elections are accessible to all voters. Additionally, MPAS
> encourages clerks to reach out to local disability groups for
> future trainings. Listed
> below are additional recommendations moving forward.
>
> Summary/Recommendations:
>
> ? Local clerks must be required to notify the Bureau of
> Elections prior to relocating polling places.
>
> ? Accessibility checks should be completed when clerks
> change polling locations, to verify accessibility. Reports
> (with
> photographs) should be submitted
> to the Bureau of Elections.
>
> ? New polling locations must be required to adhere to the
> Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.
>
> ? The advisory committee in charge of amending the State
> Plan (under HAVA) should re-convene and identify ways to hold
> clerks accountable and implement
> model oversight programs.
>
> ? Access for All grant money should be available
> throughout
> the year, so accessibility problems can be addressed anytime
> they
> arise.
>
> ? The Bureau of Elections and local clerks should continue
> working with disability advocacy organizations to complete
> year-round polling place accessibility
> audits and training to clerks.
>
> Accessibility Rate by County
>
> Table with 9 columns and 85 rows
>
> County
>
> Polling Locations
>
> Visited
>
> Accessible
>
> Barriers Discovered
>
> Percent Visited
>
> % Accessible of those Visited
>
> Now Complete
>
> % Now Accessible
>
> Alcona
>
> 12
>
> 12
>
> 8
>
> 4
>
> 100%
>
> 67%
>
> 3
>
> 92%
>
> Alger
>
> 10
>
> 10
>
> 5
>
> 5
>
> 100%
>
> 50%
>
> 5
>
> 100%
>
> Allegan
>
> 37
>
> 37
>
> 35
>
> 2
>
> 100%
>
> 95%
>
> 1
>
> 97%
>
> Alpena
>
> 15
>
> 15
>
> 8
>
> 7
>
> 100%
>
> 53%
>
> 1
>
> 60%
>
> Antrim
>
> 15
>
> 15
>
> 9
>
> 6
>
> 100%
>
> 60%
>
> 2
>
> 73%
>
> Arenac
>
> 14
>
> 14
>
> 10
>
> 4
>
> 100%
>
> 71%
>
> 3
>
> 93%
>
> Baraga
>
> 8
>
> 6
>
> 1
>
> 5
>
> 75%
>
> 17%
>
> 1
>
> 33%
>
> Barry
>
> 23
>
> 23
>
> 18
>
> 5
>
> 100%
>
> 78%
>
> 1
>
> 83%
>
> Bay
>
> 49
>
> 48
>
> 36
>
> 12
>
> 98%
>
> 75%
>
> 1
>
> 77%
>
> Benzie
>
> 13
>
> 13
>
> 6
>
> 7
>
> 100%
>
> 46%
>
> 4
>
> 77%
>
> Berrien
>
> 57
>
> 57
>
> 43
>
> 14
>
> 100%
>
> 75%
>
> 8
>
> 89%
>
> Branch
>
> 18
>
> 17
>
> 9
>
> 8
>
> 94%
>
> 53%
>
> 6
>
> 88%
>
> Calhoun
>
> 46
>
> 43
>
> 34
>
> 9
>
> 93%
>
> 79%
>
> 3
>
> 86%
>
> Cass
>
> 19
>
> 19
>
> 12
>
> 7
>
> 100%
>
> 63%
>
> 6
>
> 95%
>
> Charlevoix
>
> 18
>
> 16
>
> 10
>
> 6
>
> 89%
>
> 63%
>
> 1
>
> 69%
>
> Cheboygan
>
> 20
>
> 20
>
> 14
>
> 6
>
> 100%
>
> 70%
>
> 5
>
> 95%
>
> Chippewa
>
> 19
>
> 18
>
> 13
>
> 5
>
> 95%
>
> 72%
>
> 4
>
> 94%
>
> Clare
>
> 19
>
> 16
>
> 13
>
> 3
>
> 84%
>
> 81%
>
> 2
>
> 94%
>
> Clinton
>
> 28
>
> 26
>
> 24
>
> 2
>
> 93%
>
> 92%
>
> 1
>
> 96%
>
> Crawford
>
> 7
>
> 7
>
> 6
>
> 1
>
> 100%
>
> 86%
>
> 0
>
> 86%
>
> Delta
>
> 21
>
> 20
>
> 11
>
> 9
>
> 95%
>
> 55%
>
> 1
>
> 60%
>
> Dickinson
>
> 15
>
> 15
>
> 6
>
> 9
>
> 100%
>
> 40%
>
> 5
>
> 73%
>
> Eaton
>
> 36
>
> 36
>
> 28
>
> 8
>
> 100%
>
> 78%
>
> 2
>
> 83%
>
> Emmet
>
> 19
>
> 19
>
> 12
>
> 7
>
> 100%
>
> 63%
>
> 5
>
> 89%
>
> Genesee
>
> 119
>
> 109
>
> 84
>
> 25
>
> 92%
>
> 77%
>
> 2
>
> 79%
>
> Gladwin
>
> 17
>
> 17
>
> 11
>
> 6
>
> 100%
>
> 65%
>
> 1
>
> 71%
>
> Gogebic
>
> 10
>
> 10
>
> 7
>
> 3
>
> 100%
>
> 70%
>
> 2
>
> 90%
>
> Grand Traverse
>
> 28
>
> 27
>
> 27
>
> 0
>
> 96%
>
> 100%
>
> 0
>
> 100%
>
> Gratiot
>
> 23
>
> 23
>
> 16
>
> 7
>
> 100%
>
> 70%
>
> 2
>
> 78%
>
> Hillsdale
>
> 21
>
> 21
>
> 12
>
> 9
>
> 100%
>
> 57%
>
> 3
>
> 71%
>
> Houghton
>
> 31
>
> 22
>
> 9
>
> 13
>
> 71%
>
> 41%
>
> 5
>
> 64%
>
> Huron
>
> 30
>
> 29
>
> 18
>
> 11
>
> 97%
>
> 62%
>
> 5
>
> 79%
>
> Ingham
>
> 95
>
> 81
>
> 78
>
> 3
>
> 85%
>
> 96%
>
> 0
>
> 96%
>
> Ionia
>
> 22
>
> 22
>
> 17
>
> 5
>
> 100%
>
> 77%
>
> 1
>
> 82%
>
> Iosco
>
> 15
>
> 15
>
> 14
>
> 1
>
> 100%
>
> 93%
>
> 1
>
> 100%
>
> Iron
>
> 12
>
> 12
>
> 6
>
> 6
>
> 100%
>
> 50%
>
> 2
>
> 67%
>
> Isabella
>
> 25
>
> 25
>
> 19
>
> 6
>
> 100%
>
> 76%
>
> 1
>
> 80%
>
> Jackson
>
> 47
>
> 45
>
> 34
>
> 11
>
> 96%
>
> 76%
>
> 2
>
> 80%
>
> Kalamazoo
>
> 97
>
> 97
>
> 79
>
> 18
>
> 100%
>
> 81%
>
> 7
>
> 89%
>
> Kalkaska
>
> 12
>
> 12
>
> 8
>
> 4
>
> 100%
>
> 67%
>
> 1
>
> 75%
>
> Kent
>
> 209
>
> 207
>
> 174
>
> 33
>
> 99%
>
> 84%
>
> 11
>
> 89%
>
> Keweenaw
>
> 5
>
> 4
>
> 4
>
> 0
>
> 80%
>
> 100%
>
> 0
>
> 100%
>
> Lake
>
> 15
>
> 15
>
> 8
>
> 7
>
> 100%
>
> 53%
>
> 2
>
> 67%
>
> Lapeer
>
> 24
>
> 24
>
> 20
>
> 4
>
> 100%
>
> 83%
>
> 2
>
> 92%
>
> Leelanau
>
> 13
>
> 13
>
> 8
>
> 5
>
> 100%
>
> 62%
>
> 1
>
> 69%
>
> Lenawee
>
> 30
>
> 30
>
> 23
>
> 7
>
> 100%
>
> 77%
>
> 4
>
> 90%
>
> Livingston
>
> 48
>
> 45
>
> 35
>
> 10
>
> 94%
>
> 78%
>
> 0
>
> 78%
>
> Luce
>
> 4
>
> 4
>
> 3
>
> 1
>
> 100%
>
> 75%
>
> 0
>
> 75%
>
> Mackinac
>
> 13
>
> 10
>
> 5
>
> 5
>
> 77%
>
> 50%
>
> 1
>
> 60%
>
> Macomb
>
> 235
>
> 233
>
> 188
>
> 45
>
> 99%
>
> 81%
>
> 17
>
> 88%
>
> Manistee
>
> 15
>
> 15
>
> 11
>
> 4
>
> 100%
>
> 73%
>
> 3
>
> 93%
>
> Marquette
>
> 29
>
> 29
>
> 16
>
> 13
>
> 100%
>
> 55%
>
> 1
>
> 59%
>
> Mason
>
> 23
>
> 23
>
> 15
>
> 8
>
> 100%
>
> 65%
>
> 3
>
> 78%
>
> Mecosta
>
> 22
>
> 22
>
> 18
>
> 4
>
> 100%
>
> 82%
>
> 1
>
> 86%
>
> Menominee
>
> 16
>
> 14
>
> 8
>
> 6
>
> 88%
>
> 57%
>
> 0
>
> 57%
>
> Midland
>
> 38
>
> 29
>
> 22
>
> 7
>
> 76%
>
> 76%
>
> 4
>
> 90%
>
> Missaukee
>
> 17
>
> 17
>
> 14
>
> 3
>
> 100%
>
> 82%
>
> 3
>
> 100%
>
> Monroe
>
> 42
>
> 36
>
> 27
>
> 9
>
> 86%
>
> 75%
>
> 5
>
> 89%
>
> Montcalm
>
> 26
>
> 25
>
> 21
>
> 4
>
> 96%
>
> 84%
>
> 2
>
> 92%
>
> Montmorency
>
> 9
>
> 9
>
> 7
>
> 2
>
> 100%
>
> 78%
>
> 1
>
> 89%
>
> Muskegon
>
> 72
>
> 71
>
> 68
>
> 3
>
> 99%
>
> 96%
>
> 2
>
> 99%
>
> Newaygo
>
> 28
>
> 28
>
> 22
>
> 6
>
> 100%
>
> 79%
>
> 3
>
> 89%
>
> Oakland
>
> 410
>
> 380
>
> 292
>
> 88
>
> 93%
>
> 77%
>
> 46
>
> 89%
>
> Oceana
>
> 18
>
> 18
>
> 12
>
> 6
>
> 100%
>
> 67%
>
> 0
>
> 67%
>
> Ogemaw
>
> 16
>
> 16
>
> 10
>
> 6
>
> 100%
>
> 63%
>
> 5
>
> 94%
>
> Ontonagon
>
> 14
>
> 10
>
> 3
>
> 7
>
> 71%
>
> 30%
>
> 0
>
> 30%
>
> Osceola
>
> 18
>
> 18
>
> 14
>
> 4
>
> 100%
>
> 78%
>
> 2
>
> 89%
>
> Oscoda
>
> 6
>
> 6
>
> 4
>
> 2
>
> 100%
>
> 67%
>
> 1
>
> 83%
>
> Otsego
>
> 10
>
> 10
>
> 7
>
> 3
>
> 100%
>
> 70%
>
> 2
>
> 90%
>
> Ottawa
>
> 88
>
> 88
>
> 79
>
> 9
>
> 100%
>
> 90%
>
> 5
>
> 95%
>
> Presque Isle
>
> 16
>
> 16
>
> 10
>
> 6
>
> 100%
>
> 63%
>
> 3
>
> 81%
>
> Roscommon
>
> 11
>
> 11
>
> 11
>
> 0
>
> 100%
>
> 100%
>
> 0
>
> 100%
>
> Saginaw
>
> 75
>
> 75
>
> 61
>
> 14
>
> 100%
>
> 81%
>
> 8
>
> 92%
>
> Sanilac
>
> 30
>
> 30
>
> 26
>
> 4
>
> 100%
>
> 87%
>
> 3
>
> 97%
>
> Schoolcraft
>
> 10
>
> 10
>
> 6
>
> 4
>
> 100%
>
> 60%
>
> 2
>
> 80%
>
> Shiawassee
>
> 27
>
> 27
>
> 17
>
> 10
>
> 100%
>
> 63%
>
> 3
>
> 74%
>
> St. Clair
>
> 52
>
> 48
>
> 44
>
> 4
>
> 92%
>
> 92%
>
> 3
>
> 98%
>
> St. Joseph
>
> 17
>
> 17
>
> 12
>
> 5
>
> 100%
>
> 71%
>
> 2
>
> 82%
>
> Tuscola
>
> 25
>
> 24
>
> 16
>
> 8
>
> 96%
>
> 67%
>
> 2
>
> 75%
>
> Van Buren
>
> 23
>
> 22
>
> 19
>
> 3
>
> 96%
>
> 86%
>
> 1
>
> 91%
>
> Washtenaw
>
> 106
>
> 100
>
> 70
>
> 30
>
> 94%
>
> 70%
>
> 0
>
> 70%
>
> Wayne
>
> 568
>
> 519
>
> 325
>
> 194
>
> 91%
>
> 63%
>
> 28
>
> 68%
>
> Wexford
>
> 20
>
> 20
>
> 14
>
> 6
>
> 100%
>
> 70%
>
> 1
>
> 75%
>
> Total
>
> 3635
>
> 3457
>
> 2579
>
> 878
>
> 95.10%
>
> 74.60%
>
> 289
>
> 83%
>
> table end
>
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:01:14 -0400
> From: Katie Wang <bunnykatie6 at gmail.com>
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question about NLS WebBraille
> Message-ID:
> <CA+6VNgMyPtC8awLRoQhU091dof4rjGOiFVS4bBx+gsDuOzYY5w at mail.gmail.com
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>
> Chris, there is no Download button on Web Braille. Instead, when you
> are taken to the book itself, just press Space with s on your Braille
> Note and you will be prompted for where you would like to save the
> file and what you would like to name it. NLS saves each braille volume
> of a book in a separate file, so you will have to do this multiple
> times if you are dealing with a book that is in more than one volume.
> I have been a Web Braille user for many years and find it a great
> resource, although I have come to rely on Bookshare more in the past
> few years for pleasure reading since it has a much larger, more
> current collection.
> Lea, I don't think you are doing anything wrong on your end-- It
> might be a NLS database issue. I would suggest contacting your state
> NLS library again and see if they can get you some sort of technical
> support contact info. Someone from the central program that
> administers the Web Braille service might need to look into your
> situation.
> Hope this helps!
> Katie
>
>
> On 7/10/11, Lea williams <leanicole1988 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I tried to sing up with this sight and when I log in it says my user
> > name and password is wrong. I have called and gotten it changed three
> > times and it still says it. wonder what I am doing wrong.
> >
> > On 7/9/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I have a question for all you NLS Web Braille users! I recently
> >> registered for WebBraille, and am looking forward to all it has
> >> to offer. But I do have this question: when I click on a link
> >> for a book, where can I find a link, button, or something where I
> >> can download the BRF file(s) onto my BrailleNote? I tried to
> >> download Walking Alone and Marching Together last night, and when
> >> I clicked on the link, it put me into the actual book to read
> >> online, but I wanted to download the book to read it in my
> >> BrailleNote's book reader at a later date. How can I do this?
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>
> >> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
> >>
> >> The I C.A.N. Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
> >> Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click
> >> on this link to learn more and to contribute:
> >> www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I C.A.N.
> >> Foundation.
> >>
> >> Sent from my BrailleNote
> >>
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> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Lea Williams
> >
> > Phone;
> > 704-732-4470
> > Skipe;
> > Lea.williams738
> > Facebook
> > http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100001775297080
> >
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:46:14 -0400
> From: <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal sites
> Message-ID: <B4037C3F7D6A496095F21D0D96442BCF at OwnerPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> Hi all,
>
> I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe more than one blog.
> So what accessible sites are there? Do bloggers generally write first
> person stories, or about things they see that are more objective?
> Any of you have a blog? How often do you update it? Is it possible to
> upload photos to it to go along with your story? Or maybe you need sighted
> help to post photos?
> What about audio? What format do audio clips need to be in?
> Can you have more than one blog on the same site? Can
> you write as much as you want or is there a word limit?
> I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with friends and family. I figured
> blogging would be a neat way to write stories about myself, life and my
> opinions on things like books, technology, and religion.
>
> What site can you write like a journal about yourself?
>
>
> Thanks.
> Ashley
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:50:08 -0500
> From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal sites
> Message-ID:
> <CAO83KOvcw3DpL1u2R9+g_RvWhXLH2gmZrbgwOouBK5VD3jm5RQ at mail.gmail.com
> >
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
>
> Ashley:
> Why not start an accessible forum, online, for blind people?
> I've found an accessible one.
> V Bulletin, is quite accessible, with an audio captcha, (if they still have
> it.)
> To see 2 forums, from V Bulletin, here are some examples.
> www.apostolicfriendsforum.com, and www.goodnewscafe.net.
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe more than one blog.
> > So what accessible sites are there? Do bloggers generally write first
> > person stories, or about things they see that are more objective?
> > Any of you have a blog? How often do you update it? Is it possible to
> > upload photos to it to go along with your story? Or maybe you need
> sighted
> > help to post photos?
> > What about audio? What format do audio clips need to be in?
> > Can you have more than one blog on the same site? Can
> > you write as much as you want or is there a word limit?
> > I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with friends and family. I figured
> > blogging would be a neat way to write stories about myself, life and my
> > opinions on things like books, technology, and religion.
> >
> > What site can you write like a journal about yourself?
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Ashley
> > _______________________________________________
> > nabs-l mailing list
> > nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
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> >
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:42:30 -0400
> From: <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal sites
> Message-ID: <AF7D2C5148FE4AC39D1C45AA2B6941EB at OwnerPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252";
> reply-type=original
>
> Joshua,
> What is a forum like? Isn't that for a group of people to discuss something
> common?
> Is that how a forum differs from a blog?
> This would be a good idea if I had several people interested in a forum.
> I'll see about it. I have a beep ball team and that was one of the things I
> wanted to blog about. But yes if more people want to post online, I'd like
> the idea of a forum. A blog would be more for my writings, if I do it.
>
> I'll check those links out and I'm glad to know they are accessible.
>
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Lester
> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:50 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal sites
>
> Ashley:
> Why not start an accessible forum, online, for blind people?
> I've found an accessible one.
> V Bulletin, is quite accessible, with an audio captcha, (if they still have
> it.)
> To see 2 forums, from V Bulletin, here are some examples.
> www.apostolicfriendsforum.com, and www.goodnewscafe.net.
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe more than one blog.
> > So what accessible sites are there? Do bloggers generally write first
> > person stories, or about things they see that are more objective?
> > Any of you have a blog? How often do you update it? Is it possible to
> > upload photos to it to go along with your story? Or maybe you need
> sighted
> > help to post photos?
> > What about audio? What format do audio clips need to be in?
> > Can you have more than one blog on the same site? Can
> > you write as much as you want or is there a word limit?
> > I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with friends and family. I figured
> > blogging would be a neat way to write stories about myself, life and my
> > opinions on things like books, technology, and religion.
> >
> > What site can you write like a journal about yourself?
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Ashley
> > _______________________________________________
> > nabs-l mailing list
> > nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> > nabs-l:
> >
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> >
>
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:52:18 -0400
> From: Elizabeth <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [nabs-l] Thanks for the Help at National Convention
> Message-ID: <COL118-W1316868A320E5058F0232FBA450 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> I have done my best to thank everyone individually for the help they have
> provided me over the past week. However, I thought I would also send out a
> general message to thank anyone I may have missed along the way. My
> convention may not have gone the way I wanted it to go, but it was exactly
> what I needed for reasons I am not willing to share on such a public email
> list.
>
> Since the last time I checked the messages on this list was before
> convention, it is quite possible that someone may have already said what
> happened, or at least their version of the story. However, I have already
> shared my version of the story about a million times by now, so if you are
> curious as to what happened, you will just have to wait for another time.
>
> The bottom line is that I am going to be just fine. I just wanted to show
> my appreciation to those who may have helped me along the way.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Elizabeth
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:22:03 -0500
> From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal sites
> Message-ID:
> <CAO83KOviXamrW81HF9NX+T4LZ7M9pU3mnTrmuGYO794JtGARSg at mail.gmail.com
> >
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
>
> Yes.
> Are you familiar with the beap baseball?
> I just heard about it, on the DJD Invasion.
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Joshua,
> > What is a forum like? Isn't that for a group of people to discuss
> something
> > common?
> > Is that how a forum differs from a blog?
> > This would be a good idea if I had several people interested in a forum.
> > I'll see about it. I have a beep ball team and that was one of the things
> I
> > wanted to blog about. But yes if more people want to post online, I'd
> like
> > the idea of a forum. A blog would be more for my writings, if I do it.
> >
> > I'll check those links out and I'm glad to know they are accessible.
> >
> > Ashley
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joshua Lester
> > Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:50 PM
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal sites
> >
> > Ashley:
> > Why not start an accessible forum, online, for blind people?
> > I've found an accessible one.
> > V Bulletin, is quite accessible, with an audio captcha, (if they still
> have
> > it.)
> > To see 2 forums, from V Bulletin, here are some examples.
> > www.apostolicfriendsforum.com, and www.goodnewscafe.net.
> > Blessings, Joshua
> >
> > On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe more than one blog.
> >> So what accessible sites are there? Do bloggers generally write first
> >> person stories, or about things they see that are more objective?
> >> Any of you have a blog? How often do you update it? Is it possible to
> >> upload photos to it to go along with your story? Or maybe you need
> sighted
> >> help to post photos?
> >> What about audio? What format do audio clips need to be in?
> >> Can you have more than one blog on the same site? Can
> >> you write as much as you want or is there a word limit?
> >> I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with friends and family. I figured
> >> blogging would be a neat way to write stories about myself, life and my
> >> opinions on things like books, technology, and religion.
> >>
> >> What site can you write like a journal about yourself?
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >> Ashley
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> nabs-l mailing list
> >> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> >> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> >> nabs-l:
> >>
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> >>
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:50:20 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Amy Sabo <amylsabo at comcast.net>
> To: "BLIND STUDENTS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF" <NABS-L at NFBNET.ORG>,
> "OF BLIND STUDENTS, COLORADO ASSOCIATION" <CABS at NFBNET.ORG>
> Subject: [nabs-l] aim problem
> Message-ID:
> <
> 1760385386.319978.1310359820794.JavaMail.root at sz0144a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net
> >
>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
> hello all,
>
> i hope that you are all doing well. i'm having problems with the latest
> version of aim. i have tried tabbing to all of the features on it to change
> the settings on it but, jfw won't let me do that. is there a way in where i
> can access aim with jfw? are there speciall scripts for jfw that i can use?
>
> thanks again and, i will talk to you all soon!
>
>
> hugs,
> amy
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:35:34 -0700
> From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] aim problem
> Message-ID: <0FCAE1D24B6A42BD8B6BF6FDF4002DEE at HumbertoAvila>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> The last thing I heard about AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) was about 2 years
> ago on a podcast about JAWS and instant messaging (by the way, it was the
> FS
> cast). Maybe they have updated the software and now it is inaccessible with
> JAWS? I don't know...but, what version of JAWS are you using? Which
> operating system? Which version of aim?
> Cheers, Humberto
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Amy Sabo
> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:50 PM
> To: BLIND STUDENTS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF; OF BLIND STUDENTS, COLORADO
> ASSOCIATION
> Subject: [nabs-l] aim problem
>
> hello all,
>
> i hope that you are all doing well. i'm having problems with the latest
> version of aim. i have tried tabbing to all of the features on it to change
> the settings on it but, jfw won't let me do that. is there a way in where i
> can access aim with jfw? are there speciall scripts for jfw that i can use?
>
> thanks again and, i will talk to you all soon!
>
>
> hugs,
> amy
> _______________________________________________
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> %40gmail.com
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:50:05 -0500
> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nabs-l] iPal for sale
> Message-ID: <auto-000019992102 at mailfront3.g2host.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
>
>
> >
> >Eye Pal for sale. $1299
> >I can be contacted via email at mbrianwooten at gmail.com
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Brian
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
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>
> End of nabs-l Digest, Vol 57, Issue 13
> **************************************
>
------------------------------
Message: 2
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:36:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Anmol Bhatia <anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com>
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years
Message-ID:
<1310412991.9649.YahooMailClassic at web162020.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
The convention will actually be in Orlando for the next six years.
--- On Mon, 7/11/11, Rachael Vacanti <revacanti at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Rachael Vacanti <revacanti at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date: Monday, July 11, 2011, 2:28 PM
> I agree with Chris and Sherri.?
> I haven't seen the old schedule, but that's
> beside the point.? I flew down Saturday and didn't
> leave until the next
> Saturday.? You think I'd have time for fun
> right?? Wrong.? I didn't get out
> of the hotel once.? I meant to go places, like the
> beach, Citywalk and Bubba
> Gump Shrimp, but I couldn't get there.? Why??
> Because there were too many
> things to do at convention.? Convention was awesome
> and I had a great time,
> but I really wanted to go out and explore Florida a bit
> more.? I looked at
> the agenda and technically, the first 3 days weren't
> "required".? General
> sessions didn't start until Wendsday.
>
> One thing I think might also help convention, is if they
> announce the state
> cacus.? I missed mine cause I had only heard about it
> once and I don't think
> he even told me where it was.? The states should get
> them sorted out before
> convention and email their state this is when and where it
> is.? I know that
> not everything can be perfect at a thing like this, but
> they did a very good
> job.? For my first time, it was pretty good.
>
> Rachael
>
> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:00 AM, <nabs-l-request at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
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> >???1. [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando
> for 5 years (Chris Nusbaum)
> >???2. Re: question about brail to word
> program? (Chris Nusbaum)
> >???3. Re: [acb-l] polling place access
> issues to this day in mi
> >? ? ? (Josh Gregory)
> >???4. Re: question about NLS WebBraille
> (Katie Wang)
> >???5. accessible blog and journal sites
> (bookwormahb at earthlink.net)
> >???6. Re: accessible blog and journal
> sites (Joshua Lester)
> >???7. Re: accessible blog and journal
> sites (bookwormahb at earthlink.net)
> >???8. Thanks for the Help at National
> Convention (Elizabeth)
> >???9. Re: accessible blog and journal
> sites (Joshua Lester)
> >? 10. aim problem (Amy Sabo)
> >? 11. Re: aim problem (Humberto Avila)
> >? 12. iPal for sale (David Andrews)
> >
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:00:41 -0400
> > From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
> > To: NABS list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>,
> NFBMD list <nfbmd at nfbnet.org>,
> > NFB
> >? ? ? ? history list <nfb-history at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: [nabs-l] [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for
> 5 years
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> >
> >
> >
> >? ---- Original Message ------
> > From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com
> > Subject: [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
> > Date sent: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 19:59:44 -0400
> >
> > It was announced at the convention that conventions
> from 2013
> > through 2017
> > will be held in Orlando.? I wish we could extend
> the length of
> > the convention
> > back to how it was and NFB would
> > organize tours for Wednesday afternoon.? That
> way, people could
> > get excited
> > about Orlando and have time to go places.? I
> liked the old
> > schedule much
> > better.? If we are going to keep people here for
> five years in a
> > row, we need
> > to give them ample opportunity to take advantage of
> all there is
> > to do in
> > Orlando.? Besides, I like the banquet the night
> before the last
> > day of
> > convention.
> >
> >
> > Sherri Brun
> > "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making
> other
> > plans." John
> > Lennon
> >
> > Check out http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
> >
> > E-mail: flmom2006 at gmail.com
> >? NFBF Newsline? chair
> > www.nfbnewsline.org
> > Vice-president NFB Greater Orlando Chapter
> > http://nfbfgoc.org
> > Secretary FDCP INC
> > www.fdcp.org
> > Chair Orange County Disability Advisory Committee
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > nusbaum%40gmail.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:07:57 -0400
> > From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> >? ? ? ? list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question about brail to word
> program?
> > Message-ID: <4e19dc7c.4f76e50a.0805.ffffb9de at mx.google.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1;
> format=flowed
> >
> > You could also join the BrailleNote list, where users
> of the
> > BrailleNote can talk about tips and tricks regarding
> the BN and
> > ask questions when they're having technical
> problems.? Here's the
> > link:
> www.list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote.?
> In
> > the mean time, if you'd like, I can post your question
> to the BN
> > list and forward you any responses off list.?
> Hope this helps!
> >
> >? Chris
> >
> > "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp
> Abilities motto)
> >
> > The I C.A.N.? Foundation helps visually impaired
> youth in
> > Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!"
> How? Click
> > on this link to learn more and to contribute:
> > www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I
> C.A.N.
> > Foundation.
> >
> >
> >
> >? Sent from my BrailleNote
> >
> >? ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com
> > To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list'"
> > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> > Date sent: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 22:54:22 -0700
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question about brail to word
> program?
> >
> > Are you trying to convert the Braille Note native
> format
> > documents into word
> > documents.? If you want to do so, you will have
> to use your
> > Braille note to
> > do it because there is no program that will translate
> and convert
> > Keyword
> > Braille format (kwb) documents into Microsoft word
> (.doc)
> > documents, unless
> > you want to convert you .kwb files into .BRF files,
> and then use
> > a program
> > in your PC to convert .BRF files into .doc files--you
> will need
> > Duxbury
> > Braille translator (which costs about $900 for the
> license if you
> > don't
> > already have it--you can although try it for free but
> some
> > functions will be
> > disabled)
> > I hope this was helpful to you.? Feel free to
> send another
> > message off list
> > if you can and I will give you more instructions--this
> is good
> > practice for
> > me because I will be a teacher of the blind teaching
> assistive
> > technology.
> > Cheers,? Humberto
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> > [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf
> > Of Andi
> > Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 5:27 PM
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list
> > Subject: [nabs-l] question about brail to word
> program?
> >
> > I am sure this is a silly question but I have to
> ask.? I use to
> > use my brail
> >
> > note quite a bit but now I use my laptop more, I was
> wondering if
> > there is a
> >
> > program to change the files from the brail document to
> a word
> > document?
> > Please keep in mind I am not very tech savvy so the
> simpaler to
> > use the
> > better, but I still want it to do a good job.?
> thank you so much
> > for your
> > help.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Andrews
> > Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 1:47 PM
> > To: promotion-technology at nfbnet.org
> > Subject: [nabs-l] GW Micro Announces Readit Wand:
> First Portable
> > Camera
> > Reading System to Support Touchscreen
> >
> > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> > GW Micro Announces Readit Wand: First Portable Camera
> Reading
> > System
> > to Support Touchscreen
> > for People with Low Vision
> > Fort Wayne, Indiana (July 8, 2011) - GW Micro,
> Inc.? (
> > www.gwmicro.com)
> > and VisionAid International Ltd (
> > www.visionaid-international.com)
> > are proud to announce the Readit Wand!? The
> Readit Wand is a
> > portable
> > camera that
> > connects to a computer to instantly magnify and read
> documents
> > for
> > the visually impaired.
> > Easily read mail, bills, bank statements, books, and
> more with
> > ease
> > using the Readit
> > Wand.? Everything read with the Readit Wand will
> be read in a
> > clear,
> > human-sounding
> > voice.? The ability to read all of these items
> makes Readit Wand
> > the
> > perfect tool
> > for the classroom, at home, or at work.
> > The camera weighs just 1.1 pounds and easily connects
> via USB.
> > The
> > 5-megapixel camera
> > is highly accurate and extremely fast, allowing for
> recognition
> > in as
> > little as two
> > seconds.? The stylish and compact Readit Wand
> allows for
> > automatic
> > multi-language
> > switching when other languages are installed.?
> The portability
> > and
> > multiple language
> > support make it the ideal tool for students who are
> learning a
> > foreign language.
> > Readit Wand comes with exceptionally powerful software
> that
> > allows
> > you to save, load,
> > import, and export documents, including PDFs.?
> Importing PDF
> > files
> > into the Readit
> > software enables users to read PDF files that
> originally are
> > inaccessible because
> > they are displayed as graphics.? Readit Wand also
> allows you to
> > save
> > documents as
> > a Word document, txt file, rtf, or even save your
> document as an
> > MP3
> > file to listen
> > to it on your favorite MP3 player.
> > The Readit Wand software contains an easy to use, easy
> access
> > toolbar
> > designed specifically
> > for low vision users.? The toolbar provides the
> ability to adjust
> > the
> > size of the
> > clear, colorful icons, which give instant access to
> all the basic
> > controls enabling
> > low vision users to capture their document, change the
> view to
> > their
> > preference and
> > more at the click of a button.
> > Low vision consumers will greatly benefit from the 3
> different
> > types
> > of highlights,
> > as well as six different ways to display text,
> allowing low
> > vision
> > users to customize
> > the software to their personal preference.
> > When connected to a touchscreen monitor, the Readit
> Wand is the
> > first
> > portable camera
> > to enable touchscreen support, allowing low vision
> users the
> > ability
> > to interact
> > with the software by simply using their fingers!?
> This means no
> > more
> > tracking the
> > cursor, which provides direct interaction between the
> user and
> > the
> > Readit software,
> > creating the best possible user experience.
> > GW Micro is the exclusive master distributor for the
> Readit Wand
> > in
> > the U.S., developed
> > and manufactured by VisionAid International, located
> in the
> > UK.? Readit Wand will
> > be available soon from GW Micro and GW Micro dealers.
> > For more information on the Readit Wand, visit
> > www.gwmicro.com,
> > email
> > sales at gwmicro.com
> > , or call GW Micro at (260) 489-3671.
> > GW Micro, Inc.? (
> > www.gwmicro.com)
> > has been a trusted pioneer in the adaptive technology
> industry
> > since 1990,
> > and
> > continues to lead with innovative, customer driven
> solutions.
> > VisionAid International, Ltd (
> > www.visionaid-international.com),
> > established in 2002, is dedicated to producing fast,
> effective
> > and
> > simple to use
> > devices for people who are partially sighted and blind
> that make
> > reading a pleasure
> > once again.
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > mail.com
> >
> >
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> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:20:18 -0400
> > From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com>
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> >? ? ? ? list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [acb-l] polling place access
> issues to this day
> >? ? ? ? in mi
> > Message-ID: <4e19ed7d.907fe50a.6655.ffffc150 at mx.google.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1;
> format=flowed
> >
> > Hi,
> > OK, my thoughts.? They are, at the moment, each
> other's
> > competetors/enemies/whatever.? So, at the moment
> anyway, I doubt
> > it.
> > Best,
> > Josh
> >
> > sent from my Apex
> > Email: joshkart12 at gmail.com
> >
> >? ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> > list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> > Date sent: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:30:00 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [acb-l] polling place access
> issues to this
> > day in mi
> >
> > I forwarded this because since the NFB is working to
> ensure
> > accessible voting and was the driving force behind the
> Help
> > America Vote Act (HAVA.) So, we might be able to work
> jointly
> > with ACB on this.? What does
> > everyone think?
> >? Chris
> >
> > "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp
> Abilities motto)
> >
> > The I C.A.N.? Foundation helps visually impaired
> youth in
> > Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!"
> How? Click
> > on this link to learn more and to contribute:
> > www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I
> C.A.N.
> > Foundation.
> >
> >
> >
> >? Sent from my BrailleNote
> >
> >? ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list
> > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> > Date sent: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 20:25:02 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [acb-l] polling place access
> issues to this
> > day in mi
> >
> > Chris, why are you forwarding stuff from the ACB?
> > Blessings, Joshua
> >
> > On 7/8/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >? Thoughts on this?
> >
> >? Chris
> >
> >? "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp
> Abilities
> > motto)
> >
> >? The I C.A.N.? Foundation helps visually
> impaired youth in
> >? Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I
> can!" How? Click
> >? on this link to learn more and to contribute:
> >? www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook
> at I C.A.N.
> >? Foundation.
> >
> >
> >
> >? Sent from my BrailleNote
> >
> >? ---- Original Message ------
> >? From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net
> >? Subject: [acb-l] polling place access issues to
> this day in mi
> >? Date sent: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 10:05:31 -0400
> >
> >? A Call to Action ?
> >
> >? Unfinished Business to Ensure Michigan Voters
> with Disabilities
> >? Have Access to the Polls in 2012
> >
> >? A Public Report on
> >? Polling Place
> >
> >? Accessibility in Michigan
> >
> >? Public Report by
> >
> >? Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc.
> >
> >? 2011
> >
> >? Acknowledgements
> >
> >? Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service (MPAS)
> is Michigan?
> >? designated agency to advocate and protect the
> legal rights of
> >? persons with disabilities, mandated
> >? by federal and state law.? MPAS receives
> funding from the
> >? Administration on Developmental Disabilities,
> the center for
> >? Mental Health Services ?Substance
> >? Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
> the
> >? Rehabilitation Services Administration, the
> Social Security
> >? Administration, the State of Michigan
> >? and from private donations.
> >
> >? Funding for this report has been made possible
> through the U.S.
> >? Department of Health and Human Services,
> Administration for
> >? Children and Families, and the
> >? Administration on Developmental
> Disabilities.? The contents are
> >? the sole responsibility of the author and do not
> necessarily
> >? represent the official views
> >? of the U.S.? Department of Health and Human
> Services.
> >
> >? 2011 by Michigan Protection and Advocacy
> Service, Inc.? This
> >? publication may be reproduced in part or in its
> entirety for
> >? noncommercial purposes as long
> >? as appropriate credit is given.
> >
> >? Table of Contents
> >
> >? Executive
> >
> >
> Summary..........................................................
> >?
> ...................................................5
> >
> >? Midterm
> >
> >
> Report...........................................................
> >?
> .........................................................6
> >
> >? Michigan? Polling Place Accessibility
> >
> >
> Project..........................................................
> >? .........7
> >
> >? Communicating Accessibility Problems with
> Election
> >?
> Officials......................................10
> >
> >? Next
> >
> >
> Steps............................................................
> >?
> ..............................................................11
> >
> >? In
> >
> >
> Summary..........................................................
> >?
> ..............................................................11
> >
> >? Accessibility Rate Per
> >
> >
> County...........................................................
> >? ................................13
> >
> >? Executive Summary
> >
> >? In Michigan, voters with disabilities face
> obstacles at voting
> >? locations often because their polling place
> lacks physical
> >? accessibility.? The Help America
> >? Vote Act (HAVA) acknowledged the unique
> obstacles faced by
> > voters
> >? with disabilities and authorized funding for the
> federally
> >? mandated Protection and Advocacy
> >? Voting Access programs (PAVA) to help remove
> barriers.
> >? Unfortunately, this vital mandate has been
> targeted for
> >? elimination in the President? proposed
> >? 2012 budget.
> >
> >? HAVA charged Michigan Protection and Advocacy
> Service, (MPAS),
> >? and other Protection & Advocacy agencies
> with helping to ensure
> >? the full participation of
> >? individuals with disabilities in the electoral
> process,
> > including
> >? registering to vote, casting a ballot, and
> accessing polling
> >? places.
> >
> >? The PAVA program at MPAS is designed to ensure
> that every
> >? eligible Michigan resident receives equal access
> to their
> > polling
> >? location and has the opportunity
> >? to cast an independent secret ballot.? MPAS
> staff members are on
> >? the ground providing advice, technical
> assistance, and training
> >? to election officials about
> >? voting accessibility across the spectrum of
> disabilities.? The
> >? agency also provides outreach and training to
> voters with
> >? disabilities, poll workers, and
> >? service providers.? MPAS and the Secretary
> of State of Michigan
> >? partnered over the past six years working toward
> this goal,
> > which
> >? has been effective in
> >? increasing physical access to polling locations
> throughout
> >? Michigan.
> >
> >? Voting is a fundamental right protected by the
> United States
> >? Constitution, upheld by the Supreme Court and
> subject to intense
> >? public scrutiny each election
> >? cycle.? Provisions within these protections
> prohibit
> >? discrimination against people with disabilities
> in the electoral
> >? process.? Exercising their Constitutional
> >? right, however, has continued to be a challenge
> for individuals
> >? with disabilities despite changes made to
> federal and state laws
> >? intended to ensure full
> >? participation.
> >
> >? Key Summary
> >
> >? ?? ???Disability advocates
> have visited 95% (3,457) and
> >? reviewed the exterior of polling locations in
> Michigan.
> >
> >? ?? ???Upon initial review,
> Michigan Protection and Advocacy
> >? Service found that only 75% of 3,457 Michigan
> polling places
> > were
> >? compliant under the Americans
> >? with Disabilities Act.
> >
> >? ?? ???After working with
> state and local officials, it is
> >? anticipated that Michigan? accessibility rate
> will be increased
> >? to 90% in 2012.
> >
> >? ?? ???Of the locations that
> were inaccessible, 60% had one
> >? barrier, 30% had two types of barriers, and 6%
> had three or more
> >? types of barriers.
> >
> >? ?? ???Only six of the 84
> counties in Michigan were 100%
> >? physically accessible upon initial visit.
> >
> >? ?? ???MPAS continues to
> receive complaints regarding the
> >? AutoMARK, Michigan? accessible ballot marking
> device.
> >
> >? Michigan has made great strides toward
> accessibility at the
> >? polls.? This report will highlight the
> steps taken to ensure
> > that
> >? all polling locations throughout
> >? Michigan are accessible to voters with
> disabilities.? In
> >? addition, the report will offer recommendations
> for Michigan to
> >? achieve and maintain an accessibility
> >? rate of 100%.
> >
> >? 2010 Mid Term Report
> >
> >? Acknowledging widespread irregularity throughout
> the country,
> >? Congress passed the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
> in 2002.? HAVA
> >? included sweeping legislation
> >? intended to modernize the electoral system for
> all voters,
> >? including those with disabilities.? The
> Help America Vote Act
> >? reinforced the application of
> >? Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
> and Section 504
> >? of the Rehabilitation Act.? Furthermore, in
> 2004, Michigan
> >? lawmakers amended Michigan election
> >? law (Public Act 92 of 2004) to require the
> removal of physical
> >? barriers at polling locations.?
> Irrespective of both federal and
> >? state law, 25% of Michigan's
> >? voting locations continued to be inaccessible
> for the November
> >? 2010 general election.? To achieve an
> all-encompassing voting
> >? standard for the fifty states,
> >? HAVA included two key components for the
> disability community:
> >
> >? ?? ???All polling places
> must have at least one voting system
> >? which allows all citizens to cast a ballot
> privately and
> >? independently, whether or not one
> >? has a disability.
> >
> >? ?? ???States must ensure
> accessibility at all public polling
> >? places in a manner compliant with the Americans
> with
> > Disabilities
> >? Act (ADA).
> >
> >? Accessible Voting System
> >
> >? In 2004, the disability community and the
> Michigan Secretary of
> >? State? Bureau of Elections (BOE) carefully
> assessing which
> >? accessible device would best
> >? fit the needs of Michigan voters, and in 2006
> selected the
> >? AutoMARK.? The AutoMARK is an accessible
> ballot marking device
> >? that can be used by all voters
> >? with or without disabilities.
> >
> >? Although every polling location is equipped with
> the AutoMARK,
> >? each municipality is responsible for making sure
> it is set up
> > and
> >? operating properly.? Unfortunately,
> >? MPAS continues to receive complaints about the
> AutoMARK.? Voter
> >? complaints have included the following:?
> the AutoMARK was boxed
> >? up on Election Day, unplugged,
> >? jammed up, turned off, or set up so other voters
> could see the
> >? ?ecret?ballot.? Complaints concerning
> jammed ballots have been
> >? greatly reduced since the
> >? last round of updates were completed.?
> Because the AutoMARK is
> >? used only on Election Day, MPAS relies on voter
> feedback to
> >? correct these kinds of problems.
> >? MPAS continues to monitor and respond to
> complaints as they
> >? arise.
> >
> >? Accessible Polling Places
> >
> >? Under HAVA, the federal government allocated
> money to assist
> > with
> >? the purchase of accessible equipment like the
> AutoMARK, but also
> >? to help municipalities
> >? make their polling places physically
> accessible.? Congress
> >? recognized that in order for people to use the
> accessible voting
> >? machines, the building must
> >? also be accessible so voters can access the
> polling location and
> >? voting equipment.? It is the local election
> officials?
> >? responsibility to make sure all
> >? polling locations are accessible on Election
> Day.? To help cover
> >? the expense for removing barriers at polling
> locations, the
> >? Michigan BOE administers a
> >? grant program called Access for All, under the
> U.S.? Department
> >? of Health and Human Services with funding
> allocated through
> > HAVA,
> >? to help the state comply
> >? with HAVA.? In most circumstances, the
> Access for All grants
> >? cover all costs associated with accessibility
> upgrades for
> >? polling locations.
> >
> >? When Michigan? State Plan to implement
> provisions under HAVA
> > was
> >? initiated in 2004, municipal clerks were
> required to complete an
> >? accessibility checklist
> >? to determine whether or not their locations were
> accessible.
> >? This was one of the state? first attempts to
> gather information
> >? on Michigan? polling place
> >? accessibility.? During this time, MPAS and
> other organizations
> >? were working closely with individual election
> officials on
> >? polling location reviews and
> >? were also training the municipal clerks on the
> accessibility
> >? requirements.? MPAS also spent a
> considerable amount of time
> >? assisting clerks with assessing
> >? the accessibility of their polling locations and
> helping them
> >? apply for Access for All grant money.? MPAS
> found that the
> >? accessibility data provided by
> >? clerks was not, in certain instances, wholly
> reliable.
> >
> >? MPAS brought this to the Bureau of Election?
> (BOE) attention
> > and
> >? shared independent accessibility reviews with
> them.? The BOE has
> >? since increased efforts
> >? to ensure the accuracy of reporting by improving
> communication
> >? and requiring additional documentation from the
> clerks.
> >
> >? In 2008, MPAS started to assess municipal
> polling locations
> >? randomly, without notifying the election
> official in advance.
> >? After compiling this data on
> >? polling locations statewide, the systemic issue
> of
> >? inaccessibility became a heightened
> concern.? Once these
> > concerns
> >? were communicated to the Bureau of
> >? Elections, they backed a new initiative in 2010
> dramatically
> >? increasing their involvement in the advancement
> of polling place
> >? accessibility.
> >
> >? This same year, the federal government began
> reviewing how the
> >? states were spending HAVA funds.? This
> fueled speculation that
> >? the federal government would
> >? eliminate the monies available under HAVA, since
> some states had
> >? not spent their money, rather placing it in an
> account and
> >? allowing the funds to gain
> >? interest.? Concerned that Congress would
> pull the allocated
> > funds
> >? completely, which would prevent municipalities
> from accessing
> >? money to make polling places
> >? accessible, MPAS, along with the Michigan Bureau
> of Elections,
> >? embarked on a project to ensure 100%
> accessibility at all
> >? Michigan polling places.
> >
> >? Michigan? Polling Place Accessibility Project
> >
> >? In 2010, Michigan started building the framework
> of a statewide
> >? plan to reach 100% polling place
> accessibility.? MPAS and the
> >? Bureau of Elections strengthened
> >? their partnership in order to achieve this
> goal.? Within this
> >? plan, MPAS would review the exterior of all
> locations throughout
> >? the state.? Michigan has
> >? approximately 3,600 polling places in
> total.? MPAS had already
> >? gathered information on 530 polling places prior
> to 2010,
> >? therefore, did not revisit those
> >? locations (some were initially accessible and
> others MPAS worked
> >? closely with clerks to improve
> accessibility.? MPAS is still
> >? working with clerks to bring
> >? the remaining 57 of the 530 polling locations
> into compliance).
> >? MPAS was able to visit the remaining 2,927
> polling locations in
> >? 2010.
> >
> >? Overall, MPAS conducted on-site reviews of at
> least 95% of the
> >? polling places in Michigan.
> >
> >? The on-site reviews conducted in 2010, exposed
> nearly 25% of the
> >? polling places that remained physically
> inaccessible as required
> >? by the Americans with
> >? Disabilities Accessibility Guidelines.
> >
> >? Of the 3,457 polling locations noted above,
> 2,927 were assessed
> >? between May-August 2010.? Using the ADAAG
> as a benchmark to
> >? determine physical accessibility,
> >? over 800 polling locations within the 2,927
> locations visited,
> >? had physical barriers failing to comply with the
> ADAAG ?
> > barriers
> >? that create potential
> >? difficulties to voters with disabilities on
> Election Day.
> >
> >? Barriers can prevent people with disabilities
> from fully
> >? participating in all aspects of society because
> of their
> >? disability.? This might include
> architectural
> >? barriers, physical barriers, communication
> barriers, attitudinal
> >? barriers, cultural barriers, etc.?
> Throughout this project,
> > MPAS?
> >? reviews focused primarily
> >? on physical and external barriers, which are
> defined as
> > something
> >? material that blocks passage.? Physical
> barriers addressed in
> >? this report include objects
> >? in the environment such as inaccessible doors or
> doorways,
> >? inaccessible elevators or lack thereof,
> inaccessible door
> >? hardware, inaccessible parking, etc.
> >
> >? Among the 2,927 polling locations visited in
> 2010, 28% did not
> >? meet accessibility standards.? Based on
> discussions with the BOE
> >? in 2008, when MPAS completed
> >? the unannounced visits, clerks were not only
> notified with a
> >? letter from MPAS concerning accessibility, but
> they were also
> >? notified by the Bureau of Elections.
> >? MPAS and the BOE required prompt reply about the
> municipalities
> >? plans to meet ADA requirements.? The
> letters contained a
> >? photograph of the problem area(s),
> >? along with the appropriate ADAAG citation.?
> Within a five month
> >? period, letters were sent to over 440
> municipalities concerning
> >? approximately 800 polling
> >? locations.
> >
> >? As shown below, 28% of the polling places
> visited in 2010 had
> >? some type of physical barrier present at the
> time of review.
> >
> >? The following chart highlights the most common
> number of
> > physical
> >? barriers discovered at each location.
> >
> >? A majority of the locations reviewed had only
> one physical
> >? barrier present.? While the largest and
> most frequent problem
> > was
> >? related to parking, the types
> >? of barriers at each location varied as shown in
> the following
> >? chart.
> >
> >? Text Box: Parking Signs: locations that had
> accessible parking
> >? but no signs posted? Parking:?
> locations that had no parking
> >? designated or noncompliant access
> >? aisles? Pathway:? barriers that
> existed between access aisles
> > and
> >? entryway? Entrance:? problems such as
> door width, door
> >? thresholds, door hardware, vestibules,
> >? etc.? Ramps/Curbs: problems with curb cuts,
> ramps, handrails,
> >? thresholds greater than 1 inch, etc.
> >
> >? Communicating Accessibility Problems with
> Election Officials
> >
> >? After completing the on-site reviews, MPAS
> notified municipal
> >? clerks of locations where barriers were
> discovered.? Within a
> >? four-month period, over 440
> >? letters were sent to election officials.?
> By the end of 2010,
> > 88%
> >? of those clerks responded back to MPAS with a
> plan of
> > correction.
> >? In addition, MPAS
> >? provided technical assistance to the election
> officials on how
> > to
> >? improve access to their polling location in
> order to come into
> >? compliance.???Based on
> >? the responses received from clerks, 43% informed
> us they were
> >? would make the changes required; 31% corrected
> the barriers at
> >? the polling locations; 9%
> >? were going to apply for Access for All grant;
> and the remaining
> >? responses varied from clerk using temporary
> equipment.
> >
> >? When a clerk informed MAPS that the work was
> completed, MPAS
> >? required documentation from each clerk proving
> or stating that
> >? the work had been completed,
> >? including photographs and/or copies of purchase
> orders.? A
> >? majority of the clerks responded either with a
> plan of
> > correction
> >? for spring 2011 or with a
> >? statement that the work was completed.?
> MPAS is still waiting
> > for
> >? some clerks to confirm that the work was done
> sufficiently.
> > Once
> >? the removal of barriers
> >? at these locations has been verified, MPAS
> expects Michigan?
> >? polling place accessibility rate to rise to
> nearly 90 % ?--
> >? one of the highest in the nation.
> >? There remains, however, substantial work to be
> completed in the
> >? city of Detroit in order to reach this
> goal.? The remaining 12%
> >? of clerks, who did not respond
> >? to MPAS or the Bureau of Election with a plan of
> correction,
> > will
> >? become a 2011 priority in order to attain 100%
> accessibility.
> >
> >? NEXT STEPS
> >
> >? While the focus of this report has been on
> reaching the 90%
> >? accessibility rate, there would still be
> approximately 10% of
> >? polling locations in Michigan
> >? that are not accessible to all voters.?
> Some clerks disagree
> > with
> >? the findings and MPAS is working with those
> clerks.
> >
> >? In 2011, MPAS will be re-visiting a number of
> polling locations
> >? that are still recorded as being inaccessible,
> breaking them
> > into
> >? three categories: failure
> >? to communicate; work promised but documentation
> still needed;
> > and
> >? locations requiring review by MPAS.
> >
> >? MPAS will focus attention on election officials
> who have failed
> >? to respond to MPAS communication attempts.?
> This may involve
> >? revisiting the location (some
> >? clerks correct the problem even when they fail
> to respond),
> >? attending city council/township meetings, filing
> official HAVA
> >? complaints, and/or pursuing
> >? legal action under different funding
> sources.? MPAS?goal has
> >? always been to educate clerks and assist them
> with improving
> >? access first by proposing solutions
> >? to removing barriers.
> >
> >? In 2011, MPAS will also direct its attention to
> monitoring the
> >? correction plans that election officials have
> submitted to
> > ensure
> >? that barriers are removed.
> >? MPAS will review the remaining 150 polling
> locations that have
> >? not been visited yet.
> >
> >? In Summary
> >
> >? Throughout the 2010 project, the partnership
> between MPAS and
> > the
> >? Michigan Bureau of Elections (BOE) was
> crucial.? The state
> >? reinforced the necessity of
> >? accessible elections.? They followed up
> with each municipality
> >? whose polling place was noted as being
> inaccessible in order to
> >? determine the jurisdiction's
> >? planned course of action.? In addition, the
> BOE coordinated and
> >? extended Michigan's polling place improvement
> grant well into
> > the
> >? fall to assist municipalities
> >? in removing barriers to voting at no cost.
> >
> >? Local election officials can either upgrade
> their polling places
> >? (with or without grant funds), or relocate the
> polling place to
> >? an accessible site.? The
> >? Bureau of Elections reports that due to the 2010
> project, they
> >? have seen a large increase in the number of
> municipalities
> >? applying for grant money.? In
> >? an effort to assist with the project, the BOE
> extended the
> >? typical grant cycle by two months, giving clerks
> additional
> >? opportunity to respond to MPAS?
> >? letter and correct the problem(s) by using grant
> funds.? The
> >? Michigan Bureau of Elections received 74 grant
> applications, the
> >? largest amount ever received
> >? in one grant cycle.? Of those 74 grant
> applications, 66
> >? applicants received letters from MPAS seeking a
> plan of
> >? correction - 89% of those who applied.
> >? A large number of municipalities have pledged to
> apply when the
> >? next grant period opens in early 2011.
> >
> >? If the HAVA/PAVA program survives the President?
> proposed
> > budget
> >? cuts, MPAS looks forward to continuing the
> partnership with the
> >? Secretary of State, ensuring
> >? all elections are accessible to all
> voters.? Additionally, MPAS
> >? encourages clerks to reach out to local
> disability groups for
> >? future trainings.? Listed
> >? below are additional recommendations moving
> forward.
> >
> >? Summary/Recommendations:
> >
> >? ?? ???Local clerks must be
> required to notify the Bureau of
> >? Elections prior to relocating polling places.
> >
> >? ?? ???Accessibility checks
> should be completed when clerks
> >? change polling locations, to verify
> accessibility.? Reports
> > (with
> >? photographs) should be submitted
> >? to the Bureau of Elections.
> >
> >? ?? ???New polling locations
> must be required to adhere to the
> >? Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility
> Guidelines.
> >
> >? ?? ???The advisory committee
> in charge of amending the State
> >? Plan (under HAVA) should re-convene and identify
> ways to hold
> >? clerks accountable and implement
> >? model oversight programs.
> >
> >? ?? ???Access for All grant
> money should be available
> > throughout
> >? the year, so accessibility problems can be
> addressed anytime
> > they
> >? arise.
> >
> >? ?? ???The Bureau of
> Elections and local clerks should continue
> >? working with disability advocacy organizations
> to complete
> >? year-round polling place accessibility
> >? audits and training to clerks.
> >
> >? Accessibility Rate by County
> >
> >? Table with 9 columns and 85 rows
> >
> >? County
> >
> >? Polling Locations
> >
> >? Visited
> >
> >? Accessible
> >
> >? Barriers Discovered
> >
> >? Percent Visited
> >
> >? % Accessible of those Visited
> >
> >? Now Complete
> >
> >? % Now Accessible
> >
> >? Alcona
> >
> >? 12
> >
> >? 12
> >
> >? 8
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 67%
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 92%
> >
> >? Alger
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 50%
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? Allegan
> >
> >? 37
> >
> >? 37
> >
> >? 35
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 95%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 97%
> >
> >? Alpena
> >
> >? 15
> >
> >? 15
> >
> >? 8
> >
> >? 7
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 53%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 60%
> >
> >? Antrim
> >
> >? 15
> >
> >? 15
> >
> >? 9
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 60%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 73%
> >
> >? Arenac
> >
> >? 14
> >
> >? 14
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 71%
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 93%
> >
> >? Baraga
> >
> >? 8
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 75%
> >
> >? 17%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 33%
> >
> >? Barry
> >
> >? 23
> >
> >? 23
> >
> >? 18
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 78%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 83%
> >
> >? Bay
> >
> >? 49
> >
> >? 48
> >
> >? 36
> >
> >? 12
> >
> >? 98%
> >
> >? 75%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 77%
> >
> >? Benzie
> >
> >? 13
> >
> >? 13
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 7
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 46%
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 77%
> >
> >? Berrien
> >
> >? 57
> >
> >? 57
> >
> >? 43
> >
> >? 14
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 75%
> >
> >? 8
> >
> >? 89%
> >
> >? Branch
> >
> >? 18
> >
> >? 17
> >
> >? 9
> >
> >? 8
> >
> >? 94%
> >
> >? 53%
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 88%
> >
> >? Calhoun
> >
> >? 46
> >
> >? 43
> >
> >? 34
> >
> >? 9
> >
> >? 93%
> >
> >? 79%
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 86%
> >
> >? Cass
> >
> >? 19
> >
> >? 19
> >
> >? 12
> >
> >? 7
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 63%
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 95%
> >
> >? Charlevoix
> >
> >? 18
> >
> >? 16
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 89%
> >
> >? 63%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 69%
> >
> >? Cheboygan
> >
> >? 20
> >
> >? 20
> >
> >? 14
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 70%
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 95%
> >
> >? Chippewa
> >
> >? 19
> >
> >? 18
> >
> >? 13
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 95%
> >
> >? 72%
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 94%
> >
> >? Clare
> >
> >? 19
> >
> >? 16
> >
> >? 13
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 84%
> >
> >? 81%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 94%
> >
> >? Clinton
> >
> >? 28
> >
> >? 26
> >
> >? 24
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 93%
> >
> >? 92%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 96%
> >
> >? Crawford
> >
> >? 7
> >
> >? 7
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 86%
> >
> >? 0
> >
> >? 86%
> >
> >? Delta
> >
> >? 21
> >
> >? 20
> >
> >? 11
> >
> >? 9
> >
> >? 95%
> >
> >? 55%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 60%
> >
> >? Dickinson
> >
> >? 15
> >
> >? 15
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 9
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 40%
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 73%
> >
> >? Eaton
> >
> >? 36
> >
> >? 36
> >
> >? 28
> >
> >? 8
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 78%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 83%
> >
> >? Emmet
> >
> >? 19
> >
> >? 19
> >
> >? 12
> >
> >? 7
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 63%
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 89%
> >
> >? Genesee
> >
> >? 119
> >
> >? 109
> >
> >? 84
> >
> >? 25
> >
> >? 92%
> >
> >? 77%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 79%
> >
> >? Gladwin
> >
> >? 17
> >
> >? 17
> >
> >? 11
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 65%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 71%
> >
> >? Gogebic
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 7
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 70%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 90%
> >
> >? Grand Traverse
> >
> >? 28
> >
> >? 27
> >
> >? 27
> >
> >? 0
> >
> >? 96%
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 0
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? Gratiot
> >
> >? 23
> >
> >? 23
> >
> >? 16
> >
> >? 7
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 70%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 78%
> >
> >? Hillsdale
> >
> >? 21
> >
> >? 21
> >
> >? 12
> >
> >? 9
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 57%
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 71%
> >
> >? Houghton
> >
> >? 31
> >
> >? 22
> >
> >? 9
> >
> >? 13
> >
> >? 71%
> >
> >? 41%
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 64%
> >
> >? Huron
> >
> >? 30
> >
> >? 29
> >
> >? 18
> >
> >? 11
> >
> >? 97%
> >
> >? 62%
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 79%
> >
> >? Ingham
> >
> >? 95
> >
> >? 81
> >
> >? 78
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 85%
> >
> >? 96%
> >
> >? 0
> >
> >? 96%
> >
> >? Ionia
> >
> >? 22
> >
> >? 22
> >
> >? 17
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 77%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 82%
> >
> >? Iosco
> >
> >? 15
> >
> >? 15
> >
> >? 14
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 93%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? Iron
> >
> >? 12
> >
> >? 12
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 50%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 67%
> >
> >? Isabella
> >
> >? 25
> >
> >? 25
> >
> >? 19
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 76%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 80%
> >
> >? Jackson
> >
> >? 47
> >
> >? 45
> >
> >? 34
> >
> >? 11
> >
> >? 96%
> >
> >? 76%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 80%
> >
> >? Kalamazoo
> >
> >? 97
> >
> >? 97
> >
> >? 79
> >
> >? 18
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 81%
> >
> >? 7
> >
> >? 89%
> >
> >? Kalkaska
> >
> >? 12
> >
> >? 12
> >
> >? 8
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 67%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 75%
> >
> >? Kent
> >
> >? 209
> >
> >? 207
> >
> >? 174
> >
> >? 33
> >
> >? 99%
> >
> >? 84%
> >
> >? 11
> >
> >? 89%
> >
> >? Keweenaw
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 0
> >
> >? 80%
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 0
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? Lake
> >
> >? 15
> >
> >? 15
> >
> >? 8
> >
> >? 7
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 53%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 67%
> >
> >? Lapeer
> >
> >? 24
> >
> >? 24
> >
> >? 20
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 83%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 92%
> >
> >? Leelanau
> >
> >? 13
> >
> >? 13
> >
> >? 8
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 62%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 69%
> >
> >? Lenawee
> >
> >? 30
> >
> >? 30
> >
> >? 23
> >
> >? 7
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 77%
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 90%
> >
> >? Livingston
> >
> >? 48
> >
> >? 45
> >
> >? 35
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 94%
> >
> >? 78%
> >
> >? 0
> >
> >? 78%
> >
> >? Luce
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 75%
> >
> >? 0
> >
> >? 75%
> >
> >? Mackinac
> >
> >? 13
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 77%
> >
> >? 50%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 60%
> >
> >? Macomb
> >
> >? 235
> >
> >? 233
> >
> >? 188
> >
> >? 45
> >
> >? 99%
> >
> >? 81%
> >
> >? 17
> >
> >? 88%
> >
> >? Manistee
> >
> >? 15
> >
> >? 15
> >
> >? 11
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 73%
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 93%
> >
> >? Marquette
> >
> >? 29
> >
> >? 29
> >
> >? 16
> >
> >? 13
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 55%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 59%
> >
> >? Mason
> >
> >? 23
> >
> >? 23
> >
> >? 15
> >
> >? 8
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 65%
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 78%
> >
> >? Mecosta
> >
> >? 22
> >
> >? 22
> >
> >? 18
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 82%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 86%
> >
> >? Menominee
> >
> >? 16
> >
> >? 14
> >
> >? 8
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 88%
> >
> >? 57%
> >
> >? 0
> >
> >? 57%
> >
> >? Midland
> >
> >? 38
> >
> >? 29
> >
> >? 22
> >
> >? 7
> >
> >? 76%
> >
> >? 76%
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 90%
> >
> >? Missaukee
> >
> >? 17
> >
> >? 17
> >
> >? 14
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 82%
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? Monroe
> >
> >? 42
> >
> >? 36
> >
> >? 27
> >
> >? 9
> >
> >? 86%
> >
> >? 75%
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 89%
> >
> >? Montcalm
> >
> >? 26
> >
> >? 25
> >
> >? 21
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 96%
> >
> >? 84%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 92%
> >
> >? Montmorency
> >
> >? 9
> >
> >? 9
> >
> >? 7
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 78%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 89%
> >
> >? Muskegon
> >
> >? 72
> >
> >? 71
> >
> >? 68
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 99%
> >
> >? 96%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 99%
> >
> >? Newaygo
> >
> >? 28
> >
> >? 28
> >
> >? 22
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 79%
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 89%
> >
> >? Oakland
> >
> >? 410
> >
> >? 380
> >
> >? 292
> >
> >? 88
> >
> >? 93%
> >
> >? 77%
> >
> >? 46
> >
> >? 89%
> >
> >? Oceana
> >
> >? 18
> >
> >? 18
> >
> >? 12
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 67%
> >
> >? 0
> >
> >? 67%
> >
> >? Ogemaw
> >
> >? 16
> >
> >? 16
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 63%
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 94%
> >
> >? Ontonagon
> >
> >? 14
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 7
> >
> >? 71%
> >
> >? 30%
> >
> >? 0
> >
> >? 30%
> >
> >? Osceola
> >
> >? 18
> >
> >? 18
> >
> >? 14
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 78%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 89%
> >
> >? Oscoda
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 67%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 83%
> >
> >? Otsego
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 7
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 70%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 90%
> >
> >? Ottawa
> >
> >? 88
> >
> >? 88
> >
> >? 79
> >
> >? 9
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 90%
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 95%
> >
> >? Presque Isle
> >
> >? 16
> >
> >? 16
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 63%
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 81%
> >
> >? Roscommon
> >
> >? 11
> >
> >? 11
> >
> >? 11
> >
> >? 0
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 0
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? Saginaw
> >
> >? 75
> >
> >? 75
> >
> >? 61
> >
> >? 14
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 81%
> >
> >? 8
> >
> >? 92%
> >
> >? Sanilac
> >
> >? 30
> >
> >? 30
> >
> >? 26
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 87%
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 97%
> >
> >? Schoolcraft
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 60%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 80%
> >
> >? Shiawassee
> >
> >? 27
> >
> >? 27
> >
> >? 17
> >
> >? 10
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 63%
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 74%
> >
> >? St.? Clair
> >
> >? 52
> >
> >? 48
> >
> >? 44
> >
> >? 4
> >
> >? 92%
> >
> >? 92%
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 98%
> >
> >? St.? Joseph
> >
> >? 17
> >
> >? 17
> >
> >? 12
> >
> >? 5
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 71%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 82%
> >
> >? Tuscola
> >
> >? 25
> >
> >? 24
> >
> >? 16
> >
> >? 8
> >
> >? 96%
> >
> >? 67%
> >
> >? 2
> >
> >? 75%
> >
> >? Van Buren
> >
> >? 23
> >
> >? 22
> >
> >? 19
> >
> >? 3
> >
> >? 96%
> >
> >? 86%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 91%
> >
> >? Washtenaw
> >
> >? 106
> >
> >? 100
> >
> >? 70
> >
> >? 30
> >
> >? 94%
> >
> >? 70%
> >
> >? 0
> >
> >? 70%
> >
> >? Wayne
> >
> >? 568
> >
> >? 519
> >
> >? 325
> >
> >? 194
> >
> >? 91%
> >
> >? 63%
> >
> >? 28
> >
> >? 68%
> >
> >? Wexford
> >
> >? 20
> >
> >? 20
> >
> >? 14
> >
> >? 6
> >
> >? 100%
> >
> >? 70%
> >
> >? 1
> >
> >? 75%
> >
> >? Total
> >
> >? 3635
> >
> >? 3457
> >
> >? 2579
> >
> >? 878
> >
> >? 95.10%
> >
> >? 74.60%
> >
> >? 289
> >
> >? 83%
> >
> >? table end
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:01:14 -0400
> > From: Katie Wang <bunnykatie6 at gmail.com>
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list
> >? ? ? ? <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question about NLS WebBraille
> > Message-ID:
> >? ? ? ?
> <CA+6VNgMyPtC8awLRoQhU091dof4rjGOiFVS4bBx+gsDuOzYY5w at mail.gmail.com
> > >
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >
> >? Chris, there is no Download button on Web
> Braille. Instead, when you
> > are taken to the book itself, just press Space with s
> on your Braille
> > Note and you will be prompted for where you would like
> to save the
> > file and what you would like to name it. NLS saves
> each braille volume
> > of a book in a separate file, so you will have to do
> this multiple
> > times if you are dealing with a book that is in more
> than one volume.
> > I have been a Web Braille user for many years and find
> it a great
> > resource, although I have come to rely on Bookshare
> more in the past
> > few years for pleasure reading since it has a much
> larger, more
> > current collection.
> >? Lea, I don't think you are doing anything wrong
> on your end-- It
> > might be a NLS database issue. I would suggest
> contacting your state
> > NLS library again and see if they can get you
> some? sort of technical
> > support contact info. Someone from the central program
> that
> > administers the Web Braille service might need to look
> into your
> > situation.
> >? Hope this helps!
> >???Katie
> >
> >
> > On 7/10/11, Lea williams <leanicole1988 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > I tried to sing up with this sight and when I log
> in it says my user
> > > name and password is wrong. I have called and
> gotten it changed three
> > > times and it still says it. wonder what I am
> doing wrong.
> > >
> > > On 7/9/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >> Hi all,
> > >>
> > >> I have a question for all you NLS Web Braille
> users! I recently
> > >> registered for WebBraille, and am looking
> forward to all it has
> > >> to offer.? But I do have this question:
> when I click on a link
> > >> for a book, where can I find a link, button,
> or something where I
> > >> can download the BRF file(s) onto my
> BrailleNote? I tried to
> > >> download Walking Alone and Marching Together
> last night, and when
> > >> I clicked on the link, it put me into the
> actual book to read
> > >> online, but I wanted to download the book to
> read it in my
> > >> BrailleNote's book reader at a later
> date.? How can I do this?
> > >> Thanks!
> > >>
> > >> Chris
> > >>
> > >> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!"
> (Camp Abilities motto)
> > >>
> > >> The I C.A.N.? Foundation helps visually
> impaired youth in
> > >> Maryland have the ability to confidently say
> "I can!" How? Click
> > >> on this link to learn more and to
> contribute:
> > >> www.icanfoundation.info or like us on
> Facebook at I C.A.N.
> > >> Foundation.
> > >>
> > >> Sent from my BrailleNote
> > >>
> > >>
> _______________________________________________
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> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Lea Williams
> > >
> > > Phone;
> > > 704-732-4470
> > > Skipe;
> > > Lea.williams738
> > > Facebook
> > > http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100001775297080
> > >
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> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 5
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:46:14 -0400
> > From: <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> > To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list"
> >? ? ? ? <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal sites
> > Message-ID:
> <B4037C3F7D6A496095F21D0D96442BCF at OwnerPC>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;? ?
> ???charset="utf-8"
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe more than
> one blog.
> > So what accessible sites are there?? Do bloggers
> generally write first
> > person stories, or about things they see that are more
> objective?
> > Any of you have a blog?? How often do you update
> it?? Is it possible to
> > upload photos to it to go along with your story? Or
> maybe you need sighted
> > help to post photos?
> > What about audio? What format do audio clips need to
> be in?
> > Can you have more than one blog on the same site? Can
> > you write as much as you want or is there a word
> limit?
> > I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with friends and
> family. I figured
> > blogging would be a neat way to write stories about
> myself, life and my
> > opinions on things like books, technology, and
> religion.
> >
> > What site can you write like a journal about
> yourself?
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Ashley
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 6
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:50:08 -0500
> > From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list
> >? ? ? ? <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal
> sites
> > Message-ID:
> >? ? ? ? <CAO83KOvcw3DpL1u2R9+g_RvWhXLH2gmZrbgwOouBK5VD3jm5RQ at mail.gmail.com
> > >
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
> >
> > Ashley:
> > Why not start an accessible forum, online, for blind
> people?
> > I've found an accessible one.
> > V Bulletin, is quite accessible, with an audio
> captcha, (if they still have
> > it.)
> > To see 2 forums, from V Bulletin, here are some
> examples.
> > www.apostolicfriendsforum.com, and
> www.goodnewscafe.net.
> > Blessings, Joshua
> >
> > On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe more
> than one blog.
> > > So what accessible sites are there?? Do
> bloggers generally write first
> > > person stories, or about things they see that are
> more objective?
> > > Any of you have a blog?? How often do you
> update it?? Is it possible to
> > > upload photos to it to go along with your story?
> Or maybe you need
> > sighted
> > > help to post photos?
> > > What about audio? What format do audio clips need
> to be in?
> > > Can you have more than one blog on the same site?
> Can
> > > you write as much as you want or is there a word
> limit?
> > > I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with
> friends and family. I figured
> > > blogging would be a neat way to write stories
> about myself, life and my
> > > opinions on things like books, technology, and
> religion.
> > >
> > > What site can you write like a journal about
> yourself?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > > Ashley
> > > _______________________________________________
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> your account info for
> > > nabs-l:
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 7
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:42:30 -0400
> > From: <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> > To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list"
> >? ? ? ? <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal
> sites
> > Message-ID:
> <AF7D2C5148FE4AC39D1C45AA2B6941EB at OwnerPC>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed;
> charset="Windows-1252";
> >? ? ? ? reply-type=original
> >
> > Joshua,
> > What is a forum like? Isn't that for a group of people
> to discuss something
> > common?
> > Is that how a forum differs from a blog?
> > This would be a good idea if? I had several
> people interested in a forum.
> > I'll see about it. I have a beep ball team and that
> was one of the things I
> > wanted to blog about. But yes if more people want to
> post online, I'd like
> > the idea of a forum. A blog would be more for my
> writings, if I do it.
> >
> > I'll check those links out and I'm glad to know they
> are accessible.
> >
> > Ashley
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joshua Lester
> > Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:50 PM
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal
> sites
> >
> > Ashley:
> > Why not start an accessible forum, online, for blind
> people?
> > I've found an accessible one.
> > V Bulletin, is quite accessible, with an audio
> captcha, (if they still have
> > it.)
> > To see 2 forums, from V Bulletin, here are some
> examples.
> > www.apostolicfriendsforum.com, and
> www.goodnewscafe.net.
> > Blessings, Joshua
> >
> > On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe more
> than one blog.
> > > So what accessible sites are there?? Do
> bloggers generally write first
> > > person stories, or about things they see that are
> more objective?
> > > Any of you have a blog?? How often do you
> update it?? Is it possible to
> > > upload photos to it to go along with your story?
> Or maybe you need
> > sighted
> > > help to post photos?
> > > What about audio? What format do audio clips need
> to be in?
> > > Can you have more than one blog on the same site?
> Can
> > > you write as much as you want or is there a word
> limit?
> > > I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with
> friends and family. I figured
> > > blogging would be a neat way to write stories
> about myself, life and my
> > > opinions on things like books, technology, and
> religion.
> > >
> > > What site can you write like a journal about
> yourself?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > > Ashley
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > nabs-l mailing list
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> > >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 8
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:52:18 -0400
> > From: Elizabeth <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
> > To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: [nabs-l] Thanks for the Help at National
> Convention
> > Message-ID: <COL118-W1316868A320E5058F0232FBA450 at phx.gbl>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I have done my best to thank everyone individually for
> the help they have
> > provided me over the past week. However, I thought I
> would also send out a
> > general message to thank anyone I may have missed
> along the way. My
> > convention may not have gone the way I wanted it to
> go, but it was exactly
> > what I needed for reasons I am not willing to share on
> such a public email
> > list.
> >
> > Since the last time I checked the messages on this
> list was before
> > convention, it is quite possible that someone may have
> already said what
> > happened, or at least their version of the story.
> However, I have already
> > shared my version of the story about a million times
> by now, so if you are
> > curious as to what happened, you will just have to
> wait for another time.
> >
> > The bottom line is that I am going to be just fine. I
> just wanted to show
> > my appreciation to those who may have helped me along
> the way.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Elizabeth
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 9
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:22:03 -0500
> > From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list
> >? ? ? ? <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal
> sites
> > Message-ID:
> >? ? ? ?
> <CAO83KOviXamrW81HF9NX+T4LZ7M9pU3mnTrmuGYO794JtGARSg at mail.gmail.com
> > >
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
> >
> > Yes.
> > Are you familiar with the beap baseball?
> > I just heard about it, on the DJD Invasion.
> > Blessings, Joshua
> >
> > On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > > Joshua,
> > > What is a forum like? Isn't that for a group of
> people to discuss
> > something
> > > common?
> > > Is that how a forum differs from a blog?
> > > This would be a good idea if? I had several
> people interested in a forum.
> > > I'll see about it. I have a beep ball team and
> that was one of the things
> > I
> > > wanted to blog about. But yes if more people want
> to post online, I'd
> > like
> > > the idea of a forum. A blog would be more for my
> writings, if I do it.
> > >
> > > I'll check those links out and I'm glad to know
> they are accessible.
> > >
> > > Ashley
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Joshua Lester
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:50 PM
> > > To: National Association of Blind Students
> mailing list
> > > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal
> sites
> > >
> > > Ashley:
> > > Why not start an accessible forum, online, for
> blind people?
> > > I've found an accessible one.
> > > V Bulletin, is quite accessible, with an audio
> captcha, (if they still
> > have
> > > it.)
> > > To see 2 forums, from V Bulletin, here are some
> examples.
> > > www.apostolicfriendsforum.com, and
> www.goodnewscafe.net.
> > > Blessings, Joshua
> > >
> > > On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > >> Hi all,
> > >>
> > >> I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe
> more than one blog.
> > >> So what accessible sites are there?? Do
> bloggers generally write first
> > >> person stories, or about things they see that
> are more objective?
> > >> Any of you have a blog?? How often do
> you update it?? Is it possible to
> > >> upload photos to it to go along with your
> story? Or maybe you need
> > sighted
> > >> help to post photos?
> > >> What about audio? What format do audio clips
> need to be in?
> > >> Can you have more than one blog on the same
> site? Can
> > >> you write as much as you want or is there a
> word limit?
> > >> I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with
> friends and family. I figured
> > >> blogging would be a neat way to write stories
> about myself, life and my
> > >> opinions on things like books, technology,
> and religion.
> > >>
> > >> What site can you write like a journal about
> yourself?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Thanks.
> > >> Ashley
> > >>
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> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 10
> > Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:50:20 +0000 (UTC)
> > From: Amy Sabo <amylsabo at comcast.net>
> > To: "BLIND STUDENTS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF" <NABS-L at NFBNET.ORG>,
> >? ? ? ? "OF BLIND STUDENTS,
> COLORADO ASSOCIATION" <CABS at NFBNET.ORG>
> > Subject: [nabs-l] aim problem
> > Message-ID:
> >? ? ? ? <
> > 1760385386.319978.1310359820794.JavaMail.root at sz0144a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net
> > >
> >
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> >
> > hello all,
> >
> > i hope that you are all doing well. i'm having
> problems with the latest
> > version of aim. i have tried tabbing to all of the
> features on it to change
> > the settings on it but, jfw won't let me do that. is
> there a way in where i
> > can access aim with jfw? are there speciall scripts
> for jfw that i can use?
> >
> > thanks again and, i will talk to you all soon!
> >
> >
> > hugs,
> > amy
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 11
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:35:34 -0700
> > From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
> > To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list'"
> >? ? ? ? <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] aim problem
> > Message-ID:
> <0FCAE1D24B6A42BD8B6BF6FDF4002DEE at HumbertoAvila>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;? ?
> ???charset="us-ascii"
> >
> > The last thing I heard about AOL Instant Messenger
> (AIM) was about 2 years
> > ago on a podcast about JAWS and instant messaging (by
> the way, it was the
> > FS
> > cast). Maybe they have updated the software and now it
> is inaccessible with
> > JAWS? I don't know...but, what version of JAWS are you
> using? Which
> > operating system? Which version of aim?
> > Cheers,? Humberto
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> > Behalf
> > Of Amy Sabo
> > Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:50 PM
> > To: BLIND STUDENTS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF; OF BLIND
> STUDENTS, COLORADO
> > ASSOCIATION
> > Subject: [nabs-l] aim problem
> >
> > hello all,
> >
> > i hope that you are all doing well. i'm having
> problems with the latest
> > version of aim. i have tried tabbing to all of the
> features on it to change
> > the settings on it but, jfw won't let me do that. is
> there a way in where i
> > can access aim with jfw? are there speciall scripts
> for jfw that i can use?
> >
> > thanks again and, i will talk to you all soon!
> >
> >
> > hugs,
> > amy
> > _______________________________________________
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> > %40gmail.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 12
> > Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:50:05 -0500
> > From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> > To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> > Subject: [nabs-l] iPal for sale
> > Message-ID: <auto-000019992102 at mailfront3.g2host.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii";
> format=flowed
> >
> >
> > >
> > >Eye Pal for sale. $1299
> > >I can be contacted via email at mbrianwooten at gmail.com
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >Brian
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
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> >
> > End of nabs-l Digest, Vol 57, Issue 13
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:01:53 -0500
From: Koby Cox <kobycox at gmail.com>
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years
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Can you email me off list?
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On Jul 11, 2011, at 2:28 PM, Rachael Vacanti <revacanti at gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree with Chris and Sherri. I haven't seen the old schedule, but that's
> beside the point. I flew down Saturday and didn't leave until the next
> Saturday. You think I'd have time for fun right? Wrong. I didn't get out
> of the hotel once. I meant to go places, like the beach, Citywalk and Bubba
> Gump Shrimp, but I couldn't get there. Why? Because there were too many
> things to do at convention. Convention was awesome and I had a great time,
> but I really wanted to go out and explore Florida a bit more. I looked at
> the agenda and technically, the first 3 days weren't "required". General
> sessions didn't start until Wendsday.
>
> One thing I think might also help convention, is if they announce the state
> cacus. I missed mine cause I had only heard about it once and I don't think
> he even told me where it was. The states should get them sorted out before
> convention and email their state this is when and where it is. I know that
> not everything can be perfect at a thing like this, but they did a very good
> job. For my first time, it was pretty good.
>
> Rachael
>
> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:00 AM, <nabs-l-request at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
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>> 1. [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years (Chris Nusbaum)
>> 2. Re: question about brail to word program? (Chris Nusbaum)
>> 3. Re: [acb-l] polling place access issues to this day in mi
>> (Josh Gregory)
>> 4. Re: question about NLS WebBraille (Katie Wang)
>> 5. accessible blog and journal sites (bookwormahb at earthlink.net)
>> 6. Re: accessible blog and journal sites (Joshua Lester)
>> 7. Re: accessible blog and journal sites (bookwormahb at earthlink.net)
>> 8. Thanks for the Help at National Convention (Elizabeth)
>> 9. Re: accessible blog and journal sites (Joshua Lester)
>> 10. aim problem (Amy Sabo)
>> 11. Re: aim problem (Humberto Avila)
>> 12. iPal for sale (David Andrews)
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:00:41 -0400
>> From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
>> To: NABS list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>, NFBMD list <nfbmd at nfbnet.org>,
>> NFB
>> history list <nfb-history at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [nabs-l] [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>> Message-ID: <4e19dac7.874de50a.44bf.ffffb86a at mx.google.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed
>>
>>
>>
>> ---- Original Message ------
>> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>> Date sent: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 19:59:44 -0400
>>
>> It was announced at the convention that conventions from 2013
>> through 2017
>> will be held in Orlando. I wish we could extend the length of
>> the convention
>> back to how it was and NFB would
>> organize tours for Wednesday afternoon. That way, people could
>> get excited
>> about Orlando and have time to go places. I liked the old
>> schedule much
>> better. If we are going to keep people here for five years in a
>> row, we need
>> to give them ample opportunity to take advantage of all there is
>> to do in
>> Orlando. Besides, I like the banquet the night before the last
>> day of
>> convention.
>>
>>
>> Sherri Brun
>> "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other
>> plans." John
>> Lennon
>>
>> Check out http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
>>
>> E-mail: flmom2006 at gmail.com
>> NFBF Newsline? chair
>> www.nfbnewsline.org
>> Vice-president NFB Greater Orlando Chapter
>> http://nfbfgoc.org
>> Secretary FDCP INC
>> www.fdcp.org
>> Chair Orange County Disability Advisory Committee
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> nusbaum%40gmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:07:57 -0400
>> From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
>> list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question about brail to word program?
>> Message-ID: <4e19dc7c.4f76e50a.0805.ffffb9de at mx.google.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed
>>
>> You could also join the BrailleNote list, where users of the
>> BrailleNote can talk about tips and tricks regarding the BN and
>> ask questions when they're having technical problems. Here's the
>> link: www.list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote. In
>> the mean time, if you'd like, I can post your question to the BN
>> list and forward you any responses off list. Hope this helps!
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
>>
>> The I C.A.N. Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
>> Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click
>> on this link to learn more and to contribute:
>> www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I C.A.N.
>> Foundation.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my BrailleNote
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com
>> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 22:54:22 -0700
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question about brail to word program?
>>
>> Are you trying to convert the Braille Note native format
>> documents into word
>> documents. If you want to do so, you will have to use your
>> Braille note to
>> do it because there is no program that will translate and convert
>> Keyword
>> Braille format (kwb) documents into Microsoft word (.doc)
>> documents, unless
>> you want to convert you .kwb files into .BRF files, and then use
>> a program
>> in your PC to convert .BRF files into .doc files--you will need
>> Duxbury
>> Braille translator (which costs about $900 for the license if you
>> don't
>> already have it--you can although try it for free but some
>> functions will be
>> disabled)
>> I hope this was helpful to you. Feel free to send another
>> message off list
>> if you can and I will give you more instructions--this is good
>> practice for
>> me because I will be a teacher of the blind teaching assistive
>> technology.
>> Cheers, Humberto
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Andi
>> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 5:27 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: [nabs-l] question about brail to word program?
>>
>> I am sure this is a silly question but I have to ask. I use to
>> use my brail
>>
>> note quite a bit but now I use my laptop more, I was wondering if
>> there is a
>>
>> program to change the files from the brail document to a word
>> document?
>> Please keep in mind I am not very tech savvy so the simpaler to
>> use the
>> better, but I still want it to do a good job. thank you so much
>> for your
>> help.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Andrews
>> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 1:47 PM
>> To: promotion-technology at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nabs-l] GW Micro Announces Readit Wand: First Portable
>> Camera
>> Reading System to Support Touchscreen
>>
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>> GW Micro Announces Readit Wand: First Portable Camera Reading
>> System
>> to Support Touchscreen
>> for People with Low Vision
>> Fort Wayne, Indiana (July 8, 2011) - GW Micro, Inc. (
>> www.gwmicro.com)
>> and VisionAid International Ltd (
>> www.visionaid-international.com)
>> are proud to announce the Readit Wand! The Readit Wand is a
>> portable
>> camera that
>> connects to a computer to instantly magnify and read documents
>> for
>> the visually impaired.
>> Easily read mail, bills, bank statements, books, and more with
>> ease
>> using the Readit
>> Wand. Everything read with the Readit Wand will be read in a
>> clear,
>> human-sounding
>> voice. The ability to read all of these items makes Readit Wand
>> the
>> perfect tool
>> for the classroom, at home, or at work.
>> The camera weighs just 1.1 pounds and easily connects via USB.
>> The
>> 5-megapixel camera
>> is highly accurate and extremely fast, allowing for recognition
>> in as
>> little as two
>> seconds. The stylish and compact Readit Wand allows for
>> automatic
>> multi-language
>> switching when other languages are installed. The portability
>> and
>> multiple language
>> support make it the ideal tool for students who are learning a
>> foreign language.
>> Readit Wand comes with exceptionally powerful software that
>> allows
>> you to save, load,
>> import, and export documents, including PDFs. Importing PDF
>> files
>> into the Readit
>> software enables users to read PDF files that originally are
>> inaccessible because
>> they are displayed as graphics. Readit Wand also allows you to
>> save
>> documents as
>> a Word document, txt file, rtf, or even save your document as an
>> MP3
>> file to listen
>> to it on your favorite MP3 player.
>> The Readit Wand software contains an easy to use, easy access
>> toolbar
>> designed specifically
>> for low vision users. The toolbar provides the ability to adjust
>> the
>> size of the
>> clear, colorful icons, which give instant access to all the basic
>> controls enabling
>> low vision users to capture their document, change the view to
>> their
>> preference and
>> more at the click of a button.
>> Low vision consumers will greatly benefit from the 3 different
>> types
>> of highlights,
>> as well as six different ways to display text, allowing low
>> vision
>> users to customize
>> the software to their personal preference.
>> When connected to a touchscreen monitor, the Readit Wand is the
>> first
>> portable camera
>> to enable touchscreen support, allowing low vision users the
>> ability
>> to interact
>> with the software by simply using their fingers! This means no
>> more
>> tracking the
>> cursor, which provides direct interaction between the user and
>> the
>> Readit software,
>> creating the best possible user experience.
>> GW Micro is the exclusive master distributor for the Readit Wand
>> in
>> the U.S., developed
>> and manufactured by VisionAid International, located in the
>> UK. Readit Wand will
>> be available soon from GW Micro and GW Micro dealers.
>> For more information on the Readit Wand, visit
>> www.gwmicro.com,
>> email
>> sales at gwmicro.com
>> , or call GW Micro at (260) 489-3671.
>> GW Micro, Inc. (
>> www.gwmicro.com)
>> has been a trusted pioneer in the adaptive technology industry
>> since 1990,
>> and
>> continues to lead with innovative, customer driven solutions.
>> VisionAid International, Ltd (
>> www.visionaid-international.com),
>> established in 2002, is dedicated to producing fast, effective
>> and
>> simple to use
>> devices for people who are partially sighted and blind that make
>> reading a pleasure
>> once again.
>>
>>
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>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:20:18 -0400
>> From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com>
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
>> list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [acb-l] polling place access issues to this day
>> in mi
>> Message-ID: <4e19ed7d.907fe50a.6655.ffffc150 at mx.google.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed
>>
>> Hi,
>> OK, my thoughts. They are, at the moment, each other's
>> competetors/enemies/whatever. So, at the moment anyway, I doubt
>> it.
>> Best,
>> Josh
>>
>> sent from my Apex
>> Email: joshkart12 at gmail.com
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
>> list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:30:00 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [acb-l] polling place access issues to this
>> day in mi
>>
>> I forwarded this because since the NFB is working to ensure
>> accessible voting and was the driving force behind the Help
>> America Vote Act (HAVA.) So, we might be able to work jointly
>> with ACB on this. What does
>> everyone think?
>> Chris
>>
>> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
>>
>> The I C.A.N. Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
>> Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click
>> on this link to learn more and to contribute:
>> www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I C.A.N.
>> Foundation.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my BrailleNote
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 20:25:02 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [acb-l] polling place access issues to this
>> day in mi
>>
>> Chris, why are you forwarding stuff from the ACB?
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 7/8/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thoughts on this?
>>
>> Chris
>>
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>> A Call to Action ?
>>
>> Unfinished Business to Ensure Michigan Voters with Disabilities
>> Have Access to the Polls in 2012
>>
>> A Public Report on
>> Polling Place
>>
>> Accessibility in Michigan
>>
>> Public Report by
>>
>> Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc.
>>
>> 2011
>>
>> Acknowledgements
>>
>> Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service (MPAS) is Michigan?
>> designated agency to advocate and protect the legal rights of
>> persons with disabilities, mandated
>> by federal and state law. MPAS receives funding from the
>> Administration on Developmental Disabilities, the center for
>> Mental Health Services ?Substance
>> Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the
>> Rehabilitation Services Administration, the Social Security
>> Administration, the State of Michigan
>> and from private donations.
>>
>> Funding for this report has been made possible through the U.S.
>> Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
>> Children and Families, and the
>> Administration on Developmental Disabilities. The contents are
>> the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily
>> represent the official views
>> of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
>>
>> 2011 by Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc. This
>> publication may be reproduced in part or in its entirety for
>> noncommercial purposes as long
>> as appropriate credit is given.
>>
>> Table of Contents
>>
>> Executive
>>
>> Summary..........................................................
>> ...................................................5
>>
>> Midterm
>>
>> Report...........................................................
>> .........................................................6
>>
>> Michigan? Polling Place Accessibility
>>
>> Project..........................................................
>> .........7
>>
>> Communicating Accessibility Problems with Election
>> Officials......................................10
>>
>> Next
>>
>> Steps............................................................
>> ..............................................................11
>>
>> In
>>
>> Summary..........................................................
>> ..............................................................11
>>
>> Accessibility Rate Per
>>
>> County...........................................................
>> ................................13
>>
>> Executive Summary
>>
>> In Michigan, voters with disabilities face obstacles at voting
>> locations often because their polling place lacks physical
>> accessibility. The Help America
>> Vote Act (HAVA) acknowledged the unique obstacles faced by
>> voters
>> with disabilities and authorized funding for the federally
>> mandated Protection and Advocacy
>> Voting Access programs (PAVA) to help remove barriers.
>> Unfortunately, this vital mandate has been targeted for
>> elimination in the President? proposed
>> 2012 budget.
>>
>> HAVA charged Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, (MPAS),
>> and other Protection & Advocacy agencies with helping to ensure
>> the full participation of
>> individuals with disabilities in the electoral process,
>> including
>> registering to vote, casting a ballot, and accessing polling
>> places.
>>
>> The PAVA program at MPAS is designed to ensure that every
>> eligible Michigan resident receives equal access to their
>> polling
>> location and has the opportunity
>> to cast an independent secret ballot. MPAS staff members are on
>> the ground providing advice, technical assistance, and training
>> to election officials about
>> voting accessibility across the spectrum of disabilities. The
>> agency also provides outreach and training to voters with
>> disabilities, poll workers, and
>> service providers. MPAS and the Secretary of State of Michigan
>> partnered over the past six years working toward this goal,
>> which
>> has been effective in
>> increasing physical access to polling locations throughout
>> Michigan.
>>
>> Voting is a fundamental right protected by the United States
>> Constitution, upheld by the Supreme Court and subject to intense
>> public scrutiny each election
>> cycle. Provisions within these protections prohibit
>> discrimination against people with disabilities in the electoral
>> process. Exercising their Constitutional
>> right, however, has continued to be a challenge for individuals
>> with disabilities despite changes made to federal and state laws
>> intended to ensure full
>> participation.
>>
>> Key Summary
>>
>> ? Disability advocates have visited 95% (3,457) and
>> reviewed the exterior of polling locations in Michigan.
>>
>> ? Upon initial review, Michigan Protection and Advocacy
>> Service found that only 75% of 3,457 Michigan polling places
>> were
>> compliant under the Americans
>> with Disabilities Act.
>>
>> ? After working with state and local officials, it is
>> anticipated that Michigan? accessibility rate will be increased
>> to 90% in 2012.
>>
>> ? Of the locations that were inaccessible, 60% had one
>> barrier, 30% had two types of barriers, and 6% had three or more
>> types of barriers.
>>
>> ? Only six of the 84 counties in Michigan were 100%
>> physically accessible upon initial visit.
>>
>> ? MPAS continues to receive complaints regarding the
>> AutoMARK, Michigan? accessible ballot marking device.
>>
>> Michigan has made great strides toward accessibility at the
>> polls. This report will highlight the steps taken to ensure
>> that
>> all polling locations throughout
>> Michigan are accessible to voters with disabilities. In
>> addition, the report will offer recommendations for Michigan to
>> achieve and maintain an accessibility
>> rate of 100%.
>>
>> 2010 Mid Term Report
>>
>> Acknowledging widespread irregularity throughout the country,
>> Congress passed the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in 2002. HAVA
>> included sweeping legislation
>> intended to modernize the electoral system for all voters,
>> including those with disabilities. The Help America Vote Act
>> reinforced the application of
>> Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504
>> of the Rehabilitation Act. Furthermore, in 2004, Michigan
>> lawmakers amended Michigan election
>> law (Public Act 92 of 2004) to require the removal of physical
>> barriers at polling locations. Irrespective of both federal and
>> state law, 25% of Michigan's
>> voting locations continued to be inaccessible for the November
>> 2010 general election. To achieve an all-encompassing voting
>> standard for the fifty states,
>> HAVA included two key components for the disability community:
>>
>> ? All polling places must have at least one voting system
>> which allows all citizens to cast a ballot privately and
>> independently, whether or not one
>> has a disability.
>>
>> ? States must ensure accessibility at all public polling
>> places in a manner compliant with the Americans with
>> Disabilities
>> Act (ADA).
>>
>> Accessible Voting System
>>
>> In 2004, the disability community and the Michigan Secretary of
>> State? Bureau of Elections (BOE) carefully assessing which
>> accessible device would best
>> fit the needs of Michigan voters, and in 2006 selected the
>> AutoMARK. The AutoMARK is an accessible ballot marking device
>> that can be used by all voters
>> with or without disabilities.
>>
>> Although every polling location is equipped with the AutoMARK,
>> each municipality is responsible for making sure it is set up
>> and
>> operating properly. Unfortunately,
>> MPAS continues to receive complaints about the AutoMARK. Voter
>> complaints have included the following: the AutoMARK was boxed
>> up on Election Day, unplugged,
>> jammed up, turned off, or set up so other voters could see the
>> ?ecret?ballot. Complaints concerning jammed ballots have been
>> greatly reduced since the
>> last round of updates were completed. Because the AutoMARK is
>> used only on Election Day, MPAS relies on voter feedback to
>> correct these kinds of problems.
>> MPAS continues to monitor and respond to complaints as they
>> arise.
>>
>> Accessible Polling Places
>>
>> Under HAVA, the federal government allocated money to assist
>> with
>> the purchase of accessible equipment like the AutoMARK, but also
>> to help municipalities
>> make their polling places physically accessible. Congress
>> recognized that in order for people to use the accessible voting
>> machines, the building must
>> also be accessible so voters can access the polling location and
>> voting equipment. It is the local election officials?
>> responsibility to make sure all
>> polling locations are accessible on Election Day. To help cover
>> the expense for removing barriers at polling locations, the
>> Michigan BOE administers a
>> grant program called Access for All, under the U.S. Department
>> of Health and Human Services with funding allocated through
>> HAVA,
>> to help the state comply
>> with HAVA. In most circumstances, the Access for All grants
>> cover all costs associated with accessibility upgrades for
>> polling locations.
>>
>> When Michigan? State Plan to implement provisions under HAVA
>> was
>> initiated in 2004, municipal clerks were required to complete an
>> accessibility checklist
>> to determine whether or not their locations were accessible.
>> This was one of the state? first attempts to gather information
>> on Michigan? polling place
>> accessibility. During this time, MPAS and other organizations
>> were working closely with individual election officials on
>> polling location reviews and
>> were also training the municipal clerks on the accessibility
>> requirements. MPAS also spent a considerable amount of time
>> assisting clerks with assessing
>> the accessibility of their polling locations and helping them
>> apply for Access for All grant money. MPAS found that the
>> accessibility data provided by
>> clerks was not, in certain instances, wholly reliable.
>>
>> MPAS brought this to the Bureau of Election? (BOE) attention
>> and
>> shared independent accessibility reviews with them. The BOE has
>> since increased efforts
>> to ensure the accuracy of reporting by improving communication
>> and requiring additional documentation from the clerks.
>>
>> In 2008, MPAS started to assess municipal polling locations
>> randomly, without notifying the election official in advance.
>> After compiling this data on
>> polling locations statewide, the systemic issue of
>> inaccessibility became a heightened concern. Once these
>> concerns
>> were communicated to the Bureau of
>> Elections, they backed a new initiative in 2010 dramatically
>> increasing their involvement in the advancement of polling place
>> accessibility.
>>
>> This same year, the federal government began reviewing how the
>> states were spending HAVA funds. This fueled speculation that
>> the federal government would
>> eliminate the monies available under HAVA, since some states had
>> not spent their money, rather placing it in an account and
>> allowing the funds to gain
>> interest. Concerned that Congress would pull the allocated
>> funds
>> completely, which would prevent municipalities from accessing
>> money to make polling places
>> accessible, MPAS, along with the Michigan Bureau of Elections,
>> embarked on a project to ensure 100% accessibility at all
>> Michigan polling places.
>>
>> Michigan? Polling Place Accessibility Project
>>
>> In 2010, Michigan started building the framework of a statewide
>> plan to reach 100% polling place accessibility. MPAS and the
>> Bureau of Elections strengthened
>> their partnership in order to achieve this goal. Within this
>> plan, MPAS would review the exterior of all locations throughout
>> the state. Michigan has
>> approximately 3,600 polling places in total. MPAS had already
>> gathered information on 530 polling places prior to 2010,
>> therefore, did not revisit those
>> locations (some were initially accessible and others MPAS worked
>> closely with clerks to improve accessibility. MPAS is still
>> working with clerks to bring
>> the remaining 57 of the 530 polling locations into compliance).
>> MPAS was able to visit the remaining 2,927 polling locations in
>> 2010.
>>
>> Overall, MPAS conducted on-site reviews of at least 95% of the
>> polling places in Michigan.
>>
>> The on-site reviews conducted in 2010, exposed nearly 25% of the
>> polling places that remained physically inaccessible as required
>> by the Americans with
>> Disabilities Accessibility Guidelines.
>>
>> Of the 3,457 polling locations noted above, 2,927 were assessed
>> between May-August 2010. Using the ADAAG as a benchmark to
>> determine physical accessibility,
>> over 800 polling locations within the 2,927 locations visited,
>> had physical barriers failing to comply with the ADAAG ?
>> barriers
>> that create potential
>> difficulties to voters with disabilities on Election Day.
>>
>> Barriers can prevent people with disabilities from fully
>> participating in all aspects of society because of their
>> disability. This might include architectural
>> barriers, physical barriers, communication barriers, attitudinal
>> barriers, cultural barriers, etc. Throughout this project,
>> MPAS?
>> reviews focused primarily
>> on physical and external barriers, which are defined as
>> something
>> material that blocks passage. Physical barriers addressed in
>> this report include objects
>> in the environment such as inaccessible doors or doorways,
>> inaccessible elevators or lack thereof, inaccessible door
>> hardware, inaccessible parking, etc.
>>
>> Among the 2,927 polling locations visited in 2010, 28% did not
>> meet accessibility standards. Based on discussions with the BOE
>> in 2008, when MPAS completed
>> the unannounced visits, clerks were not only notified with a
>> letter from MPAS concerning accessibility, but they were also
>> notified by the Bureau of Elections.
>> MPAS and the BOE required prompt reply about the municipalities
>> plans to meet ADA requirements. The letters contained a
>> photograph of the problem area(s),
>> along with the appropriate ADAAG citation. Within a five month
>> period, letters were sent to over 440 municipalities concerning
>> approximately 800 polling
>> locations.
>>
>> As shown below, 28% of the polling places visited in 2010 had
>> some type of physical barrier present at the time of review.
>>
>> The following chart highlights the most common number of
>> physical
>> barriers discovered at each location.
>>
>> A majority of the locations reviewed had only one physical
>> barrier present. While the largest and most frequent problem
>> was
>> related to parking, the types
>> of barriers at each location varied as shown in the following
>> chart.
>>
>> Text Box: Parking Signs: locations that had accessible parking
>> but no signs posted Parking: locations that had no parking
>> designated or noncompliant access
>> aisles Pathway: barriers that existed between access aisles
>> and
>> entryway Entrance: problems such as door width, door
>> thresholds, door hardware, vestibules,
>> etc. Ramps/Curbs: problems with curb cuts, ramps, handrails,
>> thresholds greater than 1 inch, etc.
>>
>> Communicating Accessibility Problems with Election Officials
>>
>> After completing the on-site reviews, MPAS notified municipal
>> clerks of locations where barriers were discovered. Within a
>> four-month period, over 440
>> letters were sent to election officials. By the end of 2010,
>> 88%
>> of those clerks responded back to MPAS with a plan of
>> correction.
>> In addition, MPAS
>> provided technical assistance to the election officials on how
>> to
>> improve access to their polling location in order to come into
>> compliance. Based on
>> the responses received from clerks, 43% informed us they were
>> would make the changes required; 31% corrected the barriers at
>> the polling locations; 9%
>> were going to apply for Access for All grant; and the remaining
>> responses varied from clerk using temporary equipment.
>>
>> When a clerk informed MAPS that the work was completed, MPAS
>> required documentation from each clerk proving or stating that
>> the work had been completed,
>> including photographs and/or copies of purchase orders. A
>> majority of the clerks responded either with a plan of
>> correction
>> for spring 2011 or with a
>> statement that the work was completed. MPAS is still waiting
>> for
>> some clerks to confirm that the work was done sufficiently.
>> Once
>> the removal of barriers
>> at these locations has been verified, MPAS expects Michigan?
>> polling place accessibility rate to rise to nearly 90 % ?--
>> one of the highest in the nation.
>> There remains, however, substantial work to be completed in the
>> city of Detroit in order to reach this goal. The remaining 12%
>> of clerks, who did not respond
>> to MPAS or the Bureau of Election with a plan of correction,
>> will
>> become a 2011 priority in order to attain 100% accessibility.
>>
>> NEXT STEPS
>>
>> While the focus of this report has been on reaching the 90%
>> accessibility rate, there would still be approximately 10% of
>> polling locations in Michigan
>> that are not accessible to all voters. Some clerks disagree
>> with
>> the findings and MPAS is working with those clerks.
>>
>> In 2011, MPAS will be re-visiting a number of polling locations
>> that are still recorded as being inaccessible, breaking them
>> into
>> three categories: failure
>> to communicate; work promised but documentation still needed;
>> and
>> locations requiring review by MPAS.
>>
>> MPAS will focus attention on election officials who have failed
>> to respond to MPAS communication attempts. This may involve
>> revisiting the location (some
>> clerks correct the problem even when they fail to respond),
>> attending city council/township meetings, filing official HAVA
>> complaints, and/or pursuing
>> legal action under different funding sources. MPAS?goal has
>> always been to educate clerks and assist them with improving
>> access first by proposing solutions
>> to removing barriers.
>>
>> In 2011, MPAS will also direct its attention to monitoring the
>> correction plans that election officials have submitted to
>> ensure
>> that barriers are removed.
>> MPAS will review the remaining 150 polling locations that have
>> not been visited yet.
>>
>> In Summary
>>
>> Throughout the 2010 project, the partnership between MPAS and
>> the
>> Michigan Bureau of Elections (BOE) was crucial. The state
>> reinforced the necessity of
>> accessible elections. They followed up with each municipality
>> whose polling place was noted as being inaccessible in order to
>> determine the jurisdiction's
>> planned course of action. In addition, the BOE coordinated and
>> extended Michigan's polling place improvement grant well into
>> the
>> fall to assist municipalities
>> in removing barriers to voting at no cost.
>>
>> Local election officials can either upgrade their polling places
>> (with or without grant funds), or relocate the polling place to
>> an accessible site. The
>> Bureau of Elections reports that due to the 2010 project, they
>> have seen a large increase in the number of municipalities
>> applying for grant money. In
>> an effort to assist with the project, the BOE extended the
>> typical grant cycle by two months, giving clerks additional
>> opportunity to respond to MPAS?
>> letter and correct the problem(s) by using grant funds. The
>> Michigan Bureau of Elections received 74 grant applications, the
>> largest amount ever received
>> in one grant cycle. Of those 74 grant applications, 66
>> applicants received letters from MPAS seeking a plan of
>> correction - 89% of those who applied.
>> A large number of municipalities have pledged to apply when the
>> next grant period opens in early 2011.
>>
>> If the HAVA/PAVA program survives the President? proposed
>> budget
>> cuts, MPAS looks forward to continuing the partnership with the
>> Secretary of State, ensuring
>> all elections are accessible to all voters. Additionally, MPAS
>> encourages clerks to reach out to local disability groups for
>> future trainings. Listed
>> below are additional recommendations moving forward.
>>
>> Summary/Recommendations:
>>
>> ? Local clerks must be required to notify the Bureau of
>> Elections prior to relocating polling places.
>>
>> ? Accessibility checks should be completed when clerks
>> change polling locations, to verify accessibility. Reports
>> (with
>> photographs) should be submitted
>> to the Bureau of Elections.
>>
>> ? New polling locations must be required to adhere to the
>> Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.
>>
>> ? The advisory committee in charge of amending the State
>> Plan (under HAVA) should re-convene and identify ways to hold
>> clerks accountable and implement
>> model oversight programs.
>>
>> ? Access for All grant money should be available
>> throughout
>> the year, so accessibility problems can be addressed anytime
>> they
>> arise.
>>
>> ? The Bureau of Elections and local clerks should continue
>> working with disability advocacy organizations to complete
>> year-round polling place accessibility
>> audits and training to clerks.
>>
>> Accessibility Rate by County
>>
>> Table with 9 columns and 85 rows
>>
>> County
>>
>> Polling Locations
>>
>> Visited
>>
>> Accessible
>>
>> Barriers Discovered
>>
>> Percent Visited
>>
>> % Accessible of those Visited
>>
>> Now Complete
>>
>> % Now Accessible
>>
>> Alcona
>>
>> 12
>>
>> 12
>>
>> 8
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 67%
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 92%
>>
>> Alger
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 50%
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> Allegan
>>
>> 37
>>
>> 37
>>
>> 35
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 95%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 97%
>>
>> Alpena
>>
>> 15
>>
>> 15
>>
>> 8
>>
>> 7
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 53%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 60%
>>
>> Antrim
>>
>> 15
>>
>> 15
>>
>> 9
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 60%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 73%
>>
>> Arenac
>>
>> 14
>>
>> 14
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 71%
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 93%
>>
>> Baraga
>>
>> 8
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 75%
>>
>> 17%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 33%
>>
>> Barry
>>
>> 23
>>
>> 23
>>
>> 18
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 78%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 83%
>>
>> Bay
>>
>> 49
>>
>> 48
>>
>> 36
>>
>> 12
>>
>> 98%
>>
>> 75%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 77%
>>
>> Benzie
>>
>> 13
>>
>> 13
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 7
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 46%
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 77%
>>
>> Berrien
>>
>> 57
>>
>> 57
>>
>> 43
>>
>> 14
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 75%
>>
>> 8
>>
>> 89%
>>
>> Branch
>>
>> 18
>>
>> 17
>>
>> 9
>>
>> 8
>>
>> 94%
>>
>> 53%
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 88%
>>
>> Calhoun
>>
>> 46
>>
>> 43
>>
>> 34
>>
>> 9
>>
>> 93%
>>
>> 79%
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 86%
>>
>> Cass
>>
>> 19
>>
>> 19
>>
>> 12
>>
>> 7
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 63%
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 95%
>>
>> Charlevoix
>>
>> 18
>>
>> 16
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 89%
>>
>> 63%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 69%
>>
>> Cheboygan
>>
>> 20
>>
>> 20
>>
>> 14
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 70%
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 95%
>>
>> Chippewa
>>
>> 19
>>
>> 18
>>
>> 13
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 95%
>>
>> 72%
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 94%
>>
>> Clare
>>
>> 19
>>
>> 16
>>
>> 13
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 84%
>>
>> 81%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 94%
>>
>> Clinton
>>
>> 28
>>
>> 26
>>
>> 24
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 93%
>>
>> 92%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 96%
>>
>> Crawford
>>
>> 7
>>
>> 7
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 86%
>>
>> 0
>>
>> 86%
>>
>> Delta
>>
>> 21
>>
>> 20
>>
>> 11
>>
>> 9
>>
>> 95%
>>
>> 55%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 60%
>>
>> Dickinson
>>
>> 15
>>
>> 15
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 9
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 40%
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 73%
>>
>> Eaton
>>
>> 36
>>
>> 36
>>
>> 28
>>
>> 8
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 78%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 83%
>>
>> Emmet
>>
>> 19
>>
>> 19
>>
>> 12
>>
>> 7
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 63%
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 89%
>>
>> Genesee
>>
>> 119
>>
>> 109
>>
>> 84
>>
>> 25
>>
>> 92%
>>
>> 77%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 79%
>>
>> Gladwin
>>
>> 17
>>
>> 17
>>
>> 11
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 65%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 71%
>>
>> Gogebic
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 7
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 70%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 90%
>>
>> Grand Traverse
>>
>> 28
>>
>> 27
>>
>> 27
>>
>> 0
>>
>> 96%
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 0
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> Gratiot
>>
>> 23
>>
>> 23
>>
>> 16
>>
>> 7
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 70%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 78%
>>
>> Hillsdale
>>
>> 21
>>
>> 21
>>
>> 12
>>
>> 9
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 57%
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 71%
>>
>> Houghton
>>
>> 31
>>
>> 22
>>
>> 9
>>
>> 13
>>
>> 71%
>>
>> 41%
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 64%
>>
>> Huron
>>
>> 30
>>
>> 29
>>
>> 18
>>
>> 11
>>
>> 97%
>>
>> 62%
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 79%
>>
>> Ingham
>>
>> 95
>>
>> 81
>>
>> 78
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 85%
>>
>> 96%
>>
>> 0
>>
>> 96%
>>
>> Ionia
>>
>> 22
>>
>> 22
>>
>> 17
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 77%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 82%
>>
>> Iosco
>>
>> 15
>>
>> 15
>>
>> 14
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 93%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> Iron
>>
>> 12
>>
>> 12
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 50%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 67%
>>
>> Isabella
>>
>> 25
>>
>> 25
>>
>> 19
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 76%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 80%
>>
>> Jackson
>>
>> 47
>>
>> 45
>>
>> 34
>>
>> 11
>>
>> 96%
>>
>> 76%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 80%
>>
>> Kalamazoo
>>
>> 97
>>
>> 97
>>
>> 79
>>
>> 18
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 81%
>>
>> 7
>>
>> 89%
>>
>> Kalkaska
>>
>> 12
>>
>> 12
>>
>> 8
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 67%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 75%
>>
>> Kent
>>
>> 209
>>
>> 207
>>
>> 174
>>
>> 33
>>
>> 99%
>>
>> 84%
>>
>> 11
>>
>> 89%
>>
>> Keweenaw
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 0
>>
>> 80%
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 0
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> Lake
>>
>> 15
>>
>> 15
>>
>> 8
>>
>> 7
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 53%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 67%
>>
>> Lapeer
>>
>> 24
>>
>> 24
>>
>> 20
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 83%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 92%
>>
>> Leelanau
>>
>> 13
>>
>> 13
>>
>> 8
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 62%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 69%
>>
>> Lenawee
>>
>> 30
>>
>> 30
>>
>> 23
>>
>> 7
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 77%
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 90%
>>
>> Livingston
>>
>> 48
>>
>> 45
>>
>> 35
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 94%
>>
>> 78%
>>
>> 0
>>
>> 78%
>>
>> Luce
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 75%
>>
>> 0
>>
>> 75%
>>
>> Mackinac
>>
>> 13
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 77%
>>
>> 50%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 60%
>>
>> Macomb
>>
>> 235
>>
>> 233
>>
>> 188
>>
>> 45
>>
>> 99%
>>
>> 81%
>>
>> 17
>>
>> 88%
>>
>> Manistee
>>
>> 15
>>
>> 15
>>
>> 11
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 73%
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 93%
>>
>> Marquette
>>
>> 29
>>
>> 29
>>
>> 16
>>
>> 13
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 55%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 59%
>>
>> Mason
>>
>> 23
>>
>> 23
>>
>> 15
>>
>> 8
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 65%
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 78%
>>
>> Mecosta
>>
>> 22
>>
>> 22
>>
>> 18
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 82%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 86%
>>
>> Menominee
>>
>> 16
>>
>> 14
>>
>> 8
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 88%
>>
>> 57%
>>
>> 0
>>
>> 57%
>>
>> Midland
>>
>> 38
>>
>> 29
>>
>> 22
>>
>> 7
>>
>> 76%
>>
>> 76%
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 90%
>>
>> Missaukee
>>
>> 17
>>
>> 17
>>
>> 14
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 82%
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> Monroe
>>
>> 42
>>
>> 36
>>
>> 27
>>
>> 9
>>
>> 86%
>>
>> 75%
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 89%
>>
>> Montcalm
>>
>> 26
>>
>> 25
>>
>> 21
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 96%
>>
>> 84%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 92%
>>
>> Montmorency
>>
>> 9
>>
>> 9
>>
>> 7
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 78%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 89%
>>
>> Muskegon
>>
>> 72
>>
>> 71
>>
>> 68
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 99%
>>
>> 96%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 99%
>>
>> Newaygo
>>
>> 28
>>
>> 28
>>
>> 22
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 79%
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 89%
>>
>> Oakland
>>
>> 410
>>
>> 380
>>
>> 292
>>
>> 88
>>
>> 93%
>>
>> 77%
>>
>> 46
>>
>> 89%
>>
>> Oceana
>>
>> 18
>>
>> 18
>>
>> 12
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 67%
>>
>> 0
>>
>> 67%
>>
>> Ogemaw
>>
>> 16
>>
>> 16
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 63%
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 94%
>>
>> Ontonagon
>>
>> 14
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 7
>>
>> 71%
>>
>> 30%
>>
>> 0
>>
>> 30%
>>
>> Osceola
>>
>> 18
>>
>> 18
>>
>> 14
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 78%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 89%
>>
>> Oscoda
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 67%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 83%
>>
>> Otsego
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 7
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 70%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 90%
>>
>> Ottawa
>>
>> 88
>>
>> 88
>>
>> 79
>>
>> 9
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 90%
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 95%
>>
>> Presque Isle
>>
>> 16
>>
>> 16
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 63%
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 81%
>>
>> Roscommon
>>
>> 11
>>
>> 11
>>
>> 11
>>
>> 0
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 0
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> Saginaw
>>
>> 75
>>
>> 75
>>
>> 61
>>
>> 14
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 81%
>>
>> 8
>>
>> 92%
>>
>> Sanilac
>>
>> 30
>>
>> 30
>>
>> 26
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 87%
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 97%
>>
>> Schoolcraft
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 60%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 80%
>>
>> Shiawassee
>>
>> 27
>>
>> 27
>>
>> 17
>>
>> 10
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 63%
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 74%
>>
>> St. Clair
>>
>> 52
>>
>> 48
>>
>> 44
>>
>> 4
>>
>> 92%
>>
>> 92%
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 98%
>>
>> St. Joseph
>>
>> 17
>>
>> 17
>>
>> 12
>>
>> 5
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 71%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 82%
>>
>> Tuscola
>>
>> 25
>>
>> 24
>>
>> 16
>>
>> 8
>>
>> 96%
>>
>> 67%
>>
>> 2
>>
>> 75%
>>
>> Van Buren
>>
>> 23
>>
>> 22
>>
>> 19
>>
>> 3
>>
>> 96%
>>
>> 86%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 91%
>>
>> Washtenaw
>>
>> 106
>>
>> 100
>>
>> 70
>>
>> 30
>>
>> 94%
>>
>> 70%
>>
>> 0
>>
>> 70%
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>> 568
>>
>> 519
>>
>> 325
>>
>> 194
>>
>> 91%
>>
>> 63%
>>
>> 28
>>
>> 68%
>>
>> Wexford
>>
>> 20
>>
>> 20
>>
>> 14
>>
>> 6
>>
>> 100%
>>
>> 70%
>>
>> 1
>>
>> 75%
>>
>> Total
>>
>> 3635
>>
>> 3457
>>
>> 2579
>>
>> 878
>>
>> 95.10%
>>
>> 74.60%
>>
>> 289
>>
>> 83%
>>
>> table end
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:01:14 -0400
>> From: Katie Wang <bunnykatie6 at gmail.com>
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question about NLS WebBraille
>> Message-ID:
>> <CA+6VNgMyPtC8awLRoQhU091dof4rjGOiFVS4bBx+gsDuOzYY5w at mail.gmail.com
>>>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>> Chris, there is no Download button on Web Braille. Instead, when you
>> are taken to the book itself, just press Space with s on your Braille
>> Note and you will be prompted for where you would like to save the
>> file and what you would like to name it. NLS saves each braille volume
>> of a book in a separate file, so you will have to do this multiple
>> times if you are dealing with a book that is in more than one volume.
>> I have been a Web Braille user for many years and find it a great
>> resource, although I have come to rely on Bookshare more in the past
>> few years for pleasure reading since it has a much larger, more
>> current collection.
>> Lea, I don't think you are doing anything wrong on your end-- It
>> might be a NLS database issue. I would suggest contacting your state
>> NLS library again and see if they can get you some sort of technical
>> support contact info. Someone from the central program that
>> administers the Web Braille service might need to look into your
>> situation.
>> Hope this helps!
>> Katie
>>
>>
>> On 7/10/11, Lea williams <leanicole1988 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I tried to sing up with this sight and when I log in it says my user
>>> name and password is wrong. I have called and gotten it changed three
>>> times and it still says it. wonder what I am doing wrong.
>>>
>>> On 7/9/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I have a question for all you NLS Web Braille users! I recently
>>>> registered for WebBraille, and am looking forward to all it has
>>>> to offer. But I do have this question: when I click on a link
>>>> for a book, where can I find a link, button, or something where I
>>>> can download the BRF file(s) onto my BrailleNote? I tried to
>>>> download Walking Alone and Marching Together last night, and when
>>>> I clicked on the link, it put me into the actual book to read
>>>> online, but I wanted to download the book to read it in my
>>>> BrailleNote's book reader at a later date. How can I do this?
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
>>>>
>>>> The I C.A.N. Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
>>>> Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click
>>>> on this link to learn more and to contribute:
>>>> www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I C.A.N.
>>>> Foundation.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my BrailleNote
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Lea Williams
>>>
>>> Phone;
>>> 704-732-4470
>>> Skipe;
>>> Lea.williams738
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>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:46:14 -0400
>> From: <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal sites
>> Message-ID: <B4037C3F7D6A496095F21D0D96442BCF at OwnerPC>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe more than one blog.
>> So what accessible sites are there? Do bloggers generally write first
>> person stories, or about things they see that are more objective?
>> Any of you have a blog? How often do you update it? Is it possible to
>> upload photos to it to go along with your story? Or maybe you need sighted
>> help to post photos?
>> What about audio? What format do audio clips need to be in?
>> Can you have more than one blog on the same site? Can
>> you write as much as you want or is there a word limit?
>> I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with friends and family. I figured
>> blogging would be a neat way to write stories about myself, life and my
>> opinions on things like books, technology, and religion.
>>
>> What site can you write like a journal about yourself?
>>
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Ashley
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 6
>> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:50:08 -0500
>> From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal sites
>> Message-ID:
>> <CAO83KOvcw3DpL1u2R9+g_RvWhXLH2gmZrbgwOouBK5VD3jm5RQ at mail.gmail.com
>>>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
>>
>> Ashley:
>> Why not start an accessible forum, online, for blind people?
>> I've found an accessible one.
>> V Bulletin, is quite accessible, with an audio captcha, (if they still have
>> it.)
>> To see 2 forums, from V Bulletin, here are some examples.
>> www.apostolicfriendsforum.com, and www.goodnewscafe.net.
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe more than one blog.
>>> So what accessible sites are there? Do bloggers generally write first
>>> person stories, or about things they see that are more objective?
>>> Any of you have a blog? How often do you update it? Is it possible to
>>> upload photos to it to go along with your story? Or maybe you need
>> sighted
>>> help to post photos?
>>> What about audio? What format do audio clips need to be in?
>>> Can you have more than one blog on the same site? Can
>>> you write as much as you want or is there a word limit?
>>> I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with friends and family. I figured
>>> blogging would be a neat way to write stories about myself, life and my
>>> opinions on things like books, technology, and religion.
>>>
>>> What site can you write like a journal about yourself?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Ashley
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:42:30 -0400
>> From: <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal sites
>> Message-ID: <AF7D2C5148FE4AC39D1C45AA2B6941EB at OwnerPC>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252";
>> reply-type=original
>>
>> Joshua,
>> What is a forum like? Isn't that for a group of people to discuss something
>> common?
>> Is that how a forum differs from a blog?
>> This would be a good idea if I had several people interested in a forum.
>> I'll see about it. I have a beep ball team and that was one of the things I
>> wanted to blog about. But yes if more people want to post online, I'd like
>> the idea of a forum. A blog would be more for my writings, if I do it.
>>
>> I'll check those links out and I'm glad to know they are accessible.
>>
>> Ashley
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joshua Lester
>> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:50 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal sites
>>
>> Ashley:
>> Why not start an accessible forum, online, for blind people?
>> I've found an accessible one.
>> V Bulletin, is quite accessible, with an audio captcha, (if they still have
>> it.)
>> To see 2 forums, from V Bulletin, here are some examples.
>> www.apostolicfriendsforum.com, and www.goodnewscafe.net.
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe more than one blog.
>>> So what accessible sites are there? Do bloggers generally write first
>>> person stories, or about things they see that are more objective?
>>> Any of you have a blog? How often do you update it? Is it possible to
>>> upload photos to it to go along with your story? Or maybe you need
>> sighted
>>> help to post photos?
>>> What about audio? What format do audio clips need to be in?
>>> Can you have more than one blog on the same site? Can
>>> you write as much as you want or is there a word limit?
>>> I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with friends and family. I figured
>>> blogging would be a neat way to write stories about myself, life and my
>>> opinions on things like books, technology, and religion.
>>>
>>> What site can you write like a journal about yourself?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Ashley
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> nabs-l mailing list
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>>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 8
>> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:52:18 -0400
>> From: Elizabeth <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
>> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Thanks for the Help at National Convention
>> Message-ID: <COL118-W1316868A320E5058F0232FBA450 at phx.gbl>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I have done my best to thank everyone individually for the help they have
>> provided me over the past week. However, I thought I would also send out a
>> general message to thank anyone I may have missed along the way. My
>> convention may not have gone the way I wanted it to go, but it was exactly
>> what I needed for reasons I am not willing to share on such a public email
>> list.
>>
>> Since the last time I checked the messages on this list was before
>> convention, it is quite possible that someone may have already said what
>> happened, or at least their version of the story. However, I have already
>> shared my version of the story about a million times by now, so if you are
>> curious as to what happened, you will just have to wait for another time.
>>
>> The bottom line is that I am going to be just fine. I just wanted to show
>> my appreciation to those who may have helped me along the way.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Elizabeth
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 9
>> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:22:03 -0500
>> From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal sites
>> Message-ID:
>> <CAO83KOviXamrW81HF9NX+T4LZ7M9pU3mnTrmuGYO794JtGARSg at mail.gmail.com
>>>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
>>
>> Yes.
>> Are you familiar with the beap baseball?
>> I just heard about it, on the DJD Invasion.
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> Joshua,
>>> What is a forum like? Isn't that for a group of people to discuss
>> something
>>> common?
>>> Is that how a forum differs from a blog?
>>> This would be a good idea if I had several people interested in a forum.
>>> I'll see about it. I have a beep ball team and that was one of the things
>> I
>>> wanted to blog about. But yes if more people want to post online, I'd
>> like
>>> the idea of a forum. A blog would be more for my writings, if I do it.
>>>
>>> I'll check those links out and I'm glad to know they are accessible.
>>>
>>> Ashley
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Joshua Lester
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:50 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal sites
>>>
>>> Ashley:
>>> Why not start an accessible forum, online, for blind people?
>>> I've found an accessible one.
>>> V Bulletin, is quite accessible, with an audio captcha, (if they still
>> have
>>> it.)
>>> To see 2 forums, from V Bulletin, here are some examples.
>>> www.apostolicfriendsforum.com, and www.goodnewscafe.net.
>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>
>>> On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe more than one blog.
>>>> So what accessible sites are there? Do bloggers generally write first
>>>> person stories, or about things they see that are more objective?
>>>> Any of you have a blog? How often do you update it? Is it possible to
>>>> upload photos to it to go along with your story? Or maybe you need
>> sighted
>>>> help to post photos?
>>>> What about audio? What format do audio clips need to be in?
>>>> Can you have more than one blog on the same site? Can
>>>> you write as much as you want or is there a word limit?
>>>> I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with friends and family. I figured
>>>> blogging would be a neat way to write stories about myself, life and my
>>>> opinions on things like books, technology, and religion.
>>>>
>>>> What site can you write like a journal about yourself?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> Ashley
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> nabs-l mailing list
>>>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>>> nabs-l:
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>>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 10
>> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:50:20 +0000 (UTC)
>> From: Amy Sabo <amylsabo at comcast.net>
>> To: "BLIND STUDENTS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF" <NABS-L at NFBNET.ORG>,
>> "OF BLIND STUDENTS, COLORADO ASSOCIATION" <CABS at NFBNET.ORG>
>> Subject: [nabs-l] aim problem
>> Message-ID:
>> <
>> 1760385386.319978.1310359820794.JavaMail.root at sz0144a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net
>>>
>>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>>
>> hello all,
>>
>> i hope that you are all doing well. i'm having problems with the latest
>> version of aim. i have tried tabbing to all of the features on it to change
>> the settings on it but, jfw won't let me do that. is there a way in where i
>> can access aim with jfw? are there speciall scripts for jfw that i can use?
>>
>> thanks again and, i will talk to you all soon!
>>
>>
>> hugs,
>> amy
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 11
>> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:35:34 -0700
>> From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
>> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] aim problem
>> Message-ID: <0FCAE1D24B6A42BD8B6BF6FDF4002DEE at HumbertoAvila>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> The last thing I heard about AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) was about 2 years
>> ago on a podcast about JAWS and instant messaging (by the way, it was the
>> FS
>> cast). Maybe they have updated the software and now it is inaccessible with
>> JAWS? I don't know...but, what version of JAWS are you using? Which
>> operating system? Which version of aim?
>> Cheers, Humberto
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Amy Sabo
>> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:50 PM
>> To: BLIND STUDENTS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF; OF BLIND STUDENTS, COLORADO
>> ASSOCIATION
>> Subject: [nabs-l] aim problem
>>
>> hello all,
>>
>> i hope that you are all doing well. i'm having problems with the latest
>> version of aim. i have tried tabbing to all of the features on it to change
>> the settings on it but, jfw won't let me do that. is there a way in where i
>> can access aim with jfw? are there speciall scripts for jfw that i can use?
>>
>> thanks again and, i will talk to you all soon!
>>
>>
>> hugs,
>> amy
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>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 12
>> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:50:05 -0500
>> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
>> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nabs-l] iPal for sale
>> Message-ID: <auto-000019992102 at mailfront3.g2host.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Eye Pal for sale. $1299
>>> I can be contacted via email at mbrianwooten at gmail.com
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Brian
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:26:07 -0500
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hello everyone,
The 2012 convention will be in Dallas. The six conventions following 2012
will all be in Orlando. Cool!!
Peter Donahue
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anmol Bhatia" <anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years
The convention will actually be in Orlando for the next six years.
--- On Mon, 7/11/11, Rachael Vacanti <revacanti at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Rachael Vacanti <revacanti at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date: Monday, July 11, 2011, 2:28 PM
> I agree with Chris and Sherri.
> I haven't seen the old schedule, but that's
> beside the point. I flew down Saturday and didn't
> leave until the next
> Saturday. You think I'd have time for fun
> right? Wrong. I didn't get out
> of the hotel once. I meant to go places, like the
> beach, Citywalk and Bubba
> Gump Shrimp, but I couldn't get there. Why?
> Because there were too many
> things to do at convention. Convention was awesome
> and I had a great time,
> but I really wanted to go out and explore Florida a bit
> more. I looked at
> the agenda and technically, the first 3 days weren't
> "required". General
> sessions didn't start until Wendsday.
>
> One thing I think might also help convention, is if they
> announce the state
> cacus. I missed mine cause I had only heard about it
> once and I don't think
> he even told me where it was. The states should get
> them sorted out before
> convention and email their state this is when and where it
> is. I know that
> not everything can be perfect at a thing like this, but
> they did a very good
> job. For my first time, it was pretty good.
>
> Rachael
>
> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:00 AM, <nabs-l-request at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
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> > Today's Topics:
> >
> > 1. [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando
> for 5 years (Chris Nusbaum)
> > 2. Re: question about brail to word
> program? (Chris Nusbaum)
> > 3. Re: [acb-l] polling place access
> issues to this day in mi
> > (Josh Gregory)
> > 4. Re: question about NLS WebBraille
> (Katie Wang)
> > 5. accessible blog and journal sites
> (bookwormahb at earthlink.net)
> > 6. Re: accessible blog and journal
> sites (Joshua Lester)
> > 7. Re: accessible blog and journal
> sites (bookwormahb at earthlink.net)
> > 8. Thanks for the Help at National
> Convention (Elizabeth)
> > 9. Re: accessible blog and journal
> sites (Joshua Lester)
> > 10. aim problem (Amy Sabo)
> > 11. Re: aim problem (Humberto Avila)
> > 12. iPal for sale (David Andrews)
> >
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:00:41 -0400
> > From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
> > To: NABS list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>,
> NFBMD list <nfbmd at nfbnet.org>,
> > NFB
> > history list <nfb-history at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: [nabs-l] [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for
> 5 years
> > Message-ID: <4e19dac7.874de50a.44bf.ffffb86a at mx.google.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1;
> format=flowed
> >
> >
> >
> > ---- Original Message ------
> > From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com
> > Subject: [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
> > Date sent: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 19:59:44 -0400
> >
> > It was announced at the convention that conventions
> from 2013
> > through 2017
> > will be held in Orlando. I wish we could extend
> the length of
> > the convention
> > back to how it was and NFB would
> > organize tours for Wednesday afternoon. That
> way, people could
> > get excited
> > about Orlando and have time to go places. I
> liked the old
> > schedule much
> > better. If we are going to keep people here for
> five years in a
> > row, we need
> > to give them ample opportunity to take advantage of
> all there is
> > to do in
> > Orlando. Besides, I like the banquet the night
> before the last
> > day of
> > convention.
> >
> >
> > Sherri Brun
> > "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making
> other
> > plans." John
> > Lennon
> >
> > Check out http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
> >
> > E-mail: flmom2006 at gmail.com
> > NFBF Newsline? chair
> > www.nfbnewsline.org
> > Vice-president NFB Greater Orlando Chapter
> > http://nfbfgoc.org
> > Secretary FDCP INC
> > www.fdcp.org
> > Chair Orange County Disability Advisory Committee
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > blindtlk mailing list
> > blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your
> account info
> > for blindtlk:
> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/dotkid.
> > nusbaum%40gmail.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:07:57 -0400
> > From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> > list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question about brail to word
> program?
> > Message-ID: <4e19dc7c.4f76e50a.0805.ffffb9de at mx.google.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1;
> format=flowed
> >
> > You could also join the BrailleNote list, where users
> of the
> > BrailleNote can talk about tips and tricks regarding
> the BN and
> > ask questions when they're having technical
> problems. Here's the
> > link:
> www.list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote.
> In
> > the mean time, if you'd like, I can post your question
> to the BN
> > list and forward you any responses off list.
> Hope this helps!
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp
> Abilities motto)
> >
> > The I C.A.N. Foundation helps visually impaired
> youth in
> > Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!"
> How? Click
> > on this link to learn more and to contribute:
> > www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I
> C.A.N.
> > Foundation.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my BrailleNote
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com
> > To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list'"
> > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> > Date sent: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 22:54:22 -0700
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question about brail to word
> program?
> >
> > Are you trying to convert the Braille Note native
> format
> > documents into word
> > documents. If you want to do so, you will have
> to use your
> > Braille note to
> > do it because there is no program that will translate
> and convert
> > Keyword
> > Braille format (kwb) documents into Microsoft word
> (.doc)
> > documents, unless
> > you want to convert you .kwb files into .BRF files,
> and then use
> > a program
> > in your PC to convert .BRF files into .doc files--you
> will need
> > Duxbury
> > Braille translator (which costs about $900 for the
> license if you
> > don't
> > already have it--you can although try it for free but
> some
> > functions will be
> > disabled)
> > I hope this was helpful to you. Feel free to
> send another
> > message off list
> > if you can and I will give you more instructions--this
> is good
> > practice for
> > me because I will be a teacher of the blind teaching
> assistive
> > technology.
> > Cheers, Humberto
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> > [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf
> > Of Andi
> > Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 5:27 PM
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list
> > Subject: [nabs-l] question about brail to word
> program?
> >
> > I am sure this is a silly question but I have to
> ask. I use to
> > use my brail
> >
> > note quite a bit but now I use my laptop more, I was
> wondering if
> > there is a
> >
> > program to change the files from the brail document to
> a word
> > document?
> > Please keep in mind I am not very tech savvy so the
> simpaler to
> > use the
> > better, but I still want it to do a good job.
> thank you so much
> > for your
> > help.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Andrews
> > Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 1:47 PM
> > To: promotion-technology at nfbnet.org
> > Subject: [nabs-l] GW Micro Announces Readit Wand:
> First Portable
> > Camera
> > Reading System to Support Touchscreen
> >
> > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> > GW Micro Announces Readit Wand: First Portable Camera
> Reading
> > System
> > to Support Touchscreen
> > for People with Low Vision
> > Fort Wayne, Indiana (July 8, 2011) - GW Micro,
> Inc. (
> > www.gwmicro.com)
> > and VisionAid International Ltd (
> > www.visionaid-international.com)
> > are proud to announce the Readit Wand! The
> Readit Wand is a
> > portable
> > camera that
> > connects to a computer to instantly magnify and read
> documents
> > for
> > the visually impaired.
> > Easily read mail, bills, bank statements, books, and
> more with
> > ease
> > using the Readit
> > Wand. Everything read with the Readit Wand will
> be read in a
> > clear,
> > human-sounding
> > voice. The ability to read all of these items
> makes Readit Wand
> > the
> > perfect tool
> > for the classroom, at home, or at work.
> > The camera weighs just 1.1 pounds and easily connects
> via USB.
> > The
> > 5-megapixel camera
> > is highly accurate and extremely fast, allowing for
> recognition
> > in as
> > little as two
> > seconds. The stylish and compact Readit Wand
> allows for
> > automatic
> > multi-language
> > switching when other languages are installed.
> The portability
> > and
> > multiple language
> > support make it the ideal tool for students who are
> learning a
> > foreign language.
> > Readit Wand comes with exceptionally powerful software
> that
> > allows
> > you to save, load,
> > import, and export documents, including PDFs.
> Importing PDF
> > files
> > into the Readit
> > software enables users to read PDF files that
> originally are
> > inaccessible because
> > they are displayed as graphics. Readit Wand also
> allows you to
> > save
> > documents as
> > a Word document, txt file, rtf, or even save your
> document as an
> > MP3
> > file to listen
> > to it on your favorite MP3 player.
> > The Readit Wand software contains an easy to use, easy
> access
> > toolbar
> > designed specifically
> > for low vision users. The toolbar provides the
> ability to adjust
> > the
> > size of the
> > clear, colorful icons, which give instant access to
> all the basic
> > controls enabling
> > low vision users to capture their document, change the
> view to
> > their
> > preference and
> > more at the click of a button.
> > Low vision consumers will greatly benefit from the 3
> different
> > types
> > of highlights,
> > as well as six different ways to display text,
> allowing low
> > vision
> > users to customize
> > the software to their personal preference.
> > When connected to a touchscreen monitor, the Readit
> Wand is the
> > first
> > portable camera
> > to enable touchscreen support, allowing low vision
> users the
> > ability
> > to interact
> > with the software by simply using their fingers!
> This means no
> > more
> > tracking the
> > cursor, which provides direct interaction between the
> user and
> > the
> > Readit software,
> > creating the best possible user experience.
> > GW Micro is the exclusive master distributor for the
> Readit Wand
> > in
> > the U.S., developed
> > and manufactured by VisionAid International, located
> in the
> > UK. Readit Wand will
> > be available soon from GW Micro and GW Micro dealers.
> > For more information on the Readit Wand, visit
> > www.gwmicro.com,
> > email
> > sales at gwmicro.com
> > , or call GW Micro at (260) 489-3671.
> > GW Micro, Inc. (
> > www.gwmicro.com)
> > has been a trusted pioneer in the adaptive technology
> industry
> > since 1990,
> > and
> > continues to lead with innovative, customer driven
> solutions.
> > VisionAid International, Ltd (
> > www.visionaid-international.com),
> > established in 2002, is dedicated to producing fast,
> effective
> > and
> > simple to use
> > devices for people who are partially sighted and blind
> that make
> > reading a pleasure
> > once again.
> >
> >
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> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:20:18 -0400
> > From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com>
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> > list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [acb-l] polling place access
> issues to this day
> > in mi
> > Message-ID: <4e19ed7d.907fe50a.6655.ffffc150 at mx.google.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1;
> format=flowed
> >
> > Hi,
> > OK, my thoughts. They are, at the moment, each
> other's
> > competetors/enemies/whatever. So, at the moment
> anyway, I doubt
> > it.
> > Best,
> > Josh
> >
> > sent from my Apex
> > Email: joshkart12 at gmail.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> > list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> > Date sent: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:30:00 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [acb-l] polling place access
> issues to this
> > day in mi
> >
> > I forwarded this because since the NFB is working to
> ensure
> > accessible voting and was the driving force behind the
> Help
> > America Vote Act (HAVA.) So, we might be able to work
> jointly
> > with ACB on this. What does
> > everyone think?
> > Chris
> >
> > "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp
> Abilities motto)
> >
> > The I C.A.N. Foundation helps visually impaired
> youth in
> > Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!"
> How? Click
> > on this link to learn more and to contribute:
> > www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I
> C.A.N.
> > Foundation.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my BrailleNote
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list
> > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> > Date sent: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 20:25:02 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [acb-l] polling place access
> issues to this
> > day in mi
> >
> > Chris, why are you forwarding stuff from the ACB?
> > Blessings, Joshua
> >
> > On 7/8/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Thoughts on this?
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp
> Abilities
> > motto)
> >
> > The I C.A.N. Foundation helps visually
> impaired youth in
> > Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I
> can!" How? Click
> > on this link to learn more and to contribute:
> > www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook
> at I C.A.N.
> > Foundation.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my BrailleNote
> >
> > ---- Original Message ------
> > From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net
> > Subject: [acb-l] polling place access issues to
> this day in mi
> > Date sent: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 10:05:31 -0400
> >
> > A Call to Action ?
> >
> > Unfinished Business to Ensure Michigan Voters
> with Disabilities
> > Have Access to the Polls in 2012
> >
> > A Public Report on
> > Polling Place
> >
> > Accessibility in Michigan
> >
> > Public Report by
> >
> > Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc.
> >
> > 2011
> >
> > Acknowledgements
> >
> > Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service (MPAS)
> is Michigan?
> > designated agency to advocate and protect the
> legal rights of
> > persons with disabilities, mandated
> > by federal and state law. MPAS receives
> funding from the
> > Administration on Developmental Disabilities,
> the center for
> > Mental Health Services ?Substance
> > Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
> the
> > Rehabilitation Services Administration, the
> Social Security
> > Administration, the State of Michigan
> > and from private donations.
> >
> > Funding for this report has been made possible
> through the U.S.
> > Department of Health and Human Services,
> Administration for
> > Children and Families, and the
> > Administration on Developmental
> Disabilities. The contents are
> > the sole responsibility of the author and do not
> necessarily
> > represent the official views
> > of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
> Services.
> >
> > 2011 by Michigan Protection and Advocacy
> Service, Inc. This
> > publication may be reproduced in part or in its
> entirety for
> > noncommercial purposes as long
> > as appropriate credit is given.
> >
> > Table of Contents
> >
> > Executive
> >
> >
> Summary..........................................................
> >
> ...................................................5
> >
> > Midterm
> >
> >
> Report...........................................................
> >
> .........................................................6
> >
> > Michigan? Polling Place Accessibility
> >
> >
> Project..........................................................
> > .........7
> >
> > Communicating Accessibility Problems with
> Election
> >
> Officials......................................10
> >
> > Next
> >
> >
> Steps............................................................
> >
> ..............................................................11
> >
> > In
> >
> >
> Summary..........................................................
> >
> ..............................................................11
> >
> > Accessibility Rate Per
> >
> >
> County...........................................................
> > ................................13
> >
> > Executive Summary
> >
> > In Michigan, voters with disabilities face
> obstacles at voting
> > locations often because their polling place
> lacks physical
> > accessibility. The Help America
> > Vote Act (HAVA) acknowledged the unique
> obstacles faced by
> > voters
> > with disabilities and authorized funding for the
> federally
> > mandated Protection and Advocacy
> > Voting Access programs (PAVA) to help remove
> barriers.
> > Unfortunately, this vital mandate has been
> targeted for
> > elimination in the President? proposed
> > 2012 budget.
> >
> > HAVA charged Michigan Protection and Advocacy
> Service, (MPAS),
> > and other Protection & Advocacy agencies
> with helping to ensure
> > the full participation of
> > individuals with disabilities in the electoral
> process,
> > including
> > registering to vote, casting a ballot, and
> accessing polling
> > places.
> >
> > The PAVA program at MPAS is designed to ensure
> that every
> > eligible Michigan resident receives equal access
> to their
> > polling
> > location and has the opportunity
> > to cast an independent secret ballot. MPAS
> staff members are on
> > the ground providing advice, technical
> assistance, and training
> > to election officials about
> > voting accessibility across the spectrum of
> disabilities. The
> > agency also provides outreach and training to
> voters with
> > disabilities, poll workers, and
> > service providers. MPAS and the Secretary
> of State of Michigan
> > partnered over the past six years working toward
> this goal,
> > which
> > has been effective in
> > increasing physical access to polling locations
> throughout
> > Michigan.
> >
> > Voting is a fundamental right protected by the
> United States
> > Constitution, upheld by the Supreme Court and
> subject to intense
> > public scrutiny each election
> > cycle. Provisions within these protections
> prohibit
> > discrimination against people with disabilities
> in the electoral
> > process. Exercising their Constitutional
> > right, however, has continued to be a challenge
> for individuals
> > with disabilities despite changes made to
> federal and state laws
> > intended to ensure full
> > participation.
> >
> > Key Summary
> >
> > ? Disability advocates
> have visited 95% (3,457) and
> > reviewed the exterior of polling locations in
> Michigan.
> >
> > ? Upon initial review,
> Michigan Protection and Advocacy
> > Service found that only 75% of 3,457 Michigan
> polling places
> > were
> > compliant under the Americans
> > with Disabilities Act.
> >
> > ? After working with
> state and local officials, it is
> > anticipated that Michigan? accessibility rate
> will be increased
> > to 90% in 2012.
> >
> > ? Of the locations that
> were inaccessible, 60% had one
> > barrier, 30% had two types of barriers, and 6%
> had three or more
> > types of barriers.
> >
> > ? Only six of the 84
> counties in Michigan were 100%
> > physically accessible upon initial visit.
> >
> > ? MPAS continues to
> receive complaints regarding the
> > AutoMARK, Michigan? accessible ballot marking
> device.
> >
> > Michigan has made great strides toward
> accessibility at the
> > polls. This report will highlight the
> steps taken to ensure
> > that
> > all polling locations throughout
> > Michigan are accessible to voters with
> disabilities. In
> > addition, the report will offer recommendations
> for Michigan to
> > achieve and maintain an accessibility
> > rate of 100%.
> >
> > 2010 Mid Term Report
> >
> > Acknowledging widespread irregularity throughout
> the country,
> > Congress passed the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
> in 2002. HAVA
> > included sweeping legislation
> > intended to modernize the electoral system for
> all voters,
> > including those with disabilities. The
> Help America Vote Act
> > reinforced the application of
> > Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
> and Section 504
> > of the Rehabilitation Act. Furthermore, in
> 2004, Michigan
> > lawmakers amended Michigan election
> > law (Public Act 92 of 2004) to require the
> removal of physical
> > barriers at polling locations.
> Irrespective of both federal and
> > state law, 25% of Michigan's
> > voting locations continued to be inaccessible
> for the November
> > 2010 general election. To achieve an
> all-encompassing voting
> > standard for the fifty states,
> > HAVA included two key components for the
> disability community:
> >
> > ? All polling places
> must have at least one voting system
> > which allows all citizens to cast a ballot
> privately and
> > independently, whether or not one
> > has a disability.
> >
> > ? States must ensure
> accessibility at all public polling
> > places in a manner compliant with the Americans
> with
> > Disabilities
> > Act (ADA).
> >
> > Accessible Voting System
> >
> > In 2004, the disability community and the
> Michigan Secretary of
> > State? Bureau of Elections (BOE) carefully
> assessing which
> > accessible device would best
> > fit the needs of Michigan voters, and in 2006
> selected the
> > AutoMARK. The AutoMARK is an accessible
> ballot marking device
> > that can be used by all voters
> > with or without disabilities.
> >
> > Although every polling location is equipped with
> the AutoMARK,
> > each municipality is responsible for making sure
> it is set up
> > and
> > operating properly. Unfortunately,
> > MPAS continues to receive complaints about the
> AutoMARK. Voter
> > complaints have included the following:
> the AutoMARK was boxed
> > up on Election Day, unplugged,
> > jammed up, turned off, or set up so other voters
> could see the
> > ?ecret?ballot. Complaints concerning
> jammed ballots have been
> > greatly reduced since the
> > last round of updates were completed.
> Because the AutoMARK is
> > used only on Election Day, MPAS relies on voter
> feedback to
> > correct these kinds of problems.
> > MPAS continues to monitor and respond to
> complaints as they
> > arise.
> >
> > Accessible Polling Places
> >
> > Under HAVA, the federal government allocated
> money to assist
> > with
> > the purchase of accessible equipment like the
> AutoMARK, but also
> > to help municipalities
> > make their polling places physically
> accessible. Congress
> > recognized that in order for people to use the
> accessible voting
> > machines, the building must
> > also be accessible so voters can access the
> polling location and
> > voting equipment. It is the local election
> officials?
> > responsibility to make sure all
> > polling locations are accessible on Election
> Day. To help cover
> > the expense for removing barriers at polling
> locations, the
> > Michigan BOE administers a
> > grant program called Access for All, under the
> U.S. Department
> > of Health and Human Services with funding
> allocated through
> > HAVA,
> > to help the state comply
> > with HAVA. In most circumstances, the
> Access for All grants
> > cover all costs associated with accessibility
> upgrades for
> > polling locations.
> >
> > When Michigan? State Plan to implement
> provisions under HAVA
> > was
> > initiated in 2004, municipal clerks were
> required to complete an
> > accessibility checklist
> > to determine whether or not their locations were
> accessible.
> > This was one of the state? first attempts to
> gather information
> > on Michigan? polling place
> > accessibility. During this time, MPAS and
> other organizations
> > were working closely with individual election
> officials on
> > polling location reviews and
> > were also training the municipal clerks on the
> accessibility
> > requirements. MPAS also spent a
> considerable amount of time
> > assisting clerks with assessing
> > the accessibility of their polling locations and
> helping them
> > apply for Access for All grant money. MPAS
> found that the
> > accessibility data provided by
> > clerks was not, in certain instances, wholly
> reliable.
> >
> > MPAS brought this to the Bureau of Election?
> (BOE) attention
> > and
> > shared independent accessibility reviews with
> them. The BOE has
> > since increased efforts
> > to ensure the accuracy of reporting by improving
> communication
> > and requiring additional documentation from the
> clerks.
> >
> > In 2008, MPAS started to assess municipal
> polling locations
> > randomly, without notifying the election
> official in advance.
> > After compiling this data on
> > polling locations statewide, the systemic issue
> of
> > inaccessibility became a heightened
> concern. Once these
> > concerns
> > were communicated to the Bureau of
> > Elections, they backed a new initiative in 2010
> dramatically
> > increasing their involvement in the advancement
> of polling place
> > accessibility.
> >
> > This same year, the federal government began
> reviewing how the
> > states were spending HAVA funds. This
> fueled speculation that
> > the federal government would
> > eliminate the monies available under HAVA, since
> some states had
> > not spent their money, rather placing it in an
> account and
> > allowing the funds to gain
> > interest. Concerned that Congress would
> pull the allocated
> > funds
> > completely, which would prevent municipalities
> from accessing
> > money to make polling places
> > accessible, MPAS, along with the Michigan Bureau
> of Elections,
> > embarked on a project to ensure 100%
> accessibility at all
> > Michigan polling places.
> >
> > Michigan? Polling Place Accessibility Project
> >
> > In 2010, Michigan started building the framework
> of a statewide
> > plan to reach 100% polling place
> accessibility. MPAS and the
> > Bureau of Elections strengthened
> > their partnership in order to achieve this
> goal. Within this
> > plan, MPAS would review the exterior of all
> locations throughout
> > the state. Michigan has
> > approximately 3,600 polling places in
> total. MPAS had already
> > gathered information on 530 polling places prior
> to 2010,
> > therefore, did not revisit those
> > locations (some were initially accessible and
> others MPAS worked
> > closely with clerks to improve
> accessibility. MPAS is still
> > working with clerks to bring
> > the remaining 57 of the 530 polling locations
> into compliance).
> > MPAS was able to visit the remaining 2,927
> polling locations in
> > 2010.
> >
> > Overall, MPAS conducted on-site reviews of at
> least 95% of the
> > polling places in Michigan.
> >
> > The on-site reviews conducted in 2010, exposed
> nearly 25% of the
> > polling places that remained physically
> inaccessible as required
> > by the Americans with
> > Disabilities Accessibility Guidelines.
> >
> > Of the 3,457 polling locations noted above,
> 2,927 were assessed
> > between May-August 2010. Using the ADAAG
> as a benchmark to
> > determine physical accessibility,
> > over 800 polling locations within the 2,927
> locations visited,
> > had physical barriers failing to comply with the
> ADAAG ?
> > barriers
> > that create potential
> > difficulties to voters with disabilities on
> Election Day.
> >
> > Barriers can prevent people with disabilities
> from fully
> > participating in all aspects of society because
> of their
> > disability. This might include
> architectural
> > barriers, physical barriers, communication
> barriers, attitudinal
> > barriers, cultural barriers, etc.
> Throughout this project,
> > MPAS?
> > reviews focused primarily
> > on physical and external barriers, which are
> defined as
> > something
> > material that blocks passage. Physical
> barriers addressed in
> > this report include objects
> > in the environment such as inaccessible doors or
> doorways,
> > inaccessible elevators or lack thereof,
> inaccessible door
> > hardware, inaccessible parking, etc.
> >
> > Among the 2,927 polling locations visited in
> 2010, 28% did not
> > meet accessibility standards. Based on
> discussions with the BOE
> > in 2008, when MPAS completed
> > the unannounced visits, clerks were not only
> notified with a
> > letter from MPAS concerning accessibility, but
> they were also
> > notified by the Bureau of Elections.
> > MPAS and the BOE required prompt reply about the
> municipalities
> > plans to meet ADA requirements. The
> letters contained a
> > photograph of the problem area(s),
> > along with the appropriate ADAAG citation.
> Within a five month
> > period, letters were sent to over 440
> municipalities concerning
> > approximately 800 polling
> > locations.
> >
> > As shown below, 28% of the polling places
> visited in 2010 had
> > some type of physical barrier present at the
> time of review.
> >
> > The following chart highlights the most common
> number of
> > physical
> > barriers discovered at each location.
> >
> > A majority of the locations reviewed had only
> one physical
> > barrier present. While the largest and
> most frequent problem
> > was
> > related to parking, the types
> > of barriers at each location varied as shown in
> the following
> > chart.
> >
> > Text Box: Parking Signs: locations that had
> accessible parking
> > but no signs posted Parking:
> locations that had no parking
> > designated or noncompliant access
> > aisles Pathway: barriers that
> existed between access aisles
> > and
> > entryway Entrance: problems such as
> door width, door
> > thresholds, door hardware, vestibules,
> > etc. Ramps/Curbs: problems with curb cuts,
> ramps, handrails,
> > thresholds greater than 1 inch, etc.
> >
> > Communicating Accessibility Problems with
> Election Officials
> >
> > After completing the on-site reviews, MPAS
> notified municipal
> > clerks of locations where barriers were
> discovered. Within a
> > four-month period, over 440
> > letters were sent to election officials.
> By the end of 2010,
> > 88%
> > of those clerks responded back to MPAS with a
> plan of
> > correction.
> > In addition, MPAS
> > provided technical assistance to the election
> officials on how
> > to
> > improve access to their polling location in
> order to come into
> > compliance. Based on
> > the responses received from clerks, 43% informed
> us they were
> > would make the changes required; 31% corrected
> the barriers at
> > the polling locations; 9%
> > were going to apply for Access for All grant;
> and the remaining
> > responses varied from clerk using temporary
> equipment.
> >
> > When a clerk informed MAPS that the work was
> completed, MPAS
> > required documentation from each clerk proving
> or stating that
> > the work had been completed,
> > including photographs and/or copies of purchase
> orders. A
> > majority of the clerks responded either with a
> plan of
> > correction
> > for spring 2011 or with a
> > statement that the work was completed.
> MPAS is still waiting
> > for
> > some clerks to confirm that the work was done
> sufficiently.
> > Once
> > the removal of barriers
> > at these locations has been verified, MPAS
> expects Michigan?
> > polling place accessibility rate to rise to
> nearly 90 % ?--
> > one of the highest in the nation.
> > There remains, however, substantial work to be
> completed in the
> > city of Detroit in order to reach this
> goal. The remaining 12%
> > of clerks, who did not respond
> > to MPAS or the Bureau of Election with a plan of
> correction,
> > will
> > become a 2011 priority in order to attain 100%
> accessibility.
> >
> > NEXT STEPS
> >
> > While the focus of this report has been on
> reaching the 90%
> > accessibility rate, there would still be
> approximately 10% of
> > polling locations in Michigan
> > that are not accessible to all voters.
> Some clerks disagree
> > with
> > the findings and MPAS is working with those
> clerks.
> >
> > In 2011, MPAS will be re-visiting a number of
> polling locations
> > that are still recorded as being inaccessible,
> breaking them
> > into
> > three categories: failure
> > to communicate; work promised but documentation
> still needed;
> > and
> > locations requiring review by MPAS.
> >
> > MPAS will focus attention on election officials
> who have failed
> > to respond to MPAS communication attempts.
> This may involve
> > revisiting the location (some
> > clerks correct the problem even when they fail
> to respond),
> > attending city council/township meetings, filing
> official HAVA
> > complaints, and/or pursuing
> > legal action under different funding
> sources. MPAS?goal has
> > always been to educate clerks and assist them
> with improving
> > access first by proposing solutions
> > to removing barriers.
> >
> > In 2011, MPAS will also direct its attention to
> monitoring the
> > correction plans that election officials have
> submitted to
> > ensure
> > that barriers are removed.
> > MPAS will review the remaining 150 polling
> locations that have
> > not been visited yet.
> >
> > In Summary
> >
> > Throughout the 2010 project, the partnership
> between MPAS and
> > the
> > Michigan Bureau of Elections (BOE) was
> crucial. The state
> > reinforced the necessity of
> > accessible elections. They followed up
> with each municipality
> > whose polling place was noted as being
> inaccessible in order to
> > determine the jurisdiction's
> > planned course of action. In addition, the
> BOE coordinated and
> > extended Michigan's polling place improvement
> grant well into
> > the
> > fall to assist municipalities
> > in removing barriers to voting at no cost.
> >
> > Local election officials can either upgrade
> their polling places
> > (with or without grant funds), or relocate the
> polling place to
> > an accessible site. The
> > Bureau of Elections reports that due to the 2010
> project, they
> > have seen a large increase in the number of
> municipalities
> > applying for grant money. In
> > an effort to assist with the project, the BOE
> extended the
> > typical grant cycle by two months, giving clerks
> additional
> > opportunity to respond to MPAS?
> > letter and correct the problem(s) by using grant
> funds. The
> > Michigan Bureau of Elections received 74 grant
> applications, the
> > largest amount ever received
> > in one grant cycle. Of those 74 grant
> applications, 66
> > applicants received letters from MPAS seeking a
> plan of
> > correction - 89% of those who applied.
> > A large number of municipalities have pledged to
> apply when the
> > next grant period opens in early 2011.
> >
> > If the HAVA/PAVA program survives the President?
> proposed
> > budget
> > cuts, MPAS looks forward to continuing the
> partnership with the
> > Secretary of State, ensuring
> > all elections are accessible to all
> voters. Additionally, MPAS
> > encourages clerks to reach out to local
> disability groups for
> > future trainings. Listed
> > below are additional recommendations moving
> forward.
> >
> > Summary/Recommendations:
> >
> > ? Local clerks must be
> required to notify the Bureau of
> > Elections prior to relocating polling places.
> >
> > ? Accessibility checks
> should be completed when clerks
> > change polling locations, to verify
> accessibility. Reports
> > (with
> > photographs) should be submitted
> > to the Bureau of Elections.
> >
> > ? New polling locations
> must be required to adhere to the
> > Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility
> Guidelines.
> >
> > ? The advisory committee
> in charge of amending the State
> > Plan (under HAVA) should re-convene and identify
> ways to hold
> > clerks accountable and implement
> > model oversight programs.
> >
> > ? Access for All grant
> money should be available
> > throughout
> > the year, so accessibility problems can be
> addressed anytime
> > they
> > arise.
> >
> > ? The Bureau of
> Elections and local clerks should continue
> > working with disability advocacy organizations
> to complete
> > year-round polling place accessibility
> > audits and training to clerks.
> >
> > Accessibility Rate by County
> >
> > Table with 9 columns and 85 rows
> >
> > County
> >
> > Polling Locations
> >
> > Visited
> >
> > Accessible
> >
> > Barriers Discovered
> >
> > Percent Visited
> >
> > % Accessible of those Visited
> >
> > Now Complete
> >
> > % Now Accessible
> >
> > Alcona
> >
> > 12
> >
> > 12
> >
> > 8
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 67%
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 92%
> >
> > Alger
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 50%
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > Allegan
> >
> > 37
> >
> > 37
> >
> > 35
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 95%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 97%
> >
> > Alpena
> >
> > 15
> >
> > 15
> >
> > 8
> >
> > 7
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 53%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 60%
> >
> > Antrim
> >
> > 15
> >
> > 15
> >
> > 9
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 60%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 73%
> >
> > Arenac
> >
> > 14
> >
> > 14
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 71%
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 93%
> >
> > Baraga
> >
> > 8
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 75%
> >
> > 17%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 33%
> >
> > Barry
> >
> > 23
> >
> > 23
> >
> > 18
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 78%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 83%
> >
> > Bay
> >
> > 49
> >
> > 48
> >
> > 36
> >
> > 12
> >
> > 98%
> >
> > 75%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 77%
> >
> > Benzie
> >
> > 13
> >
> > 13
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 7
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 46%
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 77%
> >
> > Berrien
> >
> > 57
> >
> > 57
> >
> > 43
> >
> > 14
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 75%
> >
> > 8
> >
> > 89%
> >
> > Branch
> >
> > 18
> >
> > 17
> >
> > 9
> >
> > 8
> >
> > 94%
> >
> > 53%
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 88%
> >
> > Calhoun
> >
> > 46
> >
> > 43
> >
> > 34
> >
> > 9
> >
> > 93%
> >
> > 79%
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 86%
> >
> > Cass
> >
> > 19
> >
> > 19
> >
> > 12
> >
> > 7
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 63%
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 95%
> >
> > Charlevoix
> >
> > 18
> >
> > 16
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 89%
> >
> > 63%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 69%
> >
> > Cheboygan
> >
> > 20
> >
> > 20
> >
> > 14
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 70%
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 95%
> >
> > Chippewa
> >
> > 19
> >
> > 18
> >
> > 13
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 95%
> >
> > 72%
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 94%
> >
> > Clare
> >
> > 19
> >
> > 16
> >
> > 13
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 84%
> >
> > 81%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 94%
> >
> > Clinton
> >
> > 28
> >
> > 26
> >
> > 24
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 93%
> >
> > 92%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 96%
> >
> > Crawford
> >
> > 7
> >
> > 7
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 86%
> >
> > 0
> >
> > 86%
> >
> > Delta
> >
> > 21
> >
> > 20
> >
> > 11
> >
> > 9
> >
> > 95%
> >
> > 55%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 60%
> >
> > Dickinson
> >
> > 15
> >
> > 15
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 9
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 40%
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 73%
> >
> > Eaton
> >
> > 36
> >
> > 36
> >
> > 28
> >
> > 8
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 78%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 83%
> >
> > Emmet
> >
> > 19
> >
> > 19
> >
> > 12
> >
> > 7
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 63%
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 89%
> >
> > Genesee
> >
> > 119
> >
> > 109
> >
> > 84
> >
> > 25
> >
> > 92%
> >
> > 77%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 79%
> >
> > Gladwin
> >
> > 17
> >
> > 17
> >
> > 11
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 65%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 71%
> >
> > Gogebic
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 7
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 70%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 90%
> >
> > Grand Traverse
> >
> > 28
> >
> > 27
> >
> > 27
> >
> > 0
> >
> > 96%
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 0
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > Gratiot
> >
> > 23
> >
> > 23
> >
> > 16
> >
> > 7
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 70%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 78%
> >
> > Hillsdale
> >
> > 21
> >
> > 21
> >
> > 12
> >
> > 9
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 57%
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 71%
> >
> > Houghton
> >
> > 31
> >
> > 22
> >
> > 9
> >
> > 13
> >
> > 71%
> >
> > 41%
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 64%
> >
> > Huron
> >
> > 30
> >
> > 29
> >
> > 18
> >
> > 11
> >
> > 97%
> >
> > 62%
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 79%
> >
> > Ingham
> >
> > 95
> >
> > 81
> >
> > 78
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 85%
> >
> > 96%
> >
> > 0
> >
> > 96%
> >
> > Ionia
> >
> > 22
> >
> > 22
> >
> > 17
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 77%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 82%
> >
> > Iosco
> >
> > 15
> >
> > 15
> >
> > 14
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 93%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > Iron
> >
> > 12
> >
> > 12
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 50%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 67%
> >
> > Isabella
> >
> > 25
> >
> > 25
> >
> > 19
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 76%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 80%
> >
> > Jackson
> >
> > 47
> >
> > 45
> >
> > 34
> >
> > 11
> >
> > 96%
> >
> > 76%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 80%
> >
> > Kalamazoo
> >
> > 97
> >
> > 97
> >
> > 79
> >
> > 18
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 81%
> >
> > 7
> >
> > 89%
> >
> > Kalkaska
> >
> > 12
> >
> > 12
> >
> > 8
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 67%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 75%
> >
> > Kent
> >
> > 209
> >
> > 207
> >
> > 174
> >
> > 33
> >
> > 99%
> >
> > 84%
> >
> > 11
> >
> > 89%
> >
> > Keweenaw
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 0
> >
> > 80%
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 0
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > Lake
> >
> > 15
> >
> > 15
> >
> > 8
> >
> > 7
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 53%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 67%
> >
> > Lapeer
> >
> > 24
> >
> > 24
> >
> > 20
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 83%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 92%
> >
> > Leelanau
> >
> > 13
> >
> > 13
> >
> > 8
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 62%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 69%
> >
> > Lenawee
> >
> > 30
> >
> > 30
> >
> > 23
> >
> > 7
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 77%
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 90%
> >
> > Livingston
> >
> > 48
> >
> > 45
> >
> > 35
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 94%
> >
> > 78%
> >
> > 0
> >
> > 78%
> >
> > Luce
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 75%
> >
> > 0
> >
> > 75%
> >
> > Mackinac
> >
> > 13
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 77%
> >
> > 50%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 60%
> >
> > Macomb
> >
> > 235
> >
> > 233
> >
> > 188
> >
> > 45
> >
> > 99%
> >
> > 81%
> >
> > 17
> >
> > 88%
> >
> > Manistee
> >
> > 15
> >
> > 15
> >
> > 11
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 73%
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 93%
> >
> > Marquette
> >
> > 29
> >
> > 29
> >
> > 16
> >
> > 13
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 55%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 59%
> >
> > Mason
> >
> > 23
> >
> > 23
> >
> > 15
> >
> > 8
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 65%
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 78%
> >
> > Mecosta
> >
> > 22
> >
> > 22
> >
> > 18
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 82%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 86%
> >
> > Menominee
> >
> > 16
> >
> > 14
> >
> > 8
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 88%
> >
> > 57%
> >
> > 0
> >
> > 57%
> >
> > Midland
> >
> > 38
> >
> > 29
> >
> > 22
> >
> > 7
> >
> > 76%
> >
> > 76%
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 90%
> >
> > Missaukee
> >
> > 17
> >
> > 17
> >
> > 14
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 82%
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > Monroe
> >
> > 42
> >
> > 36
> >
> > 27
> >
> > 9
> >
> > 86%
> >
> > 75%
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 89%
> >
> > Montcalm
> >
> > 26
> >
> > 25
> >
> > 21
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 96%
> >
> > 84%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 92%
> >
> > Montmorency
> >
> > 9
> >
> > 9
> >
> > 7
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 78%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 89%
> >
> > Muskegon
> >
> > 72
> >
> > 71
> >
> > 68
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 99%
> >
> > 96%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 99%
> >
> > Newaygo
> >
> > 28
> >
> > 28
> >
> > 22
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 79%
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 89%
> >
> > Oakland
> >
> > 410
> >
> > 380
> >
> > 292
> >
> > 88
> >
> > 93%
> >
> > 77%
> >
> > 46
> >
> > 89%
> >
> > Oceana
> >
> > 18
> >
> > 18
> >
> > 12
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 67%
> >
> > 0
> >
> > 67%
> >
> > Ogemaw
> >
> > 16
> >
> > 16
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 63%
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 94%
> >
> > Ontonagon
> >
> > 14
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 7
> >
> > 71%
> >
> > 30%
> >
> > 0
> >
> > 30%
> >
> > Osceola
> >
> > 18
> >
> > 18
> >
> > 14
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 78%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 89%
> >
> > Oscoda
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 67%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 83%
> >
> > Otsego
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 7
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 70%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 90%
> >
> > Ottawa
> >
> > 88
> >
> > 88
> >
> > 79
> >
> > 9
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 90%
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 95%
> >
> > Presque Isle
> >
> > 16
> >
> > 16
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 63%
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 81%
> >
> > Roscommon
> >
> > 11
> >
> > 11
> >
> > 11
> >
> > 0
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 0
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > Saginaw
> >
> > 75
> >
> > 75
> >
> > 61
> >
> > 14
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 81%
> >
> > 8
> >
> > 92%
> >
> > Sanilac
> >
> > 30
> >
> > 30
> >
> > 26
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 87%
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 97%
> >
> > Schoolcraft
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 60%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 80%
> >
> > Shiawassee
> >
> > 27
> >
> > 27
> >
> > 17
> >
> > 10
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 63%
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 74%
> >
> > St. Clair
> >
> > 52
> >
> > 48
> >
> > 44
> >
> > 4
> >
> > 92%
> >
> > 92%
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 98%
> >
> > St. Joseph
> >
> > 17
> >
> > 17
> >
> > 12
> >
> > 5
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 71%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 82%
> >
> > Tuscola
> >
> > 25
> >
> > 24
> >
> > 16
> >
> > 8
> >
> > 96%
> >
> > 67%
> >
> > 2
> >
> > 75%
> >
> > Van Buren
> >
> > 23
> >
> > 22
> >
> > 19
> >
> > 3
> >
> > 96%
> >
> > 86%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 91%
> >
> > Washtenaw
> >
> > 106
> >
> > 100
> >
> > 70
> >
> > 30
> >
> > 94%
> >
> > 70%
> >
> > 0
> >
> > 70%
> >
> > Wayne
> >
> > 568
> >
> > 519
> >
> > 325
> >
> > 194
> >
> > 91%
> >
> > 63%
> >
> > 28
> >
> > 68%
> >
> > Wexford
> >
> > 20
> >
> > 20
> >
> > 14
> >
> > 6
> >
> > 100%
> >
> > 70%
> >
> > 1
> >
> > 75%
> >
> > Total
> >
> > 3635
> >
> > 3457
> >
> > 2579
> >
> > 878
> >
> > 95.10%
> >
> > 74.60%
> >
> > 289
> >
> > 83%
> >
> > table end
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:01:14 -0400
> > From: Katie Wang <bunnykatie6 at gmail.com>
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list
> > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question about NLS WebBraille
> > Message-ID:
> >
> <CA+6VNgMyPtC8awLRoQhU091dof4rjGOiFVS4bBx+gsDuOzYY5w at mail.gmail.com
> > >
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >
> > Chris, there is no Download button on Web
> Braille. Instead, when you
> > are taken to the book itself, just press Space with s
> on your Braille
> > Note and you will be prompted for where you would like
> to save the
> > file and what you would like to name it. NLS saves
> each braille volume
> > of a book in a separate file, so you will have to do
> this multiple
> > times if you are dealing with a book that is in more
> than one volume.
> > I have been a Web Braille user for many years and find
> it a great
> > resource, although I have come to rely on Bookshare
> more in the past
> > few years for pleasure reading since it has a much
> larger, more
> > current collection.
> > Lea, I don't think you are doing anything wrong
> on your end-- It
> > might be a NLS database issue. I would suggest
> contacting your state
> > NLS library again and see if they can get you
> some sort of technical
> > support contact info. Someone from the central program
> that
> > administers the Web Braille service might need to look
> into your
> > situation.
> > Hope this helps!
> > Katie
> >
> >
> > On 7/10/11, Lea williams <leanicole1988 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > I tried to sing up with this sight and when I log
> in it says my user
> > > name and password is wrong. I have called and
> gotten it changed three
> > > times and it still says it. wonder what I am
> doing wrong.
> > >
> > > On 7/9/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >> Hi all,
> > >>
> > >> I have a question for all you NLS Web Braille
> users! I recently
> > >> registered for WebBraille, and am looking
> forward to all it has
> > >> to offer. But I do have this question:
> when I click on a link
> > >> for a book, where can I find a link, button,
> or something where I
> > >> can download the BRF file(s) onto my
> BrailleNote? I tried to
> > >> download Walking Alone and Marching Together
> last night, and when
> > >> I clicked on the link, it put me into the
> actual book to read
> > >> online, but I wanted to download the book to
> read it in my
> > >> BrailleNote's book reader at a later
> date. How can I do this?
> > >> Thanks!
> > >>
> > >> Chris
> > >>
> > >> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!"
> (Camp Abilities motto)
> > >>
> > >> The I C.A.N. Foundation helps visually
> impaired youth in
> > >> Maryland have the ability to confidently say
> "I can!" How? Click
> > >> on this link to learn more and to
> contribute:
> > >> www.icanfoundation.info or like us on
> Facebook at I C.A.N.
> > >> Foundation.
> > >>
> > >> Sent from my BrailleNote
> > >>
> > >>
> _______________________________________________
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> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Lea Williams
> > >
> > > Phone;
> > > 704-732-4470
> > > Skipe;
> > > Lea.williams738
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> > >
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> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 5
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:46:14 -0400
> > From: <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> > To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list"
> > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal sites
> > Message-ID:
> <B4037C3F7D6A496095F21D0D96442BCF at OwnerPC>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset="utf-8"
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe more than
> one blog.
> > So what accessible sites are there? Do bloggers
> generally write first
> > person stories, or about things they see that are more
> objective?
> > Any of you have a blog? How often do you update
> it? Is it possible to
> > upload photos to it to go along with your story? Or
> maybe you need sighted
> > help to post photos?
> > What about audio? What format do audio clips need to
> be in?
> > Can you have more than one blog on the same site? Can
> > you write as much as you want or is there a word
> limit?
> > I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with friends and
> family. I figured
> > blogging would be a neat way to write stories about
> myself, life and my
> > opinions on things like books, technology, and
> religion.
> >
> > What site can you write like a journal about
> yourself?
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Ashley
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 6
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:50:08 -0500
> > From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list
> > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal
> sites
> > Message-ID:
> > <CAO83KOvcw3DpL1u2R9+g_RvWhXLH2gmZrbgwOouBK5VD3jm5RQ at mail.gmail.com
> > >
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
> >
> > Ashley:
> > Why not start an accessible forum, online, for blind
> people?
> > I've found an accessible one.
> > V Bulletin, is quite accessible, with an audio
> captcha, (if they still have
> > it.)
> > To see 2 forums, from V Bulletin, here are some
> examples.
> > www.apostolicfriendsforum.com, and
> www.goodnewscafe.net.
> > Blessings, Joshua
> >
> > On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe more
> than one blog.
> > > So what accessible sites are there? Do
> bloggers generally write first
> > > person stories, or about things they see that are
> more objective?
> > > Any of you have a blog? How often do you
> update it? Is it possible to
> > > upload photos to it to go along with your story?
> Or maybe you need
> > sighted
> > > help to post photos?
> > > What about audio? What format do audio clips need
> to be in?
> > > Can you have more than one blog on the same site?
> Can
> > > you write as much as you want or is there a word
> limit?
> > > I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with
> friends and family. I figured
> > > blogging would be a neat way to write stories
> about myself, life and my
> > > opinions on things like books, technology, and
> religion.
> > >
> > > What site can you write like a journal about
> yourself?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > > Ashley
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 7
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:42:30 -0400
> > From: <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> > To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list"
> > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal
> sites
> > Message-ID:
> <AF7D2C5148FE4AC39D1C45AA2B6941EB at OwnerPC>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed;
> charset="Windows-1252";
> > reply-type=original
> >
> > Joshua,
> > What is a forum like? Isn't that for a group of people
> to discuss something
> > common?
> > Is that how a forum differs from a blog?
> > This would be a good idea if I had several
> people interested in a forum.
> > I'll see about it. I have a beep ball team and that
> was one of the things I
> > wanted to blog about. But yes if more people want to
> post online, I'd like
> > the idea of a forum. A blog would be more for my
> writings, if I do it.
> >
> > I'll check those links out and I'm glad to know they
> are accessible.
> >
> > Ashley
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joshua Lester
> > Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:50 PM
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal
> sites
> >
> > Ashley:
> > Why not start an accessible forum, online, for blind
> people?
> > I've found an accessible one.
> > V Bulletin, is quite accessible, with an audio
> captcha, (if they still have
> > it.)
> > To see 2 forums, from V Bulletin, here are some
> examples.
> > www.apostolicfriendsforum.com, and
> www.goodnewscafe.net.
> > Blessings, Joshua
> >
> > On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe more
> than one blog.
> > > So what accessible sites are there? Do
> bloggers generally write first
> > > person stories, or about things they see that are
> more objective?
> > > Any of you have a blog? How often do you
> update it? Is it possible to
> > > upload photos to it to go along with your story?
> Or maybe you need
> > sighted
> > > help to post photos?
> > > What about audio? What format do audio clips need
> to be in?
> > > Can you have more than one blog on the same site?
> Can
> > > you write as much as you want or is there a word
> limit?
> > > I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with
> friends and family. I figured
> > > blogging would be a neat way to write stories
> about myself, life and my
> > > opinions on things like books, technology, and
> religion.
> > >
> > > What site can you write like a journal about
> yourself?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > > Ashley
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > nabs-l mailing list
> > > nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> > > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
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> your account info for
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> > >
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> > >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > nabs-l mailing list
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 8
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:52:18 -0400
> > From: Elizabeth <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
> > To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: [nabs-l] Thanks for the Help at National
> Convention
> > Message-ID: <COL118-W1316868A320E5058F0232FBA450 at phx.gbl>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I have done my best to thank everyone individually for
> the help they have
> > provided me over the past week. However, I thought I
> would also send out a
> > general message to thank anyone I may have missed
> along the way. My
> > convention may not have gone the way I wanted it to
> go, but it was exactly
> > what I needed for reasons I am not willing to share on
> such a public email
> > list.
> >
> > Since the last time I checked the messages on this
> list was before
> > convention, it is quite possible that someone may have
> already said what
> > happened, or at least their version of the story.
> However, I have already
> > shared my version of the story about a million times
> by now, so if you are
> > curious as to what happened, you will just have to
> wait for another time.
> >
> > The bottom line is that I am going to be just fine. I
> just wanted to show
> > my appreciation to those who may have helped me along
> the way.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Elizabeth
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 9
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:22:03 -0500
> > From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list
> > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal
> sites
> > Message-ID:
> >
> <CAO83KOviXamrW81HF9NX+T4LZ7M9pU3mnTrmuGYO794JtGARSg at mail.gmail.com
> > >
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
> >
> > Yes.
> > Are you familiar with the beap baseball?
> > I just heard about it, on the DJD Invasion.
> > Blessings, Joshua
> >
> > On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > > Joshua,
> > > What is a forum like? Isn't that for a group of
> people to discuss
> > something
> > > common?
> > > Is that how a forum differs from a blog?
> > > This would be a good idea if I had several
> people interested in a forum.
> > > I'll see about it. I have a beep ball team and
> that was one of the things
> > I
> > > wanted to blog about. But yes if more people want
> to post online, I'd
> > like
> > > the idea of a forum. A blog would be more for my
> writings, if I do it.
> > >
> > > I'll check those links out and I'm glad to know
> they are accessible.
> > >
> > > Ashley
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Joshua Lester
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:50 PM
> > > To: National Association of Blind Students
> mailing list
> > > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible blog and journal
> sites
> > >
> > > Ashley:
> > > Why not start an accessible forum, online, for
> blind people?
> > > I've found an accessible one.
> > > V Bulletin, is quite accessible, with an audio
> captcha, (if they still
> > have
> > > it.)
> > > To see 2 forums, from V Bulletin, here are some
> examples.
> > > www.apostolicfriendsforum.com, and
> www.goodnewscafe.net.
> > > Blessings, Joshua
> > >
> > > On 7/10/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > >> Hi all,
> > >>
> > >> I?m interested in starting a blog or maybe
> more than one blog.
> > >> So what accessible sites are there? Do
> bloggers generally write first
> > >> person stories, or about things they see that
> are more objective?
> > >> Any of you have a blog? How often do
> you update it? Is it possible to
> > >> upload photos to it to go along with your
> story? Or maybe you need
> > sighted
> > >> help to post photos?
> > >> What about audio? What format do audio clips
> need to be in?
> > >> Can you have more than one blog on the same
> site? Can
> > >> you write as much as you want or is there a
> word limit?
> > >> I enjoy writing and I?d like to share with
> friends and family. I figured
> > >> blogging would be a neat way to write stories
> about myself, life and my
> > >> opinions on things like books, technology,
> and religion.
> > >>
> > >> What site can you write like a journal about
> yourself?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Thanks.
> > >> Ashley
> > >>
> _______________________________________________
> > >> nabs-l mailing list
> > >> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> > >> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> > >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or
> get your account info for
> > >> nabs-l:
> > >>
> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/jlester8462%40students.pccua.edu
> > >>
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > nabs-l mailing list
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> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 10
> > Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:50:20 +0000 (UTC)
> > From: Amy Sabo <amylsabo at comcast.net>
> > To: "BLIND STUDENTS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF" <NABS-L at NFBNET.ORG>,
> > "OF BLIND STUDENTS,
> COLORADO ASSOCIATION" <CABS at NFBNET.ORG>
> > Subject: [nabs-l] aim problem
> > Message-ID:
> > <
> > 1760385386.319978.1310359820794.JavaMail.root at sz0144a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net
> > >
> >
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> >
> > hello all,
> >
> > i hope that you are all doing well. i'm having
> problems with the latest
> > version of aim. i have tried tabbing to all of the
> features on it to change
> > the settings on it but, jfw won't let me do that. is
> there a way in where i
> > can access aim with jfw? are there speciall scripts
> for jfw that i can use?
> >
> > thanks again and, i will talk to you all soon!
> >
> >
> > hugs,
> > amy
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 11
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:35:34 -0700
> > From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
> > To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list'"
> > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] aim problem
> > Message-ID:
> <0FCAE1D24B6A42BD8B6BF6FDF4002DEE at HumbertoAvila>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset="us-ascii"
> >
> > The last thing I heard about AOL Instant Messenger
> (AIM) was about 2 years
> > ago on a podcast about JAWS and instant messaging (by
> the way, it was the
> > FS
> > cast). Maybe they have updated the software and now it
> is inaccessible with
> > JAWS? I don't know...but, what version of JAWS are you
> using? Which
> > operating system? Which version of aim?
> > Cheers, Humberto
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> > Behalf
> > Of Amy Sabo
> > Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:50 PM
> > To: BLIND STUDENTS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF; OF BLIND
> STUDENTS, COLORADO
> > ASSOCIATION
> > Subject: [nabs-l] aim problem
> >
> > hello all,
> >
> > i hope that you are all doing well. i'm having
> problems with the latest
> > version of aim. i have tried tabbing to all of the
> features on it to change
> > the settings on it but, jfw won't let me do that. is
> there a way in where i
> > can access aim with jfw? are there speciall scripts
> for jfw that i can use?
> >
> > thanks again and, i will talk to you all soon!
> >
> >
> > hugs,
> > amy
> > _______________________________________________
> > nabs-l mailing list
> > nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/avila.bert.humberto2
> > %40gmail.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 12
> > Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:50:05 -0500
> > From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> > To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> > Subject: [nabs-l] iPal for sale
> > Message-ID: <auto-000019992102 at mailfront3.g2host.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii";
> format=flowed
> >
> >
> > >
> > >Eye Pal for sale. $1299
> > >I can be contacted via email at mbrianwooten at gmail.com
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >Brian
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
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