[nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years

Anmol Bhatia anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 13 01:50:58 UTC 2011


It was me who sent that message. 2013 to 2018 NFB conventions will be held in Orlando.

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


--- On Tue, 7/12/11, Humberto Avila <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Humberto Avila <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 8:42 PM
> I didn't send  that message.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Chris Nusbaum
> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 6:31 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years
> 
> Humberto,
> 
> I thought 2012 would be in Dallas, as I heard from
> Dr.  Maurer at 
> this year's convention.  Unless you mean 2018's would
> be in 
> Orlando, making it six years.
> 
>  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: Anmol Bhatia <anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:36:31 -0700 (PDT)
> 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
> 
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> 젨?.  [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando
>  for 5 years (Chris Nusbaum)
> 젨?.  Re: question about brail to word
>  program? (Chris Nusbaum)
> 젨?.  Re: [acb-l] polling place access
>  issues to this day in mi
> ???(Josh Gregory)
> 젨?.  Re: question about NLS WebBraille
>  (Katie Wang)
> 젨?.  accessible blog and journal sites
>  (bookwormahb at earthlink.net)
> 젨?.  Re: accessible blog and journal
>  sites (Joshua Lester)
> 젨?.  Re: accessible blog and journal
>  sites (bookwormahb at earthlink.net)
> 젨?.  Thanks for the Help at National
>  Convention (Elizabeth)
> 젨?.  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)
> 
> 
> 
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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>,
>  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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> 
> 
>  ------------------------------
> 
>  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
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>  be available soon from GW Micro and GW Micro dealers.
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>  www.gwmicro.com,
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>  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
> 
> ???젨잻isability advocates
>  have visited 95% (3,457) and
> ?reviewed the exterior of polling locations in
>  Michigan.
> 
> ???젨쟖pon 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.
> 
> ???젨잸fter working with
>  state and local officials, it is
> ?anticipated that Michigan? accessibility rate
>  will be increased
> ?to 90% in 2012.
> 
> ???젨쟏f the locations that
>  were inaccessible, 60% had one
> ?barrier, 30% had two types of barriers, and 6%
>  had three or more
> ?types of barriers.
> 
> ???젨쟏nly six of the 84
>  counties in Michigan were 100%
> ?physically accessible upon initial visit.
> 
> ???젨쟋PAS 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:
> 
> ???젨잸ll 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.
> 
> ???젨쟔tates 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.젨잹ased 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:
> 
> ???젨쟊ocal clerks must be
>  required to notify the Bureau of
> ?Elections prior to relocating polling places.
> 
> ???젨잸ccessibility checks
>  should be completed when clerks
> ?change polling locations, to verify
>  accessibility.?Reports
>  (with
> ?photographs) should be submitted
> ?to the Bureau of Elections.
> 
> ???젨쟍ew polling locations
>  must be required to adhere to the
> ?Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility
>  Guidelines.
> 
> ???젨쟕he 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.
> 
> ???젨잸ccess for All grant
>  money should be available
>  throughout
> ?the year, so accessibility problems can be
>  addressed anytime
>  they
> ?arise.
> 
> ???젨쟕he 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.c
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>  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!
> 젨쟇atie
> 
> 
>  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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>  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;??
>  젨쟠harset="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.c
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>  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
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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
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> 
>  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.c
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> 
>  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.
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> 
>  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
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> 
>  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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