[nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years

J.J. Meddaugh jj at bestmidi.com
Thu Jul 14 00:44:07 UTC 2011


I don't believe we are in the same Rosen every year. There is a new Rosen 
hotel being built, and we may end up there as well some of these years.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tina Thomas" <tinadt at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years


> Yes, it will be in the same hotel.
> Tina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 2:59 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years
>
> Anmol,
> Odd, why on earth are they having it in the same city for that long? That
> hasn't happened before.
> Do you know if its in the same hotel?
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Anmol Bhatia
> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:50 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years
>
> 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?.  Re: question about brail to word
>>  program? (Chris Nusbaum)
>> 젨?.  Re: [acb-l] polling place access
>>  issues to this day in mi
>> ???(Josh Gregory)
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>>  (Katie Wang)
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>>  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>,
>>  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
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>>  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
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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
>> om
>>
>>  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
>> om
>>
>>  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
>>  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.c
>> om
>>
>>  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;??
>>  젨쟠harset="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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>> t.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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