[nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for 5 Years

Chris Nusbaum dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
Thu Jul 14 16:05:13 UTC 2011


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

 Chris

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----- Original Message -----
From: <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:58:39 -0400
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)

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  ----- 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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  issues to this day in mi
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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
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 ?---- Original Message ------
  From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com
  Subject: [Blindtlk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
  Date sent: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 19:59:44 -0400

  It was announced at the convention that conventions
  from 2013
  through 2017
  will be held in Orlando.?I wish we could extend
  the length of
  the convention
  back to how it was and NFB would
  organize tours for Wednesday afternoon.?That
  way, people could
  get excited
  about Orlando and have time to go places.?I
  liked the old
  schedule much
  better.?If we are going to keep people here for
  five years in a
  row, we need
  to give them ample opportunity to take advantage of
  all there is
  to do in
  Orlando.?Besides, I like the banquet the night
  before the last
  day of
  convention.


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

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

  E-mail: flmom2006 at gmail.com
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  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
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  You could also join the BrailleNote list, where users
  of the
  BrailleNote can talk about tips and tricks regarding
  the BN and
  ask questions when they're having technical
  problems.?Here's the
  link:
  www.list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote.?
  In
  the mean time, if you'd like, I can post your question
  to the BN
  list and forward you any responses off list.?
  Hope this helps!

 ?Chris

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  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.

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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:
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 ?----- 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
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 ?---- 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%

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  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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  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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