[nabs-l] Advocacy and some help, please.

[Amy Sabo]

hello hope,

thanks for posting this messsagee to the list. i'm glad that you had a good time at the magic kingdom but, not a good time at universal studios. i'm glad that you brought this up since many federationists will be going these parks before or after national convention this summer.

as for doing this why not contact the president of the nfb of florida and email this note to him about this. i don't have hiis information but, just go to the nfb's web site and click on the link for state affiliates and then find florida and, that's where you would find their contact information. i would also pass this onto dr. maurer and mrs. jerrigan who are also but, mrs. jerrigan would be the best person to advise on this issue.

that's my thoughts on this matter. take care and, i will talk to you soon.


hugs,
amy	

----- Original Message -----
From: Hope Paulos <hope.paulos at gmail.com>
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Sent: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:35:55 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: [nabs-l] Advocacy and some help, please.

Hi all. Last week I went to Orlando for  a vacation. Needed a nice warm place rather than the cold cold climate where I live in Maine. I went to two theme parks: Disney's Magic Kingdom and Universal Studios Islands of Adventure. Disney had a wonderful device that was equipped with GPS. I wore it around my shoulders and it provided me with info when I passed certain things like restaurants, bathrooms, rides, etc. When on the ride, it would provide me with audio descriptionat the appropriate points throughout the ride. Universal was another story. Nothing was mentioned about blind people on their website, nothing was available in Braille, and I was treated as if I was from another planet.. 
I am mentioning this on this list because I don't know who to contact. NFB will be in Orlando, and I'd think the least Universal can do is provide things in Braille.  At the very least!!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to email me off list if you have any other questions. My email is: hope.paulos at gmail.com
Sincerely,
Hope Paulos
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