[nabs-l] access board guidelines

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi=20Ashley,

I=20have=20passed=20this=20along=20to=20the=20Federation's=20Governmental=20=
Affairs=20
Team=20at=20the=20national=20office=20(John=20Par=E9,=20Jesse=20Hartle,=20L=
auren=20
McLarney,=20and=20Anil=20Lewis)=20and=20will=20let=20you=20and=20the=20list=
=20know=20if=20I=20
hear=20back=20from=20them.=20=20Just=20so=20you=20know,=20if=20you=20have=20=
any=20questions=20
about=20the=20Federation=20and=20legislative=20work=20and/or=20
blindness-related=20legislation,=20they're=20great=20resources=20and=20are=
=20
open=20to=20questions.=20=20Here=20are=20their=20emails:

John=20Par=E9,=20Director=20of=20Strategic=20Initiatives:=20jpare at nfb.org.
Jesse=20Hartle,=20Governmental=20Affairs=20Specialist:=20jhartle at nfb.org.
Lauren=20McLarney,=20Governmental=20Affairs=20Specialist:=20
lmclarney at nfb.org.
Anil=20Lewis,=20Director=20of=20Strategic=20Communications:=20alewis at nfb.or=
g.

You=20can=20also=20call=20the=20national=20center=20at=20410-659-9314=20and=
=20ask=20for=20
any=20of=20them.

Chris

"The=20real=20problem=20of=20blindness=20is=20not=20the=20loss=20of=20eyesi=
ght.=20=20The=20
real=20problem=20is=20the=20misunderstanding=20and=20lack=20of=20education=
=20that=20
exists.=20=20If=20a=20blind=20person=20has=20the=20proper=20training=20and=
=20
opportunity,=20blindness=20can=20be=20reduced=20to=20a=20mere=20physical=20=

nuisance."
--=20Kenneth=20Jernigan=20(President,=20National=20Federation=20of=20the=20=
Blind,=20
1968-1986

=20The=20I=20C.A.N.=20=20Foundation=20helps=20blind=20and=20visually=20impa=
ired=20youth=20
in=20Maryland=20say=20"I=20can,"=20by=20empowering=20them=20through=20provi=
ding=20
assistive=20technology=20and=20scholarships=20to=20camps=20and=20convention=
s=20
which=20help=20them=20be=20equal=20with=20their=20sighted=20peers.=20=20For=
=20more=20
information=20about=20the=20Foundation=20and=20to=20support=20our=20work,=20=
visit=20
us=20online=20at=20www.icanfoundation.info!

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20"Ashley=20Bramlett"=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Wed,=2023=20Nov=202011=2014:49:03=20-0500
Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20access=20board=20guidelines

Hi=20all,

I=E2=80=99m=20surprised=20NFB=20hasn=E2=80=99t=20called=20members=20out=20t=
o=20make=20Access=20
board=20comments.=20=20I=20heard=20that=20they=E2=80=99re=20proposing=20aud=
ible=20signals=20
whereever=20pedestrian=20signals=20are=20installed.

I=20think=20they=20are=20needed=20at=20some=20large=20intersections,=20but=
=20not=20
every=20pedestrian=20button=20intersection.=20=20We=20can=20find=20the=20bu=
tton,=20
push=20it,=20and=20go=20with=20traffic=20sounds,=20usually.

Anyone=20interested,=20the=20proposed=20guidelines=20are=20at=20
www.access-board.gov=20I=20think.
Ashley
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