[nabs-l] Write About Your Experiences of Inaccessibility in College for Washington Seminar by Weds, Jan. 22!

Kathryn Webster kathrynwebster at me.com
Tue Jan 21 05:19:46 UTC 2014


January 22, this Wednesday 

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> On Jan 21, 2014, at 12:05 AM, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> When do you need it by?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Bennett
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 8:20 PM
> To: National Asociation of Blind Students
> Subject: [nabs-l] Write About Your Experiences of Inaccessibility in College
> for Washington Seminar by Weds, Jan. 22!
> 
> Dear Members,
> 
> My name is Cindy Bennett. I am an NFB member and the secretary of the
> National Association of Blind Students (NABS).
> 
> NABS is excited to help with the recently introduced Technology, Education,
> and Accessibility in College and Higher Education (TEACH) act. I am
> currently working with Lauren McLarney, a Government Affairs Specialist for
> the National Federation of the Blind, to collect stories about blind
> student's experiences with higher education. We are contacting you because
> we want stories from constituents living in every congressional district in
> the U.S., and we can only do this with your help! Along with the ways you
> can help listed below, submitting your story by Wednesday, January 22 will
> insure that your story will make an appearance at the Washington Seminar
> appointment with your district!
> 
> In summary, the TEACH Act will create accessibility guidelines for
> electronic instructional materials and related information technologies used
> by institutions of higher education. The TEACH Act will provide guidelines
> for manufacturers of educational technology and clarity for institutions of
> higher education to ensure that materials are usable by all students.
> Earlier this year, Congressman Tom Petri (R-WI) introduced the TEACH Act
> (H.R. 3505). Click here to learn more about the TEACH Act.
> https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/word/2013%20teach%20fact%20sheet.doc.
> 
> Now that the bill has been introduced, we need to get it passed! And that's
> where you come in!
> 
> We need stories from current and recent students who are and have been
> affected by the lack of accessibility in the classroom, whether it be
> through inaccessible software, lack of materials, or late or inadequate
> accessible materials. Be sure to include a sentence of how accessibility
> guidelines would/would have helped you.
> 
> Compose your paragraph-long story and send it to me at clb5590 at gmail.com.
> Please include the school you attend/attended, and any congressional
> districts that you live in. for example, if your permanent address is in a
> different congressional district from the district in which you go to
> school, list both. If you do not know this information, you can look it up
> here.
> http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
> There is a simple edit field where you can enter your zip code. On the next
> page, your zip code and the number district in which you reside are listed
> like this.
> 
> Zip code: 98121
> is located in the 7th Congressional district of Washington.
> 
> The second way you can help is by reinforcing the appointments Lauren and
> other NFB members have with congress. If someone has an appointment with
> your congressperson, I will contact you with the date of the appointment,
> and you can call your congressperson's office and tell your story. This will
> show your congressperson that one of their constituents is directly affected
> by inadequate accessibility and needs the TEACH Act. This part is very
> important as members of congress work for their constituents!
> 
> Of course, you do not have to wait for someone to have an appointment with
> your representative or senators; we encourage you to go ahead and contact
> them on your own!
> 
> Please pass this announcement on to all of the blind current and recent
> students that you know!
> 
> Finally, please feel free to contact me or Lauren McLarney with any
> questions. you can reach me at clb5590 at gmail.com, and Lauren at
> LMcLarney at nfb.org.
> 
> We look forward to receiving your stories!
> 
> Cindy Bennett and Lauren McLarney
> 
> 
> --
> Cindy Bennett
> Secretary: National Association of Blind Students
> 
> B.A. Psychology, UNC Wilmington
> clb5590 at gmail.com
> 
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