[nabs-l] Petition for Equal Access in Higher Education

[Mary Fernandez]

Helga,
If educational technology is made to be compatible with assistive
software, that will solve the issue of everything from having issues
accessing webpages with screenreading software, which will mean that a
student can also use a refreshable braille display to access
materials. When writing the petition, I made sure that the meaning of
access was fairly well defined at the opening of the petition. Thank
you!
Mary F

On 1/25/14, helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com <helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Mary, this is Helga. I just wanted to ask you, is this petition only for
>
> unaccessible Softwareor could it also mean not having access to Braille, or
>
> big print materials for students at their college or university? Just
> curious! And when I say unaccesseble software, I mean websites that are not
>
> accessible with JAWS. Hope to hear from yu soon. Thanks so much and God
> bless!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary Fernandez
> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 12:09 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list ; GABS ; New Jersey
>
> Association of Blind Students ; Colorado Center ; Presidents
> Subject: [nabs-l] Petition for Equal Access in Higher Education
>
> Dear all,
> It is your chance as students to shine!It is an unfortunate, and all
> too common occurrence, that blind students pursuing a college degree,
> are faced by countless accessibility barriers. It is time to change
> that.
> About a month ago I thought that one of the ways that we could educate
> the general public, the academic world, students and parents, was to
> use a petition which would outline the issue, and offer a solution.
> That petition is here today. Jamie Pricipado, a student who
> experienced the effects that inaccessible software has on a student’s
> education, and who, as a result, is an extremely passionate advocate
> for the issue, agreed to be our starter petitioner. Below you will
> find the link to the petition we drafted, along with the help of the
> amazing Lauren McClarney at the government affairs department at NFB.
> I ask you not to simply sign it, but to send it to every contact in
> your address book, post it on Facebook Twitter, Stumble On, and all
> the zillions of social media outlets out there. But most important,
> write in the comment box why this is an important issue, it is our
> chance to have our voices heard, so exploit it!
> In a mere six hours we are only 200 signatures away from reaching the
> first 1000 signatures. If this is an important issue to you, and if
> you believe in the right of equal access to education, do your part,
> and let’s get this done.
>
> https://www.change.org/petitions/pass-teach-act-equal-access-to-educational-materials-for-students-with-disabilities
>
> If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
> Sincerely
>
>
>
> --
> Mary Fernandez
> "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will
> forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them
> feel."
> —
> Maya Angelou
>
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-- 
Mary Fernandez
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will
forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them
feel."
—
Maya Angelou