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

[Mary Fernandez]

Thanks all who have signed, continue to share, Tweet #passteachact,
and spread the word. This petition is as much as making the public
aware as it is about gaining support for the TEACH Act.
Thanks!
Mary F

On 1/25/14, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I filled out the petition. What else can we do to help? Anything I can do?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mary Fernandez
> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 3:21 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Petition for Equal Access in Higher Education
>
> 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-educat
>> ional-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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> you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
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> 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