[nabs-l] Teach Act Update: ACE breaks the silence

[Amber Kraft]

It has been great so far. We have ran in to a few different things
that did not work quite right but my instructors have been very good
about finding other ways to make things accessible for me and have
been really willing to work with me as well as great about asking me
questions about how to make things accessible. At first I was not so
quite sure they were going to be so willing to make things accessible
but they have been a lot better then I was expecting at first and I am
glad I chose to give them a try. So far they have got all the math
books I have needed in braille for me and all other books they have
got as a PDF for me witch has been working out good. When they want to
try a new format for getting me a book they have been putting the
first few pages together and sending it to me asking if it is
accessible or not.



On 9/16/14, Derek Manners via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Only members of the Boston Globe can comment on the Boston Globe story.
>
> Best
> Derek Manners
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 16, 2014, at 1:37 PM, Mary Fernandez via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> All,
>> As all of you are aware, we have kicked up our campaign for the teach
>> act, in hopes of educating Congress, as members will soon be headed
>> out of Washington. The American Councel on Education, ACE, voiced
>> their opposition to the teach Act, though the reasons cited, if they
>> could be called that, were dubious at best. As a response, we set on a
>> Twitter campaign last week, and Kyle Shachmut wrote an excellent Op-Ed
>> on Teach for the Boston Globe.
>> Today, ACE has finally broken their silence in response to our
>> prodding for answers as to why they oppose Teach.
>> There are two pieces, the shorter, and the response to Kyle's op-ed
>> can be found here:
>> http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/09/15/podiumace/515BAeYZeCDmw38dQ21QBM/story.html)
>> The second, and longer of the two, published on Inside Higher Ed is here:
>> https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2014/09/16/essay-criticizing-teach-act).
>>
>> To summarize, they claim that Teach will subject universities to the
>> oversight of a "obscure federal agency", that teach will "overturn
>> current Federal law" and that Teach will hurt studetns and
>> universities by preventing the use of innovative technologies. All of
>> it is highly uneducated rubbish.
>> So, what should we do? I think we've proved that we can get people
>> talking if we engage in social media dialogues,  so go ahead and click
>> on these two links, and make comments on the articles. How do you feel
>> about Teach? Why is it important? Why is ACE wrong?
>> I caution you to be polite and to know your facts.
>> Check our President Riccobono's blog on teach at:
>> https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/unachievable-or-unwanted-why-ace-opposed-accessibility-guidelines
>> And start commenting right away!
>> This is news, so time is of the essence, lets create a barrage of
>> comments on the Globe and Inside Higher Ed. Ready? Set? Teach!
>>
>> --
>> 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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Thanks
Amber Kraft
"You tell me I can't, I will show you I can."