[nabs-l] Help, please

[Mark J. Cadigan]

Michael



I know this can not help you now, but have you ever considered getting 
renters insurance. Renter’s insurance is a home owner’s product for people 
who rent. It normally runs between $100 to $200 for around $15,000 in 
property coverage with $100,000 in personal liability protection. This 
coverage will replace your belongings in case of fire, theft or other 
covered perils.



For high cost accessibility items such as a Braille note taker, I would 
recommend adding a personal articles floater to the basic renter’s policy, 
or at the very least scheduling them as scheduled personal property.



Hope this helps you in the future,

Mark



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael D Ausbun via nabs-l" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 5:38 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] Help, please


Hello All,

This is going to sound off-topic (as it probably is extremely so), but I 
will explain why I believe it ought to be on-topic.
I am a part of the University of Nevada, Reno’s Debate Team. Debate, as a 
rule, is generally inaccessible for those with visual disabilities, because 
a lot of what is required is visual. You have to write notes, reed your 
notes in-round and make virtually no mistakes while doing so, in regards to 
your oppositions argumentation as you are attempting to refute it. They do 
not generally approve assistive technology, because they have had incidents 
in the past of people using the internet mid-round, to find arguments, which 
they did not create.
My school, however, has done everything they can to make this lovely 
activity accessible for me, even though it puts a strain on them and their 
success at times. Our coaches, who are extremely involved at the 
administration of the league (National parliamentary Debate Association) 
level, are trying to ensure full accessibility, in the case that more blind 
individuals wish to participate in the activity.
Last night, while at a tournament in Santa Clara California, our two vans 
were burglarized, resulting in ten laptops, several laptops, personal 
belongings and school books/work going missing. There are a few people on 
the team, including myself, who are not socio-economically stable; and thus, 
items cannot be replaced without assistance.
I was wondering, if you wonderful people could at least view the link and 
possibly push it out on your social media, in order to help us out. Every 
cent will go to assisting us, the students, in our educational endeavors and 
we will be extremely grateful.
Yes, I recognize that this is not exactly blind related, but because of 
their, the league and my school in particulars, attempts to make an 
activity, which is generally inaccessible accessible, I thought I might ask.
Thank you in advance and I am sorry for asking this…
Respectfully,
Michael Ausbun

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