[nabs-l] Please read: equal access to education update

[Kathryn Webster]

Hey Kaiti!
	So sorry for not replying sooner. Emails have been absolutely crazy!
Yes, I have yours. And yes, I have changed the necessary verbiage.
Regardless, if you have an additional story, we would love to have it!
Thanks so much!
Kathryn


-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kaiti Shelton
via nabs-l
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 11:41 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Cc: Kaiti Shelton
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Please read: equal access to education update

Question... if I wrote a Teach Act letter back in December and the verbage
is being changed would it be helpful for me to write an additional Smart Act
letter?  I'm willing to do so if it will help the cause, but don't want to
cause clutter if it would only basically duplicate letters written by one
person.  If I'm okay to write another and can just write with different
anecdotes or information I'd be happy to sit down and write one this
weekend.

Thanks,

On 7/17/15, Bridget Walker via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Kathryn
> I'de be happy to write one. Can you send me an example of one that has 
> already been sent?
> Thanks,
> Bridget
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Jul 17, 27 Heisei, at 10:15 AM, Kathryn Webster via nabs-l 
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Good morning NABS!
>>
>>                Since the TEACH Act is no longer a bill we are 
>> fighting for, the personal testimonies that were sent in last January 
>> are in need of some alteration. Though content will not be changed, I 
>> want everyone to be aware that if you sent in a TEACH Act testimony, 
>> the verbiage of TEACH Act will be changed to say equal access to 
>> education or voluntary guidelines.
>>
>> Please, if this change bothers you in the slightest, feel free to 
>> send me an email at kathrynwebster.nfb at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:kathrynwebster.nfb at gmail.com>
>>
>> I am so glad that we have received some so far, but we need more! 
>> Please take ten minutes this weekend to tell your story. This 
>> personal testminoy mustn't be long. We just need at least a paragraph 
>> of you expressing support and need for equal access to education. 
>> Anecdotes are helpful!
>>
>> Email me off-list if you would like a sample letter and I will 
>> happily send you one.
>>
>> It is up to us as print-disabled students to make a difference in the 
>> lives of all blind students now and in the future. Thank you so much 
>> in advance for stepping up to the plate for all of us because equal 
>> access to education is not a privilege, it is an expectation!
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Kathryn Webster
>>
>>
>>
>> Secretary | National Association of Blind Students
>>
>> President | North Carolina Association of Blind Students
>>
>> Board Member | National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut
>>
>> (203) 273-8463
>>
>> Kathrynwebster.nfb at gmail.com
>>
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-- 
Kaiti Shelton
University of Dayton-Music Therapy
President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 2013-Present
Secretary, The National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
Division 2015-2016

"You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back!"

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