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

[Kaiti Shelton]

Oops, please disregard my last email.  Emails are definitely crazy for
me, too.

On 7/19/15, Kathryn Webster via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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
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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!"