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

[Kaiti Shelton]

Great.  I'll be sure to let the Ohio student division know this as
well so they can send updates, write a letter if they did not in
December, etc.

On 7/20/15, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>>
>> "You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back!"
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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!"
>


-- 
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!"