[nabs-l] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] FW: Join us to AIM High

Fri Jan 20 03:11:16 UTC 2017

NABSters,

Please see the below note from President Riccobono. It’s time to call on Congress and the incoming administration to make digital accessibility a top policy priority for 2017! Please sign and share our petition, it’s time to AIM High for equal access in classrooms nation-wide!

...Gabe

Gabe Cazares
Government Affairs Specialist
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2206 | gcazares at nfb.org<mailto:gcazares at nfb.org>
Twitter: @gmcazares

[National Federation of the Blind]<https://nfb.org/>

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From: NFBNet-Members-List [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Andrews via NFBNet-Members-List
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2017 7:40 PM
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] FW: Join us to AIM High

Fellow Federationists,

The issues we address in the National Federation of the Blind are not partisan issues, and as the leading voice in the field of blindness, we stand ready to work with both Republicans and Democrats to advance our legislative priorities and help blind Americans live the lives we want. As our country prepares to welcome a new administration, we want to reiterate the importance of securing equal educational opportunities for our blind students.

To reinforce this point, Jamie Principato, who spoke<https://www.nfb.org/national-convention-highlights> at our national convention last summer about her experience with inaccessible technology, has launched a petition<https://www.change.org/p/united-states-congress-remove-barriers-to-classroom-equality-ensure-accessibility-of-instructional-materials?recruiter=75359047&utm_source=share_for_starters&utm_medium=copyLink> calling on congressional leaders to move swiftly to pass our Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education (AIM High) Act. The petition<https://www.change.org/p/united-states-congress-remove-barriers-to-classroom-equality-ensure-accessibility-of-instructional-materials?recruiter=75359047&utm_source=share_for_starters&utm_medium=copyLink> further calls upon President-elect Donald J. Trump to unequivocally commit to supporting this legislation by urging its passage.

I ask every member of the Federation to please sign and share this petition. Let’s show the incoming administration and Congress that equal access to electronic instructional materials must be a top policy priority for 2017.

Sincerely,

Mark A. Riccobono
President
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314 | officeofthepresident at nfb.org<mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>

[National Federation of the Blind]<https://nfb.org/>

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The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.

URLs: https://www.nfb.org/national-convention-highlights<https://www.nfb.org/national-convention-highlights>
https://www.change.org/p/united-states-congress-remove-barriers-to-classroom-equality-ensure-accessibility-of-instructional-materials?recruiter=75359047&utm_source=share_for_starters&utm_medium=copyLink<https://www.change.org/p/united-states-congress-remove-barriers-to-classroom-equality-ensure-accessibility-of-instructional-materials?recruiter=75359047&utm_source=share_for_starters&utm_medium=copyLink>

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