[NABS-L] Fwd: Urgent NABS Promotion

[Elizabeth Rouse]

Distributing this on behalf of our NFB of CA affiliate President, Tim Elder.


---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <president at nfbcal.org>
Date: Thu, May 18, 2023 at 7:21 PM
Subject: Urgent NABS Promotion
To: Elizabeth Rouse <elizabethrouse.nfb at gmail.com>, Trisha Kulkarni <
nabs.president at gmail.com>


Can you please circulate this to NABS for any students in the Los Angeles
area?

Dear Federation Friends,



Come join us May 23-25 in Los Angeles for an important legal advocacy event.

I and many others will be watching the jury retrial of the Los Angeles
Community College District. LACCD refuses to resolve our concerns about
ongoing

discrimination against blind community college students, illustrated by its
past treatment of Roy Payan and Portia Mason. The trial begins on Tuesday,

May 23 and is expected to last for three days.



I, blind college students and interested members will be attending to show
support and observe the trial. Each morning at 9:00 a.m. PT, on
Tuesday-Thursday,

May 23-25, we will gather in front of Courtroom 10A, 10th Floor, 350 W. 1st
Street, Los Angeles, California 90012
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/350+W.+1st+Street,+Los+Angeles,+California+90012?entry=gmail&source=g>.
I will also be visiting with folks during

the breaks to discuss the case and what is happening in the trial. I expect
we'll be going out to lunch and dinner together on May 23 and 24. I don't
get

many opportunities to spend time with our Southern California family.
Please make a point to come say hello and advocate for our blind students.
All are

welcome to come for one or all days. College students, particularly
students interested in law and digital accessibility, won't want to miss
this rare

opportunity to see the justice system in action.



Please call or text (916) 382-0372 on May 23 if you have questions or
concerns. You may also contact local chapter presidents and our student
division

president:

Michael Richardson

michaeljr66 at yahoo.com

mailto:michaeljr66 at yahoo.com <michaeljr66 at yahoo.com>

; Rochelle Houston

rhouston58 at gmail.com

mailto:rhouston58 at gmail.com <rhouston58 at gmail.com>

; Robert Stigile

rstigile at gmail.com

mailto:rstigile at gmail.com <rstigile at gmail.com>

; and Shelbi Felter

sfelts at hotmail.com

mailto:sfelts at hotmail.com <sfelts at hotmail.com>



Information about the issues in the case can be found in this preliminary
ruling on appeal.

https://bit.ly/44Yn08c



And this article about the Supreme Court protests may be of interest.

https://lat.ms/3M41S7U



Spread the word and let me know that you're coming. Let's join the fight
for digital access and educational opportunity in Los Angeles!







Tim Elder

President

National Federation of the Blind of California

president at nfbcal.org

(916) 382-0372

http://www.nfbcal.org/



Did you know that blind Californians are holding monthly meetings in your
region over Zoom and telephone?  Check out our virtual local chapter and
division meetings.  All are welcome to attend.

http://www.nfbcal.org/chapters-and-divisions/


-- 
Elizabeth Rouse
She/her/hers
Treasurer | National Association of Blind Students (NABS)
Co-Chair | NABS Fundraising Committee
Board Member | Performing Arts Division
Elizabethrouse.nfb at gmail.com
(563) 210-1854
“If you can see yourself as an artist, and you can see that your life is
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yourself?” - Miguel Ruiz