[Nevada-Announce] Resolutions for the Nevada State Convention Announcement

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Dear friends.

As chair of the Resolutions Committee, I want to talk to you about Resolutions.

Resolutions are policy statements of  our organization.

Resolutions are voted on first by the  resolutions committee and then

members will vote on them during general session at the Nevada state convention.

The Resolutions Committee does not rewrite resolutions; it merely discusses them, votes them up or down, and carries them to the floor of the convention.

Any NFB member may present a resolution to the Resolutions Committee for its consideration. What resolutions would you like to see this committee consider?

The first step is to put your ideas on paper.

Here is a sample of a simple resolution:

RESOLUTION 2024-17: Regarding Audio-Described Library Content

WHEREAS, the Institute of Museum and Library Services estimates that two-thirds of all Americans have library cards; and 
 
WHEREAS, many blind individuals avoid registering for or using their library cards because they believe books and video content will not be accessible to them; and 
 
WHEREAS, an increasing number of public library systems contract with Hoopla and other third-party providers of streaming or downloadable library content that do not pass through audio description or other accessible content information; and 

WHEREAS, Hoopla has thus far chosen to build its streaming software incompletely, so the audio description content originally included with the video content isn’t passed on to blind users, ironically shutting blind patrons out from content that has already been made accessible; and 
 
WHEREAS, blind library patrons and allied librarians have been asking Hoopla to add an option for consuming audio description content for nearly eight years; and 
 
WHEREAS, Hoopla has not rolled out this feature and has no estimated timetable on its development roadmap; and 
 
WHEREAS, this is out of compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and many related state laws, which all generally stand for the concept that blind patrons cannot be excluded from programs and services of government, including public library systems: Now, therefore,
 
BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind in Convention assembled this seventh day of July, 2024, in the City of Orlando, Florida, that this organization call upon the American Library Association (ALA) and related state libraries to halt future contracts with Hoopla or other vendors whose software does not permit inclusion of all accessibility features already present in streamed and downloaded content; and 
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization demand that Hoopla immediately enable audio description in its streaming systems in response to the requests of blind patrons and concerned libraries.

 

Please, come and join the Resolutions Committee Meeting, and help us make a difference.

All interested parties are invited to participate.
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