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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Armando Vias via NFB_of_Georgia<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 31, 2024 5:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Dorothy Griffin via NFB_of_Georgia <nfb_of_georgia@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Armando Vias <armando@armandovias.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NFB_of_Georgia] A Year in Advocacy (2024 Edition) | Armando Vias<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">As 2024 comes to a close, and 2025 begins, I’m proud to say that while I’ve made progress in advocating for people with disabilities in my local
community, there’s so much work to do in 2025 in order to make the community accessible and inclusive for everyone.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="mso-line-height-alt:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:20.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Introduction<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">As 2024 comes to a close, and 2025 begins, I’m proud to say that while I’ve made progress in advocating for people with disabilities in my local
community, there’s so much work to do in 2025 in order to make the community accessible and inclusive for everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">In this post, I’ll be going over what I’ve done in 2024, with links and posts included so you can look back at the content.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="mso-line-height-alt:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:20.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">New Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan (January)<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Starting in January,
<a href="https://www.13wmaz.com">
<span style="color:#416ED2">I heard on 13 WMAZ</span></a> that the Warner Robins City Council was going to vote to approve the American’s With Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan for 2024 and beyond.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">The good news is that they’ve voted to approve the plan at one of their City Council meetings. You can
<a href="https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/warner-robins/warner-robins-council-approves-plan-ada-renovations/93-abaadc06-ec57-4157-b7d0-8e92b1f27f2b">
<span style="color:#416ED2">learn more by reading 13 WMAZ’s article on the approval of the transition plan.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Also, during this time, I
<a href="https://armandovias.com/advocacy/letters/mga/ada-transition-plan-letter">
<span style="color:#416ED2">wrote a letter to the ADA Coordinator for the city regarding getting the ADA Transition Plan in alternative formats.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">While they couldn’t post the ADA Transition Plan in alternative formats, I was happy that they’ve posted it on their website. Note that they’ve
updated their website to a new system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">While I was researching for the right link to update the below post from January, I was disappointed to find that the whole PDF was inaccessible.
I’ll be writing an email soon to get it corrected. In the meantime, for screen-reader users, one of the workarounds that I figured out was to use Google Chrome, where Google’s AI will make the PDF document accessible for you to view. It’s not perfect, but
it’s worth it for now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="mso-line-height-alt:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:20.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">My First Time Attending A City Council Meeting (February)<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">On February 20, 2024, a friend took me to my first City Council meeting, where
<a href="https://armandovias.com/advocacy/update/pt-update-02-28-2024">
<span style="color:#416ED2">I spoke during the citizen comments after they went through the agenda.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">While I admit that I was nervous the first time that I spoke, I talked about the lack of affordable and reliable public transportation. At that
time:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Warner Robins had a population of 80,000 and growing.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;max-width:100%">
<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Houston County had a population of about 167,000 people.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">I then go over what people with disabilities are having to rely on as their mode of transportation, such as the high costs of Lyft and Uber, depending
on how far they travel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">I didn’t come with just a problem. I came with solutions! I’ve also extended my offer to collaborate with the City/County on getting public transportation
implemented.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Three months later, I found out that I was on one of the local news channels, and nobody didn’t reach out to me to let me know that I was on the
news. I was bored one night and began researching public transportation in Warner Robins. That’s where
<a href="https://wgxa.tv/newsletter-daily/an-urgent-call-for-affordable-public-transit-in-warner-robins-and-houston-county">
<span style="color:#416ED2">I stumbled across this article from WGXA (ABC16/FOX24) about me bringing up the issue of the lack of public transportation.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="mso-line-height-alt:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:20.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">New City of Warner Robins And New Houston Home Journal Websites (April)<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">In April, I wrote a letter to the
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<span style="color:#416ED2">Houston Home Journal</span></a> regarding their new website that they released. I was probably the first to stumble on the new website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">As I always do with any new website, I check to make sure that it’s accessible with screen-reading software. At the time, it was not completely
accessible. Hence, <a href="https://armandovias.com/advocacy/letters/mga/hhj-accessibility-letter">
<span style="color:#416ED2">a letter was sent to them to report the accessibility issues,</span></a> along with the solutions to the issues that I’ve described.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">The good news is that they’ve fixed these issues, and they now have an option for someone to report any accessibility issues in their contact
form.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Also, I began live streaming website reviews from an accessibility perspective. I reviewed:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif"><a href="https://armandovias.com/events/hhj-website-ar"><span style="color:#416ED2">The Houston Home Journal Website</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;max-width:100%">
<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif"><a href="https://armandovias.com/events/cwrgawsareview"><span style="color:#416ED2">The New City of Warner Robins, Georgia Website</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">as of now, the City of Warner Robins was able to
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<span style="color:#416ED2">fix the links to all social media, located at the bottom of their website.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="mso-line-height-alt:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:20.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Bringing Up My Voting Experience In The Houston Home Journal (May)<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">In May, I was turned away from voting the first time during early voting due to the Adaptive Machines not working correctly. However, later that
day, I was able to vote privately and independently after they fixed it a second time when they’ve realized that they’ve made a mistake.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">After the whole ordeal, I went to my first Board of Elections Meeting where I explained my situation. I stressed that I wanted to make sure that
this doesn’t happen again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">I then
<a href="https://hhjonline.com/blind-advocate-armando-vias-reflects-on-accessibility-in-voting/">
<span style="color:#416ED2">reached out to Houston Home Journal to make sure that the community knows about this issue</span></a> and to make sure that people with disabilities know their rights when it comes to voting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Fast forward to the Presidential Election, I was able to vote privately and independently. It went way faster this time. Yes, they had technical
issues in the beginning. However, they fixed it right away.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">On August 19,
<a href="https://armandovias.com/advocacy/update/wr-pt-update-august-2024">
<span style="color:#416ED2">I attended my second Warner Robins City Council meeting.</span></a> However, this time, it was
<a href="https://www.fbbchome.org">
<span style="color:#416ED2">out in the community at Fellowship Bible Baptist Church.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Also, this meeting was different. It was a town hall where citizens can ask questions after the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">I was able to ask two questions regarding:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Creating a disability committee, where people with disabilities can come together and speak about their issues that they’re experiencing in the city<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">They’ll be reaching out to me, hopefully soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Since I wanted to get more involve and giving a voice to people with disabilities and to educate others, I went to my first political convention.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">At the convention, I was able to meet new people and learn more about what’s going on before the November Presidential Election. And yes, I was
able to meet Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Since there’s no public transportation in my area, when I got the opportunity, I went and rode MARTA for the first time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="mso-line-height-alt:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:20.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Writing To MARTA Customer Service (September)<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">In September, I
<a href="https://armandovias.com/advocacy/letters/outside-mga/marta">
<span style="color:#416ED2">wrote a letter to MARTA Customer Service regarding my experience.</span></a> Yes, I also advocate outside of my area. Hence, that letter was posted to my website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">In that letter, I
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<span style="color:#416ED2">suggested MARTA to partner with AIRA,</span></a> a visual-interpreting service that helps blind people get tasks done such as navigating a public transit system. I didn’t mention that the platforms were not accessible to people who
are blind. The only clue is that the cane goes over the edge of the platform.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">I wrote two letters in October regarding implementing a transportation system.
<a href="https://armandovias.com/advocacy/letters/mga/rigbys-letter">
<span style="color:#416ED2">One letter was sent to an Entertainment Complex,</span></a> while
<a href="https://armandovias.com/advocacy/letters/mga/hcga-pt">
<span style="color:#416ED2">another letter was written to three (3) mayors plus the Chairman of the Houston County Board of Commissioners.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">These letters were in response to me going to Tennessee for a family vacation and getting information from up there regarding
<a href="https://islandinpigeonforge.com/">
<span style="color:#416ED2">The Island In Pigeon Forge’s Transit System</span></a> and
<a href="http://cityofpigeonforge.com/trolley.aspx">
<span style="color:#416ED2">The Pigeon Forge Mass Transit System</span></a> that expands three counties.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">While my letter regarding adding a transit system to one of the Entertainment Complexes in my area, my letter regarding getting public transportation
in Houston County was read by two mayors:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">The Mayor in Centerville, Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%">
<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">The Mayor in Perry, Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<h2 style="mso-line-height-alt:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:20.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Coming To A Close: My Goal For 2025 And Beyond<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">There’s a lot of work to do. However, I’ll keep fighting for what’s right in my local community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">My goal for 2025 and onward is to reach out to more businesses, and even sit down in person, to make sure that their services are accessible to
the widest audience as possible. I know that I have to work on that, but it’s rewarding at the end to see a business include someone, regardless of their abilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Since politics affects people with disabilities, I’ll be more involved in the local, state, and even the national level to make sure that the
policies that our officials pass doesn’t hurt the disability community in the long run, including our neighbors in the LGBTQ+ community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">I hope that 2025 will be the year where accessible, affordable, and reliable public transportation is finally available and in service in Houston
County, including parts of Byron, Centerville, Perry and Warner Robins. Other places include Bonaire and Cathleen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">Before I go, feel free to comment your thoughts below, and subscribe for the latest up-to-date content via email. And, if you can, share this
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<p style="line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif">I hope that 2025 brings you happiness and peace.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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