[Nfbc-info] regarding the lack of availability of Braille textbooksin California

[Mary Willows]

Attached is the law.  This will be the primary issue discussed at the 
legislative workshop on the 27th.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angela Fowler" <fowlers at syix.com>
To: "'NFB of California List'" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Cc: <kchurchlady at charter.net>
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 2:19 PM
Subject: [Nfbc-info] regarding the lack of availability of Braille 
textbooksin California


> Hello everyone,
>    I am working with Kathleen Church, the president of the California
> Organization of Parents of Blind Children, to gather information about the
> difficulties faced in obtaining accessible textbooks in a timely manner 
> for
> blind children in California. In several counties around the state, blind
> children are not receiving textbooks in Braille, receiving them very late 
> in
> the school year, receiving comparable books which don't allow them to 
> follow
> along with their classmates, or the books must be transcribed by 
> volunteers
> in order for the children to receive them at all. This problem seems
> especially prevalent with math and science books, which are more difficult
> to transcribe because of diagrams and Nemeth Code.
>    This was once thought to be an issue with local school districts, but 
> we
> have reason to believe it has become statewide. If you are a parent or
> teacher of a blind child, or know of a student K through 12 who is a 
> Braille
> reader having difficulty obtaining textbooks, please contact Kathleen or
> myself at the emails provided by the end of February. Please include your
> name and contact info, and a brief description of the issue you are 
> facing.
> At this point we are gathering information so that we may take further
> action to remedy this problem.
>
> Sincerely:
>
> Angela Fowler (president, California Association of Blind Students)
> fowlers at syix.com
>
> Kathleen Church (president, California Organization of Parents of Blind
> Children)
> kchurchlady at charter.net
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