[Nfbc-info] FYI FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] It's Time for theObamaAdministration to #UploadTheRegs

Sat Jan 23 09:42:17 UTC 2016

Agreed. 

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Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] FYI FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] It's Time for theObamaAdministration to #UploadTheRegs

    many people especially those using older versions of JAWS have had problems on the web site. Even under the best of conditions the Whitehouse.gov web site has accessibility issues to overcome.
Chuck

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Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] FYI FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] It's Time for theObamaAdministration to #UploadTheRegs

I ran into issues trying to complete the petition using my laptop so used to my iPhone and I hear the message for click on the button but nothing happens when I do as anybody else he is there I found technology to complete this petition?

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> On Jan 16, 2016, at 9:46 PM, Charles Krugman via Nfbc-info 
> <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> I just signed it and as of now there are only 1,362 signatures so a 
> lot of work still needs to be done if it is going to get the required signatures.
> Chuck
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> -----Original Message----- From: Michael Hingson via Nfbc-info
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> ObamaAdministration to #UploadTheRegs
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> On Behalf Of Cazares, Gabe via Nfbnet-members-list
> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 5:33 AM
> To: Cazares, Gabe <GCazares at nfb.org>
> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] It's Time for the Obama Administration 
> to #UploadTheRegs
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> Howdy Federation Family,
>
>
>
> On July 26, 2010, the twentieth anniversary of the signing of the 
> historic Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an Advance Notice of 
> Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) addressing the obligation of public 
> accommodations to provide websites that are accessible to individuals 
> with disabilities was issued by the United States Department of 
> Justice (DOJ). At the time, President Obama  correctly observed that 
> these proposed rules would be “the most important updates to the ADA 
> since its original enactment.” Yet the release date of the actual rule 
> proposal for revising the Title III regulations of the ADA, originally 
> scheduled for January of 2012, has been extended until sometime in 
> 2018, eight years beyond the issuance of the original ANPRM and at least a year after the end of his administration.
> Having originally taken a strong stance on the importance of these 
> regulations, it now seems like the Obama administration is wishing to 
> wash its hands of them entirely.
>
>
>
> As blind Americans, we know first-hand that equal access to the 
> internet is paramount for education, to obtain and retain employment, 
> and for everyday tasks such as paying bills, online shopping, booking travel, etc.
> We will not sit idly by as the administration attempts to sideline 
> this critical access issue, so we have launched a petition 
> <http://wh.gov/iwm9o> demanding, in the strongest terms possible, that 
> the administration issue these regulations immediately.
>
>
>
> Upon reaching 100,000 signatures, the Obama administration is required 
> to respond, so in addition to sharing our we the people petition 
> <http://wh.gov/iwm9o>  via Email and your social media outlets, please 
> personally ask 10 family members, friends, and colleagues to sign it 
> and share it as well. A little personal contact goes a long way!
>
>
>
> If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me; with 
> your help, we will bring this critical issue for blind Americans to 
> the forefront of the Obama administration’s list of priorities. Let’s 
> go build the Federation!
>
>
>
> ...Gabe
>
>
>
> Gabe Cazares
>
> Government Affairs Specialist
>
> National Federation of the Blind
>
> 200 East Wells Street
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> At Jernigan Place
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> E:  <mailto:gcazares at nfb.org> gcazares at nfb.org
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> P: 410-659-9314 Ext. 2206
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> T: @gmcazares
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>
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the 
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> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create 
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> you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
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