[Nfbc-info] Nfbc-info Digest, Vol 128, Issue 14
Dennis Russak
russakdennis at gmail.com
Sat Jan 23 15:06:03 UTC 2016
Good morning everyone:
I am responding to the digest issued two days ago at about 4 in the morning.
I was waiting to see whether conditions improved, and that there was still some possibility of resuming the search for Mike May's son, Carson. As nothing seems to have changed since the suspension of the search Tuesday night, I think the inevitable has unfortunately happened.
Therefore, my prayers go out to the May family during this very difficult period in their lives.
Whether the news is pleasant or not, I always read these digests loyally. I get a lot of interesting information from them. This is the best way for us to circulate information with each other.
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> 1. Search Suspended for Missing Ski Instructor Carson May
> (Nancy Lynn)
> 2. nasa interns] Please Distribute Far and Wide: Getting Started
> for Students (Nancy Lynn)
> 3. Re: Search Suspended for Missing Ski Instructor Carson May
> (Lisa Irving)
> 4. Re: Marking washers and dryer's (Tim Elder)
> 5. question about office management not filling out apt app
> forms (Lauren Merryfield)
> 6. Re: question about office management not filling out apt app
> forms (Brian Buhrow)
> 7. Re: question about office management not filling out apt app
> forms (Lisa Irving)
> 8. Re: Marking washers and dryer's (Lisa Irving)
> 9. Re: question about office management not filling out apt app
> forms (Lauren Merryfield)
> 10. Re: question about office management not filling out apt app
> forms (Lisa Irving)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 07:22:11 com0600
> From: "Nancy Lynn" <freespirit.stl at att.net>
> To: "NFBC List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfbc-info] Search Suspended for Missing Ski Instructor
> Carson May
> Message-ID: <46BE92C5DE404E93ADD9E4631A61BFFD at nancyPC>
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> reply-type=original
>
> Search Suspended for Missing Ski Instructor Carson May, Missing in
> Avalanche-Prone Area
> by Rachael Trost
>
> The search for missing California ski instructor Carson May, who disappeared
> in an avalanche-prone area north of Lake Tahoe, was suspended Tuesday night.
> Carson May, 23, was last seen skiing on January 14, 2015. "Placer County
> Sheriff's Office
>
> Thirty searches from multiple search and rescue teams and ski patrols headed
> out through heavy wind and snow around 10:00 am to canvass the terrain near
> Lake Mary for any signs of May. Officials with the Placer County Sheriff's
> Office say they met with the May family Tuesday to discuss the search before
> officially suspending it.
>
> "It is with regret that we must suspend the effort to locate Carson," a
> press release from the sheriff's office read. "Should new information become
> available and environmental conditions allow, additional follow-up searches
> may occur."
>
> May, 23, was last seen Thursday afternoon when he was off-duty and skiing at
> the Sugar Bowl Resort. He never showed up for his ride home, and his
> belongings were found inside his locker at the resort Friday.
>
> According to officials, May's cellphone had pinged Friday in an area "with
> recent avalanche activity," but has since stopped responding, most likely
> due to a dead battery.
>
> The family is asking for privacy at this time, but Mike May, Carson's
> father, told Dateline's Josh Mankiewicz the situation is "a parent's worst
> nightmare" and the entire family is very worried that Carson has not yet
> been located.
>
> One of the areas searches canvased in the search for Carson May. "Placer
> County Sheriff's Office
>
> Two dog teams, two snowcats, six snowmobilers and a helicopter were part of
> the search Monday, where teams focused on a grid north of Mount Judah. No
> signs of May were discovered. Weather hindered search efforts over the
> weekend, preventing ground crews from canvassing some backcountry areas May
> had been known to sometimes ski. More snow is expected as the week
> progresses.
>
> Carson May is the oldest son of Mike and Jennifer May. Mike May set the
> world's speed record for downhill skiing by a blind individual. He had been
> blinded at the age of three in a chemical explosion, but regained part of
> his sight after a revolutionary transplant and stem-cell procedure in 2000.
> Dateline NBC featured his story later that year.
>
> Both Carson and his younger brother, Wyndham, have been skiing from a very
> young age.
>
>
>
>
>
> Rachael Trost
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 12:15:06 com0600
> From: "Nancy Lynn" <freespirit.stl at att.net>
> To: "mcb chat" <chat at moblind.org>, "nfbmo list" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>,
> "NFBC List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfbc-info] nasa interns] Please Distribute Far and Wide:
> Getting Started for Students
> Message-ID: <BCC9E3A47D4C415B849322033E338F23 at nancyPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=by utf-8";
> reply-type=response
>
> From: "Silberman, Kenneth A. (GSFC-1600)" <kenneth.a.silberman at nasa.gov>
> To:<nasainterns at freelists.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 11:53 AM
> Subject: [nasainterns] Please Distribute Far and Wide: Getting Started for
> Students
> 1. To apply for NASA internships go to
> http://intern.nasa.gov
> 2. Register in OSSI by clicking on the Log in/Register tab or clicking on
> the Student Login/Registration link at the top of the page. You can also
> register on your Mobile device by clicking the Student Mobile Login link at
> the top of the page. Provide basic information such as name, addresses,
> college/university, major, degree being pursued, and planned graduation
> date.
> 3. Create an interest profile to specify your areas of interest. Specify
> areas of interest for an internship or fellowship. Specify frequency of
> receiving e-mails for new opportunity announcements that match your
> interests.
> 4. Complete an application. Complete an internship, fellowship, or
> scholarship application. Each type of application places you in the
> applicant pool for consideration for all NASA opportunities (For more
> information on NASA opportunities, visit the Student Discovery section on
> the 'Home' tab.)
> 5. Search and select your top fifteen opportunities of interest. You can
> apply to one or all fifteen opportunities prior to the end of the
> application period. Applying to these specific opportunities will ensure
> that your application will be seen by the engineers and scientists who set
> up the opportunities that you applied to. This is in addition to being
> placed in the general applicant pool where the engineers and scientists will
> not see your application when they open their opportunities in OSSI.
> Engineers and scientists must actively search in the pool for applicants.
> They rarely do this because they are so busy. So, apply to the specific
> opportunities that you are interested in! Save opportunities of interest
> for future viewing. You can monitor the status of your top 15 opportunities
> on the 'My Opportunities' tab. If selected, you will receive an offer
> letter via email.
> 6. You can't apply until your application is complete. Your application is
> not considered complete until at least one letter of recommendation is
> uploaded and everything else is filled out.
> 7. The deadline for submitting applications is Wednesday, March 2, 2016. We
> will begin extending offers to students in mid-to-late January and will
> continue until all positions are filled. We encourage you to apply early
> because the best opportunities are likely to be filled early. Plus, your
> likelihood of being selected decreases the longer you wait.
> 8. Summer 2016 internships run from Monday, June 6 through Friday, August
> 12 for undergraduate and graduate students. Internships run from Monday,
> June 27 through Friday, August 5 for high school students.
> 9. All student interns get paid. The high school stipend will be $2,100.00
> for a six-week internship. The undergraduate stipend for a ten-week
> internship will be $6,000.00. The graduate stipend for a ten-week internship
> will be $7,500.00. As an intern, you are responsible for your own housing
> and transportation.
> Kenneth.a.silberman at nasa.gov
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:43:32 com0800
> From: "Lisa Irving" <peacefulwoman89 at cox.net>
> To: "'Ationfb of California List'" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Search Suspended for Missing Ski Instructor
> Carson May
> Message-ID: <001701d153b2$7882d7e0$698887a0$@cox.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=by UTF-8"
>
> This is a heart wrenching conclusion. Yes, this is a parent's worst nightmare... and then some.
>
> Lisa Irving
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nancy Lynn via Nfbc-info
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 5:22 AM
> To: NFBC List <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Nancy Lynn <freespirit.stl at att.net>
> Subject: [Nfbc-info] Search Suspended for Missing Ski Instructor Carson May
>
> Search Suspended for Missing Ski Instructor Carson May, Missing in Avalanche-Prone Area by Rachael Trost
>
> The search for missing California ski instructor Carson May, who disappeared in an avalanche-prone area north of Lake Tahoe, was suspended Tuesday night.
> Carson May, 23, was last seen skiing on January 14, 2015. "Placer County Sheriff's Office
>
> Thirty searches from multiple search and rescue teams and ski patrols headed out through heavy wind and snow around 10:00 am to canvass the terrain near Lake Mary for any signs of May. Officials with the Placer County Sheriff's Office say they met with the May family Tuesday to discuss the search before officially suspending it.
>
> "It is with regret that we must suspend the effort to locate Carson," a press release from the sheriff's office read. "Should new information become available and environmental conditions allow, additional follow-up searches may occur."
>
> May, 23, was last seen Thursday afternoon when he was off-duty and skiing at the Sugar Bowl Resort. He never showed up for his ride home, and his belongings were found inside his locker at the resort Friday.
>
> According to officials, May's cellphone had pinged Friday in an area "with recent avalanche activity," but has since stopped responding, most likely due to a dead battery.
>
> The family is asking for privacy at this time, but Mike May, Carson's father, told Dateline's Josh Mankiewicz the situation is "a parent's worst nightmare" and the entire family is very worried that Carson has not yet been located.
>
> One of the areas searches canvased in the search for Carson May. "Placer County Sheriff's Office
>
> Two dog teams, two snowcats, six snowmobilers and a helicopter were part of the search Monday, where teams focused on a grid north of Mount Judah. No signs of May were discovered. Weather hindered search efforts over the weekend, preventing ground crews from canvassing some backcountry areas May had been known to sometimes ski. More snow is expected as the week progresses.
>
> Carson May is the oldest son of Mike and Jennifer May. Mike May set the world's speed record for downhill skiing by a blind individual. He had been blinded at the age of three in a chemical explosion, but regained part of his sight after a revolutionary transplant and stem-cell procedure in 2000.
> Dateline NBC featured his story later that year.
>
> Both Carson and his younger brother, Wyndham, have been skiing from a very young age.
>
>
>
>
>
> Rachael Trost
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 12:30:38 com0800
> From: "Tim Elder" <tim at timeldermusic.com>
> To: "'Ationfb of California List'" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "'Brian Buhrow'" <buhrow at nfbcal.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Marking washers and dryer's
> Message-ID: <00bc01d153c1$6cbe2810$463a7830$@timeldermusic.com>
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> Great advice.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brian
> Buhrow via Nfbc-info
> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 11:22 PM
> To: NFB of California List
> Cc: Brian Buhrow
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Marking washers and dryer's
>
> Hello Lisa. I have a couple of suggestions that may help. They
> assume you are proficient with braile, at least enough to be able to read a
> few letters or a word or two. I'm also assuming, based on your e-mail, that
> the building management is ok with you marking machines with tactile
> markings.
>
> 1. If the buttons on the washer and dryer are flat non-tactile buttons and
> you can't distinguish them by touch when they're unmarked:
>
> A. Acquire some sheets of Braille-On, available from aph.org as well as
> other places. These come in 8-a/2 X 11 sheets.
>
> B. Cut a shape out of one of the sheets of Braille-On corresponding to the
> portion of the control panel for the washer and dryer such that a single
> sheet of braille-on can be used to cover all the buttons of a single
> machine. Make a template for a washer and one for a dryer.
>
> C. Using a Perkins Brailler or slate and stylus, braile a short
> abbreviation or word for each of the buttons the braille-on will cover.
> You'll need to work with someone to make sure you understand the size and
> shape of the buttons you're covering, as well as their layout so that you
> can align the braille messages with their corresponding buttons. Because
> the braille-on is a bit expensive, you may want to experiment with the
> template building by using sheets of regular paper to begin with. Then,
> when you know how much braille you can fit on each button and where each
> button is relative to your template, you can then make the real one using
> the expensive adhesive plastic. While the braille-on is transparent, it
> does add some "fuzz"ffthe surface of the machine, so be sure not to cover
> any digital displays with the braille-on or the other users will complain.
>
> D. Once you have a template, clean the surface of the machine you want to
> install it on. Then, peel the backing off of the braille-on and place it on
> the machine's control panel. Make sure it lines up with and is oriented
> correctly for the control panel.
>
> E. Repeat steps B through D for each machine you want to augment.
>
> F. The finished product using this technique looks a lot more professional
> than a series of small pieces of label-on which fall off easily as you've
> already discovered. Also, This technique leaves the surface of the control
> panel smooth, meaning it can be cleaned and the marks won't fall off if a
> bit of water gets on the control surface. I've used this technique a number
> of times. My stove, which has a smooth glass control panel for the oven
> controls, got this treatment over 10 years ago and the labeling is still as
> fresh, clean and crisp as it was the day I made it.
>
> 2. If the buttons on the washer and dryer are tactile and distinguishable
> by touch:
>
> A. Acquire some sheets of Braille-On, available from aph.org as well as
> other places. These come in 8-a/2 X 11 sheets.
>
> B. Cut a shape out of one of the sheets of Braille-On corresponding to the
> portion of the control panel for the washer and dryer such that a single
> sheet of braille-on can be used to cover all the buttons of a single
> machine. Make a template for a washer and one for a dryer.
>
> C. Using a Perkins Brailler or slate and stylus, braile a short
> abbreviation or word for each of the buttons the braille-on will cover.
> You'll need to work with someone to make sure you understand the size and
> shape of the buttons you're covering, as well as their layout so that you
> can align the braille messages with their corresponding buttons. Because
> the braille-on is a bit expensive, you may want to experiment with the
> template building by using sheets of regular paper to begin with. Then,
> when you know how much braille you can fit on each button and where each
> button is relative to your template, you can then make the real one using
> the expensive adhesive plastic.
>
> D. Once you have a template, find a 3-ring binder or use a spiral bound 8
> — 1/2" X 11" notebook with nice thick card stock as its pages.
>
> E. For each machine type that you want to use, i.e. each different kind of
> washer, each different kind of dryer, create a page in your notebook and
> label it at the top. If all the washers are of the same type and the
> dryers are of the same type, then you'll only need to create two pages, one
> for the washer and one for the dryer.
>
>
> F. Under the label for each page, peel the backing off of the braille-on
> for the template you created in step C above and place it on the page below
> the label. I.e. place the template for the washers under the label
> "washer" in your notebook.
>
> G. Depending on the size of your template, you may be able to add
> operating instructions to the same page of the notebook so you know which
> sequence to use to get the desired settings. If not, you can add additional
> pages to the notebook with notes about how to use the buttons on each page.
>
> H. When you next need to do laundry, take your notebook with you to the
> laundry room and use the template you created to figure out which buttons
> are which. You'll also have your notes on how to set the machine up in the
> desired manner.
>
> This technique has the advantage that it doesn't restrict you to
> using only one or two machines in the laundry room. Also, after you do
> laundry a few times, you probably won't need the notebook quite as much, but
> you'll always have it, just in case.
>
> While you could make the template in the notebook without using the
> braille-on, the braille-on will hold up much better as time goes by and you
> consult the book with fingers that are damp because you're doing laundry.
>
> I think the process of making these templates will take you and a
> helper a couple of hours to complete. I'd suggest geting a good friend to
> assist you in exchange for dinner. If that's not an option, you may be able
> to hire a reader for that time. The process will get faster as you learn to
> do it.
>
> I used the notebook trick in the early days of ATM machines. I
> dragged my father down to the bank and we explored every menu option on the
> ATM I was interested in, i.e. withdrawals, deposits and balance inquiries.
> We then went home with extensive notes and I brailed an instruction manual
> for myself, with all of the screen options, which button activated which
> option and what all of the sub-menus were. that book served me well for a
> number of years. (That trick doesn't work as well today with ATM machines
> because they're always updating the software in them and the menu options
> keep changing.) However, I think it will work very well for your laundry
> room.
>
> If any of this is confusing, feel free to rite me privately and we
> can arrange a phone call to discuss.
>
> Good luck and happy laundering!
>
> comBrian
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:30:58 com0800
> From: "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren at catlines.com>
> To: "'Ationfb of California List'" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfbc-info] question about office management not filling out
> apt app forms
> Message-ID: <00da01d153da$9dd9af00$d98d0d00$@catlines.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=by us-ascii"
>
> Hi,
>
> In my hunt for a less expensive apt, I keep coming up with the problem that
> the office management expects me to bring someone with me to fill out my
> applications. Is this really okay or are they violating the fair housing law
> in some way? I mean, most of the time I have no such person to help me. I
> think they should be helping me. If there is any law, can you please send it
> to me so I can make copies and hand out when this problem comes up?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lauren
>
>
>
> Blessings in Jesus' nameffNow all glory to God, who is able, through his
> mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might
> ask or think.
>
> —Ephesians 3:20, NLT
>
> Blessings in Jesus' name:
>
> My digital evangelism blog is at:
>
> www . ask in jesus name . org (take out the spaces when you type it)
>
> advice from my catscc"meow when you feel like it."
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 18:34:52 com0800
> From: Brian Buhrow <buhrow at nfbcal.org>
> To: NFB of California List <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Lauren Merryfield <lauren at catlines.com>, buhrow at nfbcal.org
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] question about office management not filling
> out apt app forms
> Message-ID: <201601210234.u0L2Yq72003402 at lothlorien.nfbcal.org>
>
> Hello Lauren. I don't know what the law says specifically, but you
> may be able to call some management offices in advance and ask if they have
> applications on-line. Then, you can fill them out in advance and bring
> them with you to the interviews/showings and have them if the places are
> nice enough to think about. If you want, you can explain that you like to
> do them in advance because you don't always have the data they need at your
> fingertips at the interview so you like to come prepared. Then, you won't
> scare them on the phone by telling them you're blind.
>
> Just my two cents.
> comBrian
>
> On Jan 20, 3:30pm, Lauren Merryfield via Nfbc-info wrote:
> } Subject: [Nfbc-info] question about office management not filling out apt
> } Hi,
> }
> } In my hunt for a less expensive apt, I keep coming up with the problem that
> } the office management expects me to bring someone with me to fill out my
> } applications. Is this really okay or are they violating the fair housing law
> } in some way? I mean, most of the time I have no such person to help me. I
> } think they should be helping me. If there is any law, can you please send it
> } to me so I can make copies and hand out when this problem comes up?
> }
> } Thanks,
> }
> } Lauren
> }
> }
> }
> } Blessings in Jesus' nameffNow all glory to God, who is able, through his
> } mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might
> } ask or think.
> }
> } —Ephesians 3:20, NLT
> }
> } Blessings in Jesus' name:
> }
> } My digital evangelism blog is at:
> }
> } www . ask in jesus name . org (take out the spaces when you type it)
> }
> } advice from my catscc"meow when you feel like it."
> }
> }
> }
> }
> }
> }
> }
> }
> }
> }
> }
> }
> }
> }
> }
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> >-- End of excerpt from Lauren Merryfield via Nfbc-info
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 18:57:59 com0800
> From: Lisa Irving <peacefulwoman89 at cox.net>
> To: NFB of California List <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] question about office management not filling
> out apt app forms
> Message-ID: <FFA96938-30D8-43A6-94BA-85797FDE1543 at cox.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> If other prospective tenants are required to come into the office and you are also required to go into the office. This is a very common practice when people are applying for affordable housing. I don't quite understand the reasoning but it is a requirement in most instances.
>
> Many affordable housing programs receive state and federal funding however, this is not always the case there a private investors. I can tell you for certain that housing programs receiving state and federal funding must provide a lawful accommodation the problem is a lot of places don't know how to provide that accommodation there is a large foundation in San Diego where I live it is owned by private investors. I have contacted the city of San Diego AVA Cordinator to find out if this particular foundation has mandates under the ADA to provide paperwork and alternative format it sort of seems like a no-brainer, doesn't it?
>
> Since you want to rent at some of these places put your best foot forward a smile on your face and offered to partner with them to find a way to put the information in alternative format. On your end this may mean doing some homework to find out what you need it does not mean that you have to be the expert and how to do the formatting.
>
> From,
> Lisa Irving Lauren,
>
> I am very acquainted with the scenario this is what I've been dealing with for the past 2 1/2 years when I was trying to find affordable housing.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 20, 2016, at 3:30 PM, Lauren Merryfield via Nfbc-info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > In my hunt for a less expensive apt, I keep coming up with the problem that
> > the office management expects me to bring someone with me to fill out my
> > applications. Is this really okay or are they violating the fair housing law
> > in some way? I mean, most of the time I have no such person to help me. I
> > think they should be helping me. If there is any law, can you please send it
> > to me so I can make copies and hand out when this problem comes up?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Lauren
> >
> >
> >
> > Blessings in Jesus' nameffNow all glory to God, who is able, through his
> > mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might
> > ask or think.
> >
> > —Ephesians 3:20, NLT
> >
> > Blessings in Jesus' name:
> >
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> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 19:52:26 com0800
> From: "Lisa Irving" <peacefulwoman89 at cox.net>
> To: "'Ationfb of California List'" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Marking washers and dryer's
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> Brian,
>
> Thank you for the detailed instructions. I'm a little overwhelmed and will
> take a second, and probably a third look at your great instructions. It's
> nice to have very methodical friends.
>
> Lisa Irving
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tim Elder
> via Nfbc-info
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 12:31 PM
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> Cc: Tim Elder <tim at timeldermusic.com>; 'Brian Buhrow' <buhrow at nfbcal.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Marking washers and dryer's
>
> Great advice.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brian
> Buhrow via Nfbc-info
> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 11:22 PM
> To: NFB of California List
> Cc: Brian Buhrow
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Marking washers and dryer's
>
> Hello Lisa. I have a couple of suggestions that may help. They
> assume you are proficient with braile, at least enough to be able to read a
> few letters or a word or two. I'm also assuming, based on your e-mail, that
> the building management is ok with you marking machines with tactile
> markings.
>
> 1. If the buttons on the washer and dryer are flat non-tactile buttons and
> you can't distinguish them by touch when they're unmarked:
>
> A. Acquire some sheets of Braille-On, available from aph.org as well as
> other places. These come in 8-a/2 X 11 sheets.
>
> B. Cut a shape out of one of the sheets of Braille-On corresponding to the
> portion of the control panel for the washer and dryer such that a single
> sheet of braille-on can be used to cover all the buttons of a single
> machine. Make a template for a washer and one for a dryer.
>
> C. Using a Perkins Brailler or slate and stylus, braile a short
> abbreviation or word for each of the buttons the braille-on will cover.
> You'll need to work with someone to make sure you understand the size and
> shape of the buttons you're covering, as well as their layout so that you
> can align the braille messages with their corresponding buttons. Because
> the braille-on is a bit expensive, you may want to experiment with the
> template building by using sheets of regular paper to begin with. Then,
> when you know how much braille you can fit on each button and where each
> button is relative to your template, you can then make the real one using
> the expensive adhesive plastic. While the braille-on is transparent, it
> does add some "fuzz"ffthe surface of the machine, so be sure not to cover
> any digital displays with the braille-on or the other users will complain.
>
> D. Once you have a template, clean the surface of the machine you want to
> install it on. Then, peel the backing off of the braille-on and place it on
> the machine's control panel. Make sure it lines up with and is oriented
> correctly for the control panel.
>
> E. Repeat steps B through D for each machine you want to augment.
>
> F. The finished product using this technique looks a lot more professional
> than a series of small pieces of label-on which fall off easily as you've
> already discovered. Also, This technique leaves the surface of the control
> panel smooth, meaning it can be cleaned and the marks won't fall off if a
> bit of water gets on the control surface. I've used this technique a number
> of times. My stove, which has a smooth glass control panel for the oven
> controls, got this treatment over 10 years ago and the labeling is still as
> fresh, clean and crisp as it was the day I made it.
>
> 2. If the buttons on the washer and dryer are tactile and distinguishable
> by touch:
>
> A. Acquire some sheets of Braille-On, available from aph.org as well as
> other places. These come in 8-a/2 X 11 sheets.
>
> B. Cut a shape out of one of the sheets of Braille-On corresponding to the
> portion of the control panel for the washer and dryer such that a single
> sheet of braille-on can be used to cover all the buttons of a single
> machine. Make a template for a washer and one for a dryer.
>
> C. Using a Perkins Brailler or slate and stylus, braile a short
> abbreviation or word for each of the buttons the braille-on will cover.
> You'll need to work with someone to make sure you understand the size and
> shape of the buttons you're covering, as well as their layout so that you
> can align the braille messages with their corresponding buttons. Because
> the braille-on is a bit expensive, you may want to experiment with the
> template building by using sheets of regular paper to begin with. Then,
> when you know how much braille you can fit on each button and where each
> button is relative to your template, you can then make the real one using
> the expensive adhesive plastic.
>
> D. Once you have a template, find a 3-ring binder or use a spiral bound 8
> — 1/2" X 11" notebook with nice thick card stock as its pages.
>
> E. For each machine type that you want to use, i.e. each different kind of
> washer, each different kind of dryer, create a page in your notebook and
> label it at the top. If all the washers are of the same type and the
> dryers are of the same type, then you'll only need to create two pages, one
> for the washer and one for the dryer.
>
>
> F. Under the label for each page, peel the backing off of the braille-on
> for the template you created in step C above and place it on the page below
> the label. I.e. place the template for the washers under the label
> "washer" in your notebook.
>
> G. Depending on the size of your template, you may be able to add
> operating instructions to the same page of the notebook so you know which
> sequence to use to get the desired settings. If not, you can add additional
> pages to the notebook with notes about how to use the buttons on each page.
>
> H. When you next need to do laundry, take your notebook with you to the
> laundry room and use the template you created to figure out which buttons
> are which. You'll also have your notes on how to set the machine up in the
> desired manner.
>
> This technique has the advantage that it doesn't restrict you to
> using only one or two machines in the laundry room. Also, after you do
> laundry a few times, you probably won't need the notebook quite as much, but
> you'll always have it, just in case.
>
> While you could make the template in the notebook without using the
> braille-on, the braille-on will hold up much better as time goes by and you
> consult the book with fingers that are damp because you're doing laundry.
>
> I think the process of making these templates will take you and a
> helper a couple of hours to complete. I'd suggest geting a good friend to
> assist you in exchange for dinner. If that's not an option, you may be able
> to hire a reader for that time. The process will get faster as you learn to
> do it.
>
> I used the notebook trick in the early days of ATM machines. I
> dragged my father down to the bank and we explored every menu option on the
> ATM I was interested in, i.e. withdrawals, deposits and balance inquiries.
> We then went home with extensive notes and I brailed an instruction manual
> for myself, with all of the screen options, which button activated which
> option and what all of the sub-menus were. that book served me well for a
> number of years. (That trick doesn't work as well today with ATM machines
> because they're always updating the software in them and the menu options
> keep changing.) However, I think it will work very well for your laundry
> room.
>
> If any of this is confusing, feel free to rite me privately and we
> can arrange a phone call to discuss.
>
> Good luck and happy laundering!
>
> comBrian
>
>
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> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 22:19:05 com0800
> From: "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren at catlines.com>
> To: "'Ationfb of California List'" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] question about office management not filling
> out apt app forms
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> Hi,
> I do not really need the info in an alternative format. I just need them to
> fill the stuff out for me as I give them the info to fill in. I have no
> problem going to their offices. I just wonder if there isn't something in
> the ADA laws or fair housing laws that they need to know about. Tim?
> Charles? Anyone else? I'm seeing my lawyer tomorrow about something else so
> maybe I can ask him then, if I remember.
> Thanks,
> Lauren
>
> Blessings in Jesus? nameffNow all glory to God, who is able, through his
> mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might
> ask or think.
> ?his —Ephesians 3:20, NLT
> Blessings in Jesus? name:
> My digital evangelism blog is at:
> www . ask in jesus name . org (take out the spaces when you type it)
> advice from my catscc"meow when you feel like it.?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisa
> Irving via Nfbc-info
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 6:58 PM
> To: NFB of California List <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Lisa Irving <peacefulwoman89 at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] question about office management not filling out
> apt app forms
>
> If other prospective tenants are required to come into the office and you
> are also required to go into the office. This is a very common practice when
> people are applying for affordable housing. I don't quite understand the
> reasoning but it is a requirement in most instances.
>
> Many affordable housing programs receive state and federal funding however,
> this is not always the case there a private investors. I can tell you for
> certain that housing programs receiving state and federal funding must
> provide a lawful accommodation the problem is a lot of places don't know how
> to provide that accommodation there is a large foundation in San Diego
> where I live it is owned by private investors. I have contacted the city of
> San Diego AVA Cordinator to find out if this particular foundation has
> mandates under the ADA to provide paperwork and alternative format it sort
> of seems like a no-brainer, doesn't it?
>
> Since you want to rent at some of these places put your best foot forward a
> smile on your face and offered to partner with them to find a way to put the
> information in alternative format. On your end this may mean doing some
> homework to find out what you need it does not mean that you have to be the
> expert and how to do the formatting.
>
> From,
> Lisa Irving Lauren,
>
> I am very acquainted with the scenario this is what I've been dealing with
> for the past 2 1/2 years when I was trying to find affordable housing.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 20, 2016, at 3:30 PM, Lauren Merryfield via Nfbc-info
> <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > In my hunt for a less expensive apt, I keep coming up with the
> > problem that the office management expects me to bring someone with me
> > to fill out my applications. Is this really okay or are they violating
> > the fair housing law in some way? I mean, most of the time I have no
> > such person to help me. I think they should be helping me. If there is
> > any law, can you please send it to me so I can make copies and hand out
> when this problem comes up?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Lauren
> >
> >
> >
> > Blessings in Jesus' nameffNow all glory to God, who is able, through
> > his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than
> > we might ask or think.
> >
> > —Ephesians 3:20, NLT
> >
> > Blessings in Jesus' name:
> >
> > My digital evangelism blog is at:
> >
> > www . ask in jesus name . org (take out the spaces when you type it)
> >
> > advice from my catscc"meow when you feel like it."
> >
> >
> >
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> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 23:28:52 com0800
> From: "Lisa Irving" <peacefulwoman89 at cox.net>
> To: "'Ationfb of California List'" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] question about office management not filling
> out apt app forms
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> Lauren,
>
> Your lawful accommodation request is, sighted assistance to complete paper,
> right? What was the explaination you were given for the denial of the
> request?
>
> Down the road, would you be interested in using a computer to complete
> paperwork?
>
> From,
> Lisa Irving
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Merryfield via Nfbc-info
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 10:19 PM
> To: 'Ationfb of California List' <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Lauren Merryfield <lauren at catlines.com>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] question about office management not filling out
> apt app forms
>
> Hi,
> I do not really need the info in an alternative format. I just need them to
> fill the stuff out for me as I give them the info to fill in. I have no
> problem going to their offices. I just wonder if there isn't something in
> the ADA laws or fair housing laws that they need to know about. Tim?
> Charles? Anyone else? I'm seeing my lawyer tomorrow about something else so
> maybe I can ask him then, if I remember.
> Thanks,
> Lauren
>
> Blessings in Jesus? nameffNow all glory to God, who is able, through his
> mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might
> ask or think.
> ?his —Ephesians 3:20, NLT
> Blessings in Jesus? name:
> My digital evangelism blog is at:
> www . ask in jesus name . org (take out the spaces when you type it) advice
> from my catscc"meow when you feel like it.?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisa
> Irving via Nfbc-info
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 6:58 PM
> To: NFB of California List <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Lisa Irving <peacefulwoman89 at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] question about office management not filling out
> apt app forms
>
> If other prospective tenants are required to come into the office and you
> are also required to go into the office. This is a very common practice when
> people are applying for affordable housing. I don't quite understand the
> reasoning but it is a requirement in most instances.
>
> Many affordable housing programs receive state and federal funding however,
> this is not always the case there a private investors. I can tell you for
> certain that housing programs receiving state and federal funding must
> provide a lawful accommodation the problem is a lot of places don't know how
> to provide that accommodation there is a large foundation in San Diego
> where I live it is owned by private investors. I have contacted the city of
> San Diego AVA Cordinator to find out if this particular foundation has
> mandates under the ADA to provide paperwork and alternative format it sort
> of seems like a no-brainer, doesn't it?
>
> Since you want to rent at some of these places put your best foot forward a
> smile on your face and offered to partner with them to find a way to put the
> information in alternative format. On your end this may mean doing some
> homework to find out what you need it does not mean that you have to be the
> expert and how to do the formatting.
>
> From,
> Lisa Irving Lauren,
>
> I am very acquainted with the scenario this is what I've been dealing with
> for the past 2 1/2 years when I was trying to find affordable housing.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 20, 2016, at 3:30 PM, Lauren Merryfield via Nfbc-info
> <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > In my hunt for a less expensive apt, I keep coming up with the
> > problem that the office management expects me to bring someone with me
> > to fill out my applications. Is this really okay or are they violating
> > the fair housing law in some way? I mean, most of the time I have no
> > such person to help me. I think they should be helping me. If there is
> > any law, can you please send it to me so I can make copies and hand
> > out
> when this problem comes up?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Lauren
> >
> >
> >
> > Blessings in Jesus' nameffNow all glory to God, who is able, through
> > his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than
> > we might ask or think.
> >
> > —Ephesians 3:20, NLT
> >
> > Blessings in Jesus' name:
> >
> > My digital evangelism blog is at:
> >
> > www . ask in jesus name . org (take out the spaces when you type it)
> >
> > advice from my catscc"meow when you feel like it."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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