[Nfbf-l] [NFBF-Leaders] RE: Please help if you can

Sun Jan 24 19:21:48 UTC 2016

Hello Jim & Kim:
Joe and I echo the words of Kathy and Sherri.  Both of you were much 
missed - and it was very nice to hear Eric recognize you by painting such a 
vivid picture of the contributions of your skills and talents , which have 
benefited so many of us NFB'ers through the years.

Take care and keep us posted.

Warm Regards,

Kitty & Joe
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From: "Sherri via Nfbf-l" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] [NFBF-Leaders] RE: Please help if you can

> Kathy is right. Eric's bio was great and I was very much impressed with 
> how
> much you have and still are accomplishing. So proud of you and Kkim and
> happy to count myself as your friend.
>
> I definitely missed the two of you at the convention. Keep ust posted on 
> how
> you are doing. Take care.
>
> sherri
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kathy Davis via Nfbf-l" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Kathy Davis" <kdavisnfbf at cfl.rr.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 8:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] [NFBF-Leaders] RE: Please help if you can
>
>
> Actually, Jim, I was able to sign the petition when I went to Gary 
> Wonder's
> post and hit the enter key on his link. At least I was able to get it done
> and I received a confirmation that my signature was accepted.
> Would love to talk to you some time. It's been a long time since we
> last chatted by phone. Eric Damry provided glowing comments to the
> convention about how invaluable you have been to Freedom Scientific and he
> kind of did a bio on you from the time he and Ted first learned about you
> working at the Lighthouse. It was great! Very deserving too. I did miss 
> you
> and Kim at convention.
>
> Take care,
>
> Kathy
>
>
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> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim Ellsworth
> via Nfbf-l
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 11:24 PM
> To: NFBF-Leaders at yahoogroups.com; 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'
> Cc: Jim Ellsworth
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] [NFBF-Leaders] RE: Please help if you can
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> Kathy,
>
>
>
> The link wraps to a second line so just select both lines and paste them
> into your browsers address bar.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> From: NFBF-Leaders at yahoogroups.com [mailto:NFBF-Leaders at yahoogroups.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 9:35 PM
> To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'
> Cc: 'Jim Ellsworth'; NFBF-Leaders at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [NFBF-Leaders] RE: [Nfbf-l] Please help if you can
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi Jim,
> What a beautifully written position paper. I tried to get to the link you
> provided but to no avail. I even rebooted my computer but still no luck.
> Suggestions please!
>
> Take care,
>
> Kathy Davis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim Ellsworth
> via Nfbf-l
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 8:25 PM
> To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
> Cc: Jim Ellsworth; NFBF-Leaders at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Please help if you can
>
> Dear family, friends, and colleagues:
>
> I don't usually write to everyone in my address book, but I have an urgent
> issue I would like you to think about supporting. Today, true access to
> society means access to the internet, and although many of us think that 
> the
> Americans with Disabilities Act has leveled the playing field for blind
> people, it was passed before the Internet was a factor. Although it speaks
> clearly to public access, it is mostly talking about physical structures.
> There is no question that a store has to let blind people in to shop. 
> There
> is no question that a restaurant must allow someone with a cane or a guide
> dog into their establishment and must serve them. But the question that 
> must
> be resolved is whether public places means physical locations or any
> location where the public is invited and encouraged to spend money. I
> contend that the internet is just such a place and that Amazon's online
> presence is no different from Barnes & Noble's store.
>
> Although the courts have issued conflicting opinions on this, most rulings
> have said that the Americans With Disabilities Act would most certainly 
> have
> included the internet had it been passed only three years later. The 
> Justice
> Department agrees, and so does the Congress. The problem is that the 
> Justice
> Department has not implemented the amendments to the Americans With
> Disabilities Act that was passed by the Congress by issuing regulations
> necessary for its enforcement. The Obama administration now says that it
> plans to wait until 2018 to issue such regulations. Of course, there will 
> be
> no Obama administration in 2018, and every delay makes it easier for the
> next president to authorize another delay.
>
> If you believe that it is important for me to be able to check in at an
> airport and to check out at a grocery store given that these both are
> requiring interaction with electronic devices, please look at the petition
> that I am including here, and if you feel as I do, please sign it. Some
> barriers that I face simply cannot be removed. I cannot enjoy seeing the
> stars in the sky or appreciate the beautiful colors that emerge in spring,
> but with technology that we have readily available today, there is no 
> reason
> that I can't use a computer to read about these. The technological 
> barriers
> I face are not so much due to blindness as they are the unwillingness of
> people to realize that there should be nonvisual ways of accessing much of
> what the world has to offer. Thank you for helping me if you feel as I do.
> Here is the link:
>
> https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/direct-us-department-justice-promp
> tly-release-ada-internet-regulations
>
> Gary Wunder, President
>
> National Federation of the Blind of Missouri
>
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