[nfbmi-talk] they know about ada violations on web sites and this aint' the only one

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Duncan O. Wyeth

Executive Director

Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth

Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns

Victor Center

201 N. Washington Square,  Suite 150

Lansing, Michigan  48913

TEL:  517  335-0103

From: Elizabeth W. Bauer [mailto:ebauer7400 at aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:19 AM
To: ECERANO at mpas.org; Cannon, Patrick (DELEG); Collins, Vendella; Wyeth, Duncan (DELEG)
Cc: MCODY at mpas.org
Subject: Re: web access difficult for people with disabilities in Michigan

Thank you all. I find the entire state website difficult to navigate myself. When I saw this report, I thought perhaps a win for PWD would benefit us all.
 Most of  the ADA accommodations do.
:-)

Liz

Elizabeth W. Bauer, Member
Michigan State Board of Education
1355 Lake Park Drive
Birmingham, MI 48009-1089
248 540 4656
www.michigan.gov/sbe

"The secret of education is respecting the pupil."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

-----Original Message-----
From: ELMER CERANO <ECERANO at mpas.org>
To: Elizabeth Bauer <ebauer7400 at aol.com>; cannonp at michigan.gov; collinsve at michigan.gov; wyethd2 at michigan.gov
Cc: MARK CODY <MCODY at mpas.org>
Sent: Wed, Sep 8, 2010 10:18 am
Subject: Re: web access difficult for people with disabilities in Michigan

we have been meeting with UCP/Michigan, Mich Disability Rights Network and

Jackie Doig re: DHS ADA compliance. Their I.T. access is also a focus. Norm's

group will look closer at the ADA compliance of the local DHS offices's IT

access.

>>> "Elizabeth W. Bauer" <
ebauer7400 at aol.com>
9/6/2010 7:09 AM >>>

Hi Pat, Duncan, Vendella, Elmer,

Are any of the advocacy groups raising this issue with state officials? It seems

something that would benefit from a coordinated call for justice. What are the

incoming officials thinking about it, planning to do?

Liz

>From AAPD (9.1.10)

Report Finds Five State Benefits' Websites Inaccessible to People with

Disabilities

by Jenifer Simpson, AAPD Senior Director of Government Affairs

A June 22, 2010 report finds that state public benefits agencies are relying

more on their websites as a means of providing information to the public, and as

a means for applicants to secure Medicaid, food stamps, and cash assistance.

However, the report, by the National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ)

at
http://www.nclej.org/ ,
shows that at least five states * California,

Florida, Michigan, New York and Texas * have agency websites with problems that

make them inaccessible to people with disabilities who are users of assistive

technology, and many websites are difficult for anyone to navigate. ...

Elizabeth W. Bauer, Member

Michigan State Board of Education

1355 Lake Park Drive

Birmingham, MI 48009-1089

248 540 4656

www.michigan.gov/sbe

"
The secret of education is respecting the pupil."

Ralph Waldo Emerson