[nfbmi-talk] braille

[Larry Posont]

National Federation of the Blind of Michigan
20812 Ann Arbor Trail
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127

November 19, 2013

Dear Michigan Federationists:

     Here is an accessibility issue in Wisconsin concerning Braille.

Sincerely,
Larry Posont
President
 National Federation of the Blind of Michigan
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Dear Colleagues,

The Wisconsin affiliate is undertaking an initiative to get Braille
signage in the state capitol building.  I am writing to ask for
help.

I’m told that the Wisconsin state capitol building is exempt from the
ADA because it is a historical building.  Previous attempts to
get Braille signage have stood upon ADA requirements and died because
of this exemption.

I have an idea for a different approach, and I’ve sold the idea to
affiliate members.  I think the best approach is to try to push a
bill through the state legislature to add Braille signage to the
building.  The ADA wasn’t passed because some other piece of law
required it; the ADA was passed because lawmakers believed it was the
right thing to do.  Putting Braille in the state capitol is
the right thing to do.

Have any other states drafted any bills like this?  Should I be asking
for language within the Federation, or should I be asking my
local legislator to write the bill?

Any advice on the language would be very helpful.

Yours,

Justin Salisbury



Justin M. Salisbury
B.A. in Mathematics
Class of 2012
East Carolina University
president at alumni.ecu.edu

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