[nfbmi-talk] Fw: not accessible to me

[joe harcz Comcast]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
To: "ELMER CERANO" <ECERANO at mpas.org>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: not accessible to me


> As stated before under the OMA draft meeting minutes should also be made 
> available within eight working days.
>
> And under 504 they need to be made available in accessible format and a 
> timely manner.
>
> I've sent you and others case law on that issue.
>
> Also sent you out case law visa a vis the affirmative obligation to do so 
> and not on an ad hoc case by case basis.
> Elmer, this goes to my numerous complaints about information access 
> against recipients of federal funds and even VR agencies as well as the 
> abuse of state laws (which aren't followed either) in order to circumvent 
> federal civil rights laws (i.e. 504 and the ADA).
>
> Joe
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ELMER CERANO" <ECERANO at mpas.org>
> To: "joe Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 11:07 AM
> Subject: Re: not accessible to me
>
>
>> Mr. Harcz, the Board approved MPAS 2013 Audit had been added to the MPAS
>> accessible Web site on January 22, 2014. It is in a PDF format, but as I
>> understand it, your reader is not able to read the pdf document. To
>> assist you, we are converting the documents to "word" so that your
>> reader is able to access them. The MPAS 990 is also in process of being
>> converted to both pdf and word and will be available shortly on the
>> website.
>>
>> Per your request, I have also asked my Assistant to forward:
>> -a copy of my 2007 letter to Janet Olszewski re: the proper community
>> options for the residents of the former Mt. Pleasant Regional Center.
>> -the Board approved Minutes from the September, 2013 Board Meeting.
>>
>>
>>>>> "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net> 2/8/2014 1:49 PM >>>
>> The following pdf document is a scanned image document and not
>> accessable to me:
>> www.arcmi.org/pdf/MPAS022807.pdf
>> .
>>
>>
>>
>> Now I'm asking that you send it to me as a plain text document, or in
>> Braille and in accordance with Section 504 and Title III obligations for
>> effective communications.
>>
>> Joe
>