[nfbmi-talk] important joint on effective communications in schools

[joe harcz Comcast]

It is simple in the law but not in reality.

But here it is in a simple nutshell:

A BSBP is an entity of state and local government, thus Title II applies.
b. It is a recipient of federal funds from the Rehabilitation Act and thus
504 applies.
c. Under both laws such entities must effectively communicate with people
who are blind in their most effective format and in a timely manner and
without surcharge.

d. BSBP in documented fashion does not do so and in fact violates these laws
to all blind people daily.

E. If people look at remedies they are in the aforementioned documents, but
it clearly states that under Title II and 504 a person or whomever can file
suit directly in Federal Court without exhausting administrative remedies.

Sincerely,

Joe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry D. Eagle" <terrydeagle at yahoo.com>
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Subject: RE: [nfbmi-talk] important joint on effective communications in 
schools


> Since when does anything from RSA, OCR, and DOJ apply to the BS4BP 
> Rodgers'
> neighborhood?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe
> harcz Comcast via nfbmi-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 1:30 PM
> To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] important joint on effective communications in 
> schools
>
> These joint gidence from DOJ, OSERS and OCR just came out today and they
> effect all students who are blind and are very important.
>
> In fact they also apply to any operation recieving funds from the 
> Department
> of Education including VR entities as well in principle.
>
> Bottom line is these entities must effectively comunicate with people who
> are blind.
>
> Joe Harcz
> Joint guidance on effective communication for students with disabilities 
> in
> public schools issued by Justice Department and Department of Education
>
> Today the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division together with
> the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and Office of
> Special
> Education and Rehabilitative Services
> issued joint guidance
> about the rights of public elementary and secondary students with hearing,
> vision or speech disabilities to effective communication.  The
> guidance
> includes a letter to educators, a Frequently Asked Questions document, and 
> a
> summary Fact Sheet, and is intended to help schools, parents, and others
> understand
> schools' obligations under Federal law to meet the communications needs of
> students with disabilities. The
> guidance documents
> are available in HTML and PDF versions on ADA.gov.  The Dear Colleague
> Letter and Fact Sheet are also available in Spanish in PDF versions.
>
> To find out more about the guidance documents or the ADA, call the Justice
> Department's toll-free
> ADA Information Line
> at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD), or access its
> ADA.gov
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