[nfbmi-talk] nfbmi-talk Digest, Vol 100, Issue 22

Heather Bowman-Tomlinson heatherbt at mac.com
Tue Oct 14 22:46:53 UTC 2014


Hope my kids can go to the science camp next year. This year was just nuts because Calli was in the hospital for 5 weeks. 



I may not be perfectly wise, perfectly witty, or perfectly wonderful, but I am always perfectly me. Anon. 

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>   1. questions about cacil payments (joe harcz Comcast)
>   2. Fw: questions about bep training badp (joe harcz Comcast)
>   3. The Origin of White Cane Safety Day (Christine Boone)
>   4. Re: The Origin of White Cane Safety Day (joe harcz Comcast)
>   5. salient oop ed (joe harcz Comcast)
>   6. more news air rid ann arbor story (joe harcz Comcast)
>   7. cms commitment to action (joe harcz Comcast)
>   8. bsbp rsa grant info request (joe harcz Comcast)
>   9. NFB Summer Science Spectacular Video (Fred Wurtzel)
>  10. Oops,    here is the link.  RE:  NFB Summer Science Spectacular
>      Video (Fred Wurtzel)
>  11. Re: NFB Summer Science Spectacular Video (Elizabeth Mohnke)
>  12. FW: Oops,    here is the link.  RE:  NFB Summer Science
>      Spectacular Video (Fred Wurtzel)
>  13. PAC (Derek Moore)
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> 
> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:27:58 -0400
> From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
> To: "Ed Rodgers BSBP Dir." <rodgerse at michigan.gov>
> Cc: "Marlene Malloy MCRS Dir." <marlene at mcrs13.org>,    Sarah Gravetti
>    silc mcrs mcil <SARA at dnmichigan.org>,    "Sue Luzenski BSBP Adm. Ass."
>    <LuzenskiS at michigan.gov>,    Leamon Jones BSBP <jonesl2 at michigan.gov>,
>    Timothy Beatty RSA <Timothy.Beatty at ed.gov>,    "Mike Pemble BSBP Dep.
>    Dir." <pemble at michigan.gov>,    Tracy Brown <tracy at misilc.org>, Gary
>    Gaynor <gary at viic.org>,    Christyne.Cavataio at ed.gov,
>    nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org,    BRIAN SABOURIN <BSABOUR at mpas.org>,
>    bsbpcommissioners at michigan.gov, MARK MCWILLIAMS MPAS
>    <MMCWILL at mpas.org>, commissioner-hudson at outlook.com
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] questions about cacil payments
> Message-ID: <C040F2C9158344C6BDA37E102E1B6DB6 at YOUR7C60552B9E>
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> 
> October 14 2014 Questions About CACIL
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
> 
> 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
> 
> Mt. Morris, MI 48458
> 
> 810-516-5262
> 
> joeharcz at comcast.net
> 
> To:
> 
> Edward Rodgers, Director
> 
> Mich. Bureau Services to Blind Persons
> 
> Mike Pemble, BSBP
> 
> Leamon Jones, BSBP
> 
> 
> 
> Sirs,
> 
> 
> 
> I point your attention to the payments from BSBP to the Capitol Area Center for Independent Living in Lansing from the DTMB database after my signature line.
> 
> 
> 
> One component as you know of BSBP is to offer independent living services to blind individuals including, of course the large grant for the Older Blind. I am asking you today to describe the unique, non-duplicative services offered to blind persons by this CIL.
> 
> 
> 
> Simply as I?ve asked for in other non-responded to requests just what does this CIL do for these payments?
> 
> 
> 
> And if BSBP is the expert and the grantee why aren?t they doing these un-named things for blind citizens?
> 
> 
> 
> Sirs, blindness is growing and particularly amongst the elderly. People need core services and training and simple things like travel skill instruction, assistive technology training and equipment, and how to live independently in our communities.
> 
> 
> 
> Thus, again simply I wish to know how funding like this accomplishes these goals and how it meets the needs.
> 
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
> 
> 
> 
> Cc: CAP/MPAS
> 
> Cc: MI SILC
> 
> Cc: TB, RSA
> 
> Cc: CC RSA
> 
> Cc: NFB MI
> 
> Cc: BSBP Commission
> 
> Cc: MCRS
> 
> Attachment:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Payments to HANDICAPPER ADVOCACY ALLIANCE INC by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2014
> 
> 
> 
> Table with 4 columns and 11 rows
> 
> Agency Name
> 
> Category Description
> 
> Warrant Date
> 
> Payments Total
> 
> LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
> 
> Contractual Services Supplies and Materials
> 
> 10/6/2014
> 
> $800.00
> 
> LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
> 
> Contractual Services Supplies and Materials
> 
> 9/15/2014
> 
> $1,800.00
> 
> LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
> 
> Contractual Services Supplies and Materials
> 
> 8/15/2014
> 
> $900.00
> 
> LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
> 
> Contractual Services Supplies and Materials
> 
> 8/5/2014
> 
> $900.00
> 
> LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
> 
> Contractual Services Supplies and Materials
> 
> 7/17/2014
> 
> $990.00
> 
> LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
> 
> Contractual Services Supplies and Materials
> 
> 6/19/2014
> 
> $4,950.00
> 
> LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
> 
> Contractual Services Supplies and Materials
> 
> 6/13/2014
> 
> $900.00
> 
> LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
> 
> Contractual Services Supplies and Materials
> 
> 5/9/2014
> 
> $2,250.00
> 
> LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
> 
> Contractual Services Supplies and Materials
> 
> 3/14/2014
> 
> $1,500.00
> 
> LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
> 
> Contractual Services Supplies and Materials
> 
> 12/27/2013
> 
> $750.00
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:36:00 -0400
> From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
> To: "Ed Rodgers BSBP Dir." <rodgerse at michigan.gov>
> Cc: "Marlene Malloy MCRS Dir." <marlene at mcrs13.org>,    "Mike Pemble BSBP
>    Dep. Dir." <pemble at michigan.gov>,    Christyne.Cavataio at ed.gov,
>    nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org,    BRIAN SABOURIN <BSABOUR at mpas.org>, MARK
>    MCWILLIAMS MPAS <MMCWILL at mpas.org>,    rob essenberg badp lara
>    <EssenbergR at michigan.gov>
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: questions about bep training badp
> Message-ID: <14CED03AE0C24D68A43BDE0924E472B8 at YOUR7C60552B9E>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="Windows-1252"
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: joe harcz Comcast 
> To: Ed Rodgers BSBP Dir. 
> Cc: Pemble, Mike (LARA) ; Essenberg, Rob (LARA) ; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org ; Marlene Malloy MCRS Dir. ; BRIAN SABOURIN ; Christyne.Cavataio at ed.gov ; Sarah Gravetti ; Michael Poyma VA MCRS 
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 12:37 PM
> Subject: Fw: questions about bep training badp
> 
> 
> This is just another request for basic information that wasn't ever responded to at all in stark violation of the ADA and Section 504 of the very Rehabilitation Act that BSBP is and has been violating from the get go.
> 
> Joe Harcz
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: joe harcz Comcast 
> To: Ed Rodgers BSBP Dir. 
> Cc: Sue Luzenski BSBP Adm. Ass. ; Christyne.Cavataio at ed.gov ; BRIAN SABOURIN ; Marlene Malloy MCRS Dir. ; trina edmondson mcrs dac ; Michael Poyma VA MCRS ; Sara Grivetti ; James Chaney EOC ; Mike Pemble BSBP Dep. Dir. 
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 9:40 AM
> Subject: questions about bep training badp
> 
> 
> July 31 2014 on BEP and other Training
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
> 
> 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
> 
> Mt. Morris, MI 48458
> 
> joeharcz at comcast.net
> 
> 
> 
> To: Edward Rodgers
> 
> Director
> 
> Mich. Bureau Services to Blind Persons
> 
> (via e-mail)
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Mr. Rodgers,
> 
> 
> 
> I point your attention to the following expenditure which was made for training of Business Enterprise Operators:
> 
> ?Payments to JERRY A MCVETY by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2014
> 
> 
> 
> Table with 4 columns and 2 rows
> 
> Agency Name
> 
> Category Description
> 
> Warrant Date
> 
> Payments Total
> 
> LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
> 
> Contractual Services Supplies and Materials
> 
> 4/21/2014
> 
> $25,500.00?
> 
> 
> 
> Now you, the agency and LARA through press releases and other notices have claimed that the highly funded Business Assistance and Development Program in the Anderson Building would also be used as ?training?.
> 
> 
> 
> I?m quite confused when I see hundreds of thousands of Vocational Rehabilitation Act funds go round and round the proverbial Merry-Go-Round with no accountability.
> 
> 
> 
> So could you please explain these contradictions?
> 
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
> 
> 
> 
> Cc: BSBP Commissioners
> 
> Cc: MCRS
> 
> Cc: NFB MI
> 
> Cc: RSA
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:46:58 -0400
> From: Christine Boone <christineboone2 at gmail.com>
> To: Mailing List NFB of Michigan Internet <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>,
>    nfbp-talk at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] The Origin of White Cane Safety Day
> Message-ID: <A471A3ED-C333-4A1D-BDE4-EB733434549F at gmail.com>
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> 
> Greetings Fellow Federationists in Michigan and Pennsylvania
> 
> This morning I realized that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the first observance of National White Cane Safety Day.  I found this excellent summary of the NFB's pioneering work on our website:  
> 
> The National Federation of the Blind in convention assembled on the 6th day of July, 1963, called upon the governors of the fifty states to proclaim October 15 of each year as White Cane Safety Day in each of our fifty states. On October 6, 1964, a joint resolution of the Congress, HR 753, was signed into law authorizing the President of the United States to proclaim October 15 of each year as "White Cane Safety Day." This resolution said: "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives", that the President is hereby authorized to issue annually a proclamation designating October 15 as White Cane Safety Day and calling upon the people of the United States to observe such a day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.'
> 
> Within hours of the passage of the congressional joint resolution authorizing the President to proclaim October 15 as White Cane Safety Day, then President Lyndon B. Johnson recognized the importance of the white cane as a staff of independence for blind people. In the first Presidential White Cane Proclamation President Johnson commended the blind for the growing spirit of independence and the increased determination to be self-reliant that the organized blind had shown. The Presidential proclamation said:
> 
> The white cane in our society has become one of the symbols of a blind person's ability to come and go on his own. Its use has promoted courtesy and special consideration to the blind on our streets and highways. To make our people more fully aware of the meaning of the white cane and of the need for motorists to exercise special care for the blind persons who carry it Congress, by a joint resolution approved as of October 6, 1964, has authorized the President to proclaim October 15 of each year as White Cane Safety Day.
> 
> Now, therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America do hereby proclaim October 15, 1964 as White Cane Safety Day.
> 
> With those stirring words President Johnson issued the first White Cane Proclamation which was the culmination of a long and serious effort on the part of the National Federation of the Blind to gain recognition for the growing independence and self-sufficiency of blind people in America, and also to gain recognition of the white cane as the symbol of that independence and that self-reliance.
> 
> The first of the state laws regarding the right of blind people to travel independently with the white cane was passed in 1930. In 1966, Dr. Jacobus tenBroek, the founder of the National Federation of the Blind, drafted the model White Cane Law. This model act--which has become known as the Civil Rights Bill for the Blind, the Disabled, and the Otherwise Physically Handicapped-'contains a provision designating October 15 as White Cane Safety Day. Today there is a variant of the White Cane Law on the statute books of every state in the nation.
> 
> 
> 
> Read more at 
> https://nfb.org/white-cane-safety-day
> year 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:20:53 -0400
> From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
> To: "Christine Boone" <christineboone2 at gmail.com>,    "NFB of Michigan
>    Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] The Origin of White Cane Safety Day
> Message-ID: <DCE9125651DB48559A0CC5B00DF14222 at YOUR7C60552B9E>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>    reply-type=original
> 
> Great stuff and great reminder.We have to know where we've been in order to 
> know where we are going.
> 
> Thanks Christine.
> 
> Joe
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christine Boone via nfbmi-talk" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Mailing List NFB of Michigan Internet" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>; 
> <nfbp-talk at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 9:46 AM
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] The Origin of White Cane Safety Day
> 
> 
>> Greetings Fellow Federationists in Michigan and Pennsylvania
>> 
>> This morning I realized that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the 
>> first observance of National White Cane Safety Day.  I found this 
>> excellent summary of the NFB's pioneering work on our website:
>> 
>> The National Federation of the Blind in convention assembled on the 6th 
>> day of July, 1963, called upon the governors of the fifty states to 
>> proclaim October 15 of each year as White Cane Safety Day in each of our 
>> fifty states. On October 6, 1964, a joint resolution of the Congress, HR 
>> 753, was signed into law authorizing the President of the United States to 
>> proclaim October 15 of each year as "White Cane Safety Day." This 
>> resolution said: "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives", 
>> that the President is hereby authorized to issue annually a proclamation 
>> designating October 15 as White Cane Safety Day and calling upon the 
>> people of the United States to observe such a day with appropriate 
>> ceremonies and activities.'
>> 
>> Within hours of the passage of the congressional joint resolution 
>> authorizing the President to proclaim October 15 as White Cane Safety Day, 
>> then President Lyndon B. Johnson recognized the importance of the white 
>> cane as a staff of independence for blind people. In the first 
>> Presidential White Cane Proclamation President Johnson commended the blind 
>> for the growing spirit of independence and the increased determination to 
>> be self-reliant that the organized blind had shown. The Presidential 
>> proclamation said:
>> 
>> The white cane in our society has become one of the symbols of a blind 
>> person's ability to come and go on his own. Its use has promoted courtesy 
>> and special consideration to the blind on our streets and highways. To 
>> make our people more fully aware of the meaning of the white cane and of 
>> the need for motorists to exercise special care for the blind persons who 
>> carry it Congress, by a joint resolution approved as of October 6, 1964, 
>> has authorized the President to proclaim October 15 of each year as White 
>> Cane Safety Day.
>> 
>> Now, therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of 
>> America do hereby proclaim October 15, 1964 as White Cane Safety Day.
>> 
>> With those stirring words President Johnson issued the first White Cane 
>> Proclamation which was the culmination of a long and serious effort on the 
>> part of the National Federation of the Blind to gain recognition for the 
>> growing independence and self-sufficiency of blind people in America, and 
>> also to gain recognition of the white cane as the symbol of that 
>> independence and that self-reliance.
>> 
>> The first of the state laws regarding the right of blind people to travel 
>> independently with the white cane was passed in 1930. In 1966, Dr. Jacobus 
>> tenBroek, the founder of the National Federation of the Blind, drafted the 
>> model White Cane Law. This model act--which has become known as the Civil 
>> Rights Bill for the Blind, the Disabled, and the Otherwise Physically 
>> Handicapped-'contains a provision designating October 15 as White Cane 
>> Safety Day. Today there is a variant of the White Cane Law on the statute 
>> books of every state in the nation.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Read more at
>> https://nfb.org/white-cane-safety-day
>> year
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> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:45:54 -0400
> From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
> To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] salient oop ed
> Message-ID: <F60580ED3B1748B79B572059BBF8F29A at YOUR7C60552B9E>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="Windows-1252"
> 
> The following article is forwarded to you by the Great Lakes ADA Center (
> www.adagreatlakes.org):
> 
> The Hill
> October 13, 2014
> 
> Communication technology opens 'doors' for everyone, not only people with disabilities
> 
> By John D. Kemp and Brandon M. Macsata
> 
> Today, most Americans overlook improvements made since the dawn of the Americans with Disabilities Act (?ADA?) in 1990. Sidewalk ramps?automatic door openers?adjustable
> vanity mirrors?and automatic lighting and fixture controls were all designed to help make the ?physical? world more accessible for and useable by all people,
> including individuals with disabilities. Now, isn?t it time we opened doors to the ?virtual? world, and information and communication technology (?ICT?)?
> 
> Since 1998, federal agencies have been required by law to make their electronic ICT accessible to people with disabilities. Better known as
> ?Section 508?
> (of the Rehabilitation Act), it mandates ?individuals with disabilities who are Federal employees to have access to and use of information and data that
> is comparable to the access to and use of the information and data by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities.? [1]
> 
> Accessible ICT is an evolving process, evidenced by the United States Access Board, which monitors Section 508 compliance, updating its standards, as well
> as other telecommunications accessibility guidelines. The House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman, Darrell Issa, has introduced legislation calling
> for the designation of the Chief Information Officers (CIOs) in all federal Departments, including significant changes to the management of information
> technology. This legislation passed the House of Representatives by voice vote, with similar legislation pending in the Senate.
> 
> Congress is currently faced with countless legislative proposals focusing on IT, ranging from healthcare, Veterans benefits, telecommunications and education,
> to name a few.
> 
> But more needs to be done in both the public and private sectors.
> 
> Wall Street and Main Street are both being re-defined by technology. The potential for our emerging ?digital economy? is endless, if that technology is
> made more accessible.
> 
> Consider this: CTIA recently reported that the mobile data traffic more than doubled last year! [2] We know that people with disabilities are yearning to
> leverage accessible technologies in their everyday lives.
> 
> Whereas there have been many improvement in accessibility features on smart phones and mobiles devices, there is a still a long way to go. A recent report,
> authored by Nirmita Narasimhan, Program Manager at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), and Axel Leblois, founder and Executive Director of G3ict,
> summarized the challenge:
> 
> ?Senior citizens and people with physical or mental disabilities are often unable to access mobile phones because the equipment lacks the necessary accessibility
> features or because the price of the adapted phones and services remain unaffordable. Considering that 15 per cent of the world?s population, or over one
> billion people, have a disability that affects their access to modern communications, the commercial opportunities for mobile service providers, manufacturers
> and smart phone application developers are consequently substantial.? With so much of our daily lives dependent on mobile devices and the Internet, it
> is time that we ushered in an ?accessible technology renaissance.?[3]
> 
> Aside from being the ?socially responsible? thing to do, it also makes good business sense! In the first quarter of 2013, e-commerce expenditures reached
> 50.18 billion U.S. dollars.[4] Worldwide, it is estimated that the total value of e-commerce revenue topped $1.2 trillion in U.S. dollars.[5]
> 
> Maybe the more pertinent question to ask is, ?How can we NOT afford to make ICT more accessible for people with disabilities??
> 
> Ironically, despite its increasing relevance in our everyday lives, the World Wide Web is largely inaccessible for people with disabilities. Many websites
> are lacking ?ALT Tags,? which are designed to help screen readers used by people who are blind or visually impaired identify and explain images, graphs
> and charts. Yet, missing ALT Tags are only the tip of the iceberg.
> 
> Last year, Walmart had over 59 million unique monthly visitors to its websites. As large as that number may seem, it pales in comparison to Amazon and Ebay,
> with 149 million and 91 million monthly unique visitors, respectively.[6] These companies, and many more ? such as Deque, IBM and Microsoft ? are investing
> in accessible ICT because they understand its inherent business and social value.
> 
> Ironically, just as people without disabilities benefit from physical accessibility improvements, they are already benefitting from accessible ICT. According
> to the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom), 80 percent of people using closed captions are not deaf or hard of hearing.[7]
> 
> What is accessible technology renaissance? It is one whereby we envision every single individual, regardless of disability, can fully access the modern
> marvels of technology. Technology is what drives our economy. Technology is what links our communities. Technology is what keeps us connected to the world
> around us. That is why it should be accessible to everyone.
> 
> [1] Section 508 Of The Rehabilitation Act.
> Section508.gov.
> http://www.section508.gov/Section-508-Of-The-Rehabilitation-Act.
> 
> [2] Mobile Data Traffic More Than Doubled Last Year, According to CTIA. Roll Call TechnoCRAT. June 17, 2014.
> 
> [3] Making mobile phones and services accessible for persons with disabilities. A joint report of ITU ? The International Telecommunication Union and G3ict
> ? The global initiative for inclusive ICTs. August 2012.
> 
> [4] Statistics 2013. E-Commerce Revenues. September 20, 2013.
> 
> [5] Statistics 2013. E-Commerce Revenues. September 20, 2013.
> 
> [6] Statistics 2013, E-Commerce Revenues, September 20, 2013.
> 
> [7] Did You Know? 80 Percent of People Who Use Closed Captions Are Not Hard of Hearing. CaptionsforYouTube. June 6, 2014.
> 
> Kemp is president and CEO of The Viscardi Center, and Macsata is general consultant of the National Business and Disability Council (NBDC) at The Viscardi
> Center.
> 
> Source:
> http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/220415-communication-technology-opens-doors-for-everyone-not-only
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:54:36 -0400
> From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
> To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] more news air rid ann arbor story
> Message-ID: <667E73C11E1A44AB921AA4E74C7D645F at YOUR7C60552B9E>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="Windows-1252"
> 
> Source:
> 
> http://wemu.org/post/conflict-remains-over-location-airride-stop-metro-airport
> 
> 
> 
> Conflict Remains Over Location Of AirRide Stop At Metro Airport
> 
> By
> 
> Andrew Cluley
> 
> 
> 
> Over 1,000 passengers a week head to
> 
> Detroit Metro Airport
> 
> from Ann Arbor using the AirRide bus shuttle.  It's been nearly a month since the pick-up and drop-off location at the airport changed from the International
> 
> Arrivals curb to the Ground Transportation Center. The debate over which location is more appropriate continues.
> 
> 201410/AirRideMetro
> 
> AirRide passengers getting off the shuttle bus at the old International Arrivals curb, needing to cross two lanes of traffic to get to the airport.
> 
> Credit Wayne County Airport Authority
> 
> 89.1 WEMU's Andrew Cluley reports on the continuing arguments over Detroit Metro Airport officials moving the location where AirRide passengers load and
> 
> unload.
> 
> Listen
> 
> Listening...
> 
> 89.1 WEMU's Andrew Cluley reports on the continuing arguments over Detroit Metro Airport officials moving the location where AirRide passengers load and
> 
> unload.
> 
> 
> 
> Carolyn Grawi used
> 
> AirRide
> 
> several times and found it safe and convenient for people with a variety of disabilities. She's legally blind and the Interim President and CEO of the
> 
> Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living.
> 
> Grawi's now hesitant to use the service the next time she flies. Her concerns include too many vehicles at the new drop off site, its distance from the
> 
> terminal, and it not being accessible for all passengers. "When people look at what they're going to do for persons with disabilities and seniors, when
> 
> we make it accessible for patrons who are more vulnerable, it makes it even safer for the rest of us," Grawi says.
> 
> 
> 
> A federal lawsuit accuses the
> 
> Wayne County Airport Authority
> 
> of violating the
> 
> Americans with Disabilities Act
> 
> at the new stop. Airport representatives won't discuss the lawsuit, but say safety issues made the switch necessary.
> 
> 
> 
> Director of Public Affairs Michael Conway says increases in international travel and the number of people using AirRide led to passengers getting off the
> 
> bus and crossing multiple lanes of traffic. "It's a little bit less convenient cause it's further away from the door then they were before, but it wasn't
> 
> safe.  We're basically putting these motor coaches in the same area where all the other ground transportation is," Conway says.
> 
> 
> 
> Conway says the new location doesn't have curbs and is accessible for people with wheelchairs or walkers. Several heated shelters are available for passengers
> 
> to wait in until the bus arrives.
> 
> 
> 
> A hearing on the lawsuit is scheduled Friday.
> 
> 
> 
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> ? Andrew Cluley is the Ann Arbor beat reporter, and anchor for 89.1 WEMU News. Contact him at 734.487.3363 or email him
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> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:17:11 -0400
> From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
> To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] cms commitment to action
> Message-ID: <632D2E1DF5B54F88BB36E4DE436B8537 at YOUR7C60552B9E>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="Windows-1252"
> 
> Very important for blind persons in accessing Medicare, Medicaid and other health related services, and information about them in our most effective.
> 
> This also goes to third party vendors like thus insurance companies in the Medicare Part D program.
> 
> Now we'll see if the feds live up to these long standing 504 requirements.
> 
> Joe Harcz
> COMMITMENT TO ACTION TO RESOLVE DREDF SECTION 504 COMPLAINTS
> 
> 
> 
> Table of Contents
> 
> 
> 
> Introduction
> 
> Jurisdiction
> 
> Purpose
> 
> Specific Commitments
> 
> Signatures
> 
> 
> 
> INTRODUCTION
> 
> 
> 
> This Commitment to Action is entered into by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (?HHS?) Office for Civil Rights (?OCR?), and the
> 
> HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (?CMS?).
> 
> 
> 
> By signing this Commitment to Action, OCR and CMS agree that this resolves OCR Transaction Numbers 11-123656 and 12-141806, investigations that OCR initiated
> 
> in response to two complaints filed under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and its implementing regulation (Section 504) by the Disability
> 
> Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) (Complainant) on behalf of two of its clients, both Medicare beneficiaries, and other similarly situated individuals.
> 
> The complaints alleged that CMS violated Section 504 based on CMS? failure to provide notice to Medicare beneficiaries of their rights under Section 504
> 
> and the failure of CMS Contractors to offer Medicare beneficiaries effective communication via alternate formats. The Complaints further alleged that CMS
> 
> discriminated against two named individuals on the basis of their disabilities (blindness or low vision) when CMS and its Contractors failed to provide
> 
> the individuals various Medicare notices and other documents pertaining to their benefits in alternate formats.
> 
> 
> 
> JURISDICTION
> 
> 
> 
> OCR initiated the complaint investigation pursuant to its jurisdictional authority under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. ? 794
> 
> et seq., and its implementing regulation, 45 C.F.R. Part 85.  Section 504 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in any program or activity
> 
> conducted by HHS.  As CMS is the operational division of HHS that administers the Medicare program, it is subject to Section 504.
> 
> 
> 
> PURPOSE
> 
> 
> 
> The purpose of this Commitment to Action is to ensure CMS? compliance with Section 504 and to resolve the issues raised by these complaints. CMS agrees
> 
> to take the outlined actions within the timeframes specified.  The actions described in this Commitment to Action fully address the issues described in
> 
> the complaint investigations, OCR Transaction Numbers11-123656 and 12-141806.  CMS? completion of these actions will ensure that CMS is in compliance with
> 
> Section 504, as it pertains to the issues specifically addressed during these investigations.  This Commitment to Action shall become effective on the
> 
> date it is signed by all parties.
> 
> 
> 
> Back to top
> 
> 
> 
> SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
> 
> 
> 
> 1.       Process for Individuals to Request Auxiliary Aids and Services
> 
> 
> 
> CMS and OCR have been coordinating in the development of a process for the provision of auxiliary aids and services.  By September 30, 2014, CMS shall,
> 
> in consultation with OCR, implement a process for individuals to request auxiliary aids and services, including requests for alternate formats, and for
> 
> CMS to respond to these requests by providing appropriate auxiliary aids and services in a timely manner.  The process shall permit individuals to request
> 
> auxiliary aids and services in writing, over the telephone, and by email.
> 
> 
> 
> The process shall apply to all requests for auxiliary aids and services relating to communications between CMS staff members and beneficiaries of CMS programs,
> 
> including all applications, notices, forms, outreach materials, web-based information, telephonic communications, and other communications.  Upon receiving
> 
> a request, CMS shall provide the requested auxiliary aid or service in a timely manner, giving primary consideration to the alternate format preference
> 
> of the requester, such as an audio recording, on computer CDs, in Braille and large print, and read by qualified readers, among others.
> 
> 
> 
> By September 30, 2014, CMS will establish a mailing address, e-mail address and toll-free telephone number for beneficiaries to use when requesting auxiliary
> 
> aids and appropriately revise all relevant Call Center scripts and webpages, as needed, to include notice of the right to request auxiliary aids or services
> 
> at no cost and the process for doing so.
> 
> 
> 
> 2.      Notice of Nondiscrimination and Auxiliary Aids
> 
> 
> 
> CMS and OCR coordinated on the development of a Notice of Nondiscrimination and Auxiliary Aids.  This document states that CMS does not discriminate on
> 
> the basis of disability and provides the process for filing complaints about disability discrimination, including complaints about requests for auxiliary
> 
> aids and services, with OCR.  This document also provides notice to individuals with disabilities of the right to auxiliary aids and services free of charge.
> 
> It includes the current contact information that individuals should use for requesting an auxiliary aid or service, including for requesting an alternate
> 
> format.  Currently, this notice is available on the following CMS operated webpages:
> 
> www.cms.gov
> 
> ;
> 
> www.medicare.gov
> 
> ;
> 
> www.medicaid.gov
> 
> ;
> 
> www.mymedicare.gov
> 
> ; marketplace.cms.gov; and
> 
> www.healthcare.gov.
> 
> 
> 
> CMS shall include this notice in the 2015 Medicare & You Handbook (to be mailed in September of 2014) and all subsequent editions.
> 
> 
> 
> Within 60 calendar days of executing the Commitment to Action, CMS will update the current notice in the Medicare & You Handbook to inform beneficiaries
> 
> of the process for requesting alternate formats of other program related material.  The new notice will be included in the next printing cycle for the
> 
> Handbook.
> 
> 
> 
> CMS will review the inventory of documents developed during the 504 Self-Assessment described in Section 3 below, and determine, in consultation with OCR
> 
> and within 60 calendar days of the completion of the 504 Self-Assessment, other appropriate publications in which to include the Notice and the earliest
> 
> possible printing schedules.  CMS shall include the Notice in the earliest printing cycles for the appropriate publications following this determination.
> 
> Where the material is too small to contain the complete Notice (postcards, fliers and brochures), CMS will develop, in consultation with OCR and within
> 
> 60 calendar days of the completion of the 504 Self-Assessment, an appropriate reference to nondiscrimination and auxiliary aids and services.  CMS shall
> 
> include the appropriate reference in the earliest printing cycles for these materials.
> 
> 
> 
> Back to top
> 
> 
> 
> 3.      504 Self-Assessment
> 
> 
> 
> CMS and OCR have coordinated on the development of a Section 504 Self-Assessment, which CMS will use to evaluate the extent to which its programs and activities
> 
> are accessible to individuals with disabilities.
> 
> 
> 
> In compliance with this Commitment to Action, CMS has initiated the performance of the Section 504 Self-Assessment in all of its programs and activities.
> 
> The results of this Self-Assessment shall be used to develop a Long-Term Action Plan to ensure the timely provision of auxiliary aids and services to
> 
> all CMS beneficiaries and consumers.  If during this assessment process CMS determines that any service, program or activity does not have policies or
> 
> procedures to ensure effective communication, CMS shall identify both an interim and a permanent modification to ensure effective communication with individuals
> 
> with disabilities.  CMS will complete the Self-Assessment within 90 calendar days of signing this Commitment to Action.
> 
> 
> 
> 4.      Development of Long-Term Action Plan
> 
> 
> 
> Within 30 calendar days of completing the Section 504 Self-Assessment of all of its programs and activities, CMS shall convene a cross-component agency
> 
> workgroup that includes OCR to develop a Long-Term Action Plan for ensuring effective communication with individuals who have hearing, vision, or speech
> 
> disabilities.  CMS shall complete the Long-Term Action Plan within 120 calendar days of convening the work group.  The Long-Term Action Plan will address
> 
> the following issues (a through j, below) as needed and appropriate for each program conducted by CMS.  CMS and OCR recognize that each program administered
> 
> by CMS may need to implement some but not necessarily all of these provisions in order to ensure Section 504 compliance.
> 
> List of 10 items
> 
> A. Modification of policies and procedures, as necessary, to ensure the timely and appropriate provision of auxiliary aids and services, including alternate
> 
> formats, to individuals with disabilities;
> 
> B. Assessment of and consultation with the individual with a disability to determine an appropriate auxiliary aid and service;
> 
> C. Redesign and modification of systems and technology, as necessary, to facilitate the timely provision of appropriate auxiliary aids and services, including
> 
> alternate formats, to individuals with disabilities;
> 
> D. Dissemination of notice about the policies and procedures to CMS staff and contractors;
> 
> E. Informing contractors of their legal responsibilities under Section 504 to ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities in their
> 
> administration of the CMS program;
> 
> F. Training CMS staff and staff of contractors on the legal obligation to ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities in the administration
> 
> of the CMS program and on the policies and procedures for providing appropriate auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities;
> 
> G. Revision of contracts with contractors, as necessary, to ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities;
> 
> H. Modification of the CMS websites, as necessary, to ensure compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act;
> 
> I. Monitoring of implementation of the revised policies and procedures;
> 
> J. Other actions, as necessary, to ensure compliance with Section 504.
> 
> list end
> 
> 
> 
> 5.      CMS Contractors
> 
> 
> 
> Within 60 calendar days of executing this Commitment to Action, CMS shall inform Medicare contractors, Medicare Advantage Plans and Prescription Drug Plans
> 
> of their Section 504 responsibilities.  CMS will ensure that these entities are explicitly aware of their responsibilities to provide alternate formats.
> 
> 
> 
> 6.      Alternate Format Documents for Named Complainant
> 
> 
> 
> Within 60 calendar days of signing this Commitment to Action, CMS will provide the complainant named in OCR Transaction No. 12-141806 with his outstanding
> 
> Medicare Summary Notices (MSNs) in large print (24 point font).  CMS will provide all future MSNs in large print (24 point font).  CMS has addressed the
> 
> requests of the named complainant in the second OCR complaint, OCR Transaction No. 11-123656.
> 
> 
> 
> Back to top
> 
> 
> 
> 7.      CMS Response to Existing Requests for Auxiliary Aids and Services
> 
> List of 3 items
> 
> A. Within 30 calendar days of executing this Commitment to Action, CMS shall respond in writing to all 25 beneficiaries with outstanding requests for auxiliary
> 
> aids and services, including requests for documents in alternate formats received through the 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) call center.  Such responses
> 
> shall indicate that the request is under review and that CMS will respond to these requests by providing appropriate auxiliary aids within 60 calendar
> 
> days (60-90 calendar days for audio requests).
> 
> B. CMS shall follow up by providing appropriate auxiliary aids and services within 60 calendar days (60-90 calendar days for audio requests) of the date
> 
> of the initial correspondence to the requesters.
> 
> C. Within 30 calendar days of executing the Commitment to Action, CMS will update existing scripting provided to 1-800-MEDICARE customer service representatives
> 
> to ensure that requests for alternate formats are captured appropriately and contact information is collected to allow for timely follow-up.
> 
> list end
> 
> 
> 
> SIGNATURES
> 
> 
> 
> _____/S/________________________________                       8/20/2014
> 
> 
> 
> Marilyn Tavenner                                                                                            Date
> 
> 
> 
> Administrator
> 
> 
> 
> Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
> 
> 
> 
> ____/S/_________________________________                       8/20/2014
> 
> 
> 
> Jocelyn Samuels                                                                                               Date
> 
> 
> 
> Director
> 
> 
> 
> HHS Office for Civil Rights
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Source for active links:
> 
> 
> 
> http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/civilrights/activities/agreements/cms.html
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 15:02:36 -0400
> From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
> To: "Ed Rodgers BSBP Dir." <rodgerse at michigan.gov>
> Cc: "Marlene Malloy MCRS Dir." <marlene at mcrs13.org>,    "Sue Luzenski
>    BSBP Adm. Ass." <LuzenskiS at michigan.gov>,    "Mike Pemble BSBP Dep. Dir."
>    <pemble at michigan.gov>,    Tracy Brown <tracy at misilc.org>, Gary Gaynor
>    <gary at viic.org>,    katie belknap bsbp <BelknapK at michigan.gov>,
>    Christyne.Cavataio at ed.gov, nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org,    BRIAN SABOURIN
>    <BSABOUR at mpas.org>, bsbpcommissioners at michigan.gov, MARK MCWILLIAMS
>    MPAS <MMCWILL at mpas.org>, commissioner-hudson at outlook.com
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] bsbp rsa grant info request
> Message-ID: <7CDF4359D76E497DB705DEB29F076F06 at YOUR7C60552B9E>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="Windows-1252"
> 
> October 14 2014 Request Grant Information
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
> 
> 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
> 
> Mt. Morris, MI 48458
> 
> joeharcz at comcast.net
> 
> 810-516-5262
> 
> 
> 
> To:
> 
> Edward Rodgers Director
> 
> Mich. Bureau Services to Blind Persons
> 
> Mike Pemble, Deputy Director
> 
> (Via E-mail)
> 
> 
> 
> Sirs,
> 
> 
> 
> At the last BSBP Commission meeting Mr. Pemble told the public that BSBP received an additional grant from RSA, of $900,000 for Vocational Rehabilitation purposes. But, he gave no details. Thus I am invoking Section 504 and indeed the ADA and requesting a copy of said grant forthwith in my most effective format which is to send it to me, in a timely manner and without surcharge, as either a plain text attachment or plain text enclosure to my e-mail address listed above.
> 
> 
> 
> I thank you as always for your prompt and accessible response.
> 
> 
> 
> (Note: A failure to promptly respond to a request for a reasonable accommodation and for public information in alternate form is a violation of the ADA and Section 504 itself.)
> 
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
> 
> Cc: NFB MI
> 
> Cc: BSBP Commission
> 
> Cc: MCRS
> 
> Cc: CAP/MPAS
> 
> Cc: MI SILC
> 
> Cc: RSA
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 9
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 16:08:59 -0400
> From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
> To: "JOHN SCOTT" <jcscot at sbcglobal.net>,    "NFB of Michigan Internet
>    Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>,    "Donna Posont"
>    <donnabutterfly50 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] NFB Summer Science Spectacular Video
> Message-ID: <026001cfe7ea$b23c3f10$16b4bd30$@att.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="us-ascii"
> 
> Hello,
> 
> 
> 
> Here is the link to the National Federation of the Blind Summer Science
> Spectacular video which debuted this weekend at our state convention.
> 
> 
> 
> Warmest Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> Fred
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 10
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 16:10:56 -0400
> From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
> To: "'Fred Wurtzel'" <f.wurtzel at att.net>,    "'NFB of Michigan Internet
>    Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Oops,    here is the link.  RE:  NFB Summer Science
>    Spectacular Video
> Message-ID: <026801cfe7ea$f7552670$e5ff7350$@att.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="us-ascii"
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Oops, I forgot the link,  Here it is:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voGlFaTQHdU&feature=youtu.be
> 
> Warmest Regards,
> 
> Fred
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Fred
> Wurtzel via nfbmi-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 4:09 PM
> To: JOHN SCOTT; NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List; Donna Posont
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] NFB Summer Science Spectacular Video
> 
> Hello,
> 
> 
> 
> Here is the link to the National Federation of the Blind Summer Science
> Spectacular video which debuted this weekend at our state convention.
> 
> 
> 
> Warmest Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> Fred
> 
> _______________________________________________
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> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 11
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 16:13:02 -0400
> From: Elizabeth Mohnke <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
> To: "'Fred Wurtzel'" <f.wurtzel at att.net>,    "'NFB of Michigan Internet
>    Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] NFB Summer Science Spectacular Video
> Message-ID: <COL401-EAS27092E468153CC5146F296CBAAD0 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> Hi Fred,
> 
> Perhaps I am missing something here, but I do not see a link posted in your
> message.
> 
> Warm regards,
> Elizabeth
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Fred
> Wurtzel via nfbmi-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 4:09 PM
> To: JOHN SCOTT; NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List; Donna Posont; JOHN
> SCOTT; NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List; Donna Posont; JOHN SCOTT; NFB
> of Michigan Internet Mailing List; Donna Posont
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] NFB Summer Science Spectacular Video
> 
> Hello,
> 
> 
> 
> Here is the link to the National Federation of the Blind Summer Science
> Spectacular video which debuted this weekend at our state convention.
> 
> 
> 
> Warmest Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> Fred
> 
> _______________________________________________
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> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 12
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 16:56:35 -0400
> From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
> To: "Donna Posont" <donnabutterfly50 at gmail.com>,    "JOHN SCOTT"
>    <jcscot at sbcglobal.net>,    "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List"
>    <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>,    <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] FW: Oops,    here is the link.  RE:  NFB Summer
>    Science Spectacular Video
> Message-ID: <029401cfe7f1$58215db0$08641910$@att.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="us-ascii"
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Wurtzel [mailto:f.wurtzel at att.net] 
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 4:11 PM
> To: 'Fred Wurtzel'; 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'
> Subject: Oops, here is the link. RE: [nfbmi-talk] NFB Summer Science
> Spectacular Video
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Oops, I forgot the link,  Here it is:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voGlFaTQHdU&feature=youtu.be
> 
> Warmest Regards,
> 
> Fred
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Fred
> Wurtzel via nfbmi-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 4:09 PM
> To: JOHN SCOTT; NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List; Donna Posont
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] NFB Summer Science Spectacular Video
> 
> Hello,
> 
> 
> 
> Here is the link to the National Federation of the Blind Summer Science
> Spectacular video which debuted this weekend at our state convention.
> 
> 
> 
> Warmest Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> Fred
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nfbmi-talk mailing list
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> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 13
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:54:19 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Derek Moore <moorederek at yahoo.com>
> To: "nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] PAC
> Message-ID:
>    <1498491394.137997.1413323659314.JavaMail.yahoo at jws10757.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
>    
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> 
> Hello everyone 
> 
> Hello Federation Family
> 
> here is the pdf file for pac application. Please share with your chapter members 
> 
> 
> Derek E Moore
> PAC Chairperson?"When you were born, you cried
> and the world rejoiced.
> Live your life
> so that when you die,
> the world cries and you rejoice."
> White Elk
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