[nfbmi-talk] FW: [msb-alumni] Re: Stevie Wonder jokes about Braille, preaches accessibility at the Grammys

[Fred Wurtzel]

From: msb-alumni-bounce at freelists.org
[mailto:msb-alumni-bounce at freelists.org] On Behalf Of Vickie
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 4:18 PM
To: msb-alumni at freelists.org
Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Stevie Wonder jokes about Braille, preaches
accessibility at the Grammys 

 

Kind of coincidentally, today, I received a call from Humana with a survey.
When they asked my reading preference, I told them braille.  They said they
were trying to start producing letters and informational things in braille
and changed my preference from audio to braille.  So, maybe key personnel at
Humana watched the Grammies.  Who knows.  We'll wait and see if they
actually do provide information to me in braille.  Gosh, even the State
agencies for the blind don't provide things in braille any more.

Vickie Rolison

 

 

From: Steve <mailto:pipeguy920 at gmail.com>  

Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 1:00 PM

To: msb-alumni at freelists.org 

Subject: [msb-alumni] Stevie Wonder jokes about Braille, preaches
accessibility at the Grammys 

 

Amen, Stevie!!!

 

 

Stevie Wonder jokes about Braille, preaches accessibility at the Grammys
Maeve McDermott , USATODAY Stevie Wonder cheesin' with Pentatonix. (Photo:
Matt Sayles, Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) When's the last time you heard a
speech about accessibility on an awards-show stage? Thankfully, we had
Stevie Wonder at the Grammys to give us the pleasure. One of America's most
beloved musical icons reminded us that he's also one of 48 million Americans
living with a disability on Monday when he opened the envelope to announce
the song of the year, revealing that it was written in Braille. "You can't
read it, you can't read Braille! Wonder joked to applause and laughs, before
bringing his message back down to Earth. "We need to make every single thing
accessible to every person with a disability," he told the crowd. That's a
message worth repeating, as much as possible. 

 

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