[NJABS-Talk] Fwd: [NFBNJ] Action requested: procuring student testimonies

[Jonathan Zobek]

Hello Students!

Please read the following message and submit your testimony. Let’s make a real difference in the lives of students!

Best,
Jonathan

Sent from my iPad

Begin forwarded message:

> From: joe ruffalo via NFBNJ <nfbnj at nfbnet.org>
> Date: December 16, 2019 at 18:28:55 EST
> To: joe ruffalo via NFBNJ <nfbnj at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [NFBNJ] Action requested: procuring student testimonies
> Reply-To: joe ruffalo <nfbnj1 at verizon.net>
> 
> 
> Greetings to all!
> Once again, we have the opportunity to have our voices heard.
> Please read through the message, submit your testimony and continue to raise expectations to live the life we want.
> Make your voices heard!
>  
> Do not wait for someone else to provide testimony, get to it!
> Let’s exceed the number of testimonies requested.
>  
> Warmly,
> Joe
>  
> **
>  
> From: Elizabeth Rouse
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2019 1:19 PM
> To: Jonathan Zobek ; Kathryn Webster, National Student President ; Trisha Kulkarni ; joe ruffalo
> Subject: Action requested: procuring student testimonies
> Good afternoon Joe and Jonathan,
> I am writing to request for you and your student membership’s participation
> in a very important initiative for the National Association of Blind
> Students. As of Friday, AIM High, or H.R. 5312, was dropped in the House of
> Representatives! This bill works to create guidelines for accessibility
> standards in higher education, and now we need to share our stories with
> Congress so that they know the importance of this bill to the success of
> blind students everywhere!
>  
> We would really appreciate your state’s contribution by asking students to
> write short testimonies about a time each student faced an accessibility
> challenge with educational materials and what the passage of AIM High would
> mean to him/her. Students can submit statements through this Google form
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf68TacBetKMAHZcMhGJLmYgeWDIjjpSm9Sz1OUwYKxzsIEAg/viewform?usp=sf_link>.
> Our goal is to get at least 3 testimonies from every state by December 23,
> a week from tomorrow. We will be sharing these stories with your
> representatives on social media, by email, and in person. Here is an
> example from NABS Secretary Mausam Mehta.
>  
> “Last August, I was really excited to dive into the prerequisite coursework
> for my perspective program at the University of Virginia. As a sophomore,
> pursuing a degree in business and economics, I quickly discovered
> significant access barriers, primarily in the form of inaccessible
> instructional systems in accounting that I could not use independently with
> my assistive technology. This forced me to rely on a sighted counterpart to
> input my work, frustrating me to not be able to fully take charge of my
> academic aspirations. Unfortunately, this issue is not unique to
> accounting. Inaccessible materials are a preventable reality for blind
> students, and right now, our representatives have the power to take an
> important step in reducing these barriers across the country. I strongly
> urge Congress to pass AIM High (HR5312) to ensure that blind students, like
> myself, can be competitive applicants for top programs without the
> lingering question of access slowing us down.”
>  
> Please reach out to me directly at elizabethrouse.nfb at gmail.com with any
> questions.
>  
> Thank you so much for your investment in our movement!
> Elizabeth
> --
> Elizabeth Rouse
> Chair | Fundraising Committee
> Board Member | National Association of Blind Students
> A proud division of the National Federation of the Blind
> www.nabslink.org
> elizabethrouse.nfb at gmail.com
> 563-210-1854
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