[NYABS] Fwd: [Nyabs] NABS NEEDS LETTERS!

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> Hello everyone!
> I hope everyone is doing well.  I am e-mailing you all to seek your
> help!  I am a member of NABS legislative committee, we are seeking
> letters to show congress that accessibility in higher education is
> important to New York higher education students and recent graduates.
> As some of you know the NFB has been trying to pass what was called
> the Teach Act now the Smart Act.  We are really hopeful this year,
> because the Higher Education Act (HEA) is up for reauthorization and
> under discussion in Congress right now. The Plan is, to get the
> provisions of the SMART Act passed as part of the HEA.
> What can you write about?  Well your personal experience that supports
> the need for increased accessibility in the classroom or on campus.
> Examples!
> unusable e-readers or tablets, inaccessible electronic readings
> (including miss tagged or inaccessible pdf files), inaccessible course
> management software, inability to register independently for classes
> or read course descriptions, collaboration sites or software, etc.
> If you have other ideas please don’t hesitate to e-mail me to see if
> you can write about those.  Also feel free to e-mail me with any
> questions.  Thank you so much everyone!  I look forward to hearing
> from you!
> Sincerely:
> Ashley R. Burke
> 
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