[Ohio-talk] Picking and choosing battles

[Marianne Denning]

Kaity, as I mentioned in an email a few minutes ago, I attended the
AER conference and I assumed there would be braille information since
it is the Association that provides education and rehabilitation to
people who are blind and visually impaired.  I did receive an
electronic copy of the agenda but a braille copy is so much better.  I
need to follow up with that concern and I hope all attendees who need
braille will also register their concerns.  I will stop asking for
hard copy braille wne they don't provide hard copy print documents.

I also must say that most of the conference attendees were helpful but
many of them just kept walking when I needed some assistance.

On 11/7/14, Kaiti Shelton via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am at the American Music Therapy Association National Conference. When I
> went two years ago, I didn't know that I could receive accommodations. Paula
> Jordan advised me to ask for a Braille agenda and guide services so I can
> make sure to get where I want to go without missing a session to walk around
> the hotel. I did these things when I registered online, but I couldn't get
> AMTA to return calls about it. I just found out that AMTA doesn't braille
> agendas, but they do have large print and a web-based app.
>
> The app does work, but having the agenda in Braille would be so much more
> convenient. At the least, I would have embossed the agenda or put it on my
> notetaker myself had they responded to me in advance. Needless to say, I'm
> wondering if I should try to get AMTA to improve on this, or just suck it
> up.
>
> Thoughts? Suggestions?
> Kaiti
>
>
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053