[Ohio-talk] Picking and choosing battles

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That's what I love about you Marianne… You say with the rest of us are thinking.

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> On Nov 7, 2014, at 10:58 AM, Marianne Denning via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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