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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Where do blind parents and access to sighted
children's school materials fit in all this?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lori</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com href="mailto:dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com">Dr.
Denise M. Robinson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pibe-division@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">Professionals in Blindness Education
Division List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 30, 2011 2:08
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Pibe-division] US Dept of
Justice's & US Dept of Education'sNew Accessible Technology
Guidelines</DIV>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">Eric</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">Thank you for the
info--this is wonderful. No, schools do not know about this, as they are
always shocked when I tell them about the laws and now we have even higher
standards--fantastic. I will be forwarding the PDFs to them </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Brush Script MT'"><FONT
color=#4040ff> Denise </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Brush Script MT'"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV>Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. <BR>Teacher of the Blind & Visually
Impaired<BR>TechVision-Independent Contractor</DIV>
<DIV>Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training</DIV>
<DIV>509-674-1853 <A href="mailto:deniserob@gmail.com"
target=_blank rel=nofollow> deniserob@gmail.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/</A></DIV>
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readonly="true"></DIV><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
DrV <pumpkinracer@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Professionals in Blindness
Education Division List <pibe-division@nfbnet.org>;
braille-n-teach@mlist.cde.ca.gov<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, July 29, 2011 10:23
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Pibe-division]
US Dept of Justice's & US Dept of Education's New Accessible Technology
Guidelines<BR></FONT><BR>
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<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,255); LETTER-SPACING: -1px">Hi
All,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">I sat down &
read through the documents & have to say "WOW!" Take the time to read
these eye-opening documents – especially the FAQ (Frequently Asked
Questions). What a powerful set of guidelines for students, parents, &
TVIs!</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">The bar of
expectations set forth by the US Departments of Justice & Education has
been set surprisingly high! I would love to know whose input went into
composing the guidelines - for it looks like they did a Great
Job!</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">The FAQ is a MUST
Read - The statements of what is expected of school districts &
universities & the examples they use are very clear.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">I have attached
PDFs of the 2 letters & of the FAQ & took the liberty of
highlighting some points & examples (the links are at the end of this if
you want clean copies).</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">In summary, the
FAQ makes the following points:</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Point #1: The FAQ
makes the point the Dear Colleague Letters do not impose new legal
obligations, but rather reflect long-standing law as it applies to new
technologies.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">2. Does the DCL
apply in the context of students with other disabilities that affect the
ability to use printed materials?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Electronic Book
Reader vs. Audiobook Example: The school is replacing the history textbooks
with electronic book readers as the principal means of conveying curriculum
content, including all homework assignments. In this example, the electronic
book readers provide greater functionality than audiobooks provide, with the
result that an audiobook would not afford the benefits of the educational
program in an equally effective and equally integrated manner. For this
reason the school may not continue to rely on audiobooks to provide equal
access to the curriculum. (Presumably this would apply to embossed books as
well – ie: an embossed textbook or even electronic file of a textbook is not
the same as an electronic book reader file.)</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">3. Does the DCL
mean that schools cannot use emerging technology?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Answer: No. On
the contrary, the Department encourages schools to employ innovative
learning tools. The purpose of the DCL is to remind everyone that equal
access for students with disabilities is the law and must be considered as
new technology is integrated into the educational environment.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">4. Does the DCL
apply to elementary and secondary schools?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Answer:
Yes.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">5. Does the DCL
apply to all school operations and all faculty and staff?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Answer: Yes - all
faculty and staff must comply with these requirements.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">The law applies
to all faculty and staff - So, for example, if an adjunct faculty member
denies a student who is blind an equal opportunity to participate in a
course by assigning inaccessible course content, the school can be held
legally responsible for the faculty member's actions. Therefore, schools
should provide, and faculty and staff should participate in, professional
development about accessibility and emerging technology, and about the role
of faculty and staff in helping the school to comply with disability
discrimination laws.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">6. Does the DCL
apply beyond electronic book readers to other forms of emerging
technology?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Answer: Yes -
whether in a “brick and mortar,” online, or other “virtual” context - must
be operated in a manner that complies with Federal disability discrimination
laws.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">7. Does the DCL
apply to … online content, such as online …. class
assignments…?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Answer:
Yes</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">8. Does the DCL
apply to pilot programs … ?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Answer:
Yes</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">9. Does the DCL
apply when planning to use an emerging technology in a class or school where
no students with visual impairments are currently enrolled?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Answer: Yes - the
legal obligations described in the DCL always apply. Just as a school system
would not design a new school without addressing physical accessibility, the
implementation of an emerging technology should always include planning for
accessibility.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">10. What
questions should a school ask in determining whether emerging technology is
accessible, or can be made accessible, to students with
disabilities?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Answer: Schools
should begin by considering accessibility issues up front, when they are
deciding whether to create or acquire emerging technology and when they are
planning how the technology will be used. To that end, schools should
include accessibility requirements and analyses as part of their acquisition
procedures.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Example: A school
intends to establish a Web mail system so that students can: communicate
with each other and with faculty and staff; receive important messages from
the school (e.g., a message about a health or safety concern); and
communicate with individuals outside the school. The school must ensure that
the educational benefits, services, and opportunities provided to students
through a Web mail system are provided in an equally effective and equally
integrated manner. Before deciding what system to purchase, the school
should make an initial inquiry into whether the system is accessible to
students who are blind or have low vision, e.g., whether the system is
compatible with screen readers and whether it gives users the option of
using large fonts.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">11. The DCL
states that where accessible technology is not available, a school can
comply with Section 504 and the ADA if it provides students with
disabilities “accommodations or modifications that permit them to receive
all the educational benefits provided by the technology in an equally
effective and equally integrated manner.”</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Example: A high
school teacher creates an online course that includes instruction, posting
of assignments and other course content, and a forum where students can
discuss their course work with the teacher and each other. The teacher would
like to incorporate video clips into the course, but is unable to obtain the
video clips with audio </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,255); LETTER-SPACING: -1px">descriptions.
As a modification, the teacher creates separate audio descriptions for each
video clip that narrate what is taking place in the video, and places them
in a separate section of the online course. The online course includes links
that enable persons who use screen readers to bypass the video clips
completely and instead listen to the audio descriptions. Here, the use of
detailed audio descriptions that are a part of the online course would
provide students with disabilities access to the same opportunities and
benefits in an equally effective and equally integrated manner.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">In
short:</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"><SPAN>1.<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Each teacher's
webpage, the assignments they post, & websites (including all video
materials) they suggest or require have to all be accessible.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"><SPAN>2.<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Calendar –
assignment – grade posting programs that schools/districts use, such as
Edline,<SPAN> </SPAN>Grade Book Wizard, and others need to be
fully accessible.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"><SPAN>3.<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">If a teacher
refers students to textbook publisher websites the web-based materials such
as quizzes, study guides, and videos have to be fully
accessible.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">The bar has
appropriately been set high by the US Dept of Justice & the US Dept of
Education.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">I wonder how
many, if any, districts are truly in compliance with these
guidelines?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">What are VI
programs doing to ensure that district personal (superintendents,
principals, classroom teachers) are aware of the requirements?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">I'd love to hear
VI teacher input & VI program administrator on this topic.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Respectfully,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Eric
V</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv1263742307MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">-----</SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">June 29, 2010 US
Department of Education Dear Colleague letter: <A
href="http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-20100629.html"
target=_blank
rel=nofollow>www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-20100629.html</A>.</SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">Guidelines in the
form of Frequently Asked Questions: <A
href="http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/dcl-ebook-faq-201105.html"
target=_blank
rel=nofollow>www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/dcl-ebook-faq-201105.html</A>.</SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt">May 26, 2011
second US DOE Dear Colleague letter stating that the same legal obligations
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