[Promotion-technology] National Federation of the Blind PraisesPassage of Higher Education Opportunity Act

[Gary Wunder]

Hi Michael. I have just come   your mail again and wonder if you were able 
to get in touch with our Missouri folks.

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Gary


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William ODonnell" <william.odonnell1 at yahoo.com>
To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>; "Committee on the Promotion,Evaluation and 
Advancement of Technology" <promotion-technology at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Promotion-technology] National Federation of the Blind 
PraisesPassage of Higher Education Opportunity Act


> ATTN: promotional technology mailing list,
> First off, as a blind college student, I support all efforts since this 
> issue deeply affects me.  My enquiry is to find out how I can personally 
> help with this or provide feedback on cridical issues facing college 
> students who are blind.
> Thank you,
> William O’Donnell
>
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>
> --- On Fri, 8/1/08, Freeh, Jessica <JFreeh at nfb.org> wrote:
>
>> From: Freeh, Jessica <JFreeh at nfb.org>
>> Subject: [Promotion-technology] National Federation of the Blind Praises 
>> Passage of Higher Education Opportunity Act
>> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>> Date: Friday, August 1, 2008, 11:32 AM
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>
>> CONTACT:
>> Chris Danielsen
>> Public Relations Specialist
>> National Federation of the Blind
>> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
>> (410) 262-1281
>> <mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org
>>
>> National Federation of the Blind Praises Passage
>> of Higher Education Opportunity Act
>>
>> Legislation Will Take Steps to Provide Accessible Textbooks
>> to Blind Students
>>
>> Baltimore, Maryland (August 1, 2008): The National
>> Federation of the
>> Blind, the oldest and the largest nationwide organization
>> of blind
>> people in the United States, praised the United States
>> Congress today
>> for passing the Higher Education Opportunity Act.  The
>> legislation
>> establishes a commission to study ways that higher
>> education
>> textbooks in accessible formats such as Braille, audio, or
>> electronic
>> text, depending on the preference of the student, can be
>> provided at
>> the same time that sighted students receive their course
>> materials.
>>
>> Representative George Miller, chairman of the House
>> Committee on
>> Education and Labor, said: "Representative Grijalva
>> and I thank the
>> National Federation of the Blind for their help in crafting
>> this
>> critical bill, which will help strengthen college
>> opportunities for
>> blind students across America.  All qualified students in
>> this
>> country, including those who are blind, should be able to
>> get an
>> excellent college education that prepares them to succeed,
>> and this
>> legislation will help us fulfill this goal."
>>
>> Senator Edward M. Kennedy, chairman of the Senate Committee
>> on
>> Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, said: "I'm
>> proud that this
>> bill does so much to help students with disabilities enter
>> and
>> succeed in college.  Thousands of blind students and other
>> students
>> with print disabilities will benefit from the steps we take
>> to ensure
>> that they receive accessible college course materials, and
>> I'm
>> grateful for the Federation's work in supporting this
>> important provision."
>>
>> "The National Federation of the Blind commends Senator
>> Kennedy and
>> Representatives Miller and Grijalva for their work on this
>> important
>> legislation," said Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the
>> National
>> Federation of the Blind.  "The lack of accessible
>> course materials
>> must be addressed in order for the blind to compete on a
>> level
>> playing field with their sighted peers.  The Higher
>> Education
>> Opportunity Act is an important first step toward achieving
>> that
>> goal.  The National Federation of the Blind looks forward
>> to taking
>> its place on the study commission created by this landmark
>> legislation to aid the commission in crafting solutions
>> that will
>> ensure that every blind student begins class with course
>> materials in
>> hand, just like every other student.  We will strive to
>> ensure that
>> the work of the commission results in recommendations for a
>>
>> comprehensive system to deliver textbooks in an accessible
>> format of
>> the student's choice that can be implemented on a
>> nationwide
>> basis.  We eagerly await the day when the recommendations
>> of the
>> commission are enacted into law, completing the historic
>> work that
>> begins today."
>>
>>
>> ###
>>
>> About the National Federation of the Blind
>>
>> With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of
>> the Blind
>> is the largest and most influential membership organization
>> of blind
>> people in the United States.  The NFB improves blind
>> people's lives
>> through advocacy, education, research, technology, and
>> programs
>> encouraging independence and self-confidence.  It is the
>> leading
>> force in the blindness field today and the voice of the
>> nation's
>> blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the National
>> Federation of the
>> Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training
>> center in
>> the United States for the blind led by the blind.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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