[Quietcars] US Census form question: Off Topic but helpful.

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That was how I completed mine in 2000.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "michael townsend" <mrtownsend at optonline.net>
To: "'Discussion of new quiet cars and pedestrian safety'" 
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Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Quietcars] US Census form question: Off Topic but helpful.


> I'd gotten some other info that stated that one can call the bureau and do
> the questionnaire over the phone.  Whether this is true or not is up for
> debate.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Corbb O'Connor
> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 2:52 PM
> To: Discussion of new quiet cars and pedestrian safety
> Subject: Re: [Quietcars] US Census form question: Off Topic but helpful.
>
> While helpful in preparing for the census, it's too bad that the Census
> Bureau doesn't have OFFICIAL Braille and large type versions of the census
> that can be mailed to blind residents upon request. (The website to which
> you linked says that the questions aren't the official questions on the 
> form
> but are just a sample.) Let's work for that in 2020!
>
> Thanks for sharing the info, though, Mike.
>
> Corbb
>
>
> On Mar 19, 2010, at 9:50 PM, michael townsend wrote:
>
> One of our good friends called about the census form and how one if blind
> could fill it out.
>
> After we'd spoken at some length, I did some research after talking to her
> and found the following on the web.
>
>
> Here's an example of how one organization has given thought to working 
> with
> the Feds in trying to get t his program straightened away.
>
> Thanks.
>
> http://idbonline.org/newsroom/census-important-those-vision-loss
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