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Hi, I totally agree with all of these issues we as blind students
need to be heard. I don't have twitter are there any phone numbers
or email addresses we can write to as I find that writing emails or
placing a phone call can get better results and think that other
methods of making our voices heard should have been put in the
letter and blog post? Nick Gawronski<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/10/2014 6:45 PM, Jonathan's Email
via Txabs wrote:<br>
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<div>I definitely have and want to reiterate what Gabe said, our
voice matters and we need to change the minds of ace. We deserve
equal rights as students and definitely deserve accessible
course materials and textbooks!<br>
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On Sep 10, 2014, at 6:13 PM, Gabe Cazares via Txabs <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:txabs@nfbnet.org">txabs@nfbnet.org</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Howdy
Fellow Federationists,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I
know we have all been receiving lots of Emails regarding
the recent opposition from ACE, but I wanted to take a
moment to call on our Texas student division. The Texas
Association of Blind Students is the largest and most
active state student division in the Federation, and
moments like this require our leadership. Students, the
outcome of the coming weeks could revolutionize
education in a way we have only dreamed about. Please,
take 5 minutes out of your day, fire up your Twitter
accounts, (which I know you have,) and tweet ACE and its
component organizations. We need to help them understand
that opposing provisions of the TEACH Act, which could
open the door to unprecedented accessibility in the
classroom for us, is something that we are not going to
stand for. All the information you need is included in
the forwarded Email below, please come off the sidelines
and take action now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Also,
if you have not watched the recent video regarding TEACH
that our national center put out, check it out here: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU4MBIluhD0&feature=em-upload_owner">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU4MBIluhD0&feature=em-upload_owner</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Stay
tuned for more action items from your TABS leadership
team, but please, please, please, don’t delay, do your
part!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I
look forward to reading your tweets to ACE and its
component organizations using the hashtag #TEACHAct<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Gabe
Cazares<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">President,
Texas Association of Blind Students<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">A
Division of the National Federation of the Blind of
Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
Nfbnet-students-list [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nfbnet-students-list-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:nfbnet-students-list-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sean Whalen via
Nfbnet-students-list<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 10, 2014 7:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nfbnet-students-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-students-list@nfbnet.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-students-list]
#Lets-Do-This: Universities Need to Hear from Us.
Opposition to Accessibility is NOT OK!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Good
morning NABS,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I am
writing today with an urgent request for your
assistance. Please read this message and take action. It
will take less than 10 minutes and could have a dramatic
impact on our education, as well as on future
generations of blind students in America.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As you
likely know, we in NFB are working to pass the TEACH Act
to create guidelines for the accessibility of
instructional materials. This effort took a huge step
forward when Senator, and Education Committee Chairman,
Tom Harkin included provisions of the TEACH Act in his
higher education bill, which is currently working its
way through the Senate. Unfortunately, and inexplicably,
The American Council on Education (ACE), the largest and
most influential group representing universities in the
United States, has just recently gone on record opposing
provisions of the TEACH Act in a letter to Senator
Harkin. We need to push back, and we need to push back
hard. The opposition of ACE is the only major barrier
standing between us and the promise of true equality and
accessibility in education. And the opposition is
groundless. ACE’s letter offered no explanation as to
why they oppose accessibility guidelines. The good news
is that we can educate them and change their minds. But
we need you to step up to the plate and make it happen.
Here’s how:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">ACE is an
umbrella organization made up of 20 groups representing
various university stakeholders in higher education. We
need to publically ask ACE and it’s component
organizations why they oppose accessibility guidelines
by tweeting at them. Many of the organizations under the
ACE umbrella are not even aware of the ACE opposition to
accessibility guidelines. In fact, traffic on some
higher ed blogs and lists indicates that many
universities and organizations do support what we are
trying to do. We need to make them aware of the ACE
opposition so that they can communicate to ACE that the
official ACE stance is out of whack with the positions
of the component organizations. Once ACE realizes that
its membership supports accessibility guidelines they
will have no choice but to drop their objections to the
bill.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Here’s what
we need you to do sometime this week:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Below you
will find the names and twitter handles for ACE and all
the organizations that sit on the Council. Big thanks to
Kyle Shachmut of Massachusetts for compiling the list!
We just need you to send a tweet asking why these
organizations oppose accessibility guidelines and/or
expressing why such guidelines are important for blind
students. Please send your tweet @ACEducation plus one
additional component organization. Of course it would be
great if you would tweet at multiple organizations this
week with this message. You can find sample tweets
below. Stay on message, but feel free to personalize and
customize your tweets or create your own. I have also
provided links to President Riccobono’s blog post on the
issue and an op-ed by fellow student and NFB of MA
President Kyle Shachmut that was recently featured in
the Boston Globe online. It would be very useful to
include one of these links in your tweet so that
recipients can learn more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">If you
receive any response to your tweet, positive or
negative, </span>please <span
style="color:#1F497D">forward it </span>to <span
style="color:#1F497D">our fabulous Governmental
Affairs Specialist, </span>Lauren McLarney<span
style="color:#1F497D"> so that she can follow up and
work her magic.</span> <span style="color:#1F497D">She
can be reached at </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:lmclarney@nfb.org" target="_blank">lmclarney@nfb.org</a>
or <span style="color:#1F497D">(</span><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="tel:410%29%20659-9314%20x2207" target="_blank">410)
659-9314 <span style="color:#1F497D">ext. </span>2207</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I
know it might not seem like a big deal to send one
tweet on this issue, but these are not big
corporations or Senators who receive thousands upon
thousands of tweets. We in NABS number more than 800.
If these organizations receive hundreds of tweets on
this issue this week, it will be noticed and make a
huge difference. It may will flip the opposition of
ACE and clear the road for passage of this incredibly
meaningful and impactful legislation. I’m going to do
it, and I need you to do it too. Take a couple
minutes. Stand up and raise your voice. Let ACE and
its component organizations know that blind students
will not tolerate baseless opposition to our accessing
a full and equal education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Sample Tweets</b>:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">@ACEducation @AAUniversities : why
oppose optional #accessibility guidelines for students
w/disabilities #TEACHAct <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://goo.gl/qjvbgv" target="_blank">goo.gl/qjvbgv</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">@ACEducation @EDUCAUSE: why are you
against <span style="color:#1F497D">voluntary</span>
#accessibility guidelines? I deserve #equal access!
#TEACHAct <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://goo.gl/0V2rIy" target="_blank">goo.gl/0V2rIy</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Here
are all the organizations and their Twitter handles.
Tweet @ACEducation and as many of its component
organizations as you can. Then tell your friends to do
the same! Now’s our chance. Let’s make a difference!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">n/a</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Association
of American Universities</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@AAUniversities</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Association
of Community College Trustees</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@CCTrustees</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Association
of Governing Boards of Universities and
Colleges </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@AGBtweets
(org)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@LegonAGB
(its president)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Association
of Jesuit Colleges and Universities </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@jesuitcolleges</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Association
of Public and Land-grant Universities</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@APLU_News</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Council
for Higher Education Accreditation </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td
style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@CHEAnews</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Council
for Opportunity in Education</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td
style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@COEtalk</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Council
of Graduate Schools</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@GCSGradEd</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">CUPA-HR</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@CUPAhr</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">EDUCAUSE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@EDUCAUSE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hispanic
Association of Colleges and Universities</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@HACUnews</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">National
Association of College and University
Business Officers </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td
style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@NACUBO</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">National
Association of Independent Colleges and
Universities </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td
style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black
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valign="top">
<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@NAICUheadlines</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">National
Association of Student Financial Aid
Administrators </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td
style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@nasfaa</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">UNCF
(United Negro College Fund) </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">@UNCF</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Links to the 2 main articles <span
style="color:#1F497D">to which </span>we would
like to direct people:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo3">President Riccobono's Blog Post about
ACE opposing the TEACH Act: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/unachievable-or-unwanted-why-ace-opposed-accessibility-guidelines"
target="_blank">https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/unachievable-or-unwanted-why-ace-opposed-accessibility-guidelines</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#1F497D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo3"><span style="color:windowtext">Kyle
Shachmut (student & NFB of Massachusetts)
Boston Globe Op-Ed about why ACE & schools
should support the TEACH Act: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/09/05/education-technology-college-lobbyists-are-keeping-disabled-students-behind/jQ8UFe44BeFBumbTTqBzFL/story.html">http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/09/05/education-technology-college-lobbyists-are-keeping-disabled-students-behind/jQ8UFe44BeFBumbTTqBzFL/story.html</a></span><o:p></o:p></li>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sean Whalen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">President, National Association of
Blind Students<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(608) 332-4147<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:Nabs.president@gmail.com">Nabs.president@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nabslink.org">www.nabslink.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">@NABSLink<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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