From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Mon Apr  4 20:21:08 2011
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 13:21:08 -0700
Subject: [Uabs] Fwd: Bookshare Conference Call for Students!
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For your information: you should really check this out!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Allison Hilliker <AllisonH at benetech.org>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:04:04 -0700
Subject: Bookshare Conference Call for Students!
To: "dsmithnfb at gmail.com" <dsmithnfb at gmail.com>


Conference Call for Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision - April 18, 2011
Making Bookshare Work for You!

Bookshare is an online digital library that is free for students in
the United States.
High school, college, and graduate students all find the collection to
be an indispensible resource when it comes to finding the books they
need for schoolwork and for pleasure reading.

Join the conversation with Allison Hilliker, Bookshare Collection
Development Associate and Cherie Miller, Bookshare's University
Program Manager. We will be taking your questions live throughout the
discussion. There is no need to pre-register for the event, just call
in and  join us.


-          Sunday, April 18, 2011, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

-          Phone number to call: 866-210-1669.
Pass code: 656

During this discussion you will learn:

* What Bookshare is and how you can become a member

* How Bookshare can make your school work and pleasure reading much easier

* About our new Read2Go app; an app specifically designed for the
Apple iOS that will allow for quick download and easy reading of
Bookshare books on the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone

* How to use Bookshare most efficiently and effectively with your
notetaker or digital book player.



We look forward to talking with you on April 18!




-- 
Darian Smith
Skype: The_Blind_Truth
Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/goldengateace

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

? Robert Byrne



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Tue Apr  5 07:24:53 2011
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 00:24:53 -0700
Subject: [Uabs] Nabs wants to hear about your student events!
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=YSxDrGY+itoaq=NXZsntoUJqdLA@mail.gmail.com>

Greetings Fellow Students!

  This weekend, (April 8 ? 10)   is going to be a very active weekend
for the national association of blind students and its affiliated
student divisions. Many of you are a part of student divisions that
have planned meetings at state conventions, or stand-alone seminars of
some sort.  As such a   large surge of    state student organization
over such a short time doesn?t always happen like this, we really want
to capture a sampling of your work in an announcement that we can
share with fellow students and federationests across the country.  So,
if you are planning on having a meeting or activity between Friday
April 8 and Sunday April 10, and would like to have it included as a
part of this announcement, please contact me at dsmithnfb at gmail.com.
 When you do contact me, please include the following:
1. Name, date, time of event.
2. Location and how many people you expect to attend, as well as if
you will have a nabs rep attending.
3. Name of division president or Coordinator for event.
4. A quote from the division president or event coordinator, conveying
your goals, expectations and excitement for the event.
 To be considered, all submissions must be received no later than
Wednesday, April 6 at 5p.m.  Pacific Time.
  Thank you and I look forward to working with you on what will be an
amazing display of the work we do as an organized student movement!


-- 
Darian Smith
 Board  member
National Association of Blind Students
2nd Vice - President
California Association of Blind Students.
Skype: The_Blind_Truth
Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/goldengateace

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

? Robert Byrne



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Thu Apr 14 17:44:56 2011
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:44:56 -0700
Subject: [Uabs] Bookshare Conference Call for Students!
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTimNVgoMJqy0TU3q7AOXCQSD4obc8g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <D862367895B192479C33F05BA8664251087E377AA5@VA3DIAXVS451.RED001.local>
	<BANLkTimNVgoMJqy0TU3q7AOXCQSD4obc8g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTikEN-yMHJEyQgga9uL5juyiKNJS5w@mail.gmail.com>

 For your information

 ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 From: Allison Hilliker <AllisonH at benetech.org>
 Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:04:04 -0700
 Subject: Bookshare Conference Call for Students!
 To: "dsmithnfb at gmail.com" <dsmithnfb at gmail.com>


 Conference Call for Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision - April 17, 2011
 Making Bookshare Work for You!

 Bookshare is an online digital library that is free for students in
 the United States.
 High school, college, and graduate students all find the collection to
 be an indispensible resource when it comes to finding the books they
 need for schoolwork and for pleasure reading.

 Join the conversation with Allison Hilliker, Bookshare Collection
 Development Associate and Cherie Miller, Bookshare's University
 Program Manager. We will be taking your questions live throughout the
 discussion. There is no need to pre-register for the event, just call
 in and  join us.


 -          Sunday, April 17, 2011, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

 -          Phone number to call: 866-210-1669.
 Pass code: 656

 During this discussion you will learn:

 * What Bookshare is and how you can become a member

 * How Bookshare can make your school work and pleasure reading much easier

 * About our new Read2Go app; an app specifically designed for the
 Apple iOS that will allow for quick download and easy reading of
 Bookshare books on the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone

 * How to use Bookshare most efficiently and effectively with your
 notetaker or digital book player.



 We look forward to talking with you on April 17!




 --
 Darian Smith
 Skype: The_Blind_Truth
 Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
 Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/goldengateace

 "The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

 ? Robert Byrne
>


-- 
Darian Smith
Skype: The_Blind_Truth
Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/goldengateace

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

? Robert Byrne



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Thu Apr 14 18:00:16 2011
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:00:16 -0700
Subject: [Uabs] next nabs membership call, this sunday!
Message-ID: <BANLkTimYwh36quy8PA7KwuTwviRjPMFpNg@mail.gmail.com>

Hello Students,

This month?s membership call should be quite interesting. We?ve seen
the discussions on the list serve expressing your hopes and concerns
about the future
of our beloved NFB, and we thought it would be a great idea, since we
as students are in fact the future leaders of the organized blind
movement, if we
got together to talk about this topic, in particular, the roles and
responsibilities of NABS and its affiliate divisions. We have
divisions of varying
strengths and sizes, which is all the more reason that they should be
included in shaping the future of NABS. We will discuss how all of our
work can tie
into the NFB as a whole, and how important it is that the student
divisions have a working relationship with their state affiliate.
These are just some
ideas that can be thrown around, so bring your questions over for
discussion. Call details are below.

Who: NABS Membership Committee.

What: Conference call about the future of the NFB and NABS.

When: Sunday April 17th, 2011 at 7:00 PM EST.

Where: (712) 775-7100, followed by pass code 257963.

Why: So we can bring our ideas together to pave the way for the next
generation.

We?re looking forward to hearing your ideas and feedback. If you
cannot make this conference call, remember that it will be recorded so
you can listen later.
See you on Sunday.

Respectfully,

Your NABS Membership Committee


-- 
Darian Smith
board member
National Association of Blind Students
2nd Vice-president
 California Association of Blind Students
Skype: The_Blind_Truth
Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/goldengateace

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

? Robert Byrne



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Sun Apr 17 18:05:49 2011
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:05:49 -0700
Subject: [Uabs] Nabs membership call: future of NFB/NABS (Today!)
Message-ID: <BANLkTikPXg-5p8trDP7yOURcZa3Wqy8-9g@mail.gmail.com>

 Hello Students,

 This month?s membership call should be quite interesting. We?ve seen
 the discussions on the list serve expressing your hopes and concerns
 about the future
 of our beloved NFB, and we thought it would be a great idea, since we
 as students are in fact the future leaders of the organized blind
 movement, if we
 got together to talk about this topic, in particular, the roles and
 responsibilities of NABS and its affiliate divisions. We have
 divisions of varying
 strengths and sizes, which is all the more reason that they should be
 included in shaping the future of NABS. We will discuss how all of our
 work can tie
 into the NFB as a whole, and how important it is that the student
 divisions have a working relationship with their state affiliate.
 These are just some
 ideas that can be thrown around, so bring your questions over for
 discussion. Call details are below.

 Who: NABS Membership Committee.

 What: Conference call about the future of the NFB and NABS.

 When: Sunday April 17th, 2011 at 7:00 PM EST.

 Where: (712) 775-7100, followed by pass code 257963.

 Why: So we can bring our ideas together to pave the way for the next
 generation.

 We?re looking forward to hearing your ideas and feedback. If you
 cannot make this conference call, remember that it will be recorded so
 you can listen later.
 See you on Sunday.

 Respectfully,

 Your NABS Membership Committee


 --
 Darian Smith
 board member
 National Association of Blind Students
 2nd Vice-president
  California Association of Blind Students
 Skype: The_Blind_Truth
 Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
 Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/goldengateace

 "The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

 ? Robert Byrne



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Sun Apr 17 18:30:12 2011
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:30:12 -0700
Subject: [Uabs] Reminder: Bookshare Conference Call for Students!
Message-ID: <BANLkTinhDrt2ze8EGmmPpyx+Hv7asFFsNw@mail.gmail.com>

  For your information, please spread the word to all  students!

  ---------- Forwarded message ----------
  From: Allison Hilliker <AllisonH at benetech.org>
  Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:04:04 -0700
  Subject: Bookshare Conference Call for Students!
  To: "dsmithnfb at gmail.com" <dsmithnfb at gmail.com>


  Conference Call for Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision - April 17, 2011
  Making Bookshare Work for You!

  Bookshare is an online digital library that is free for students in
  the United States.
  High school, college, and graduate students all find the collection to
  be an indispensible resource when it comes to finding the books they
  need for schoolwork and for pleasure reading.

  Join the conversation with Allison Hilliker, Bookshare Collection
  Development Associate and Cherie Miller, Bookshare's University
  Program Manager. We will be taking your questions live throughout the
  discussion. There is no need to pre-register for the event, just call
  in and  join us.


  -          Sunday, April 17, 2011, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

  -          Phone number to call: 866-210-1669.
  Pass code: 656

  During this discussion you will learn:

  * What Bookshare is and how you can become a member

  * How Bookshare can make your school work and pleasure reading much easier

  * About our new Read2Go app; an app specifically designed for the
  Apple iOS that will allow for quick download and easy reading of
  Bookshare books on the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone

  * How to use Bookshare most efficiently and effectively with your
  notetaker or digital book player.



  We look forward to talking with you on April 17!




  --
  Darian Smith
 Board Member
 national Association of Blind Students
2nd Vice-president
 California Association of Blind Students.
  Skype: The_Blind_Truth
  Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
  Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/goldengateace

  "The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

  ? Robert Byrne



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Sun Apr 17 21:41:06 2011
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:41:06 -0700
Subject: [Uabs] Fwd: Important: Bookshare Student Conference Call Number
	Change!
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References: <D862367895B192479C33F05BA8664251087E4DD78E@VA3DIAXVS451.RED001.local>
Message-ID: <BANLkTimPRm_Ti_8Ju1L3RyvUuS1=AXkQdw@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Allison Hilliker <AllisonH at benetech.org>
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:27:25 -0700
Subject: Important: Bookshare Student Conference Call Number Change!
To:


Note the updated call pass code below
=====

Conference Call for Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision - April 17, 2011
Making Bookshare Work for You!

Bookshare is an online digital library that is free for students in
the United States.
High school, college, and graduate students all find the collection to
be an indispensible resource when it comes to finding the books they
need for schoolwork and for pleasure reading.

Join the conversation with Allison Hilliker, Bookshare Collection
Development Associate and Cherie Miller, Bookshare's University
Program Manager. We will be taking your questions live throughout the
discussion. There is no need to pre-register for the event, just call
in and  join us.


-          Sunday, April 17, 2011, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

-          Phone number to call: 866-210-1669.
Pass code: 6567672

During this discussion you will learn:

* What Bookshare is and how you can become a member

* How Bookshare can make your school work and pleasure reading much easier

* About our new Read2Go app; an app specifically designed for the
Apple iOS that will allow for quick download and easy reading of
Bookshare books on the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone

* How to use Bookshare most efficiently and effectively with your
notetaker or digital book player.



We look forward to talking with you on April 17!




-- 
Darian Smith
Skype: The_Blind_Truth
Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/goldengateace

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

? Robert Byrne



From nabs.president at gmail.com  Fri Apr 22 01:50:26 2011
From: nabs.president at gmail.com (Arielle Silverman)
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:50:26 -0600
Subject: [Uabs] NABS April Bulletin!
Message-ID: <BANLkTinwPmxn_DP-qF+wW-5aZ5tZFR-SKA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,
Please find the NABS bulletin pasted below and the minutes from our
last board meeting attached. Enjoy!
Arielle Silverman
President, National Association of Blind Students

National Association of Blind Students
>From the Desk of the President
April 21, 2011

In This Bulletin:
1.	Get Ready for National Convention!
2.	Student Division Spring Seminar Reports
3.	Feedback Needed About Technology Accessibility
Get Ready for Convention!
	This year the convention of the National Federation of the Blind will
be held in Orlando, Florida! Convention seminars begin on Sunday, July
3, and the convention will adjourn after the banquet on Friday, July
8. During the convention we will have several activities for students
including a weeklong track of events for teens, a student hospitality
social on Sunday evening, and our annual NABS seminar and business
meeting on Monday, July 4.
Rooms at the convention hotel, the Rosen Shingle Creek resort, are
sold out at this time. However, there are plenty of people who have
rooms and are looking for roommates to share with. If you would like
to find other people going from your state, or would like to request
financial assistance with travel expenses, contact your affiliate or
chapter president. You can also contact me directly at
Nabs.president at gmail.com
If you need help finding roommates, whether you have a room reserved
already or not.
Finally, pre-registration is available for the convention.
Pre-register by going to
www.nfb.org/registration
before May 31, and save up to $15 on your total convention cost.
See you in Orlando!

Student Division Spring Seminar Reports:
April has been an active month for our state student divisions. Below
please find reports from Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, and Texas
about their recent seminars. Congratulations to all the state
divisions on their hard work. If you would like to find out how to
join a student division in your state, go to
http://www.nabslink.org/state-contacts/index.php

>From Idaho:
The Idaho Association of Blind Students had our annual meeting at the
Idaho state convention last weekend.  We only have a few members, but
we are dedicated to raising awareness of our organization.  Mikaela
Stevens was elected president, with Lora Ireland as vice president and
Makenzie Stevens as secretary/treasurer.  We discussed the importance
of a student division and informed new members of our affiliation with
NABS.  If anyone is aware of any blind students in the state of Idaho,
please connect them with us.  Thank you!
>From Arizona:
Arizona Blind Students Bat Their Spring Seminar Out of the Park!

Our April 9 spring seminar in Phoenix was an enjoyable, successful
event. Blind college and high-school students discussed their
experiences inside and outside the classroom. We were inspired by
positive blind role models who discussed employment. There was an
awesome demonstration of Apple technology and we learned about how to
make accessibility evangelism work to open the world of information
technology to us. Young blind leaders talked about Youth Slam and
their experiences attending a leadership camp in Baltimore. Finally,
we found out about a scholarship opportunity available from the
National Federation of the Blind of Arizona.

We welcomed three new people to the Arizona Association of Blind
Students and are looking forward to their membership and active
participation.

We hope you can join us for our next event.

For more information, please contact Kristen Johnson, First Vice
President, by phone at 720-299-8039 or email kj4483 at gmail.com, or
Darrell Shandrow, Secretary, by phone at 480-389-5627 or email
darrell.shandrow at gmail.com.

The Arizona Association of Blind Students Board

>From Colorado:
The colorado asociation of blind students created a state plan that
would allow us to put on various seminars around the state.  One of
our goals for this plan is to build partnerships in the towns where we
would put on seminars.   In addition to building partnerships with
other entities, and strengthening both our devision and state
affilliate.  Each board member(s) runs the seminar.   We put on our
first seminar on the University of Colorado boulder campus.  This
seminar took place in march.  The seminar covered working with the DSS
office, attending an nfb training center, using technology,
Scholarships, the Global explorers program and Campus life.  We began
to build a partnership with the ACB rep in boulder, establishing a
partnership with the DSS, and with the NFB training center.  The
seminar consisted of presentations and breakout sessions, where we
could use tables and particepants were able to spend time with the
presenters.
After doing some revising and adding to the agenda, our second seminar
took place at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.  The
format was the same just with a few additions.  We had a brailler,
notepads, and pens and pencils for the particepants to provide us with
suggestions.  I believe that we also learned how to adapt our
surroundings.  This seminar was based more on presentations and open
discussions.  There wasn't any way to have a breakout session.  There
wasn't any way to get a representative from the DSS office or the
university.  However, we had two high school students, two teachers of
blind students, and a parent particepate in the seminar.  The
suggestion box idea is something that we will continue to use.  This
is a worthy tool that really helps us out.  One of our suggestions was
entitled excellent job.  It was also very positive for us as a board.
Our upcoming seminar will be held on April 30th.  from 11:00AM till
4:00Pm at the Colorado Center for the blind.  Once again, we have had
to adapt to unforeseen diffeculties.  The diffeculty this time is the
fact that we were unable to have the seminar on a college campus
because of financial reasons.  During this seminar, we will highlight
technology, and career exploration.

Blessings!
Sincerely,
Melissa Green, President, Colorado Association of Blind Students
>From Georgia:
On Saturday April 9 2011, Twenty-five students and professionals from
the state of Georgia gather at our third annual student convention!
This year Sean Whalen served as our NABS representative, and helped
our students get an understanding of how NABS is a part of the
National Federation of the Blind. In Addition, our students heard
presentations on how to get books for college, how to use  vocational
rehab to further their education, how to advocate for themselves when
vocational rehab was not working for them, and even got an inside
scoop on how the Georgia affiliate helps the student division.
      Aside from all the learning in the morning, the students heard
from a fellow GABS member, Ben Schuler. Ben shared his experiences of
growing up as a blind person, and how the Louisiana Center helped him
gain confidence and become an accomplished young man. After all the
information was distributed and consumed, we let loose with some Salsa
dancing lesson taught by our very own NFBGA 1st Vice President Ms.
JoAnn Collins. Our students went home having learned and socialized
and excited for other NFB events in the future.
>From Texas:
Hello NABS,

On the weekend of April 8th through the 10th, The Texas Association of
Blind Students, in partnership with the Texas Parents of Blind
Children, held a joint spring conference in Dallas Texas, sponsored by
NFB Newsline for Texas. The conference drew around 50 people, and
featured both joint and separate presentations covering just about
everything from products and services for the blind, independence
training programs for all ages, and calls for action involving local
legislative issues affecting blind Texans. Highlights from the
conference included our annual TABS Idol music competition, a game
educating our attendees on NFB trivia and fun facts , a beautiful
keynote speech delivered by our affiliate president, Kimberly Flores,
and a banquet to boot. This was the first such event for both
divisions, and I am proud to report that it was an overwelming
success, and all signs point to more where that came from next year.
Finally, I am excited to announce that all the good stuff will be
available as episode 2 in our newly relaunched TABS podcast series, so
stay tuned for that when the time comes. Now we turn our attention to
National Convention, so this is where my report must end. Thank you
NABS for the chance to keep you up to date on our happenings. See you
all this summer in Florida!

--
Respectfully,

Juan Carlos Munoz
President
Texas Association of Blind Students
www.nfb-texas.org/tabs.html
Feedback Needed About Technology Accessibility:
The NFB is seeking information about accessibility barriers in the
digital technology used by all students, teachers, and administrators
in K-12 schools, universities, and colleges in the United States.

We encourage students, teachers, administrators and parents of blind
students to complete the following survey so that the NFB can learn
more about educational technology that is either helping or hindering
the learning process for blind students.
http://www.nfb.org/technologyform

Thanks,

Sincerely,

Clara Van Gerven
Access Technology Content Specialist
National Federation of the Blind
200 East Wells Street
       at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, MD  21230
410-659-9314 x-2410
cvangerven at nfb.org
The Access Technology Blog

Learn something new about technology with the NFB's Access Technology Tips
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From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Tue Apr 26 16:32:23 2011
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:32:23 -0700
Subject: [Uabs] Fwd: [nabs-l] Fw: National Federation of the Blind and Law
 School Admissions Council Agree to Settlement
In-Reply-To: <4DB0EEEF70E34611985419A9A92DA999@labarre>
References: <4DB0EEEF70E34611985419A9A92DA999@labarre>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=sFDjJ3NCyfc1nJYT4hqUG=MPonw@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Scott C. LaBarre" <slabarre at labarrelaw.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:15:10 -0600
Subject: [nabs-l] Fw: National Federation of the Blind and Law School
Admissions Council Agree to Settlement
To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Cc: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>

FYI

Please distribute this far and wide.  We are particularly interested
in hearing about the experience of those who will be applying to law
school through LSAC.  Everything should now be accessible, or at least
starting in the fall.
----- Original Message -----
From: Freeh, Jessica
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 8:08 AM
Subject: National Federation of the Blind and Law School Admissions
Council Agree to Settlement


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)
cdanielsen at nfb.org

National Federation of the Blind and
Law School Admissions Council Agree to Settlement
LSAC Will Make its Web Site Fully Accessible to the Blind


Baltimore, Maryland (April 26, 2011): The National Federation of the
Blind (NFB) today announced that it has settled a lawsuit with the Law
School Admissions Council, Inc. (LSAC) regarding access to the LSAC
Web site (www.lsac.org) by blind people.  As part of the settlement,
LSAC will provide full and equal access to its Web site for blind
users by September 1, 2011.  Changes will be made to the LSAC Web site
that will allow blind users utilizing screen access technology, which
converts what is on the computer screen into synthesized speech or
Braille, to read and interact with it.  The accessibility requirements
extend to all parts of the Web site on which services or products are
made available to prospective law school applicants or to LSAT and
Credential Assembly Service registrants, including, but not limited
to, the process of applying to law schools through lsac.org and the
documents and practice tests LSAC makes available online.



Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
said: "Access to Web sites is critical to the full and equal
participation of blind people in all aspects of modern life.  In this
instance, access is especially critical, since without it blind people
experience significant barriers to entering the legal profession.  The
National Federation of the Blind is pleased to have reached a
settlement with the Law School Admissions Council and we look forward
to working with its officials and technical staff in the coming
months.  It is our sincere hope that other educational entities and
credentialing organizations that provide vital services over the
Internet will follow LSAC's example and take affirmative steps to
provide full access to their Web sites by blind consumers."



Deepa Goraya, a named plaintiff in the suit, said: "As someone who has
gone through the law school application process and struggled to use
the Law School Admission Council's Web site, I am pleased to see that
the Web site will be made fully accessible and the process of gaining
admission to law school will now be easier for all blind people who
are interested in entering this noble profession."



Under the settlement, the National Federation of the Blind will
perform semi-annual accessibility testing of the LSAC Web site until
September 1, 2012.



The National Federation of the Blind is represented in this matter by
Daniel F. Goldstein of the Baltimore firm Brown, Goldstein, and Levy;
Laurence W. Paradis, Anna Levine, and Karla Gilbride of the Berkley
firm Disability Rights Advocates; and Scott C. LaBarre of the Denver
firm LaBarre Law Offices.





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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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From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Tue Apr 26 16:37:18 2011
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:37:18 -0700
Subject: [Uabs] Fwd: [nabs-l] Calling All Students!: May's Nabs Membership
	Conference Call
In-Reply-To: <SNT124-DS834E768E8770082FFE24ABA960@phx.gbl>
References: <SNT124-DS834E768E8770082FFE24ABA960@phx.gbl>
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Liz Bottner <liziswhatis at hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:59:26 -0500
Subject: [nabs-l] Calling All Students!: May's Nabs Membership Conference Call
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>

Greetings fellow students,



For the topic of May's NABS Membership Committee conference call, we of the
Membership Committee turn to you! Three possible topics have come head to
head, and we need a winner. That is where you come in!



The proposed topics are the following:

1. A call all about technology and the strategies used to be a successful
student.

2. A Sports and Recreational Activities call.

3. A call that stemmed from a recent list serve topic questioning the
validity of the blind majority membership requirement within the NFB.



To cast your vote, please send an e-mail to

nabs.membership at gmail.com.

In the subject line of the e-mail, please indicate your choice: Technology,
Sports or Philosophy.



You have until Monday, May 2 to get your votes in. At that time, the numbers
will be tabulated and the topic of choice soon revealed! Additionally, in
your e-mail expressing your vote, if you have ideas of guest speakers for
the call, (even if that would be you yourself), please let us know. We want
to hear from you!



Technology, sports or philosophy, which will it be? You decide!



Sincerely,



Your Nabs Membership Committee



Liz Bottner
Co-Chair Membership committee
National Association of Blind Students

Guiding Eyes Graduate Council

GEB Voicemail:  800-942-0149 Ext. 2531

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