[VABS] Gift Card

Robert Parsons rob.parso3389 at gmail.com
Sat Nov 18 17:20:56 UTC 2017


Michael 


I'm sorry. This is in support of legislation for Higher Education. Thank you for your interest though. 

Best 

Robert 


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> On Nov 18, 2017, at 12:07 PM, Andre Hill via VABS <vabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Michael,
> 
> Since the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act covers K-12
> accommodations, we would need a letter regarding your postsecondary
> education experience when it comes to accessible materials.
> 
> 
> Andre'
> 
>> On Nov 18, 2017 9:08 AM, "Michael Munn via VABS" <vabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Robert, does the letter has to be colege accessability issue or what?
>> can I write my letter about my middle school?
>> Best reguard
>> Michael Munn
>> 
>> Michael Munn
>> Member:
>> Virginia Association of Blind Student
>> Delicate:
>> Virginia Association of Blind Student
>> Student of:
>> Hadley Institute for the Blind
>> www.hadley.edu
>> Email address:
>> michaelrbms at gmail.com
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 2:39 AM, Robert Parsons via VABS <vabs at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> All
>>> 
>>> This is a great opportunity for you to make your voice count in our state
>>> and nationwide. Please send any letters detailing your trouble with
>>> inaccessibility or any good reports of accessible learning materials to
>> me
>>> at rob.parso3389 at gmail.com. I think that all of you should want to win a
>>> gift card for $25, so what will it hurt for you to take 145 minutes to
>>> write down a story of what happened with your accessibility journey? I
>> look
>>> forward to reading your letters.
>>> 
>>> Best
>>> 
>>> Robert E. Parsons Jr.
>>> President, Richmond Chapter
>>> President, Virginia Association of Blind Students
>>> National Federation of the Blind of Virginia
>>> President, French Club
>>> Secretary, Caribbean American Student Alliance
>>> Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society ‘15
>>> Randolph Macon College '18
>>> Phone: 804 801 7674
>>> "Without struggle, there is no progress." -Frederick Douglass
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: VABS [mailto:vabs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Andre Hill via
>>> VABS
>>> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2017 6:16 PM
>>> To: vabs at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: Andre Hill <andrehill6188 at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: [VABS] Gift Card
>>> 
>>> Good Evening Fellow VABS Members,
>>> 
>>> I hope that this letter finds you all safe and sound.
>>> 
>>> As President Parsons' said in his previous email that we need to get at
>>> least 5 letters from you explaining your interactions with
>> inaccessibility
>>> materials whether it is positive or negative.
>>> 
>>> I imagine some of you might be thinking that your story probably won't
>>> make a difference but that is not the case. We have made significant
>>> changes in the world of disability right and many of those changes
>> started
>>> with letters from parents, teachers, advocates and especially STUDENTS
>> just
>>> like you who told your stories and let your voices be heard. Each year,
>>> more and more students are facing the future unprepared because of
>>> inaccessible materials in schools. This must stop now!! The future is
>> ours
>>> to shape and mold but we must do it together and I am asking for your
>> help.
>>> 
>>> Besides being able to let your voice be hear and make lasting change, we
>>> are adding an incentive, we are raffling off a $25 gift card. Any student
>>> who sends us a letter will be placed in a drawing to win that gift card.
>>> Only one letter per person.
>>> 
>>> We are asking that all of the letters are turned in by December 18, 2017
>>> at 11:59pm.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Yours Sincerely,
>>> 
>>> Andre' E. Hill
>>> 
>>> -Chair, Legislative Committee
>>> Virginia Association of Blind Students
>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>> 
>>> -Member- Planning Activities Committee & Alumni Advisory Council Maryland
>>> Youth Leadership Forum
>>> 
>>> -Student Member
>>> Electronic Information & Technology Advisory Board Tidewater Community
>>> College
>>> 
>>> 
>>> "I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm
>>> going is what inspires me to travel it.”-Rosalía de Castro
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