[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Fwd: National Certification in Literary Braille

[joe harcz Comcast]

No doubt this is great news. No doubt there are a lot of great people 
involved here. And I by what I am about to say does not diminish the great 
things involved here by anyone, including you, or Ms. Bowman and others I 
respect highly.

But, this said does it not strike folks ironically, let alone legally that 
this very state library is out of compliance and has been so in regards to 
raised character and BRAILLE signage on every permanent room, including 
likely the very room this procedure is to be held in?

Frankly, we in the NFB and others simply cannot ignore these obvious 
violations of our established civil rights no matter how worthwhile the 
program is.

Now, in case folks wish to call me this or that I'll remind one and all 
tthat Title II of the ADA alone required that raised character and Braille 
signage was mounted on every permanent room including room numbers mounted 
at 60 inches centerline (now 48 under new regs) on the wall nearest to the 
latch side of the door by no later than January 26 1992.

But the last time I was in the state library and according to DTMB surveys 
no and I repeat no rooms there were so labeled and we all know they weren't 
so during the public hearings held last year either.

I cannot express my angst and outrage further, not against you Christine, or 
Collette etc. but at the State of Michigan which was supposed to have 
resolved this as of again January 26,1992. Simply it sounds like 21 years of 
malicious violations of our civil rights let alone common sense.

For crying out loud are we going to test for Braille proficency in a 
building that doesn't have required Braille?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christine Boone" <christineboone2 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "nfbmi List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: Fwd: National Certification in Literary 
Braille


> This is great!  I am so excited about being able to administer this test 
> here in Michigan.  My hope now, is that we can get half a dozen people to 
> sign up for the exam!  Our special thanks goes out to Collette Bauman and 
> her excellent staff for making space available for us.
>
>
>
> Boone Christine Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 25, 2013, at 9:22 PM, <trising at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>> Amy Shepherd also wanted me to forward this.
>>
>> Terri Wilcox
>>
>>
>> From: Shepherd, Amy
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>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Bauman, Collette (MDE) <baumanc at michigan.gov>
>> Date: Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 12:08 PM
>> Subject: National Certification in Literary Braille
>> To: VI-MICHIGAN at list.msu.edu
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>>
>>
>>
>> Distinguish yourself among teachers
>>
>> of the blind and visually impaired!
>>
>>
>>
>> Don't miss this unique opportunity to take this
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>> nationally-recognized exam in your own back yard.
>>
>>
>>
>> The National Certification in Literary Braille (NCLB)
>>
>> test will be administered by the
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>> National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB)
>>
>>
>> in
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>> Lansing, Michigan
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>>
>>
>> Friday, November 22, 2013
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>> 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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>>
>>
>> at
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>> Michigan Library and Historical Center
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>> 702 W. Kalamazoo Street
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>> Lansing, MI 48915
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>>
>> Deadline for registration is November 11, 2013
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>>
>>
>> Please go to our website, www.nbpcb.org/nclb,
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>> for more information and to register for this important test.
>>
>>
>>
>> braille at nbpcb.org                       Professionals: $200
>>
>> (318) 257-4554                           Students: $100
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>>
>> Collette Bauman
>>
>> Supervisor, Michigan Department of Education-Low Incidence Outreach
>>
>> 702 W. Kalamazoo St.
>>
>> PO Box 30742
>>
>> Lansing, Michigan 48909
>>
>> (888) 760-2206
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>> (517) 373-2887
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Eating a healthy school breakfast provides students Fuel for Learning…and 
>> Health for Life.
>>
>> For information and resources on school breakfast go to 
>> www.michigan.gov/schoolnutrition and “click” on the School Breakfast 
>> Program
>> link in the program information category.
>>
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>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Amy Shepherd
>> MPVI President
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