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

joe harcz Comcast joeharcz at comcast.net
Sun Oct 27 10:36:24 UTC 2013 

Where this certification is to be held is in a building without Braille 
signs! Now tell me again this is off the subject.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J.J. Meddaugh" <jj at bestmidi.com>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: Fwd: National Certification in Literary 
Braille


> That's great Joe. Why don't you start your own thread to talk about these 
> important issues. This is what's commonly known as thread hijacking, and 
> people open messages in the thread expecting to see something relevant on 
> the topic. Unfortunately, this wasn't. If you start a thread with an 
> appropriate subject, those interested in the topic can follow along.
>
> Thank you for your attention to this matter.
>
> Best regards,
> J.J.
>
> On 10/26/2013 10:44 AM, joe harcz Comcast wrote:
>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---------- 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Distinguish yourself among teachers
>>>>
>>>> of the blind and visually impaired!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Don't miss this unique opportunity to take this
>>>>
>>>> nationally-recognized exam in your own back yard.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The National Certification in Literary Braille (NCLB)
>>>>
>>>> test will be administered by the
>>>>
>>>> National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> in
>>>>
>>>> Lansing, Michigan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Friday, November 22, 2013
>>>>
>>>> 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> at
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Michigan Library and Historical Center
>>>>
>>>> 702 W. Kalamazoo Street
>>>>
>>>> Lansing, MI 48915
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Deadline for registration is November 11, 2013
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please go to our website, www.nbpcb.org/nclb,
>>>>
>>>> for more information and to register for this important test.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> braille at nbpcb.org                       Professionals: $200
>>>>
>>>> (318) 257-4554                           Students: $100
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Collette Bauman
>>>>
>>>> Supervisor, Michigan Department of Education-Low Incidence Outreach
>>>>
>>>> 702 W. Kalamazoo St.
>>>>
>>>> PO Box 30742
>>>>
>>>> Lansing, Michigan 48909
>>>>
>>>> (888) 760-2206
>>>>
>>>> (517) 373-2887
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>>
>>>> Amy Shepherd
>>>> MPVI President
>>>> Visit our Website www.mpvi.org
>>>>
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>>>>
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