[Nfbofnc] Fw: Nfb-announce Digest, Vol 92, Issue 2

Wed Mar 7 18:20:10 UTC 2012

Keith,

Would you please strip out the header information before you forward things,
just as you would like to have done? That would make things easier for all
recipients? Thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully,
Dale Lieser

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>   1. Fwd: Florida State University Resolves Litigation with
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>>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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>>CONTACT:
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>>Chris Danielsen
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>>Director of Public Relations
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>>National Federation of the Blind
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>>(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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>>(410) 262-1281 (Cell)
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>><mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org
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>>Jeffery Seay
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>>University Communications
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>>Florida State University
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>>(850) 644-0277
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>>jseay at admin.fsu.edu
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>>Florida State University Resolves Litigation with Students
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>>National Federation of the Blind Praises Comprehensive Settlement 
>>Agreement
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>>Tallahassee, Florida (March 6, 2012): Florida
>>State University and two students who are
>>blind?Christopher Shane Toth and Jamie Ann
>>Principato?have resolved a
>><http://stage.nfb.org/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=819>lawsuit
>>brought by the two students with the assistance
>>of the <http://www.nfb.org/>National Federation of the Blind last summer.
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>>The students claimed that they experienced
>>discrimination in violation of state and federal
>>disability laws, including failure to reasonably
>>accommodate their disability and lack of
>>accessible technology.  As a result, they
>>claimed, they were unable to complete courses
>>related to their academic majors.
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>>Without admitting liability or wrongdoing, the
>>university has agreed to pay each of the
>>students $75,000 in settlement of their claims
>>and to continue its efforts to make courses
>>accessible to all students.  Specifically, the
>>university will examine technology-based
>>instructional materials currently in use for
>>accessibility compliance, and ensure
>>accessibility in future software and hardware procurements.
>>
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>>?We are extremely pleased with this settlement
>>agreement, which will benefit all current and
>>future blind students at Florida State,? said
>>Dr. Marc Maurer, president of the National
>>Federation of the Blind.  ?We commend the
>>university for showing leadership and commitment
>>to treating students with disabilities equally
>>and hope that other institutions of higher
>>learning will follow the example set by Florida State.?
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>>?I am greatly relieved and pleased that this
>>litigation has been resolved and look forward to
>>continuing my academic career at Florida State
>>on an equal basis with my sighted peers,? Principato said.
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>>?We are committed to the success of all of our
>>students, including those with disabilities,?
>>said Garnett S. Stokes, provost and executive
>>vice president for academic affairs at Florida
>>State.  ?We will continue our efforts to make
>>our institution a welcoming and rewarding
>>environment for students with disabilities.?
>>
>>The plaintiffs are represented in this matter by
>>Daniel F. Goldstein, Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, and
>>Brooke E. Lierman of the Baltimore firm Brown,
>>Goldstein, and Levy; and Matthew Dietz of the
>>Miami firm Law Offices of Matthew W. Dietz, P.L.
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>>###
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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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