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Re: Blind mother sues Seattle schools over website

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From: Jordan Wilson
Date: Aug 25, 2014 9:58AM

The urls were pretty long and they were broken in the e-mail formatting.
I put shortened links from Google below, do they help?


Komo news - blind mother sues Seattle schools over website:
http://goo.gl/gQZ0Vl

NFB.org - National Federation for the Blind supports blind mother in suit
against Seattle Public Schools:
http://goo.gl/gPLzFZ

Kirotv.com blind mom sues Seattle Public Schools:
http://goo.gl/6E0QtV



On 8/25/14 10:07 AM, "Don Mauck" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

>I've had the same problem. They worked the first time but not since.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Patterson, David K (ITD) [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
>Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 7:18 AM
>To: WebAIM Discussion List
>Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Blind mother sues Seattle schools over website
>
>None of the links work
>
>>
>David K. Patterson
>Accessibility Business Systems Analyst
>Manager ¡V Assistive Technology Laboratory
>One Ashburton Place - Room 1601
>Boston, MA 02108
>Phone: 617-626-4650
>Email: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>Web: www.mass.gov/itd/
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Dr. Jacqueline
>A. Alkire
>Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2014 6:34 AM
>To: WebAIM Discussion List; Jacqueline A. Alkire
>Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Blind mother sues Seattle schools over website
>
>Thank you for sharing this information. I work with a
>visually-challenged adult who would like to access the internet. What
>technology would you suggest to help him do so? Jacqueline A. Alkire,
>Ph.D.
>I am a licensed art teacher who works with developmentally-challenged
>adults on weekends.
>On Aug 22, 2014 3:06 PM, "KRISTA L. GREEAR" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> SEATTLE (AP) - A blind mother whose three children attend Seattle
>> Public Schools is suing the district, saying its website and math
>> software aren't compatible with technology that blind people use to
>>access the Internet.
>> For more details, please refer to the 3 following links:
>>
>>
>> http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Blind-mother-sues-Seattle-schools-o
>> ver-website-272086001.html
>>
>>
>> https://nfb.org/national-federation-blind-supports-blind-mother%E2%80%
>> 99s-suit-against-seattle-public-schools
>>
>>
>> http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/blind-mom-sues-seattle-public-schools/
>> ng65b/
>>
>>
>> Krista Greear
>> Disability Resources for Students
>> Accessible Text & Technology
>> 011 Mary Gates Hall, Box 352808
>> Seattle, WA 98195-2808
>> V: (206) 543-8924
>> TTY: (206) 543-8925
>> FAX: (206) 616-8379
>> Visit our website ¡÷ disability.uw.edu/<http://disability.uw.edu/>;
>> Why Technology & Text Need to be Accessible<
>> http://depts.washington.edu/uwdrs/faculty-resources/why-technology-and
>> -materials-need-to-be-accessible/
>> >
>>
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