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From: Thomas McKeithan II
Date: Aug 25, 2014 10:02AM

Thanks so much.

Respectfully,
Thomas Lee McKeithan II
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From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Jordan Wilson
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 11:58 AM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Blind mother sues Seattle schools over website

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 – Assistive Technology Laboratory One Ashburton Place - Room
>1601 Boston, MA 02108
>Phone: 617-626-4650
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>Web: www.mass.gov/itd/
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>-----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:
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>> 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:
>>
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>> http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Blind-mother-sues-Seattle-schools-
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>> ver-website-272086001.html
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>> https://nfb.org/national-federation-blind-supports-blind-mother%E2%80
>> % 99s-suit-against-seattle-public-schools
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>> http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/blind-mom-sues-seattle-public-schools
>> /
>> ng65b/
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>> 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-an
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>> -materials-need-to-be-accessible/
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