[nfb-talk] Fwd: [Nfbf-l] Florida Times Union-Jacksonville

[Tai Tomasi]

I was one of the three brave rollerbladers. It was a blast and totally worth
it!
Tai
 

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Now I can hardly stand on my feet,
Wouldn't want to be on the roller glades.


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>>Subject: [Nfbf-l] Florida Times Union-Jacksonville
>>
>>Their "march for
>>
>>Independence" touted jobs and education.
>>
>>By DON SCHANCHE Jr. Associated Press
>>
>>
>>
>>ATLANTA - At sunrise Tuesday, hundreds of people - most tapping the 
>>ground with white canes and a few making the trip on roller blades - 
>>marched en masse from a downtown hotel to a city park more than half a 
>>mile away to make a point:
>>
>>Blind people can do what other people do.  The early morning event, 
>>organized by the National Federation of the Blind, was billed as a 
>>civil rights march.
>>
>>"We are here to march for independence for blind people across America," 
>>said parade marshal Larry Streeter, a school principal from Raleigh, N.C. 
>>"We're here to change what it means to be blind and let the world know 
>>we are indeed able people who have many talents."
>>
>>Two of the main goals: jobs and education.
>>
>>"The blind have a 70 percent unemployment rate, and we have a 10 
>>percent rate of being taught to read and write Braille in our schools 
>>in this country," said NFB President Marc Maurer, a lawyer from Maryland.
>>
>>The NFB also has pushed for accessibility in other areas. In June, the 
>>group won an agreement with the nation's largest non-bank owner of 
>>automated teller machines to improve access for blind people at ATMs 
>>in malls, gas stations and pharmacies.
>>
>>Maurer said the NFB - founded in 1940 and now with more than 50,000 
>>members - decided to Incorporate a march into this year's annual 
>>convention in Atlanta because the city was the symbolic heart of the 
>>Civil rights movement for racial equality in the 1960s, Congressman 
>>John Lewis, D-Atlanta, a veteran of that movement, led the march.
>>
>>Organizers said 1,000 or more people look part. The Atlanta police 
>>estimate was 700.
>>
>>Al Ella, t3, a computer consultant from Boston, was on hand with his 
>>guide dog, Zion. Born with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye 
>>disease, Elia said his vision had dropped to a point where he could no 
>>longer do his job without retraining.
>>
>>He said his most important issue is access to study materials for 
>>advanced degrees. Although educators now are required to provide 
>>blind-accessible school books in grades K-12, Elia said, "They still 
>>haven't done that for college and advanced degree texts. I can tell 
>>you from trying to get study materials to go to law school, it's something
that needs to happen."
>>
>>Picture (not included):
>>
>>U.S. Rep. John Lewis (second from right), D-Ga., leads the
>>
>>National Federation of the Blind march in Atlanta Tuesday.
>>
>>Marching with him were Anil Lewis, president of the Georgia
>>
>>Federation of the Blind, and Thelma Goodwin, a member of the
>>
>>Georgia organization.
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