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I’m tying to find the best way to respond... my immediate thought was “a disabled person cannot speak for all people with disabilities just as a woman should not be asked to speak for all women — nor should they carry the responsibility of educating/correcting/validating
you.” But, maybe it’s just been a long week...
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<div>I can reframe this around technical help desk type services, but it seems Kelley’s insinuating this is a different type of issue. </div>
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<div>Thoughts?</div>
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<div>Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges</div>
<div><a href="http://www.sbctc.edu">www.sbctc.edu</a></div>
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<div><b>From:</b> "Meeusen, Kelley" <<a href="mailto:Kelley.Meeusen@cptc.edu">Kelley.Meeusen@cptc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> January 18, 2018 at 3:43:49 PM PST<br>
<b>To:</b> "'<a href="mailto:Jess.thompson@sbctc.edu">Jess.thompson@sbctc.edu</a>'" <<a href="mailto:Jess.thompson@sbctc.edu">Jess.thompson@sbctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>Assumptions and the need for a resource!</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi Jess:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In an accessibility discussion today, I made an assumption. Later I reflected on that assumption and it occurred to me that my assumption could be inaccurate – yes, I just admitted
that I could be wrong! That might be an indicator of the end of days, OMG!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Anyways, that wake-up moment made me think that it would be very nice if there were a resource – hotline, list-serve, blog, chat room whatever where we could ask questions, and
a trained disabled person and/or accessibility expert (I would actually prefer a disabled person) would respond to our questions I know that many accessibility experts actually bring disabled folks in to test things, so I suspect a hotline could have some
real value. For example, the UW DoIt Center has a blind person on staff to act as an internal tester and consultant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I know the standards, guidelines and recommendations. I assume they reflect the needs of disabled persons, but do they always reflect the preferences of a disable person?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Do you know if there is such a resource out there?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:#002060">Kelley
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#444444">“Perhaps not all courses can be taught online, but all courses can benefit from an online presence!”</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kelley L. Meeusen, eLearning Coordinator<br>
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<span style="color:blue">253-589-5730</span></a> • <a href="mailto:kelley.meeusen@cptc.edu">
<span style="color:blue">kelley.meeusen@cptc.edu</span></a> • <a href="http://cptc.edu">
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Excellence. Experience. Employment. Redefine education at Clover Park Technical College.<o:p></o:p></p>
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