Hi everyone, I’m devastated that the Trump administration’s anti- diversity, equity, and inclusion policies target people with sensory loss. The Department of Education recently used the policy to cancel grants that funded our nation’s major braille training programs. No training = Less braille access.

• DIVERSITY: Blind, low vision, and DeafBlind students represent diversity in the general student population.
• EQUITY: Blind students have the right to receive educational materials in accessible formats such as braille.
• INCLUSION: Our students have the right to be included in all aspects of public life and community.
• The Department of Education is using these DEI terms to cancel grants that serve our community! We can’t let that happen!

You may remember, that I fought a vicious battle to obtain braille for Kai’s high school math and science classes. We ‘won’ in mediation, and Kai got what he needed, and we made braille access easier for all students in our district, but now the nation’s current and future braille readers are at risk.

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