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Resident urges Roosevelt schools to fix missing permanent braille signage
Summary
Jean Hoffman told the council her son and other visually impaired students lack permanent braille wayfinding in the high school, describing removable braille that is regularly damaged and saying the problem has persisted "for over 2 and a half years." Councilmembers recommended presenting the issue to the school board and offered to pass concerns on to district contacts.
Jean Hoffman, a community member, told the Roosevelt City Council that her son and other students with visual impairments lack permanent braille signage and tactile wayfinding at the local high school. "One of the significant challenges my son faces is in the school setting for the lack of braille resources," Hoffman said, describing braille along doorways and elevators that can be ripped…
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