[4Alabama] Upcoming Events

[Jennifer Reeves]

*Joseph J. Ruffalo, Jr.*

July 6, 1949 – May 3, 2022



Visitation: Saturday, May 07; 2:00-5:00 p.m.

Service: Saturday, May 07; 4:00 p.m.



O'Boyle Funeral Home
309 Broad Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003



For those who are unable to attend, you are invited to join the Zoom
livestream

https://zoom.us/j/6477660103?pwd=MUl1dnZQU1JxMkhUemdCSHZUM21HUT09
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://zoom.us/j/6477660103?pwd%3DMUl1dnZQU1JxMkhUemdCSHZUM21HUT09&source=gmail-imap&ust=1652368427000000&usg=AOvVaw0DyeFww_xRvz2mKLLJPzSH>

One tap mobile:

+16468769923,,6477660103#,,,,*460994# US (New York)

+13017158592,,6477660103#,,,,*460994# US (Washington DC)

Meeting ID: 647 766 0103

Passcode: 460994



In lieu of flowers, donations can be made by check, PayPal, or debit/credit
card to Joe's favorite organization, the National Federation of the Blind
of New Jersey (NFBNJ). To donate by check please make payable to NFBNJ,
write Ruffalo in the memo and mail to:

NFBNJ

7 Mayfair Road

Southampton, NJ 08088

To donate by PayPal or debit/credit card use secure link:



National convention is two months away. Here are some attendee reminders
for upcoming deadlines:

·        Last day of registration is May 31.

·        Submissions for resolutions in final form are due to the committee
chair by June 6. Details in the May *Braille Monitor*.

·        Convention career fair registration is opening May 10 and will
close June 21.

Learn more at https://nfb.org/convention
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nfb.org/convention&source=gmail-imap&ust=1652368427000000&usg=AOvVaw36ouRqHdZvVS6WHXcpw4zh>.




*May Braille Monitor Available:*

The latest issue of the National Federation of the Blind flagship
publication is now available. Read about the 2022 Jacobus tenBroek Law
Symposium, the Blind Driver Challenge, the quest for an accessible COVID-19
test, and stories from members. Access the *Braille Monitor* now
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm22/bm2205/bm2205tc.htm&source=gmail-imap&ust=1652368427000000&usg=AOvVaw20i_L_-Z3Zl_DqJBBqb2m->
.



*Upcoming Event: Reprise of the Workplace/Employment:*

Learn about the technologies blind and low-vision professionals use in the
workplace on a daily basis. Join us on May 31, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
eastern. Register for the May accessibility boutique.
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nfb.org/form/accessibility-boutique-reg&source=gmail-imap&ust=1652368427000000&usg=AOvVaw1Ks7PQk60SFaxlQWqjGx3K>



*Give $20 Convention Drawing Now Open:*

The Give $20 Campaign is a way for individuals to support the three major
funds of the National Federation of the Blind and the Jacobus tenBroek
Memorial Fund and potentially win the grand prize. Individual donors are
eligible for the drawing; donations from affiliates, affiliate divisions,
and national divisions, and local chapters are not eligible for the Give
$20 Campaign. This drawing will support:

   - White Cane Fund
   - KJ Fund (Kenneth Jernigan Fund)
   - SUN Fund
   - tenBroek Fund



And that is not all. Thanks to a generous donation from HumanWare, each
dollar donated will by matched up to $50,000! Donate online on the
dedicated Give $20 contribution Form
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset%3D1%26id%3D45&source=gmail-imap&ust=1652368427000000&usg=AOvVaw1hhPcMxyJYzS_ofvbkp8Bj>
or call 410-659-9314, extension 2430; please be sure to indicate that it is
a Give $20 contribution and which fund you select. You can select multiple
funds.





*Social Security Administration Kiosks:*

The NFB continues to monitor the Social Security Administration’s (SSA)
implementation of our 2020 settlement agreement regarding
visitor-intake-processing kiosks. With SSA field offices recently
reopening, we are gathering information about the accessibility of SSA’s
current visitor-intake-processing methods. If you have visited an SSA field
office since their reopening in April 2022, please contact Valerie Yingling
at 410-659-9314, extension 2440, or vyingling at nfb.org to share your
experience. We are specifically gathering information on whether the field
offices are using kiosk, web-based, or human check-in processes, and
whether these processes are accessible to blind individuals.



Thanks so much and have a fantastic day!







Barbara Manuel, President

National Federation of the Blind

Alabama Affiliate

251.656.5165