[blindkid] NABS March Bulletin!

Wed Mar 23 15:00:03 UTC 2011

This is really exciting stuff, Arielle and students!  You guys are on the move!

Carol

Carol Castellano
Director of Programs
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.nopbc.org

At 07:20 PM 3/13/2011, you wrote:
>Please find the bulletin below and the minutes from the February board
>meeting attached.
>
>Arielle
>
>National Association of Blind Students
> >From the Desk of the President
>March 13, 2011
>
>In this bulletin:
>1.      Student Slate Coming Soon!
>2.      Next NABS Conference Call March 27
>3.      Last Chance to Apply for NFB Scholarships!
>4.      Start Planning for NFB National Convention!
>5.      State Division Announcements
>Student Slate Coming Soon:
>         The spring 2011 issue of the Student Slate, our quarterly newsletter,
>should be released this week, so look for it in your email inboxes!
>This issue of the Student Slate will feature a report on the 2011
>Washington Seminar, as well as several inspiring and informative
>articles written by blind students. Stay tuned!
>
>Next NABS Conference Call March 27:
>         Each month, the NABS membership committee organizes a conference call
>discussion for blind students, prospective students, and parents and
>teachers of blind children. This month, on Sunday, March 27, we will
>be talking about the independence training programs at our three NFB
>training centers in Colorado, Louisiana, and Minnesota. Come to learn
>about these training programs, what you can gain from them and how to
>work with your state voc rehab agency to get there. Stay tuned for a
>separate announcement about this conference call.
>Can't make it? Listen to the recording, as well as recordings of past
>conference calls, at
>www.nabslinkaudio.org
>.
>
>Last Chance to Apply for NFB National Scholarships:
>         Each year, the National Federation of the Blind gives thirty
>scholarships to blind students, ranging in value from $3000 to $12000.
>The deadline to apply for this year's scholarship competition is
>Thursday, March 31. To learn about the program and fill out an
>application, go to
>www.nfb.org/scholarships
>.
>
>Start Planning for NFB National Convention!
>         This year, the NFB national convention will be in Orlando, Florida,
>from Sunday, July 3, through Friday, July 8. You can reserve a room at
>our hotel, the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, by calling 866-996-6338.
>Depending on current availability, you may be able to extend your stay
>a few nights after the convention to explore the theme parks in
>Orlando, and still take advantage of our convention room rates: $63
>for singles, doubles, and twins, and $67 for triples and quads, plus
>tax.
>         Many NFB local chapters and state affiliates offer funding to help
>students attend national conventions. Contact your chapter or state
>president for details.
>         You will see information about student/youth activities in upcoming
>NABS bulletins. Hope to see all of you in July!
>
>Division Announcements:
> >From Nebraska:
>The Nebraska Association of Blind Students (NABS) Presents The 2011
>Student Seminar:
>Puzzle it Out- Collecting the Pieces of Success!
>
>   What:   It's time for the Third Annual NABS student Seminar. We have
>gone beyond the horizons of our dreams and dived into the depths of
>our potential and now we are putting the puzzle pieces of our future
>together! This is an opportunity to learn the skills that can help
>you, your child or your student succeed, as well as network with
>fellow blind students, parents and teachers across Nebraska, and of
>course have fun!!
>When: The seminar begins at 6:00 PM on Friday, March 25, and ends
>Sunday, March 27 at 11:00 AM, so don't worry about missing any class!
>Where: Doubletree Guest Suites
>                 7270 Cedar St.
>                                 Omaha, NE, 68124
>
>Who: Blind Students of all ages, and the parents and teachers who want
>to see them succeed.
>
>Cost: The $20 registration fee will cover the cost of both your room
>and meals for the duration of the seminar.
>
>
>
>Scholarships are available for participants who are unable to cover
>the $20 registration.  Preference will be given to those who request
>assistance first.    Contact Karen Anderson (402-319-7645) if
>interested.
> >From North Carolina:
>The North Carolina Association of Blind Students is having its third
>annual student seminar on March 19th in Raleigh, NC.  This event
>continues to grow.  We launched a major recruitment initiative, where
>we called and emailed every one of the 128 institutions of higher
>education in our state, every services for the blind employee, and
>every teacher of the visually impaired in our state.
>    Last year, we experimented with a small technology fair that
>consisted of impromptu exhibits run by our leaders and our state
>affiliate president.  This year, we will have a full exhibit hall with
>28 exhibits, including guide dog schools, adaptive recreation
>programs, adaptive technology, employment opportunities, blindness
>skill training centers, and more.  Our exhibit hall will include
>agencies from many states, including California, New York, Minnesota,
>Florida, Kansas, Michigan, and others.  We are also having all-day
>literature tables for those agencies that were not able to send
>representatives.  We charged no fee for the exhibit hall and a
>creative new type of fee for the literature tables.  We asked all
>agencies wanting to participate in the literature tables to provide us
>with at least one door prize to distribute on their behalf.  This
>gives them easy advertising and us more door prizes.  We will be
>having speakers in the morning to get attendees pumped up with the
>fact that blind people can do anything.  Then, we'll send them to the
>exhibit hall, followed by an hour for lunch (catered as a donation
>from Whole Foods Market).  In the afternoon, we will have more
>speakers and 3 periods of breakout sessions.  The last 45 minutes of
>our day will include speakers about different NFB events, such as the
>national convention, Washington Seminar, and the Blind Driver
>Challenge, to get attendees excited about the NFB.  Finally, we will
>invite reflections from attendees and ask them to step up if they want
>to help plan a summer event.  I will leave you with two pieces of
>advice from my experience in planning the seminar:
>1.      If you plan to have an exhibit hall, make sure that your seminar
>does not overlap with CSUN or any other major blindness event that
>will steal many of the smaller agencies' representatives.
>2.      Don't be afraid to ask your state affiliate for help.  There are so
>many people in our state affiliate who are helping us make this
>seminar great.  The Federation supports its future.
> >From California:
>Announcing the 2011 California Chemistry Camp for Blind High School Students!
>
>                 Would you like to learn how blind people tackle the
>very visual subject of organic chemistry successfully? Do you have a
>general love for science? Do you want to learn how you can do
>chemistry as a blind person just as successfully as your sighted
>peers? Are you interested in how blind professionals use science in
>their careers every day? Then the 2011 California Chemistry Camp is
>for you!
>                 Come join the National Federation of the Blind of
>California, the California Association of Blind Students, the
>Lighthouse for the Blind of San Francisco, the University of
>California, Davis chemistry department, and up to twelve blind and
>low-vision high school students for an Educational, exciting, and
>Fun-Filled weekend of science!
>
>When: Friday, April 29 through Sunday, May 1, 2011.
>Where: Enchanted Hills Camp near Napa, California.
>Who: Up to twelve blind high school students ages 14-18 will be
>selected to participate.
>  Cost: There is no cost to apply for the program. The National
>Federation of the Blind of California, the California association of
>Blind Students, and the Lighthouse for the Blind of San Francisco are
>underwriting the camp. Once accepted, however, donations from students
>or parents to the National Federation of the Blind of California would
>be most appreciated to off-set the expenses associated with the
>program.
>
>                 During this exciting and busy 3-day experience,
>students will get to learn how blind people use  chemistry in their
>careers, will explore techniques used by blind people to make
>chemistry accessible, perform hands-on accessible chemistry
>experiments, apply the chemistry they learned to some basic cooking,
>see the chemistry they learned turned into action with an exhilarating
>magic show, and talk with blind scientists who use science in their
>professional careers. The students will also be able to participate in
>recreational activities possibly including swimming and the martial
>art of Judo. Note that students need not only love science to apply.
>This will be a learning experience for all blind people!
>
>To fill out the application, go to:
>www.sixdots.org
>and follow the link on the main page to the application form.
>
>We hope to see you at camp! If you have questions, please contact:
>Henry Wedler
>Program Coordinator
>hobywedler at gmail.com
>
>
>
>--
>Arielle Silverman
>President, National Association of Blind Students
>Phone:  602-502-2255
>Email:
>nabs.president at gmail.com
>Website:
>www.nabslink.org
>
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