[blindLaw] Introducing myself

[Vaughn Brown]

Hello Jonathan,

Welcome! I, too, am seeking employment in disability advoacy.
Currently I am earning my masters in legal studies. I reside in
Washington State.

Best of luck on finding employment and hats off to you for your
volunteering and advocacy you already do!

Vaughn

On 7/17/20, Keri Svendsen via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Welcome to the list. It is good to see you here!
>
> On 7/17/2020 9:50 PM, Jonathan Franks via BlindLaw wrote:
>> Greetings everyone,
>> My name is Jonathan Franks and I wanted to take the time to introduce
>> myself. I am an ambitioning Disability Rights Advocate endeavoring to
>> obtain a profession in the field. I have earned both a Master’s and
>> Bachelor’s Degree in Social work. For my Master’s Degree program, I
>> interned with Disability Rights Texas (the designated Protection and
>> Advocacy agency for the state of Texas) where I currently serve as a
>> pro-bono volunteer. My involvement with DRTX included working with the
>> Employment, Voting and Accessibility, Protection and advocacy for
>> Beneficiaries of Social Security, the Help America Vote Act and the
>> Client assistance Program teams. I also serve as the Chairman of the
>> Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities for the City of Austin,
>> Texas and have also been a member of the Disability Advocacy Student
>> Coalition at The University of Texas at Austin. I have been to 5
>> Washington Seminars and have also advocated to my State legislature
>> for various endeavors on the behalf of the National Federation of the
>> Blind of Texas. I have been a member for 10 and a half years and
>> thoroughly enjoy being heavily involved with the Federation. I joined
>> this list to learn more about Disability Rights Law, network and find
>> possible employment opportunities. I look forward to what this list
>> serve has to offer.
>>
>> My very best,
>>
>> Jonathan Franks MSW
>> Board Member
>> National Federation of the Blind of Texas
>>
>>
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> Keri Svendsen
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