From PMaurer at nfb.org Thu Aug 6 15:58:58 2009 From: PMaurer at nfb.org (Maurer, Patricia) Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:58:58 -0500 Subject: [Blindvet-talk] How many children in America are not taught to read? Message-ID: ---------- From: Marc Maurer [mailto:outreach at nfb.org] Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 3:14 PM To: Maurer, Patricia Subject: How many children in America are not taught to read? The answer is 90 percent if the children are blind. Most Americans are shocked to hear this statistic. And we should be. The blind read and write using Braille, so why is our educational system failing to teach Braille to so many children? Why are these children being denied the opportunities that come with a proper education? What if you could not read and write? Where would you be today? There are three primary reasons for this educational crisis: (1) there are not enough Braille teachers; (2) some teachers of blind children have not received enough training; and (3) many educators do not think Braille instruction is even necessary. To bring critically-needed attention to this educational crisis, the United States Congress authorized the minting of the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar with a portion of the sale of each coin going toward a revolutionary and comprehensive Braille literacy campaign. Learning to read and write is fundamental to education, which in turn is paramount to full and equal participation in American society. This coin, the first U.S. coin to have proper tactile Braille, symbolizes independence, opportunity, and the potential of blind people to make significant contributions to society when they are taught to read and write using Braille. To learn more, read our report The Braille Literacy Crisis in America, or watch our video Making Change with a Dollar. Please purchase this unique and beautiful coin now and help solve this educational crisis for blind children in America. The law authorizing this 2009 silver dollar requires that any coins not sold by midnight on December 31, 2009, be melted down. Time is of the essence--a 90 percent illiteracy rate is not acceptable and the opportunity to purchase this coin will soon be gone. Be part of the solution. Give the gift of literacy. Create new opportunities. Buy the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar today. Marc Maurer, President NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND From PresidentNABV at aol.com Thu Aug 13 20:53:04 2009 From: PresidentNABV at aol.com (PresidentNABV at aol.com) Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:53:04 EDT Subject: [Blindvet-talk] NFB-NEWSLINE Exhibiting at Blinded Veterans of America convention Message-ID: See the post below my signature. Dwight Dwight D. Sayer National President, The National Association of Blind Veterans A Division of the NFB presidentnabv at aol.com president at nabv.org _www.nabv.org_ (http://www.nabv.org/) ____________________________________ From: RWest at nfb.org To: RWest at nfb.org, presidentnabv at aol.com Sent: 8/13/2009 11:09:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: RE: NFB-NEWSLINE Exhibiting at Blinded Veterans of America convention Oops! Subject should read: NFB-NEWSLINE Exhibiting at Blinded Veterans Association convention. Thank you, Dwight, for your willingness to post this on your listserv! Renee West, Marketing and Outreach Manager Sponsored Technology Programs NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND ____________________________________ From: West, Renee Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 11:02 AM To: 'presidentnabv at aol.com' Subject: NFB-NEWSLINE Exhibiting at Blinded Veterans of America convention >From Renee West: I will be in Portland, Oregon to exhibit NFB-NEWSLINE at the Blinded Veterans Association convention August 17-20. If any NABV member will be attending please let me know so that we can meet and discuss how we can work together to help inform Veterans about our valuable service. I would very much appreciate an opportunity to get to know you. Please call me to discuss. Renee West Manager, Marketing and Outreach Sponsored Technology Programs NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND 1800 Johnson Street Baltimore MD 21230 Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2411 Fax: (410) 659-5129 Websites: _www.nfb.org_ (http://www.nfb.org/) ; _www.nfbnewsline.org_ (http://www.nfbnewsline.org/) ; _www.nfbnewslineonline.org_ (http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org/) There is a Braille literacy crisis in America. You can be part of the solution. _Buy the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar now!_ (https://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001& catalogId=10001&identifier=4000) From blindedveteran at gmail.com Thu Aug 13 23:59:57 2009 From: blindedveteran at gmail.com (Gerard Fitzpatrick) Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:59:57 -0400 Subject: [Blindvet-talk] NFB-NEWSLINE Exhibiting at Blinded Veterans of America convention In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <996e9dbc0908131659s7fc42fddi8bfaba65e916b586@mail.gmail.com> *Wish you all a good time at the BVA Convention * On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 4:53 PM, wrote: > See the post below my signature. > Dwight > > > Dwight D. Sayer > National President, > The National Association of Blind Veterans > A Division of the NFB > presidentnabv at aol.com > president at nabv.org > _www.nabv.org_ (http://www.nabv.org/) > > > > ____________________________________ > From: RWest at nfb.org > To: RWest at nfb.org, presidentnabv at aol.com > Sent: 8/13/2009 11:09:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time > Subj: RE: NFB-NEWSLINE Exhibiting at Blinded Veterans of America > convention > > > Oops! Subject should read: NFB-NEWSLINE Exhibiting at Blinded Veterans > Association convention. Thank you, Dwight, for your willingness to post > this > on your listserv! > > Renee West, Marketing and Outreach Manager > Sponsored Technology Programs > NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND > > ____________________________________ > From: West, Renee > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 11:02 AM > To: 'presidentnabv at aol.com' > Subject: NFB-NEWSLINE Exhibiting at Blinded Veterans of America convention > > > > >From Renee West: > > I will be in Portland, Oregon to exhibit NFB-NEWSLINE at the Blinded > Veterans Association convention August 17-20. If any NABV member will be > attending please let me know so that we can meet and discuss how we can > work > together to help inform Veterans about our valuable service. I would very > much > appreciate an opportunity to get to know you. > > Please call me to discuss. > > > Renee West > Manager, Marketing and Outreach > Sponsored Technology Programs > NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND > 1800 Johnson Street > Baltimore MD 21230 > Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2411 > Fax: (410) 659-5129 > Websites: _www.nfb.org_ (http://www.nfb.org/) ; _www.nfbnewsline.org_ > (http://www.nfbnewsline.org/) ; _www.nfbnewslineonline.org_ > (http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org/) > > > There is a Braille literacy crisis in America. > You can be part of the solution. > _Buy the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar now!_ > ( > https://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001& > catalogId=10001&identifier=4000) > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blindvet-talk mailing list > Blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindvet-talk_nfbnet.org > > -- Blinded Veterans Helping Blinded Veterans From RWest at nfb.org Fri Aug 14 19:14:04 2009 From: RWest at nfb.org (West, Renee) Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:14:04 -0400 Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Anyone attending the BVA convention in Portland next week? Message-ID: <7638A85981599142811F69FBB9508B6B0135030B@FPNTEXCBE01.services.local> NABV members: I will be in Portland, Oregon to exhibit NFB-NEWSLINE at the Blinded Veterans Association convention August 17-20. If any NABV member will be attending please let me know so that we can meet and discuss how we can work together to help inform Veterans about this valuable service. I would very much appreciate an opportunity to get to know you. Please call me to discuss. Renee West Manager, Marketing and Outreach Sponsored Technology Programs NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND 1800 Johnson Street Baltimore MD 21230 Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2411 Fax: (410) 659-5129 Websites: www.nfb.org ; www.nfbnewsline.org ; www.nfbnewslineonline.org There is a Braille literacy crisis in America. You can be part of the solution. Buy the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar now! From MisterAdvocate at aol.com Sat Aug 15 02:56:25 2009 From: MisterAdvocate at aol.com (MisterAdvocate at aol.com) Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:56:25 EDT Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Fwd: Anyone attending the BVA convention in Portland next week? Message-ID: ____________________________________ From: RWest at nfb.org Reply-to: blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org To: blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org Sent: 8/14/2009 9:41:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: [Blindvet-talk] Anyone attending the BVA convention in Portland next week? NABV members: I will be in Portland, Oregon to exhibit NFB-NEWSLINE at the Blinded Veterans Association convention August 17-20. If any NABV member will be attending please let me know so that we can meet and discuss how we can work together to help inform Veterans about this valuable service. I would very much appreciate an opportunity to get to know you. Please call me to discuss. Renee West Manager, Marketing and Outreach Sponsored Technology Programs NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND 1800 Johnson Street Baltimore MD 21230 Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2411 Fax: (410) 659-5129 Websites: www.nfb.org ; www.nfbnewsline.org ; www.nfbnewslineonline.org There is a Braille literacy crisis in America. You can be part of the solution. Buy the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar now! _______________________________________________ Blindvet-talk mailing list Blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindvet-talk_nfbnet.org From qmsingleton at comcast.net Sat Aug 22 17:34:00 2009 From: qmsingleton at comcast.net (Quintina M. Singleton) Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:34:00 -0500 Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Thruoureyes with Joe Ruffalo Louis Braille Commemorative Coin Message-ID: The next Thruoureyes with Joe Ruffalo internet radio program scheduled for this coming Wednesday August 26 at 8:00 PM EST is dedicated to the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar. Mr. Ruffalo will be interviewing very special guests Dr. Fred Schroeder and Ryan Strunk. In addition to learning more about what these beautiful coins represent, we will also be provided with more information regarding the various ways we can all participate in the promotion and support of the revolutionary Braille literacy campaign. To listen to the program via telephone, please call 1-605-475-6333, access code: 833520. To access the show online visit www.thruoureyes.org/jaws.html The call in number for anyone interested in asking a question during the interview is 1-888-572-0141 From blindedveteran at gmail.com Sat Aug 22 17:42:47 2009 From: blindedveteran at gmail.com (Gerard Fitzpatrick) Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:42:47 -0400 Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Thruoureyes with Joe Ruffalo Louis Braille Commemorative Coin In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <996e9dbc0908221042x3334b7far8d0110d7d55e7e10@mail.gmail.com> Subject: September 11th, 2009 We have a little less than one month and counting to get the word out all across this great land and into every community in the United States of America. If you forward this email to least 11 people and each of those people do the same ... you get the idea. THE PROGRAM: On Friday, September 11th, 2009, an American flag should be displayed outside every home, apartment, office, and store in the United States . Every individual should make it their duty to display an American flag on this eighth anniversary of one of our country's worst tragedies. We do this to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, friends and loved ones who continue to endure the pain, and those who today are fighting at home and abroad to preserve our cherished freedoms. In the days, weeks and months following 9/11, our country was bathed in American flags as citizens mourned the incredible losses and stood shoulder-to-shoulder against terrorism. Sadly, those flags have all but disappeared. Our patriotism pulled us through some tough times and it shouldn't take another attack to galvanize us in solidarity. Our American flag is the fabric of our country and together we can prevail over terrorism of all kinds. Action Plan: So, here's what we need you to do. (1) Forward this email to everyone you know (at least 11 people). Please don't be the one to break this chain. Take a moment to think back to how you felt on 9/11 and let those sentiments guide you. (2) Fly an American flag of any size on 9/11. Honestly, Americans should fly the flag year-round, but if you don't, then at least make it a priority on this day. Thank you for your participation. God Bless You and God Bless America ! On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Quintina M. Singleton < qmsingleton at comcast.net> wrote: > The next Thruoureyes with Joe Ruffalo internet radio program scheduled for > this coming > > Wednesday August 26 at > > 8:00 PM EST is dedicated to the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver > Dollar. Mr. Ruffalo will be interviewing very special guests Dr. Fred > Schroeder and Ryan Strunk. In addition to learning more about what these > beautiful coins represent, we will also be provided with more information > regarding the various ways we can all participate in the promotion and > support of the revolutionary Braille literacy campaign. > > To listen to the program via telephone, please call 1-605-475-6333, > access code: > > 833520. To access the show online visit www.thruoureyes.org/jaws.html > > The call in number for anyone interested in asking a question during the > interview is 1-888-572-0141 > > > _______________________________________________ > Blindvet-talk mailing list > Blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindvet-talk_nfbnet.org > -- Blinded Veterans Helping Blinded Veterans From PresidentNABV at aol.com Mon Aug 24 00:13:05 2009 From: PresidentNABV at aol.com (PresidentNABV at aol.com) Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:13:05 EDT Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Due to Captain Ivan Castro Registration is now Open for the 2009 USAF Marathon Message-ID: All, Read on below my signature line about what our newest member Captain Ivan Castro has accomplished to get a running category for Blind Athletes . Dwight D. Sayer National President, The National Association of Blind Veterans A Division of the NFB presidentnabv at aol.com president at nabv.org _www.nabv.org_ (http://www.nabv.org/) ____________________________________ After much prodding from CPT. Castro, the Air Force Marathon opened up a running category for the visually impaired! Evelyn ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "United States Association of Blind Athletes" To: "Ivan Castro" Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:42:54 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Registration is now Open for the 2009 USAF Marathon FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2009 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE 2009 USAF MARATHON The 2009 USAF Marathon will be held on September 19, 2009 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Dayton, Ohio). The marathon program will include 4 race lengths: 5K, 10K, half-marathon and full marathon. The full marathon will include a category for athletes with a visual impairment. Special note for guide runners: According to the USAF Marathon Office, guide runner fees will be wiaved, however they will need to register through the downloaded form rather than the online form. For additional infomation, consult the race website or contact the USAF Marathon Office at _937-257-5150_ (callto:+1937-257-5150) . Additional information and on-line registration can be found on the race website: _http://usafmarathon.com/full.htm _ (http://usafmarathon.com/full.htm) From PresidentNABV at aol.com Wed Aug 26 13:57:16 2009 From: PresidentNABV at aol.com (PresidentNABV at aol.com) Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:57:16 EDT Subject: [Blindvet-talk] (Blinded Vets and Friends Newsletter) Message-ID: ____________________________________ From: Dalene.Renfroe at va.gov Sent: 8/25/2009 7:21:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time Subj: FW: (Blinded Vets and Friends Newsletter) FYI if interested Dalene August25, 2009 Blinded Vets and Friends Newsletter: Web Site: www.blindedvetsandfriends.org Please pass this announcement to share it with others who may be interested. Summer is nearing an end, and fall is approaching. September means back to being home again, and back to a regular work schedule for lots of our Veterans. The Blinded Vets and Friends will provide more on line computer & technologies classes in our chat/conference room in the coming Fall & Winter seasons. We will be problem solving and discussing technical issues and be providing a demonstration about computer maintenance ? this should be done every year. Homeowners get a furnace or air conditioner tune-up regularly. Your driver (most of us don?t drive anymore!) changes your car?s oil on a regular basis, and you clean your gas grill so that it cooks with maximum efficiency. Computers need regular care too! If your computer has been slowing down, or acting strangely, maintenance service is probably your best solution. So we can give you some suggestions on how to make some minor adjustments so your computer can work like it just came out of the box! Blinded Vets and Friends will have more classes again on My Health-e-Vet. We?ll talk about what My Health-e-Vet is, and why it can be helpful to you. We?ll cover how to use the internet and log on to access My Health-e-Vet. We will also be talking about technologies that are coming out in the near future, and we hope to have some guest speakers this fall. In addition, the most important benefit in participating with the Blinded Vets and Friends is that you will meet Veterans like yourself who live every day with vision problems. It?s a great way to network! You also will learn how the VA can help you with vision loss. If you are not sure what role the VIST Coordinator and BROS play in working with blinded Vets, we can help you! These are just some of the topics we?ll discuss in the coming season, as it would take too many pages to talk about everything the Blinded Vets and Friends are trying to do. We want all of you to know that the Blinded Veterans Convention in Portland, Oregon that ended last Saturday night, August 22. I couldn?t make the convention this year but I am going next year for sure. I always pay my own way and it is well worth it. If your pocket book can afford you to attend next year?s convention in Washington DC, then come and learn about what the BVA is doing for us, see the new technologies demonstrations, and join in some fun activities with other blinded vets. If it wasn?t for the BVA we would have a rough road ahead of us. Being a Vet dealing with sight loss, I am thankful with all my heart for the BVA. The Blinded Vets and Friends website has 3 rooms that you can use anytime. We reserved the Office & Classroom to any Veterans and Friends to use for meetings or for other personal business. Just email or call Jerry Hogan and he will set up the room for you and even put in a Password that will ensure your group activity will not be interrupted. Finally, you should know that we have a meeting and discussion every Tuesday night at 5:30 pm PSD; 7:30 CDS and 8:30 EDT o?clock. The directions for logging in and contact persons if you are having any problems getting intoroom are below. We hope to see you every Tuesday night. Respectfully, The Blinded Vets and Friends IF YOU ARE A FIRST TIME USER: YOU MUST LOG IN TO THE TC Conference BEFORE TUESDAY NIGHT because we cannot provide assistance during the conference. VISIT Blinded Vets and Friends Home page www.blindedvetsandfriends.org and follow the links or use the Direct link to the Chat/Conference room where you can join our conference or talk to another Veteran or Friend at http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs71f2ecd7f44a A new user needs to ? Download and install TC Conference from the log-in page http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs71f2ecd7f44a ? Enter your name in the log-in edit box ? Leave the password edit box empty ? Log in by tapping the ?enter? key ? You are now in the conference room where you can listen to the discussion ? To join the conversation (you need to have a microphone installed), hold down the ?control? key until you hear a tone. The tone means it?s your turn to talk. When finished speaking, release the ?control? key Below is our Blinded Vets and Friends Support Call List. You can Email or call us anytime. For Technical Support Contact any of the Blinded Vets and Friends Team: Jerry Hogan 210-520-9970 Jerryhogan5 at earthlink.net Terry Kebbel terrykebbel at gmail.com Rick Olson 708-210-1467 Rwoverna1 at sbcglobal.net Junior Farley Rickyf50 at hotmail.com (We tried to have a meeting every Tuesday Nightfor 1 hour and have a get together if you wish to stay.) 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