[Capchapohio] FW: The Convention Agenda

J.W. Smith jwsmithnfb at frontier.com
Thu Oct 11 20:43:09 UTC 2012


 

 

Dr. J. Webster Smith

President, National Federation of the Blind of Ohio

PO Box 458 Athens, OH 45701

740-592-6326

 

"Changing what it means to be blind"

For more information go to nfbohio.org

 

From: Smith, JW [mailto:smithj at ohio.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 3:10 PM
To: jwsmithnfb at frontier.com
Subject: The Convention Agenda

 

Colleagues, 

 

Attached and cut and pasted below is a copy of our state convention agenda. 

 

AGENDA

66th Annual Convention

National Federation of the Blind of Ohio

November 2 to November 4, 2012

 

Wyndham Garden Dayton South Hotel

31 Prestige Plaza Drive

Miamisburg, Ohio 45342

937-434-8030

 

Convention Theme:

TO TOUCH THE UNTOUCHABLE DREAM

"Being blind is not what almost everybody thinks it is. Contrary to popular
belief, the real problem of blindness is not the lack of eyesight but the
misconceptions and misunderstandings which exist-misconceptions and
misunderstandings by the public at large and also, unfortunately, sometimes
by many of the blind themselves. However, we are learning new ways of
thought about blindness, and every day our situation is improving. This is
true because we have established our own nationwide self-help organization,
the National Federation of the Blind, and because more and more sighted
friends are doing what they can to help us.

 

We know that with proper training and opportunity the average blind person
can do the average job in the average place of business and do it as well as
a sighted person similarly situated. We know that blind children can
successfully live and compete with sighted children, that blind seniors can
function as well as sighted seniors, and that there is almost no job that
some blind person is not doing competently. In short, through the work of
the National Federation of the Blind and of our sighted friends and
associates we are changing what it means to be blind."

 

-Kenneth Jernigan, Baltimore, Maryland 1998

 

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

 

The NFB of Ohio would like to thank the following contributors:

 

Karen Warrner and her very, very good friends

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

About the NFB of Ohio.............Page 3

Navigating the Wyndham Garden Hotel...Page 4

Convention Arrangements and Registration.Page 6

Friday, November 2...............Page 8

Saturday, November 3.............Page 9

Sunday, November 4............Page 13

2012 Board of Directors...........Page 15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NFB-O CONVENTION

 

NFB PLEDGE

 

I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation of
the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to
support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its
constitution.

 

ABOUT THE NFB OF OHIO

 

The National Federation of the Blind of Ohio is a statewide organization
composed primarily of blind Ohioans. It is the state affiliate of the
National Federation of the Blind, Inc., a national-membership organization
which holds nonprofit tax-exempt status under Section 501(c) 3 of the
Internal Revenue Code. It is not an organization speaking for the blind; it
is the blind speaking for themselves.

We know that blind people have very often lived tragic lives, and we know
that even now blindness can be defeating. But we also know why.  Not
blindness, but society's devastating attitude about it constitutes our
burden. We, the blind of today, have carried out a revolution and have won
our independence. We have written our own philosophy, we have found our own
direction, and we have learned to speak with our own voice-the National
Federation of the Blind. We have taken our future into our own hands, and we
are changing what it means to be blind. We now imagine a future full of
opportunity, and as the voice of the nation's blind we invite you to help us
make it a reality.

 

 

Navigating the Wyndham Garden Dayton South Hotel

by Barbara Pierce

The first thing you need to keep in mind about the Wyndham Garden is that it
is a holodome property. That is, its central architectural feature is an
atrium with recreational facilities: pool, hot tubs, pool table, and maybe a
game room by convention time. The guest rooms on all three floors circle
this atrium. The rooms on the inside of the circle have sliding glass doors
that overlook the pool and room doors on the opposite wall that give access
to the corridors that in turn give access to the outside and lead to the
public rooms of the hotel. You cannot lock the glass sliding doors from
outside the room, so you should not leave your room that way unless someone
can lock the door from the inside after you leave.

The main entrance of the hotel is on its east wall, toward the north end.
You pass through two sets of doors to reach the lobby. Just inside the inner
doors of this main entrance, on both the left and right side, are small
board-type meeting rooms, and the front desk is on the west wall of the
lobby, not far in front of you. If you turn right (north) at the desk, you
can turn left (west) at the north end of the desk and walk toward the
ballroom, which runs north/south along the west side of the hotel. A foyer
along the length of the ballroom gives access to the various sections of the
ballroom on the west side of the foyer. If, instead of walking south along
the ballroom, you turn first right and then left, you will find the
restaurant and bar at the northwest corner of the building.

To reach the guest rooms, return to the front desk and turn left so that you
are walking south toward the atrium. On the right you will pass an archway
that gives access to the ballroom foyer about halfway down its length.
Continuing south along the carpeted corridor, you will find sectional
seating in the middle of the hall at a point when the space opens into an
art gallery. At the south end of this central seating you can angle east or
west to find corridors giving access to wooden room doors, which have raised
and Braille room numbers as required by the ADA. 

If you choose to go straight south instead of angling, you will reach the
northernmost of the two elevators. Turning left or right at the elevator
will take you straight east or west to doors giving access to stairwells.
The one on the east side is door 1, and the one on the west end is door 4.
At the ground-floor level these stairwells, as well as doors 2 and 3 at the
far ends of the corridors, each contain a door to the outside, a door to the
atrium, the door you just walked through, and a door to the connecting
guest-room corridor. The stairs to the upper floors are also in this
uncarpeted area. By the way, your room key will open the outside doors,
which are kept locked. You will find the box for inserting the key card to
the right of the door on the outside. Grassy dog relief areas are available
outside any door. Also outside these doors, numbered 1-4, you will find a
trash receptacle, located directly below the key entry box to the right of
the door as you face it to go inside.

To grasp the guest-room layout, think of the hotel as an arrow with the
corridor leading from the front desk to the elevator already mentioned as
the shaft of the arrow. The arrowhead is the guest-room area with the pool
atrium in the center of the arrowhead. Parallel corridors make a circuit
around the arrowhead with a flattened tip, that is, not coming to a point.
The south elevator actually faces south and is located at the extreme
southern end of the hotel. The innermost of the parallel corridors circles
the atrium with a chest-high wall separating the hallway from the drop to
the atrium. The outside wall of this corridor contains the glass sliding
doors to the rooms. Most of the ground-floor rooms are located only on the
outside wall of the hotel, though near the northern elevator the
wheelchair-accessible rooms are located on both sides of the outer hallway. 

If you take the time to study this description, it should give you a place
to begin learning the layout of the convention hotel. Remember that we will
be at this facility for the next four years, so you will have plenty of time
to become familiar with it.

 

 

CONVENTION ARRANGEMENTS

 

If you have any questions about convention arrangements, contact Sheri
Albers, chair of the convention committee.




 

 

Registration and Literature

 

       NFB literature will be available during registration hours in the
Chandelier Area Friday, November 2nd, between 12:00 and 1:30 and 6:00 to
7:30 PM and Saturday, November 3rd, between 8:30 and 9:00 AM and 1:00 and
2:00 PM.

 

Attention First-Time Convention Attendees

 

       All those attending their first NFB of Ohio convention are invited to
stop at the literature table Friday afternoon to pick up a first-timer's
ribbon and to have their names entered for a special door prize drawing.

 

Door Prizes

 

       Door prizes should be labeled clearly in print and Braille with the
donor's name and the amount of cash or type of gift. Paul Dressell is in
charge of door prizes. They may be brought to him directly or left in
Convention Registration with Anna Wiederhold.

 

Guide Dogs

 

If you have a problem with your dog or need advice or assistance, contact
Deanna Lewis (513-328-7976), president of our guide dog division, or Debbie
Baker (937-206-2935). Relief areas are located outside of each door. Also
outside these doors, numbered 1-4, you will find a trash receptacle, located
directly below the key entry box to the right of the door as you face it to
go inside.

 

 

Friday, November 2

 

11:00-12:00 PM      Board Meeting

Gallery Room

 

12:00-1:30 PM        Convention Registration

Chandelier Area 

 

1:30 PM                 Call to Order of General Session and Opening Remarks


                           J.W. Smith, President

                           Plaza C

 

1:40 PM                 Blind People Need and Want Good Jobs Kevan Worley,
NFB National Rep.; Executive Director, National Association of Blind
Merchants; and CEO, Worley Enterprises

 

2:00 PM                 The Monitor and Rehabilitation Training Barbara
Pierce

 

2:20 PM                 An Overview of Rehabilitation in Ohio Kevin Miller,
Executive Director of the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission

 

2:35 PM                 The BSVI Perspective

                           Rose Reed, Interim Deputy Director

 

2:50 PM                 Rehabilitation: The Cleveland Perspective, Cleveland
Sight Center

                           Jassen Tawil and Joel Zureick

 

3:10 PM                 Rehabilitation: The Northwest Ohio Perspective,
Sight Center of Northwest Ohio 

                            Dawn Christensen, Executive Director

 

3:30 PM                 Rehabilitation: The Cincinnati Perspective,
Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired

                           John Mitchell, Executive Director     

 

3:50 PM                 Tools for the Trade

                           Mike Tindell, National Blindness Product
Specialist, Humanware, Inc.

 

4:10 PM                 Speaking of Success

                           Suzanne Turner, Benefits Counselor

                           Cleveland Sight Center 

 

4:45- 5:45 PM        Membership Workshop

                           Richard Payne, Committee Chair

Plaza D

 

6:00-7:30 PM          Convention Registration

                           Chandelier Area

 

7:00-8:00PM           Members at Large Chapter Meeting

                           Colleen Roth, President

                           Directors Room

 

8:00-8:30 PM          Resolutions Committee Meeting

                           Deborah Kendrick, Chair

Directors Room

 

8:00-9:00 PM   Ohio Association of Blind Merchants Meeting

                     Annette Lutz, President

North Octagon (Two steps to enter room)

8:30 PM                 Nominating Committee Meeting

                           Bruce Peters, Chair

                           Directors Room

 

9:00-11:00 PM         Hospitality

Hosted by the Miami Valley Chapter and Merchants Division 

Everyone Welcome 

       Patterson Room

 

10:00-10:45 PM       Radio Play Performance Not the Royal Shakespeare
Company Presents "Our Miss Brooks," a Radio Play

                           Admission $5, Sponsored by Ohio NAPUB

                           Plaza D

 

Saturday, November 3

 

7:00-8:00 AM          Diabetes Action Network of Ohio (DAN) Breakfast

                           Wanda Sloan, President  

Garden Bistro

 

7:30-8:45 AM         National Association to Promote the Use of Braille
(NAPUB) 

Continental Breakfast Meeting

                           Barbara Pierce, President

Plaza D

 

8:30-9:00 AM         Convention Registration

                           Chandelier Area 

 

9:00 AM                 Call to Order of General Session 

J.W. Smith, President 

Plaza C

 

9:05 AM          Welcome to Dayton

                     Richard Payne, President, Miami Valley Chapter

 

9:15 AM          Convention Arrangements

                     Sheri Albers, Chair, Convention Committee

 

9:20 AM          Roll Call of Chapters

                     Shelbi Hindel, Secretary

 

9:25 AM          National Report 

Kevan Worley, NFB National Rep.; Executive Director, National Association of
Blind Merchants; and CEO, Worley Enterprises

                     

9:55 AM          Report from the Talking Book Library

Tracy Grimm, Ohio Library for the 

Blind and Physically Disabled

 

10:20 AM        Beyond BARD

                     Deborah Kendrick, Syndicated Columnist 

 

10:40 AM        Living the Dream

Richard Payne, President, Miami Valley Chapter

 

11:00 AM        Teaching the Blind Today and Tomorrow

                     Shelley McCoy

 

11:20 AM        Spotlight on Exhibitors

                     Eric Duffy, First Vice President

 

12:00 PM           Recess       

                        (Those who have ordered boxed lunches

                        can pick them up in the Chandelier Area.

                        Only those with tickets will be served.)

 

12:00-5:00 PM       Exhibits and Technology

                           Plaza A

 

12:15 PM               Parents of Blind Children Division Lunch

Meeting, Carol Akers, President

                           Plaza D

 

12:15 PM               Ohio Organization of the Senior Blind

                           Barbara Fohl, President

                           Gallery Room

 

12:15 PM               Student Division Pizza Party

                           Aleeha Dudley, President

                           Patterson Room

 

12:15 PM               Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users

                           Deanna Lewis, President

                           Directors Room

 

1:00-2:00 PM         Convention Registration

                           Chandelier Area 

 

2:00-5:00 PM Parents of Blind Children Seminar   Carol Akers, President

                           Plaza D

 

3:00-5:00 PM iPhone and other IOS Devices for Beginners

                           Eric Duffy, Research Scientist

                           Wright State Research Institute

                           Patterson Room

 

5:30-6:00 PM          Social Hour 

                     (Cash bar will remain open until 7:00)

                            Plaza BC

 

6:00 PM                 Annual Banquet

                           Eric Duffy, Master of Ceremonies

                           Plaza BC

                           Banquet Address

                     Kevan Worley, NFB National Rep.; Executive Director,
National Association of Blind Merchants; and CEO, Worley Enterprises

Affiliate Awards and 

Scholarship Awards

                           Honor Roll Call of Chapters

 

9:00 PM                 Post-Banquet Party

                     Music and Karaoke in Garden Bistro (Restaurant)

                     Games and Conversation in Plaza A

 

Sunday, November 4

 

9:00 AM                 Call to Order of the General Session

                           Plaza BC

 

9:05 AM                 Memorial Service

                           J.W. Smith and Paul Dressell

 

9:20 AM                 Why I'm a Federationist 

                     Sheri Albers, President, NFB of Cincinnati 

 

9:40 AM                 On Leadership and Affiliate History

                           Paul Dressell and Barbara Pierce

 

10:10 AM               NFB-NEWSLINER Report

                           Cheryl Fischer

 

 

10:20 AM               NFB Philosophy Audience Discussion

                           Barbara Pierce and Kevan Worley

 

11:00 AM               Treasurer's Report 

                           Sherry Ruth

 

11:10 AM               Report of the Nominating Committee

                           Bruce Peters, Chair

 

11:20 AM               Affiliate Elections

 

11:40 AM               Closing Remarks by J.W. Smith

 

Noon                     Adjournment




OH_TOP_K

 

                                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

President: J.W. Smith

(740) 592-6326

P.O. Box 458, Athens, Ohio 45701-0458

jwsmithnfb at frontier.com

 

First Vice President: Eric Duffy

(614) 377-9877

48 W. Longview Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43202

eduffy at pobox.com

 

Second Vice President: Barbara Fohl

(440) 964-7824 

1116 Thayer Ave., Ashtabula, OH  44004

barbfohl at pobox.com

 

Secretary: Shelbi Hindel 

(614) 558-8059

185 Crestview Road, Columbus, OH 43202

shelbiah at att.net

 

Treasurer: Sherry Ruth

(440) 324-4218

6922 Murray Ridge Rd., Elyria, OH  44035

babyruth2 at windstream.net

 




 

Members at Large

 

2011-2013

 

Sheri Albers, (513) 886-8697

9824 Dartmouth Way, Loveland, OH 45140

salbers1 at cinci.rr.com

 

Debbie Baker, (937) 206-2935 or (937) 471-5193

1107 Burt St., Springfield, OH  45505

lahm at pobox.com

 

Susan Day, (937) 717-6968 or (937) 401-0806

27 Council Court, Unit C, Springfield, OH 45504

sday24 at roadrunner.com

 

Deborah Kendrick, (513) 321-2228 or (513) 673-4474

2848 Ridgewood Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45213-1062

dkkendrick at earthlink.net

 

Richard Payne, (937) 829-3368

1019 Wilmington Ave., Apt. 43, Kettering OH 45420

rchpay7 at sbcglobal.net

 

William Turner, (216)-355-4577

1064 E. 167th St., Cleveland OH 44110-1523

william.h.turner at ssa.gov

 

2010-2012

 

Bruce Peters

(330) 780-5827

1670 Liberty Dr., Akron, OH  44313

 

Crystal McClain

(937) 935-6188

1070 Twp. Rd. 181, Bellefontaine, OH  43311

mcmcclain at columbus.rr.com

 

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