[Community-Service] Rasheta Bunting bio

[Kanya Harrison]

All right now I see you making it do what it do I’m looking forward to
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On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 3:24 PM Bacon Fish via Community-Service <
community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:

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>    Rasheta Bunting was born in Brooklyn, New York, with congenital
> retinitis pigmentosa, an eye disease  that causes retinal deterioration.
> She was a product of mainstreaming in the 1980s in the New York City school
> system and attained a degree in Psychology and a  Masters in Special
> Education, from Long Island University.
>      While working for the Social Security Administration and as a special
> educator ,  she experienced discrimination for being a blind employee in an
> integrated work setting.   This forced her to recognize that there was a
> strong need for advocacy within the field of disability.
>        Currently, she’s ‘  a Disability Rights Advocate and Civic
> Engagement Organizer, serving as a liaison between New York State policy
> makers and the disabled community, ensuring that the disabled  voice is
> included within our government and champions for the cessation of
> disability voter suppression.
>     She has also been an active member of the National Federation of the
> Blind since 2015where she serves as the chair of the NYS Diversity &
> Inclusion committee, a mentor to blind transition-aged youth within the
> organization. and was the state coordinator for their braille enrichment
> summer program for children, ages 4-12. (BELL Academy)  In 2019, she was
> elected to the board of the New York State National Federation of the Blind
> and  started the National Federation of the Blind Vanguard Chapter of
> Greater New York,, an integrated group that encompasses individuals of all
> abilities who have the common goal of disability/ blindness  rights,
> community service  and activism.  She’s also a member of the disability
> advocacy groups,Disabled In Action and ADAPT.
>     She’s a single parent and pod caster, where she shines a positive
> light on disabled  womanhood.  She’s also the president of One Heart One
> Vision Inc.,a 501C3 charitable organization that provides community
> service, support and educational services for blind/ low vision women from
> disenfranchised neighborhoods..  Rasheta is a proud Willing Worker with the
> Community Service Division and  believes that her mission in life is  to
> serve others.  She is excited to see how she can continue to be a
> trailblazer within the disability community.
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All right now I see you making it do what it do I’m looking forward to
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