[Community-Service] Rasheta Bunting bio

[Bacon Fish]

I was asked to give a description of the picture that is attached to my bio.  I am standing on the Brooklyn Bridge,  with the New York City skyline behind me.  I am wearing a black hoodie and black jeans.  The hoodie has the words “And Still I Vote.” Printed on it in white and yellow block letters.  I am a dark skinned African American woman and have long, black wet and wavy hair.  The photo is in black and white, and this was taken for a national campaign against voter suppression.  I wrepresented the disability demographic when discussing voter suppression. 

> On Oct 17, 2022, at 3:30 PM, Kanya Harrison via Community-Service <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> All right now I see you making it do what it do I’m looking forward to serving with you again.
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> On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 3:24 PM Bacon Fish via Community-Service <community-service at nfbnet.org <mailto: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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