<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Darian Smith <<a href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">dsmithnfb@gmail.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>The National Association of Blind Students presents: Getting to that training center</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">April 1, 2013 2:27:13 PM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Darian Smith <<a href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">dsmithnfb@gmail.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Bcc: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">North Carolina Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:ncabs@nfbnet.org">ncabs@nfbnet.org</a>>, Arizona Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:Arizona-students@nfbnet.org">Arizona-students@nfbnet.org</a>>, Kentucky Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:nfbkabs@nfbnet.org">nfbkabs@nfbnet.org</a>>, Virginia Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:vabs@nfbnet.org">vabs@nfbnet.org</a>>, Maryland Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:mdabs@nfbnet.org">mdabs@nfbnet.org</a>>, Ohio Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:Oabs@nfbnet.org">Oabs@nfbnet.org</a>>, West Virginia Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:Nfbwvabs@nfbnet.org">Nfbwvabs@nfbnet.org</a>>, New York Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:Nyabs@nfbnet.org">Nyabs@nfbnet.org</a>>, New Hampshire Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:new-hampshire-students@nfbnet.org">new-hampshire-students@nfbnet.org</a>>, New Jersey Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:njabs-talk@nfbnet.org">njabs-talk@nfbnet.org</a>>, Illinois Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:iabs-talk@nfbnet.org">iabs-talk@nfbnet.org</a>>, Colorado Association of Blind Students <<a href="mailto:cabs@nfbnet.org">cabs@nfbnet.org</a>>, Texas Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:txabs@nfbnet.org">txabs@nfbnet.org</a>>, New Mexico Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:nmabs@nfbnet.org">nmabs@nfbnet.org</a>>, Georgia Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:Gabs@nfbnet.org">Gabs@nfbnet.org</a>>, Louisiana Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:la-students@nfbnet.org">la-students@nfbnet.org</a>>, Florida Association of Blind Students <<a href="mailto:fabs@nfbnet.org">fabs@nfbnet.org</a>>, Massachusetts Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:massabs@nfbnet.org">massabs@nfbnet.org</a>>, Tennessee Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:tabs@nfbnet.org">tabs@nfbnet.org</a>>, Minnesota Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:mn-abs@nfbnet.org">mn-abs@nfbnet.org</a>>, National Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:nabs-l@nfbnet.org">nabs-l@nfbnet.org</a>>, List for NABS State Presidents <<a href="mailto:nabs-presidents@nfbnet.org">nabs-presidents@nfbnet.org</a>>, cabs-talk <<a href="mailto:cabs-talk@nfbnet.org">cabs-talk@nfbnet.org</a>>, Michigan Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:mi-abs@nfbnet.org">mi-abs@nfbnet.org</a>>, Wisconsin Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:wabs@nfbwis.org">wabs@nfbwis.org</a>>, Nebraska Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:nebraska-students@nfbnet.org">nebraska-students@nfbnet.org</a>>, Missouri Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:mabs@nfbnet.org">mabs@nfbnet.org</a>>, Alabama Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:aabs-forum@nfbnet.org">aabs-forum@nfbnet.org</a>>, Utah Association of blind students <<a href="mailto:uabs@nfbnet.org">uabs@nfbnet.org</a>><br></span></div><br><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; 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<div class="column"><p><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Cambria,Bold'; color: rgb(21.200000%, 37.300000%, 56.900000%)">How to Get to that Training Center!
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">We know people like you. You know that you want to get comprehensive
adjustment to blindness training, and you would really like to go to an NFB
training center. But you have also heard the horror stories about how difficult it is
to convince your VR counselor that attending an NFB training center will give you
the proper training and tools to reach your true potential.
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Join us for an informative call with special guest Al Spooner, Assistant Director of
Outreach and </span><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Marketing at BLIND, Inc., one of the NFB’s training centers</span><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">, to
</span><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">learn how to work with a difficult agency. You’ll get a start to finish timeline of
what documents you’ll need to fill out, how to word things, and how to problem</span><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">-
solve when your counselor does not respond or sidesteps your requests. </span><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">You’ll also
</span><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">hear from Cindy Bennett, NABS Secretary and Membership Committee member
on her experiences problem-solving with her state agency to get to, and to stay in
training for the amount of time she needed.
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'">When: </span><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Sunday, April 7, 7:00 P.M. Eastern<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'">Where: </span><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Call </span><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'">605-475-6700 </span><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">and enter the access code </span><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'">7869673
Who: </span><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Anyone who could benefit!
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">We look forward to sharing our insight on how to make your own, informed
choice and get to that </span><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">training</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">center! We’ll be available to answer que</span><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">stions after
the presentation.</span></p><div> </div><div>*To listen to this call online Please visit:<br><a href="http://www.nabslinkaudio.org/listen">http://www.nabslinkaudio.org/listen</a> to access the live stream.</div>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><div> The NABS membership committee</div></body></html>