[Iabs-talk] Come Join IABS at the Chicago Chapter Picnic

[Liz Bottner]

You Are Invited!

What?: IABS Get-together

When?: Saturday, July 16, 2011, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Where?: Lincoln Park Zoo, Landmark Café, 1633 N Halsted St.

Why?: This is a chance to meet other students and NFB members and have fun!
Thanks goes out to the Chicago chapter for allowing us to team up for this
event.

 

What is IABS? 

The Illinois Association of Blind Students (IABS) is a state wide membership
organization comprised of blind and low vision students.  The purpose of
IABS is to condition blind students for leadership roles in the community at
large.  IABS achieves this mission by providing blind students a valuable
network where members can trade tips on study techniques, the newest
adaptive software, and strategies for confronting the challenges blind
students face. 

IABS is a student division of the National Association of Blind Students
(NABS).  All student divisions operate under the guidance of NABS.  Every
summer, IABS sends a delegate to the annual NABS meeting which is held in
coordination with the National Federation of the Blind’s National
Convention.

For More Info On IABS, please send emails to IABS at nfbofillinois.org.

What is the NFB?

With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is the
largest and most influential membership organization of blind people in the
United States.  The NFB improves blind people’s lives through advocacy,
education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and
self-confidence.  It is the leading force in the blindness field today and
the voice of the nation's blind.

NFB Mission 

The mission of the National Federation of the Blind is to achieve
intellectual understanding that the real problem of blindness is not the
loss of eyesight but the misconceptions and lack of information which exist.
We do this by bringing blind people together to share successes, to support
each other in times of failure, and to create imaginative solutions.

For More Info on the NFB, go to nfb.org.

CHECK US OUT!

 

 

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