[Iabs-talk] chicago minutes june 2014
David Meyer
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Tue Jul 22 15:45:38 UTC 2014
NFBI Chicago Chapter Minutes June 14 2014
Held at ExChequer Pub 226 South Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL
David Meyer Chapter President
Jemal Powel Chicago 2nd v p
Doing introductions and head count
36 people in attendance at the meeting
Doing the Chapter memorial for Alan Glickman; bringing memories from Roberta
and other chapter members
Brought to the attention by David Meyer was a huge Lawrence Welch fan.
Alan Glickman passed away passed away June 10, 2014 and grave yard ceremony
happened 12 June
Alan gave of himself to the Federation for many years and acknowledged he
worked in public transportation
Was employed by the Chicago Transit Authority
Alan gave of himself to the Associates fund raiser when that existed
Top performer
Now it is time to open the floor for comments
Eileen, Pam G and Steve H
Hear from Roberta 1st
Roberta described his last days and experience from that and then going into
the hospital
Roberta Glickman described some Jewish traditions in regards to the ceremony
People gave their well wishes to Alan Glickman for a while during the
chapter meeting
It was acknowledged that Alan Glickman was a Three Stooges fan and Lawrence
Welch fan.
Don and Pam Gilmore and Byron Lee contributed to the music selections
Jim Regan had a heart attack and is on a pace maker
Responding to it well
Charlene and Bob (chapter president bak in the 1980s has breast cancer
She is at home and talked to David Meyer hoping to celebrate her 25th
anniversary
Good news about Adam, he has a kidney and is home already, Pam G announced
this
Taking medication and preventative maintenance and will be at the next
meeting that he is able to get to.
Steve Benson had a minor seizure and was not too major and he has had
seizures before
This may be a result from a lot of medication
Ken Staley went to the hospital and had a problem a pollop was taken off
and it was negative.
Nadia a new member Freedom Link - 1st time here - having issues with left
leg , muscles are torn and torn disc in her back
Grateful to be at the chapter meeting
Howard Wilson back in May was asked to participate on a panel at
Northwestern University Hospital 1st year medical students importance of
disabled to get exercise
Adaptive sports
A surgeon in a wheel chair has a stand up chair and a para Olympian
Howard Wilson explaining how this panel might work - adaptive sports
The approval of the May minutes
Jemal approves and then 2nd
All voted the minutes approved
Debbie Stein has the floor
The Thought Provoker on the N F B web site and one was chosen for the
meeting
#104
You dont need that
A low vision person makes a doctors appointment and she has a long white
cane - she can see some
She uses her long white cane - someone tells her, you dont need that.
Debbie Stein is reading the Thought Provoker #104
The doctor asked what are you doing with that? The cane.
The doctor made that comment
It is difficult dealing with the medical community
Hastalis discusses when he was a little boy and how he eventually lost his
vision
Hastalis had to deal with and come to terms with loss of eye sight
Avant talks about how some of us have had some vision for some time
If I use my cane you can go anywhere I want
Reading writing
Get on top of books or speeches maybe it should be time to learn Braille
Do not have to make any adjustments
The medical profession is the worse when it comes to dealing with blindness
Chang made a comment concerning dealing with using a cane and what it is
for
How to deal with the public reaction and Patti chooses to travel safely
Pittman then Powell
Pittman agrees with Patti and Denise how do we deal with medical
profession?
The benefits outweigh the down sides of the cane
Jemall - agrees with Patti and Denise adding a caveat and he mentioned
to the doctor he is taking orientation and mobility lessons
Eye surgery funerals and dealing with learning to use a cane.
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Greg commenting heading to Utah and discussing how he lost his vision and
losing it in an airport Salt Lake City
Margaret took Delta Airlines flight attendant offered the safety
instructions to her in Braille
She went to a class reunion and did not know how or if and what people would
think about her going blind.
Bruce is next - a recent experience about something - he is a volunteer at
the Childrens museum and using a cane there or going into clubs and
pretending to dance with a cane.
People can understand what a cane is and possibly ignore it.
Bruce thinks technology might replace the cane, mmmmmmmm?
Thinks technology is the answer and maybe not have to carry something all of
the time.
Nadia
Interesting experience with a white cane - she was about five she got her
first straight cane and gets to be independent show her pride
Had David Meyer had a cane, his experience would have been acceptable. The
bus station issue
Several people gave examples of cane use from the public
Jemal came up with the program item and Debbie Stein read it
Patti Gregory Chang will now give the state report
National convention and the Caucus is July 3rd 7:30 a.m. and Salon 6
The get together is Lobby Bar 1st July 10 p.m. and can arrive earlier.
Illinois has a table in exhibit hall and Leslie Hamric will handle the table
Glenn Moore will run the Banquet Exchange so he will handle the tickets,
bring your ticket to the Caucus
The phone number was given for Glenn
Covering the fund raising Mary has one bag of bags to sell
Mary has draw string bags
Patti descries what the bags look like
Also Braille playing cards
Bags $6 each and card are $8 per deck
Patti is getting people to take product to sell for the fund raisers
Hats are also offered. Hats are $10 a piece
Dave has confirmed that there will be 2 more certificate orders to do
August 30th is state board meeting
Naperville Mariott (630)505-4900 is the number to call
October Fest at the Changs September 20 Saturday $25 per ticket
Patti will take reservations for this after Stat====national convention
You can now register on line for the state convention
State Convention will be October 31, 1 and 2 November
Patti (773)307-6440 is the number
Last fund raiser is for an eye pad mini with retna display
Tickets are $5 each and you will buy the tickets on line
Creating a link on www.nfbofillinois.org to enter the raffle for the I Pad
Mini
The raffle winner will be announced at at the January 2015 meeting all of
the members can and please participate in the raffle
Name email address and anything to enter this raffle buy as many tickets as
you want
Avant advised that if you have paratransit calls, please keep your voice
down so as not to disturb the meeting
Patti advised that the BELL program starts on Monday 16 June for 2 weeks
The Outreach event is July 20th for students in the NFB high school and
college students at Indiana Dunes
National Convention funds were brought up
$250 white can fund and $250 to Jernigan fund $250 SUN Fund and $250 to the
Ten Brooke fund
Hastalis asked to give a description of these funds to the new comer
David Meyer speaks of committees
Changes in membership
Bob Widman is is co-chair Robert Hansen is chairman
New fan out lists
The next get together is the annual NFB Chicago Chapter Picnic at Lincoln
Park Zoo and Landmark Café and cost is what you want to spent and you can
bring your own food
Noon until 4pm
The Board voted to hold a meeting in October and not one in November 2nd
Saturday and the have a read a thon.
Take names and raise money for the read a thon beginning in August
Will not have a meeting in November
Next Hastalis will discuss CTA matters
Jemal brings up the address for Zo is 2200 Cannon Drive for people using
paratransit
Chang brings up getting together after meeting for dinner and a drink after
meeting
Hastalis brings up a CTA Rail Car awareness event at Lawrence and Kimball on
a Saturday in June
Scheduling conflict NFB and ACB chapters this event will be held on July 26
Saturday
9 a.m. until 11 a.m. and 11 a.m. 1 p.m.
3349 West Lawrence Avenue
81 Lawrence 82 Kimball-Homan and 93 California Dodge buses
The ADA advisory committee is July 14 Monday at 1:30 pm
Freedom Grant and Rail Car Awareness
Traffic Signal Timings
Questioning whether or not the traffic signals are affected by the new
system
The meeting starts with Customer complaints and the meeting is from 1:30 pm
and runs to 3:30 pm
Then followed up by public comments
Manager of CTA ADA is Amy Serpe Manaer CTA ADA compliance
Serpe needs to realize that blind organizations are to be taken seriously.
CTA ADA meeting is 567 West Lake Street and gives transit options 56
Milwaukee Green Line
Meeting 2nd floor Meeting room
10 people will volunteer to attend the meeting
Pittman Avant Powell Meyer Rosenberg Hansen Chang during public comments
Attendance at this meeting
Hastalis (773)508-5307
Now it is time for fund raising from Staley
Maybe a Sox ticket (708)606-7091 is Meyers number Sox tickets are $25 each
Sox and Twins
Any old business?
Any new business?
Last call!
Vote Adjern all in favor
Meeting at 3:13 pm June 14 2014
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Hansen, Secretary
David Meyer, NFB of Illinois
Coordinator and channel administrator, NFB-NewsLine
Chicago Chapter President
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