[Iabs-talk] Fwd: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] 2015 NABS Meeting: Can you Help?

[Denise Avant]

Denise R. Avant
President, National Federation Of The Blind Of Illinois
Live the life you want



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> From: Sean Whalen via State-affiliate-leadership-list <state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] 2015 NABS Meeting: Can you Help?
> Date: July 3, 2015 at 3:04:37 AM CDT
> To: state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Sean Whalen <nabs.president at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: State Affiliate Leadership List <state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>
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> Dear Affiliate Presidents:
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> I am writing to request your assistance in making folks aware of the NABS meeting at convention. Of course NABS is a division primarily for students, but I believe that much of the content of our meeting will be of interest to a broad range of Federationists. And I also strongly believe that affiliates and state student divisions are strengthened when students both work as integral parts of their affiliates and receive support and mentorship from their leaders. I am simply writing to share the agenda of our 2015 meeting and ask that you consider plugging the event to anybody in your affiliate who might benefit from attending. Of course this includes students. But maybe you have a youth coordinator who works closely with your students. Maybe you have a member who is interested in accessible math and graphics solutions. Or maybe you simply have folks who want to come and support the students while learning about what NABS is doing to support the work of the Federation. In any case, I bet each of you has some members who would find our meeting a worthwhile investment of their time. And, folks don’t even have to stick around for elections!
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> I have attached the agenda and pasted the content below. I sincerely appreciate your consideration and any effort you can make to promote our meeting to interested parties.
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> I look forward to reconnecting with many of you in Orlando! Please do not hesitate to be in touch with any questions, concerns, or suggestions.
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> Thank you,
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> Sean Whalen
> President, National Association of Blind Students
> Nabs.president at gmail.com <mailto:Nabs.president at gmail.com>
> @NABSLink
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> Building Bridges and Breaking down Barriers
> National Association of Blind Students
> A Division of the National Federation of the Blind
> Annual Seminar and Business Meeting
> July 6, 2015
> 7:00         Welcome and Call to Order – Sean Whalen, President, National Association of Blind Students
> 7:05         A Message from Our President – Mark Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind
> 7:20         Meet the Class of 2015 Part I - Patti Gregory-Chang, Chair, NFB Scholarship Committee 
> 7:35         Blind abroad: The three most useful characteristics that helped me in Latin America – Justin Harford, Mobility International USA
> 7:45         An Introduction to Accessible Math and Graphics – John Gardner, President, ViewPlus
> 8:00         Visual Interpreter using Google Glass - Suman Kanuganti, CEO, Aira Tech Corp and Michael Hingson, President, Michael Hingson Group
> 8:05         Why I’m in NABS and Why Stepping up Matters – Karen Anderson, 1st Vice President, National Association of Blind Students
> 8:15         Meet the Class of 2015 Part II - Patti Gregory-Chang, Chair, NFB Scholarship Committee 
> 8:25         Mentoring Matters – Mary Alexander, National Director, Initiatives for the Blind, Learning Ally
> 8:35         What Can I Do?: NABS Update – Sean Whalen, President, National Association of Blind Students
> 8:50        The Long Arm of the Law: NFB’s Work to Ensure an Equal Education for Blind Students – Mehgan Sidhu, General Counsel and Valerie Yingling, Paralegal, National Federation of the Blind 
> 9:00         TEACH to SMART: Our Journey toward Achieving Accessibility in Higher Education – Gabe Cazares, Government Affairs Specialist, National Federation of the Blind; 2nd Vice President, National Association of Blind Students
> 9:10         How Diversifying Technology Proficiencies Can Ease Problem Solving and Collaborating – Cindy Bennett, 1st Year Ph.D. Student in Human Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington
> 9:20         Have You Considered Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Randolph-Sheppard?: Maybe You Should – Jesse Hartle, Rehabilitation Services Administration, United States Department of Education
> 9:25         The PAC Attack is Back – Scott LaBarre, Chair, PAC Committee; President, National Federation of the Blind of Colorado
> 9:30         Revitalizing the Massachusetts Student Division – Derek Manners, 1st Vice President, Massachusetts Association of Blind Students; Board Member, National Association of Blind Students
> 9:40         Announcements
> 9:55         Elections
> 10:30  Adjourn
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