[Iabs-talk] Fwd: Writing opportunity for blind people

[Denise R Avant]

Denise R. Avant
President
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Dick Davis <ddavis at blindinc.org>
> Date: November 12, 2015 at 8:50:41 AM CST
> To: llee at nfbct.org, Denise Avant <davant1958 at gmail.com>
> Cc: Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu>, newmanrl at cox.net
> Subject: FW: Writing opportunity for blind people
> 
> Hi Lucia and Denise,
> Would you both mind putting this out on your state listservs?  I recall some
> people in the employment seminars I ran in Illinois and Connecticut who
> wanted to work from home.  This could be an opportunity.  Nick, who wrote
> this note to me, is a writer and graduate of BLIND, Inc.
> Thanks,
> Dick Davis
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Cocchiarella [mailto:npcocchiarella317 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 4:50 PM
> To: ddavis at blindinc.org
> Subject: Writing opportunity for blind people
> 
> Hello Dick,
> 
> I thought I'd inform you of a writing opportunity for blind people that
> recently arose, courtesy of a few of us from Project Starfish.
> 
> We - that is to sayBob Branco, Amanda eal, Nasreen and myself - have begun
> to build a writer's guild, and are currently seeking interested writers. I
> am attaching a flyer written by Mr. Branco that explains the project in
> greater depth.
> 
> Feel free to show this to any students going through jobs class who might
> benefit from this. Also, would it be possible to circulate this around the
> other NFB centers as well as the NFB's Writers Devision?
> 
> Regards,
> Nick Cocchiarella