[IABS-Talk] President Riccobono's notebook for the week of 01/11/2021

[president at nfbofillinois.org]

News:


 


NFB-NEWSLINER-Breaking News Sources Available:


NFB-NEWSLINE is a free audio news service for anyone who is blind,
low-vision, deafblind, or otherwise print-disabled that offers access to
more than five hundred publications, emergency weather alerts, job listings,
and more. There are more than forty breaking news sources. Stay informed of
the current events happening in our country. Learn more about
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfb.org%2Fprograms-services%
2Fnfb-newsline&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGdncp4aU0Hp_cKFVaW4bmWs1aNBg>
nfbnewsline.org.

 


New Partnership with Getty Images and Tactile Images-Take the Quick Poll:


Getty Images, a world leader in visual communications, and the National
Federation of the Blind, America's civil rights and membership organization
of the blind, have partnered with Tactile Images to deliver more than
twenty-five million images to the world's blind population at museums,
science centers, libraries, schools, and government agencies. Read the
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfb.org%2Fabout-us%2Fpress-r
oom%2Fgetty-images-partners-national-federation-blind-and-tactile-images-del
iver-25&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH5YVibLE-FnQVcSYYYZCKWIUGpfA> new partnership
press release. As a start to this initiative, please share and complete the
three-question poll:
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2Ftacti
leimages&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGKeacppDUy-72PzMwehnLs2XNOmA>
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tactileimages.

 


Scholarship Program-Submit Application Today:


Share this opportunity that invests in the future of blind people. Every
year, the National Federation of the Blind awards more than $120,000 to
blind scholars across the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto
Rico in recognition of their achievements and professional aspirations. The
application process is open and we encourage students to start the process
early. Review the
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfb.org%2Fprograms-services%
2Fscholarships-and-awards%2Fscholarship-program%2Fscholarship-program-applic
ation-checklist&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEgNcIh8vXJDA5uLzTWXRDfS2bpYQ>
scholarship application checklist and the
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfb.org%2Fprograms-services%
2Fscholarships-and-awards%2Fscholarship-program%2Fscholarship-program-faqs&s
a=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNG7VGvc-OlkVs-htBjSvnIF1gsWUw> scholarship program FAQs.
Learn about the eligibility criteria and requirements of the
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfb.org%2Fprograms-services%
2Fscholarships-and-awards%2Fscholarship-program&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH5FJvk
sHxUxmvaiNZuLeLK1UwHow> 2021 scholarship program and start the application
process now. The deadline to submit is March 31, 2021.

 


Walking Alone and Marching Together has been added to NFB-NEWSLINE:


You can now access this book detailing the history of the organized blind
movement from 1940 to 1990 on NFB-NEWSLINE. If you are using the telephone
access method, off the main menu, press 1 followed by 1 for the NFB National
Channel, then follow the prompts to read the book. For those using the
NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile app for iOS, select "All Publications" from the
"Information Sources" page and search for Walking Alone and Marching
Together to read the book.

 


Filing a Complaint with the Department of Education's Office for Civil
Rights:


The US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently
released a short video,  <https://youtu.be/dvxa5dYNKK8> How to File a
Complaint, as a resource for anyone seeking to file a discrimination
complaint with OCR. Please share this link with students, parents, and other
stakeholders in your network.

 

 


Dates to Keep in Mind:


(all times eastern)

*	January 18:
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Factionfund.org%2Fprograms%2Fbrai
lle-readers-are-leaders&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF9IEgcPXWChIaM-VdY89K1jcqJTQ>
Braille Readers Are Leaders registration (and page count) deadline
*	January 28:
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfb.org%2Fprograms-services%
2Fcenter-excellence-nonvisual-access%2Ftrainings%2Fsmart-cities-summit&sa=D&
sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHXsGJJxMJkQWjd6AgpdYtaMMOkkg> Smart Cities Summit,
12:00-8:00 p.m.
*	February 1: Presidential Release LIVE, 8:00 p.m.
*	February 8:
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfb.org%2Fprograms-services%
2Fadvocacy%2Fwashington-seminar&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGCCIoTzv4ZNzK5xtT2hIDx
79eCSw> Washington Seminar Great Gathering-In
*	March 1: Presidential Release LIVE, 8:00 p.m.
*	March 24-26: Jacobus tenBroek Law Symposium
*	March 31:
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfb.org%2Fprograms-services%
2Fscholarships-and-awards%2Fscholarship-program%2Fscholarship-program-applic
ation-checklist&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEgNcIh8vXJDA5uLzTWXRDfS2bpYQ>
Scholarship application deadline
*	April 1: Presidential Release LIVE, 8:00 p.m.
*	April 15:
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfb.org%2Fbolotin&sa=D&sntz=
1&usg=AFQjCNGMFBB6SG5E7O-kpFYyEuMITz9Vsw> Bolotin Awards nominations
deadline
*	May 2: Presidential Release LIVE, 8:00 p.m.
*	June 1: Presidential Release LIVE, 8:00 p.m.
*	July 6-11: NFB National Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana

 

 

 

Marilyn Green, President

National Federation of the Blind of Illinois

312-343-8396

www.nfbofillinois.org <http://www.nfbofillinois.org>