[IABS-Talk] at large minutes for november

[Leslie Hamric]

Hi all. One correction, I was present at the November at large meeting but I think I was a little late coming in. Thanks.
Leslie


Leslie Hamric
Cello and Braille Music Teacher
Board member of National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division
Vice President of National Federation of the Blind of Illinois At Large Chapter

> On Nov 27, 2021, at 6:59 AM, David Meyer via IABS-Talk <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hear are the minutes for the at large meeting of November, 2021.
> 
> National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
> Minutes of meeting held Sunday, November 1, 2021
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> Members present: President David Meyer, Patti Chang, Secretary Bill Reif, Marilyn Green, Kyle Chellino, Yvonne Adjarko, Danny Mandrell and Debbie Pittman. Jemal Powell joined during presentation of the Presidential Release.
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> Visitor Jooyoung Seo is blind and moved to the U.S. in 2013. He attended Pennsylvania State College and recently moved to Champaign to accept a position as Assistant Professor of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. He was an NFB member in Pennsylvania and is happy to reconnect in Illinois. Soyoung Choi also relocated from Pennsylvania. This is her first NFbI meeting. She is an Assistant Professor, and is studying health care for the blind and teaches undergraduates interested in people with disabilities.
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> The minutes for the October meeting had been previously emailed to il-talk, IABS-talk, and distributed via Newsline. Kyle moved, and Debbie Pittman seconded, approval. Motion passed.
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> Presidential Release 510 for November 1st was played. Washington Seminar is planned February 7-10, 2022. It is currently planned to be in person. On October 12, the Ability One Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making regarding the payment of sub minimum wages by affiliated nonprofit agencies. The proposed rule would require that each agency certify that it will not pay sub minimum wages. The NFB will submit comments in support and urges its members to watch for them and to amplify them. he also noted efforts in Illinois and Delaware to eliminate sub minimum wage payments under state contracts.
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> The NFB is proposing changes to its Code of Conduct, a draft of which is posted at www.nfb.org/draftcode. Members are urged to comment by December 2nd. In October, the Survivor-led Task Force has transitioned to the Blind Survivors' Group. Katherine Webster of Massachusetts and Danielle Monitor of Texas cochair. an email list is survivors at nfbnet.org. send a blank email to survivors-subscribe at nfbnet.org to join.
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> Marilyn gave the State Report, beginning by thanking everyone who participated in the 2021 NFBI Hybrid Convention, noting it was good to be with people she had not seen in nearly two years. She mentioned several convention highlights including the IABS Pie Palooza fund raiser and National Rep Anil Louis's contributions, and urged people to respond to the email from Kira O'bradovich seeking feedback. She urged people to consider attending our Washington Seminar, the application for which will be posted when national plans come together and will be due the first week of December. Our State Board Meeting will also be in the first part of December when scheduled. The Midwest Student Seminar will be the March 28 weekend. Patti informed us that President Riccobono has been diagnosed with Covid-19 and invited people to reach out via email or social media.
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> There was no old business. Dave led the chapter in reciting the NFB Pledge.
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> New business included consideration of new program ideas, including presentation of speeches and literature discussing our philosophy regarding blindness. Some could be controversial, such as disagreement on our position of Accessabee and web access. Dave suggested discussion of the Newsline service and features of its app. Dave and Debbie will confer on ideas.
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> Dave invited people to consider fund raiser ideas for discussion next month. The chapter has thus far done almost no fund raising.
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> Bill and Dave discussed efforts in Illinois to assure that blind persons and those with print impairments can vote remotely in a manner as accessible as those who can vote by mail. A Board of Elections meeting in Chicago and on zoom is set for Wednesday, November 10at 2:00. A similar hearing has already taken place in Springfield. Zoom Information was sent on our list serves.
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> Our next Chapter meeting is set to take place December fifth at 7:00 via the customary Zoom link.
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> The meeting adjourned at about 8:08 PM.
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> Respectfully submitted,
> Bill Reif, Secretary
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