[il-talk] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Last Call for the NFB Blind Driver Challenge

[Robert A.Hansen]

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From: "Blind Driver Challenge" <BDC at nfb.org>
Sent: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:05:27 Pacific Standard Time
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Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Last Call for the NFB Blind Driver Challenge



Last Call for the NFB Blind Driver Challenge



The official start time for our NFB Blind Driver Challenge 

demonstration has been set for 11:30 AM on January 29, 2011, at the 

Daytona International Speedway preceding the Rolex 24 at 

Daytona.  This historic demonstration of a blind person independently 

driving an automobile will be a tremendous exhibition of the capacity 

of a blind person using innovative nonvisual access technology to 

perform a task most people thought impossible for a blind 

person.  The foundation of many misperceptions about blind people and 

blindness will be shaken. If you plan to be a part of this exciting 

event, there are three things you need to do right away.



1) Let us know you will be attending.

There is a lot of planning taking place to ensure that our members 

have an opportunity to participate in this effort.  For example, we 

will be transporting our members from the event hotel to the track in 

the morning, and back to the hotel in the afternoon.  In order to 

ensure we make the appropriate accommodations, we need to know how 

many of our members will be in attendance.  So, if you plan to be in 

the NFB grandstands to watch the first demonstration of a blind 

person independently driving a car, please e-mail us at 

<mailto:bdc at nfb.org>bdc at nfb.org, or call Kristian Kuhnke at (410) 

659-9314, ext. 2219.



2) Make your room reservations.

Discounted lodging has been negotiated at three adjacent hotel 

properties, and rooms are going fast.  A minimum stay of two nights 

for January 28-30, 2011, is required to take advantage of the 

discounted rate.  The Plaza Ocean Club Hotel is the main hotel and 

rooms are available at a cost of $103, or $149 for ocean-front 

rooms.  Reservations must be made by December 29, 2010.  To make a 

reservation, please call (386) 239-9800 and ask for the National 

Federation of the Blind pricing.



3) Purchase your race ticket.

Everyone must purchase a race ticket in order to gain access to the 

track to witness the Blind Driver Challenge demonstration.  The $30 

Race Rewards package will afford you access to the grandstands, the 

Sprint FanZone, along with other benefits.  Additional options are 

available for avid race fans.  Tickets can be purchased by calling 

1-800-PITSHOP (1-800-748-7467) by January 23, 2011.

You can obtain more information about the NFB Blind Driver Challenge, 

as well as additional information about other ticket and lodging 

options, by visiting 

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

Hope to see you in Daytona.





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