[il-talk] chicago minutes june 2014

Fri Jul 25 05:17:17 UTC 2014

Very good job.

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From: il-talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert A.Hansen via il-talk
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 5:19 PM
To: David Meyer; NFB of Illinois Mailing List
Subject: Re: [il-talk] chicago minutes june 2014

Hey not bad for my first time.  

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Robert A. Hansen

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On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 10:46 AM, David Meyer via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

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>NFBI Chicago Chapter Minutes June 14 2014
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>Held at ExChequer Pub 226 South Wabash Ave
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>Chicago, IL 
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>David Meyer Chapter President
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>Jemal Powel Chicago 2nd v p
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>Doing introductions and head count
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>36 people in attendance at the meeting
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>Doing the Chapter memorial for Alan Glickman; bringing memories from Roberta
>and other chapter members
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>Brought to the attention by David Meyer was a huge Lawrence Welch fan.  
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>Alan Glickman passed away passed away June 10, 2014 and grave yard ceremony
>happened 12 June
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>Alan gave of himself to the Federation for many years and acknowledged he
>worked in public transportation
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>Was employed by the Chicago Transit Authority
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>Alan gave of himself to the Associates fund raiser when that existed
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>Top performer
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>Now it is time to open the floor for comments
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>Eileen, Pam G and Steve H
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>Hear from Roberta 1st  
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>Roberta described his last days and experience from that and then going into
>the hospital
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>Roberta Glickman described some Jewish traditions in regards to the ceremony
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>People gave their well wishes to Alan Glickman for a while during the
>chapter meeting
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>It was acknowledged that Alan Glickman was a Three Stooges fan and Lawrence
>Welch fan.
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>Don and Pam Gilmore and Byron Lee contributed to the music selections
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>Jim Regan had a heart attack and is on a pace maker
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>Responding to it well
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>Charlene and Bob  (chapter president bak in the 1980’s  has breast cancer
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>She is at home and talked to David Meyer  hoping to celebrate her 25th
>anniversary 
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>Good news about Adam,  he has a kidney and is home already,  Pam G announced
>this
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>Taking medication and preventative maintenance  and will be at the next
>meeting that he is able to get to.
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>Steve Benson had a minor seizure and was not too major  and he has had
>seizures before
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>This may be a result from a lot of medication
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>Ken Staley went to the hospital and had a problem  a pollop was taken off
>and it was negative.
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>Nadia a new member Freedom Link  -  1st time here -  having issues with left
>leg , muscles are torn and torn disc in her back
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>Grateful to be at the chapter meeting
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>Howard Wilson – back in May was asked to participate on a panel at
>Northwestern University Hospital – 1st year medical students  importance of
>disabled to get exercise
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>Adaptive sports 
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>A surgeon in a wheel chair has a stand up chair  and a para Olympian
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>Howard Wilson explaining how this panel might work -  adaptive sports
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>The approval of the May minutes
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>Jemal approves and then 2nd
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>All voted the minutes – approved
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>Debbie Stein has the floor
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>The Thought Provoker on the N F B web site and one was chosen for the
>meeting
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>#104
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>You don’t need that
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>A low vision person makes a doctor’s appointment and she has a long white
>cane  -  she can see some
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>She uses her long white cane  -  someone tells her, “you don’t need that.”
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>Debbie Stein is reading the Thought Provoker #104
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>The doctor asked “what are you doing with that?”  The cane.
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>The doctor made that comment
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>It is difficult dealing with the medical community
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>Hastalis discusses when he was a little boy and how he eventually lost his
>vision
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>Hastalis had to deal with and come to terms with loss of eye sight
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>Avant  talks about how some of us have had some vision for some time
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>If I use my cane you can go anywhere I want
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>Reading writing
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>Get on top of books or speeches maybe it should be time to learn Braille
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>Do not have to make any adjustments
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>The medical profession is the worse when it comes to dealing with blindness
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>Chang made a comment – concerning dealing with using a cane and what it is
>for
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>How to deal with the public reaction  and Patti chooses to travel safely
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>Pittman then Powell
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>Pittman agrees with Patti and Denise – how do we deal with medical
>profession?
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>The benefits outweigh the down sides of the cane
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>Jemall -  agrees with Patti and Denise – adding a caveat – and he mentioned
>to the doctor he is taking orientation and mobility lessons
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>Eye surgery funerals and dealing with learning to use a cane.
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>Greg – commenting  heading to Utah and discussing how he lost his vision and
>losing it in an airport Salt Lake City
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>Margaret – took Delta Airlines – flight attendant offered the safety
>instructions to her in Braille
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>She went to a class reunion and did not know how or if and what people would
>think about her going blind.
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>Bruce is next -  a recent experience about something -  he is a volunteer at
>the Children’s’ museum  and using a cane there or going into clubs and
>pretending to dance with a cane.
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>People can understand what a cane is and possibly ignore it.  
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>Bruce thinks technology might replace the cane,  mmmmmmmm?  
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>Thinks technology is the answer and maybe not have to carry something all of
>the time.
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>Nadia
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>Interesting experience with a white cane  - she was about five she got her
>first straight cane and gets to be independent – show her pride 
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>Had David Meyer had a cane, his experience would have been acceptable.  The
>bus station issue
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>Several people gave examples of cane use from the public
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>Jemal came up with the program item and Debbie Stein read it
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>Patti Gregory Chang will now give the state report
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>National convention and the Caucus is July 3rd 7:30 a.m. and Salon 6
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>The get together is Lobby Bar 1st July 10 p.m. and can arrive earlier. 
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>Illinois has a table in exhibit hall and Leslie Hamric will handle the table
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>Glenn Moore will run the Banquet Exchange so he will handle the tickets,
>bring your ticket to the Caucus
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>The phone number was given for Glenn
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>Covering the fund raising – Mary has one bag of bags to sell
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>Mary has draw string bags
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>Patti descries what the bags look like
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>Also Braille playing cards
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>Bags $6 each and card are $8 per deck
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>Patti is getting people to take product to sell for the fund raisers
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>Hats are also offered.  Hats are $10 a piece
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>Dave has confirmed that there will be 2 more certificate orders to do
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>August 30th is state board meeting
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>Naperville Mariott  (630)505-4900 is the number to call
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>October Fest at the Changs September 20 Saturday $25 per ticket
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>Patti will take reservations for this after Stat====national convention
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>You can now register on line for the state convention
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>State Convention will be October 31, 1 and 2 November 
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>Patti (773)307-6440 is the number
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>Last fund raiser is for an eye pad mini with retna display
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>Tickets are $5 each and you will buy the tickets on line 
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>Creating a link on www.nfbofillinois.org to enter the raffle for the I Pad
>Mini
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>The raffle winner will be announced at at the January 2015 meeting all of
>the members can and please participate in the raffle 
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>Name email address and anything to enter this raffle  buy as many tickets as
>you want
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>Avant advised that if you have paratransit calls, please keep your voice
>down so as not to disturb the meeting
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>Patti advised that the BELL program starts on Monday 16 June for 2 weeks
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>The Outreach event is July 20th for students in the NFB high school and
>college students at Indiana Dunes 
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>National Convention funds were brought up  
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>$250 white can fund and $250 to Jernigan fund $250 SUN Fund and $250 to the
>Ten Brooke fund
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>Hastalis asked to give a description of these funds to the new comer 
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>David Meyer speaks of committees
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>Changes in membership
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>Bob Widman is is co-chair Robert Hansen is chairman
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>New fan out lists 
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>The next get together is the annual NFB Chicago Chapter Picnic at Lincoln
>Park Zoo and Landmark Café and cost is what you want to spent and you can
>bring your own food
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>Noon until 4pm
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>The Board voted to hold a meeting in October and not one in November  2nd
>Saturday and the have a read a thon.  
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>Take names and raise money for the read a thon beginning in August 
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>Will not have a meeting in November
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>Next Hastalis will discuss CTA matters
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>Jemal brings up the address for Zo is 2200 Cannon Drive for people using
>paratransit 
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>Chang brings up getting together after meeting for dinner and a drink after
>meeting
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>Hastalis brings up a CTA Rail Car awareness event at Lawrence and Kimball on
>a Saturday in June
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>Scheduling conflict NFB and ACB chapters  this event will be held on July 26
>Saturday
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>9 a.m. until 11 a.m. and 11 a.m. 1 p.m.
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>3349 West Lawrence Avenue
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>81 Lawrence 82 Kimball-Homan and 93 California Dodge buses
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>The ADA advisory committee is July 14 Monday at 1:30 pm
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>Freedom Grant and Rail Car Awareness
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>Traffic Signal Timings 
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>Questioning whether or not the traffic signals are affected by the new
>system
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>The meeting starts with Customer complaints and the meeting is from 1:30 pm
>and runs to 3:30 pm
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>Then followed up by public comments
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>Manager of CTA ADA is Amy Serpe  Manaer CTA ADA compliance
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>Serpe needs to realize that blind organizations are to be taken seriously.
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>CTA ADA meeting is 567 West Lake Street  and gives transit options  56
>Milwaukee Green Line
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>Meeting 2nd floor Meeting room
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>10 people will volunteer to attend the meeting
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>Pittman  Avant Powell Meyer Rosenberg Hansen Chang during public comments
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>Attendance at this meeting
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>Hastalis (773)508-5307
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>Now it is time for fund raising from Staley
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>Maybe a Sox ticket  (708)606-7091 is Meyer’s number Sox tickets are $25 each
>Sox and Twins
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>Any old business?
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>Any new business?
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>Last call!
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>Vote Adjern  all in favor
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>Meeting at 3:13 pm  June 14 2014
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>Respectfully Submitted,
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>Robert Hansen, Secretary
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>David Meyer, NFB of Illinois
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>Coordinator and channel administrator, NFB-NewsLine
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>Chicago Chapter President
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