[il-talk] chicago minutes January 2015

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On Feb 10, 2015 4:42 PM, David Meyer via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> NFBI CHICAGO CHAPTER MINUTES 
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> JANUARY 10, 2015 
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> The January 2015 meeting of the National Federation of the Blind of Illinois 
> Chicago Chapter was called to order by President David Meyer at 1:02 P.M. 
> There were 29 members present. 
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> What is Happening 
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> Denise Avant will soon be on the Consumer Advisory Board of WTTW, channel 
> 11.  Pam Gillmore reported that Don is continuing to do well.  Steve 
> Hastalis reported that Holly Frisch who began as a Federationist in Chicago 
> recently conducted her first meeting as President of the Fredericksburg 
> Virginia Chapter.  Howard Wilson will be representing the United States in 
> Judo competitions in Budapest Hungary and Soul South Korea later this year. 
> Sarah Chung has also qualified for these events. 
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> Medical Corner 
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> Pam Gillmore stressed how one can stay protected in cold weather.   Be sure 
> to dress with plenty of layers of clothing.  Nit clothing gives one a lot of 
> protection without losing much hearing.  The best way to treat frost bite to 
> your hands is to soak them in warm water.  A good basic manual listing 
> symptoms and treatment options for them is the Mirk Manual, (DB7 7 8 8 1.) 
> Medicine net.co is a website listing symptoms and treatment options that are 
> quite accessible. 
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> Program 
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> Jemal Powell introduced our program item as Thought Provoker 32.  The 
> Thought Provoker series is written by Robert Leslie Newman, an NFB member 
> from Ohio.  People discussed their thoughts on the Thought Provoker. 
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> All those who commented suggested the need to educate the public about 
> blindness. 
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> Minutes 
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> Minutes for the December 2014 meeting were tabled, as they were not 
> available on NewsLine for those who did not have email.  They will be voted 
> on during the February meeting. 
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> Treasurers Report 
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> Steve Hastalis gave the treasurers report for the fourth quarter of 2014. 
> Beginning balance, October 1, $4,330.  Income, $3,924.  Expenses, $2,839.36. 
> Ending balance December 31, 2014, $5,414.64.  The report was approved as 
> given. 
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> Presidential Reports 
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> National Presidential Release 
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> Mark Riccabono, President, National federation of the Blind reported the 
> following.  Washington seminar will officially begin with the Great 
> Gathering In meeting on January 26, 5:00 P.M.  Prior to Washington Seminar, 
> there will be a Legislative Directors meeting at the National Center.  A 
> career Fair will take place from 10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. at the same location 
> as the Washington Seminar.  The DC affiliate is responsible for this event. 
> For more information, contact Janite Forbes at janiteforbes2012 at gmail.com. 
> Legislative initiatives were then discussed.  Rose Sloan talked about the 
> Transitioning to Integrated Meaningful Employment (time) act.  This piece of 
> legislation has the same language as the Fair Wages legislation from the 
> previous congress.  It calls for the removal of Section 14C of the Fair 
> Labor Standards Act, removing Special wage certificates over a three-year 
> period.  Information on this bill will become available as soon as the bill 
> is introduced.  Lauren McClarney touched on the other two pieces of 
> legislation.  We will again stress the Technology Education and 
> Accessibility in Colleges and Higher Education (Teach) act.  This act will 
> create voluntary guidelines which colleges and universities may use in order 
> to insure that their course materials are accessible for blind students.  It 
> will also present a safe harbor from possible lawsuits.  The third priority 
> will be concerned with the use of braille for blind students.  Proposed 
> legislation will hopefully strengthen “IDEA”, which is likely to be 
> reauthorized this year.  There will be a special NFB 75th anniversary 
> reception on January 27, 3:00-5:00 P.M. in the Rayburn Building.  The 
> keynote speaker will be Congressman Gregg Harper from Mississippi.  The 25th 
> anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act will occur in July of 
> this year.  There will be a Law symposium in March, the theme of which is 
> “The Americans with Disabilities Act at 50.”  This symposium will occur 
> March 25-27 at the Jernigan Institute.  Cost is $175 or $25 for students. 
> Go to www.nfb.org/law-symposium or contact Luanne Blake at 4 1 0-6 5 9-9 3 1 
> 4, EXT 2221 or email her at lblake at nfb.org.  A special writing contest 
> featuring the theme of 75.  Entries are due by April 1.  The annual 
> convention will be from July 5-10 at the Rosen Center Hotel, Orlando 
> Florida.  Make your reservations by calling 8 0 0-2 0 4-7 2 3 4.  Several 
> members have passed away in the last couple of months, including Bob Brown 
> from South Dakota, Pauline Johnson from Maryland and Darnell Cruise of 
> Virginia.  Camille Calaway, daughter of DC President Don Calaway was born on 
> December 28. 
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> State Presidential Report 
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> Denise Avant, NFBI president reported the following.  As one of the original 
> 7 states in NFB, Illinois has been asked to be one of the host affiliates of 
> the National convention.  Patti Chang is co-chairing the planning committee. 
> Please attend the convention.  The next NFBI board meeting is scheduled for 
> January 20.  The number is 8 0 5-3 6 0-1 0 0 0 code 6324.  If you wish to 
> join a state committee, please notify the co-chair or the president of your 
> availability.  There are 9 people attending Washington Seminar this year. 
> Those from Chicago will be Denise Avant, Adrienne Falconer, David Meyer and 
> Glenn Moore.  Others going are Jonathan Brayfield, Bob Gardner, Annette 
> Grove, Leslie Hamric and Christina Kuckie.  Follow-up meetings will have to 
> be arranged when Washington Seminar is complete.  Our Spring Seminar will 
> occur on April 17-18 at the Midway Marriott Hotel.  The TVI seminar will 
> take place on April 17 with parent & student seminars on April 18.  We will 
> schedule Bell programs in Chicago and Springfield.  Chicago will take place 
> June 18 through July 1.  Dates are not set for Springfield yet.  Thank you 
> to all who either bought or sold Raffle tickets for the IPad Mini Raffle. 
> Please give money to Patti.  Please support us through Amazon Smile.  If you 
> go to www.amazon.com/smile and purchase an item, NFBI will get ½ of 1% of 
> the purchase price of that item. 
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> Fundraising Committee Report 
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> President Meyer mentioned that Games night will occur immediately following 
> the meeting.  Please pay Steve Hastalis for this event.   Cost for this 
> event is $25.  A Night for the Ages fundraiser will occur on Thursday, March 
> 5 at Dicks Last Resort, 313 North Dearborn in Chicago.  Cost for this event 
> is $50.  Payments can be made on line.  Included is a buffet, as well as two 
> hours of free domestic beer, wine and soda.  All checks must be made to NFBI 
> as the fundraiser must be run through the state.  All money must be into 
> Patti by February 28.  The chapter will have an on-going dice game.  Four 
> dice will be used and each chance will cost $2.  If one rolls four of a 
> kind, they will receive 50% of whatever is in the fund.  The Chicago Chapter 
> will receive the other 50%. It was moved, seconded and passed to name this 
> activity “Federation, four of a kind.”  We will schedule a Fundraiser with 
> Beggars Pizza in April of this year.  The chapter will receive 20% of each 
> bill accompanied by a flyer which Beggars provides.  We will be using three 
> locations, downtown, North and South. 
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> IPAD Raffle drawing.  The winner was Donna Sauter.  
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> Transportation concerns 
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> The next CTA Disability Advisory Committee will occur on January 12 at 
> 1:30-3:00 P.M.  Location for this event is the Chicago Transit Authority 567 
> West Lake Street, Chicago.  We are looking for an opportunity to see work 
> done on station guides produced under the Freedom Grant. 
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>   Jemal Powell, David Meyer and Bruce Paul will also attend this meeting. 
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> New Business 
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> Michal Nowicki mentioned that there are some problems accessing the Ventra 
> website.  This topic will also be discussed at the meeting.   Michal will 
> attend the meeting to address this issue.  The meeting schedule has been 
> altered somewhat.  The next meeting will be February 14, followed by a 
> meeting on March 21, (the third Saturday in March.)  There will not be a 
> chapter meeting in April, due to the Spring seminar.  The regular schedule 
> will resume in May.  Howard Wilsons cousin received a PHD in Aeronautics 
> Engineering from Georgia Tech University.  She will be working on simulators 
> of the F35 fighter plane.  Anyone attending the National convention can get 
> the special rate up to 5 days before and 5 days after the convention. 
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> The meeting was adjourned at 3:12 P.M. 
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> Respectfully Submitted, 
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> Robert A. Hansen, Secretary 
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