[il-talk] chicago minutes January 2015

Wed Feb 11 00:44:25 UTC 2015

A few small corrections:

The correct spelling is Seoul, South Korea.
Robert Leslie Newman is from Nebraska, not Ohio.
The president of the Washington DC affiliate is Shawn Callaway.

Debbie S.

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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