[il-talk] Fwd: Mark your Calendar for March 15 and join us for Working Blind a Special Presentation

Tue Mar 10 23:59:20 UTC 2015

Dear federation family,

Please see below.
Jonathan Brayfield, one of our new members is in the hospital. We need to extend our prayers and thoughts to him and his family. Jonathan went to Washington seminar, and enthusiastically  participated. He has volunteered to serve on many of our committees, and help the NFBI however he can.

Denise R. Avant
President, National Federation Of The Blind Of Illinois
Live the life you want

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> Date: March 10, 2015 at 10:30:59 AM CDT
> From: Illinois Committee of Blind Vendors <icbv at sbcglobal.net>
> Reply-To: Illinois Committee of Blind Vendors <icbv at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [il-talk] Fwd: Mark your Calendar for March 15 and join us for	Working Blind a Special Presentation
> To: Denise Avant <davant1958 at gmail.com>
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> I would think that whoever is running this event has been made aware that Jonathan Brayfield is currently in the hospital and may not be able to be on this panel on the 15th.  ICBV was informed yesterday that he possibly had a stroke.  He is in our thoughts and prayers. 
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> Thank you, 
> Kathy Ungaro
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> Illinois Committee of Blind Vendors 
> 53 W. Jackson Blvd. Suite 502 
> Chicago, IL 60604 
> (630)234-4444 
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> From: Denise Avant via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
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> Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2015 9:52 AM
> Subject: [il-talk] Fwd: Mark your Calendar for March 15 and join us for	Working Blind a Special Presentation
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> Denise R. Avant
> President, National Federation Of The Blind Of Illinois
> Live the life you want
> 
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> > To: NFB Live <carl at nfblive.com <mailto:carl at nfblive.com>>
> > Subject: Mark your Calendar for March 15 and join us for Working Blind a Special Presentation
> > From: NFB Live <carl at nfblive.com <mailto:carl at nfblive.com>>
> > Reply-To: NFB Live <carl at nfblive.com <mailto:carl at nfblive.com>>
> > Date: March 7, 2015 at 9:37:17 AM CST
> > 
> > Working Blind
> > 
> > A discussion panel on employment and blindness
> > 
> > Join us on NFB Live on Sunday March 15, at 3:00 PM Eastern in the Events Center for an inspirational discussion panel on blindness and employment titled, working blind.
> > 
> > People with vision loss experience a rate of unemployment that far exceeds that of the general population. The American Foundation of the Blind reports that in September 2010, the most recent period for which there is data, 75 percent of the estimated 4 million adults in the U.S. who are completely or partially blind are not in the labor force. A number of factors contribute to this high rate of unemployment among the blind, and the exact rate of unemployment itself is difficult to determine.
> > 
> > Our presentation, Working Blind, will introduce you to four blind or visually impaired individuals who are currently employed. We will talk with them about their careers, their lives and the satisfaction their jobs give them. Our four presenters are a varied group. We will begin with Shelley Gagnier, who works in Customer Service for Hi-Vee Foods Inc, Ray Wayne, who is a supervising attorney at the New York City Commission on Human Rights, Jonathan Brayfield, who is the manager of Southern Pride Vending, and Charlie Richardson, who works as a Telesales Agent for AT&T.
> > 
> > Each of our guests will talk to us about their road to employment, how they got their job, what they do, and the challenges and rewards of their chosen professions.
> > 
> > Shelley Gagnier:
> > 
> > Shelley has been employed for the past six and a half years by the Hy-Vee Inc. grocery chain. As of February, 2014, Hy-Vee had 236 stores located in 8 states, with more opening each month. Hy-Vee employs over 60,000 individuals and is the largest employer in the state of Iowa. Shelley works in Customer Service, answering the phones and responding to the many questions that are asked by the shoppers stopping by the Customer Service counter during her shifts. Shelley also prepares the many ad signs which reflect pricing changes each week.
> > 
> > Shelley graduated from Mount Mercy College in 1980 with degrees in Sociology and Criminal Justice Administration. She is married with two sons, Scott and Matt.
> > 
> > Ray Wayne:
> > 
> > Ray is a supervising attorney at the New York City Commission on Human Rights, where he has worked for over twenty years. He investigates and prosecutes complaints of discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodation. Before moving to the Commission, Ray was a litigation attorney at the New York City Law Department.
> > 
> > Ray is a 1985 graduate of Harvard Law School.
> > 
> > Jonathan Brayfield:
> > 
> > Jonathan Brayfield is a pastor in his church and is involved with multiple church activities. He is the manager of Southern Pride Vending and has a rout and one facility with several satellites. These include a few facilities that are not state agencies and are more community based. He is a part of the RSA Illinois Business Enterprise program for the Blind. He runs one main Facility with several lesser facilities attached for a total of approximately 30 facilities and 140 vending machines.
> > 
> > Charlie Richardson:
> > 
> > Charlie works for AT&T in one of their national call centers in the wireless department as a Telesales Agent. His main duties are to sell new lines of cell phone service and set up new accounts, but can help customers with general requests. He also cross sells home services. He has been doing this for almost a year.
> > 
> > We hope that this forum will serve as a springboard to promote discussion and create interest in employment for the blind.
> > 
> > 
> > The blind are not psychologically or mentally different from the sighted. We are neither especially blessed nor especially cursed. We need jobs, opportunity, social acceptance, and equal treatment-not pity and custody.
> > I believe that blindness has no more importance than any of a hundred other characteristics and that the average blind person is able to perform the average job in the average place of business, and do it as effectively as the average sighted person similarly situated.
> > The above quotes from Dr. Jernigan are found in: KENNETH JERNIGAN, THE MASTER, THE MISSION, THE MOVEMENT; Compiled writings of Dr. Kenneth Jernigan with editorial introduction and notes on the text. A publication of the National Federation of the Blind.
> > 
> > If you require more information on our presentation, Feel free to contact Julie at:
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> > julie at nfblive.com <mailto:julie at nfblive.com>
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