[il-talk] How Has The NFB Impacted You
Nicholas Robertson
nicholas.s.robertson at outlook.com
Thu Mar 12 11:17:07 UTC 2015
There are times when it is evident that only God and the NFB are standing with me. The Federation continues to rejuvenate my outlook on life. As fellow Federationists gain traction in this world, it indeed reinforces the fact that we can live the life we want.
Nicholas S. Robertson
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> 1. Fwd: Mark your Calendar for March 15 and join us for Working
> Blind a Special Presentation (Denise Avant)
> 2. Face-to-Face Board meeting (Denise Avant)
> 3. Re: Fwd: Mark your Calendar for March 15 and join us for
> Working Blind a Special Presentation (Robert A. Hansen)
> 4. IABS meeting tommorw 3/8 at 7pm (Katie Leinum)
> 5. How has the NFB impacted you (Patti S. Gregory-Chang Esq)
> 6. Kayla update (Leslie Hamric)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 09:52:16 -0600
> From: Denise Avant <davant1958 at gmail.com>
> To: NFB of Illinois Nfb-i conference call Number <il-talk at nfbnet.org>,
> Illinois Association of Blind Students List <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
> 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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>> Begin forwarded message:
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>> To: NFB Live <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>
>> Reply-To: NFB Live <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:
>>
>> julie at nfblive.com
>>
>>
>>
>> If you would like to cancel your membership to avoid receiving our email, please click here <http://www.talkingcommunities.com/communities/removemail.php?id=1098&community=NFB%20Live>.
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 10:04:45 -0600
> From: Denise Avant <davant1958 at gmail.com>
> To: Devvie Stein <dkent5817 at att.net>, Leslie Hamric
> <Lhamric.nfbi at gmail.com>, Glenn Moore <gmoore3rd at gmail.com>, Patti
> Chang <pattischang at gmail.com>, David Meyer <datemeyer at sbcglobal.net>,
> bill Reif <billreif at ameritech.net>, Brian Sumner
> <colaboy1965 at gmail.com>, Pittman Debbie <debbiepittman99 at gmail.com>,
> Adrienne Falconer <afalc2 at gmail.com>, Jessie Rogers
> <jsrogers1972 at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: jay Blanchard <jayblanchard2 at gmail.com>, Brianna Lillyman
> <12blillyman at gmail.com>, Katie Leinum <katminecce at yahoo.com>, Modesto
> Favela <modesto.favela at gmail.com>, Illinois Association of Blind
> Students List <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>, NFB of Illinois Nfb-i conference
> call Number <il-talk at nfbnet.org>, Cathy Randal <chr47 at mchsi.com>, Lois
> Montgomery <lmm3527 at aol.com>
> Subject: [il-talk] Face-to-Face Board meeting
> Message-ID: <8698AEA9-C41D-4E91-B0DC-6814D017BC8E at gmail.com>
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> Hello all,
> Our face-to-face board meeting will be held on August 22, 2015. It will be held at the hotel of our State convention, the Marriott Naperville. The room rate is the same as our State convention rate, $93.00.
> The dates for the State convention are October 30-November 1.
>
> Denise R. Avant
> President, National Federation Of The Blind Of Illinois
> Live the life you want
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2015 14:52:08 -0600
> From: "Robert A. Hansen" <hansen.robert70 at gmail.com>
> To: Denise Avant via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Iabs talk <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [il-talk] Fwd: Mark your Calendar for March 15 and join
> us for Working Blind a Special Presentation
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
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> This sounds interesting.
>
> R h
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> Sent on my Virgin Mobile Phone.
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>> On Mar 7, 2015 9:52 AM, Denise Avant via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Denise R. Avant
>> President, National Federation Of The Blind Of Illinois
>> Live the life you want
>>
>>
>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>> To: NFB Live <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>
>>> Reply-To: NFB Live <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:
>>>
>>> julie at nfblive.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you would like to cancel your membership to avoid receiving our email, please click here <http://www.talkingcommunities.com/communities/removemail.php?id=1098&community=NFB%20Live>.
>>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 16:44:08 -0600
> From: Katie Leinum <kayteaell at gmail.com>
> To: Illinois Association of Blind Students List
> <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>, "il-talk at nfbnet.org" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [il-talk] IABS meeting tommorw 3/8 at 7pm
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> Hello everyone! This is just a reminder that the
> ?March
> IABS meeting is tomorrow night
> ?3?
> /8 at 7pm. The number is (805) 360-1000 using the passcode 4227. All are
> welcome
> ? to call in.
>
> ?Katie Leinum?
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 22:39:30 -0600
> From: "Patti S. Gregory-Chang Esq" <pattischang at gmail.com>
> To: il-talk il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [il-talk] How has the NFB impacted you
> Message-ID: <5CAF8AB5-623F-4A55-AD2D-BE6228EDD36C at gmail.com>
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> I see an interesting string of tweets going out. People are asking how is the Federation impacted your life. I'm not sure where to start but I thought I would ask the question here.
> For me I've gained independence and positive attitudes not to mention a couple of scholarships along the way. But one of the biggest things I have gained is people in my life who I care very much about.
>
>
> "The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future."
>
> Patti S. Gregory-Chang
> NFBI Treasurer
> NFB Scholarship Comm. Chair
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 23:26:58 -0600
> From: Leslie Hamric <lhamric.nfbi at gmail.com>
> To: Iltalk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [il-talk] Kayla update
> Message-ID:
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>
> Hi everyone. I just wanted to give you all a quick update on how Kayla is
> doing.I heard from her this morning and she said that things are going
> great so far atizre. She said she is learning how to make pancakes and
> grilled cheese so far. She is learning how to sew on buttons. And she's
> also working on spreading butter and peanut butter and bread.in mobility,
> she's working on street crossings and she said that she went to the
> lighthouse by herself the other day. And she said it was a bit scary, but
> she felt so good that she did it all by herself.she said the rehab
> counselor there is working with her onfiguring out where she would like to
> go to college.and by the way, she sounds great.she said it was okay for me
> to post an update to Iltalkand I will post more updates as she gives them
> to me. Let us all continue to support her and her progress. I like to think
> of her is on a quest toward independence.and she will get there.
> Leslie
>
>
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