[il-talk] Fwd: ICBV Office Update January 10, 2017
Denise R Avant
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Denise R. Avant
President
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
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> From: Kathy Ungaro <icbv at sbcglobal.net>
> Date: January 10, 2017 at 9:42:15 PM CST
> To: Kathy Ungaro <icbv at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: ICBV Office Update January 10, 2017
> Reply-To: Kathy Ungaro <icbv at sbcglobal.net>
>
> ICBV Office Update
> January 10, 2017
>
> *1) Calendar of Events
> *2) Fight Unfair Taxes on the Items You Buy at the Store
> Soda Tax Amendment Filed in the Senate
> Larger Argument Against a Beverage Tax – “Choice Tax”
> The need for a State Budget Deal Just Got More Urgent
> *3) Louis Braille and His Invention of Braille Music
> *4) Mars Creates Special Ad for World Braille Day
> Mars Acquisition Expected to Make Pet Care Mars Biggest Category
> *5) This Week on Eyes on Success – Guide Dogs
> *6) Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired
> Why Community Service? What’s in it for Me?
> MD Support: The Eyes of the Macular Degeneration Community
> NEW: Eccentric Viewing
> *7) 2017 Washington Seminar Factsheets on NFB Newsline
> *8) NFB Applauds Issuance of ‘508 Refresh” Regulations
> *9) Apply to Become a NFB BUILD Team Member
> *10) NFBEI DOT Comments
> *11) Broker News Saverino & Associates
> Biscomerica
> Chattanooga
> Vitners
> Popz
> *12) Broker News Burdette Beckman
> Herr’s Top 10 Selling Items
> *13) Broker News G&J Marketing
> Mrs Freshley’s
> *14) RSA Buying Group Information
> Frito Lay Q117 News Items
> Nestle Power Buy Candy Deal
> Purchase Power Deals
>
>
> **1 Calendar of Events
> January 14, from 4:00-8:00 PM
> Are you looking to reacquaint with old friends, make new friends, or perhaps, just do something to get rid of those January blahs? The National Federation of the Blind of Illinois Chicago Chapter has the activity just for you!
>
> Come join us and play a relaxing or spirited game, engage in a spirited or
> relaxing conversation, or, simply enjoy some of the best pizza and salad
> that Chicago has to offer. For the low price of $25 you can do all of this
> and much more. Besides all of this, you even have the chance to drink an
> unlimited quantity of soda without bearing the burden of the extra Cook
> County tax.
>
> So, come and join us at Exchequer on January 14, from 4:00-8:00 PM for an unforgettable evening of eppicurian delights. Finally, bring a favorite game you wish to play. You just might find a partner to enjoy that game with you!
>
> Please make your reservations with David Meyer on or before January 7. He can be reached by phone at 708-209-1767 or via email at
> datemeyer at sbcglobal.net .
>
> Hope to see you there!
> David Meyer, NFB of Illinois
> Coordinator and Channel Administrator, NFB-NewsLine
>
> January 24, 2017 7:00 PM
> The next NFBI State board meeting will be on January 24, 2017 at 7 pm. As always, all are welcome. So please pass the word. Please call into (641)-715-3273. The code is 6324. An agenda will be sent
> within the next few days.
>
> January 27, 2017 2:00 - 3:30 PM
> Regarding Cook County Beverage Tax
> Cook County Building, 4th Floor South Conference Room A&B
> 118 N. Clark Street, Chicago IL 60602
> Information Sessions
> Dear NAMA Members in Illinois:
> NAMA's Government Affairs Team has been informed that the Cook County Department of Revenue will be hosting information sessions regarding the beverage tax.
>
> Two meetings will be held for industry associations, organizations and large wholesalers/retailers, or representatives that operate in Cook County, to discuss outstanding questions related to the implementation of the new tax. At the initial meeting staff will be fielding questions from attendees related to the administration of the tax. Any questions that cannot be addressed immediately will be responded to at the subsequent follow-up meeting. NAMA strongly encourages you (or someone from your team) to attend the sessions.
>
> If you are interested in attending either session, please provide the name and company of each attendee to sedwards at namanow.org ASAP, and the Cook County staff will extend formal invitations to those identified to attend.
>
> The location and time information is listed below:
> Initial Session
> Monday, January 9th, 2016 - 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
> Cook County Building, 4th Floor South Conference Room A&B
> 118 N. Clark Street, Chicago IL 60602
>
> Follow-Up Session
> Friday, January 27th, 2016 - 2:00 - 3:30 PM
> Cook County Building, 4th Floor South Conference Room A&B
> 118 N. Clark Street, Chicago IL 60602
>
> Should you have any questions, please contact (me at icbv at sbcglobal.net and I can direct you further.) Thank you for your continued support of NAMA and the industry.
>
> SAVE THE DATE
> April 18-21. 2016
> NAMA and NFBEI/RSA Training in Vegas
> From Terry Smith, NFBEI - Mark your calendars now! The NFBEI and the RSA Management Group will be conducting a half-day training for Randolph-Sheppard stakeholders in conjunction with the NAMA One Show in Las Vegas April 18-21. The One Show is an amazing 3-day event that includes educational seminars, high profile keynote speakers, and the largest exhibit hall in the industry with literally hundreds of companies showing cutting edge equipment and new vend products. The RSA training will be from noon to 5:00 PM on Tuesday, April 18th.
>
> We realize that travel funds are limited and approval to go to Las Vegas can be challenging. However, it will be well worth it if you can attend. If I can help with any additional justification when you submit your request, I'm happy to do so.
>
> SAVE THE DATE:
> September 12-15, 2017
> NABM BLAST 2017
> Nashville Airport Marriott Hotel
> Tradeshow September 13th
> Mark Your Calendars Now!!!!
>
> Visit www.blindmerchants.org for more information as it becomes available. For more information, contact Nicky Gacos at nickycolorado at netscape.net or call him at (908) 464-5359 or contact Terry Smith at terrysmith at epbfi.com or 865-599-7148.
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> **2 From the Chicago Coalition Against Beverage Taxes
> Fight unfair taxes on the items you buy at the store
> This year, Philly rang in the new year with a new 1.5¢ per ounce tax on more than 1,000 beverages, including low- and no-calorie options. Consumer response was nothing short of outrage.
>
> Many Philadelphians found they are paying more for the tax than the actual beverage and business owners are worrying about how the tax will impact their ability to operate in the city.
>
> Parts of Illinois will soon face a similar reality as a new tax in Cook County is implemented in 2017. It’s time for legislators to stop trying to solve budget gaps and financial crises with massive taxes on everyday grocery items that hurt working families the hardest.
>
> We’ve seen what happened in Philadelphia and it’s not fair. Instead of risking good-paying, stable jobs in communities across Illinois, lawmakers should take a broader and more progressive approach.
>
> That’s why we’re rallying folks like you to say NO to more beverage taxes. You are receiving this email because you signed up to learn more about how you can keep unfair beverage taxes from raising your grocery bill at checkout. For that, we thank you.
>
> Stay in touch and up-to-date about the latest news and developments by following us on Facebook and Twitter.
>
> Thanks again for joining the movement to keep beverage prices affordable for Chicago families and businesses.
>
> We’ll be in touch.
> Sincerely,
> Chicago Coalition Against Beverage Taxes
> www.NoChicagoBeverageTax.com
>
> Information received from Tom Cullen, Cullen & Associates
> Soda Tax Amendment Filed in the Senate
> SB 0523 (SFA 0001)
> Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Act. Imposes a tax on distributors of bottled sugar-sweetened beverages, syrups, or powders at the rate of $0.01 per ounce of bottled sugar-sweetened beverages sold or offered for sale to a retailer for sale in the State to a consumer. Requires those distributors to obtain permits. Provides that 2% of the moneys shall be deposited into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund for the administrative costs of the Department of Revenue, and 98% of the moneys shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes changes concerning the rate of tax. Provides that the research and development credit applies for tax years ending prior to January 1, 2027. Creates an addition modification in an amount equal to the deduction for qualified domestic production activities allowed under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year. Makes changes concerning the definition of "unitary business group". Provides that no penalty shall apply with respect to an underpayment of estimated tax for the first, second, or third quarter of any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2017 and beginning prior to January 1, 2018 if (i) the underpayment was due to the changes made by the amendatory Act, (ii) the payment was otherwise timely made, and (iii) the balance due is included with the taxpayer's estimated tax payment for the fourth quarter. Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008. Provides that no taxpayer may take a credit awarded under the Act for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027. Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Makes changes concerning penalties and reports. Amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Makes changes concerning the fee for filing articles of organization. Effective immediately, but subject to certain other bills of the 99th General Assembly becoming law.
>
> Bill Status of SB0523 99th General Assembly
> Senate Sponsors Sen. John J. Cullerton Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
>
> Shared by Donnie Anderson, ICBV Chairman
> I think it's a good reminder while the state is considering what to do to fix the budget crisis, we need to remember the larger argument against a beverage tax also referred to as a "choice tax".
>
> Editorial: Cook County beverage tax spells end to soft-drink bargains
> November 14, 2016, 6:14 PM
> https://www.google.com/amp/www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-cook-county-soda-tax-edit-1115-jm-20161114-story,amp.html?client=safari
>
> Shared by Claudia Rodriguez Acting Executive Director, Illinois Beverage Association
>
> As many of you are aware another beverage tax is being considered this time at the state level by senate leadership. If you haven’t already done so please contact your senate members to ask that they oppose a statewide beverage tax as part of the state’s budget deal. Ideally, it would be helpful to make contact with senate members on Monday as discussions continue to solve the budget impasse.
>
> Below is an article by Greg Heinz that details the budget deal being considered, “In exchange, adequate votes would be guaranteed to boost the state income tax back to around the 5 percent level where it was under ex-Gov. Pat Quinn, with a new statewide tax on sugary drinks tossed in to raise more money.”
>
> Best,
> Claudia Rodriguez
> Acting Executive Director, Illinois Beverage Association
>
> The need for a state budget deal just got more urgent Greg Hinz on Politics January 06, 2017 Crain’s Chicago Business
> http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170106/BLOGS02/170109908/time-for-madigan-rauner-to-deal-as-illinois-morass-deepens?X-IgnoreUserAgent=1
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> **3 Shared by Bill Reif via IL-Talk
> Below is a great article about Louis Braille and his invention of
> Braille music. I thought Braille music happened much later. Cordially, Bill
>
> Braille: The Man and His Code for Music
> By William R. McCann
> The song is ended,
> But the melody lingers on.
> You and the song are gone,
> But the melody lingers on.
> These words of Irving Berlin were written about bringing an old love to
> mind. But we can apply them aptly to the important work of a genuine
> hero of the blind, Le Professeur Louis Braille. As we approach the
> bicentenary of his birth, it is a fitting time to pay homage to his
> memory and to his enduring legacy.
> It is my privilege and my aim in this article to acquaint the reader
> with an aspect of Braille’s work that too often has been overlooked. I
> try to give a relatively nontechnical description of his system for
> music notation and propose that it is still relevant in our time.
> The Man Himself
> Once a comedian was trying to tell a joke but he kept interrupting
> himself by laughing. Someone in his audience asked him why he kept
> laughing and he explained that it was because he knew how this story was
> going to end. To properly appreciate the work of our benefactor or, for
> that matter, of any great figure in human history, we must engage our
> imaginations and transport ourselves back to a time when the story was
> not yet over. Nobody yet knew the ending or even whether that ending
> would be a happy one.
> No doubt, some readers of these pages can relate quite personally to the
> youth of only 10 years whose loving father, in 1819, brought him from
> his happy home in the countryside to the strange surroundings of the
> school for the blind in the big city of Paris. How many blind people up
> to our own day have had to live away from home during their developing
> years to gain an education? At the world’s first school for the blind,
> Braille found not only a portal to the world of learning and ideas but
> also hours of study and labor in the various enterprises of the school
> such as slipper making. After his life-changing meeting with Captain
> Barbier, who shared the technique of “night writing” with the teenager,
> Braille forfeited many hours of sleep to study and design his
> significant adaptation of Barbier’s system.
> At the age of 20, he published his system. But universal acceptance and
> recognition of his work had to wait for many years after his death. He
> worked diligently during his short life to teach other blind people not
> only music but also mathematics, geography, French and history. He took
> on many other duties aside from teaching such as serving as foreman for
> the school’s slipper-making operation. He played the organ
> professionally for masses and other liturgical functions. He encouraged
> and supported members of his extended family and his many friends. Yet
> he suffered real adversity. Not everyone believed in his work. There
> was a time when a new director of the school even burned all the books
> produced in Braille’s code! Add to all of this the fact that Braille
> contracted tuberculosis in his mid-twenties, the disease which
> ultimately took him from this world at the age of 43. Still, he kept on
> working, teaching and caring until the day he died.
> But why even discuss these things? Precisely because we are the
> beneficiaries of the hope that Louis Braille never abandoned. Each time
> we read a braille book sitting outdoors on a sunny day, learn to play a
> piece of music from a braille score, or braille ourselves a grocery
> list; any time we read or write for school, work, or leisure, we are
> collecting the dividends of a life invested fully in the conviction that
> an idea, an inspired, innovative idea, has the power to overcome
> adversity, prejudice, indifference and even injustice. Let us never
> forget his example especially during those times when these obstacles
> appear in our own paths. May his example strengthen our own resolve to
> prevail over adversity, improve our own circumstances, and leave a
> legacy to those that follow us.
> Braille’s System for Music
> Until I founded a company 16 years ago to develop a braille music
> translator software, I was among the majority of people who did not know
> that Louis Braille invented braille music notation. Even though I had
> been reading and writing braille music for many years I somehow had the
> impression that the application of his system to music came after his
> death. To the contrary, he considered music notation from the very
> beginning. In 1829, he published his system under the title: Procédé
> pour écrire les paroles, la musique et le plainchant au moyen de points
> a l'usage des aveugles et disposés pour eux. So music and singing were
> in the mix right from the start.
> Braille played the piano, the cello and the organ very well. He yearned
> to read music just as sighted musicians did. He tried using tactile
> representations of printed staff notation but rejected it as ill-suited
> to the needs of blind musicians. Such scores were bulky and expensive
> to create just as similar tactile editions of literary texts were. He
> determined that what was needed was a system that maximized the ability
> of the human finger to collect information. Instead of mimicking the
> method of input based on the human eye, he substituted a method
> optimized for the sense of touch.
> Again, since we know very well how the story ends, we simply accept that
> the braille cell contains six dots. But why? In fact, Louis Braille
> experimented with using cells of 12 ore more dots. But he knew
> intuitively that a cell of six dots guaranteed that each dot was on an
> outside edge. Modern technology has brought us the marvel of paperless
> braille displays which have the option of showing an eight-dot cell.
> But anyone who has ever been confused by an 8-dot character that does
> not use dots 1 and 4 but includes a dot 7 or 8 knows why the six-dot
> cell avoids ambiguity.
> But wait! The six-dot cell yields only 64 unique combinations. How can
> Braille’s system express equally well text, arithmetic and musical
> information with such a small number of characters? The answer
> communicates the elegance of his creative mind. He redefines each of
> these characters to carry a different meaning depending on the type of
> information to be written. For example, dots 1-3-4-5 represent the
> letter n in text, a variable value in mathematics or a half note to be
> played on the musical pitch C or DO. Braille and others since his time
> have developed rules of context that help readers know when which type
> of information is being shown in a document. The ability to change
> comprehension of the type of braille code being read is called
> code-switching. Experienced braille readers do it unconsciously and
> without confusion.
> Braille’s system is quite well defined and permits the accurate
> transcription of minute details of a score of western music written in
> conventional staff notation. That is, the braille score shows not only
> the notes to be played and their rhythm (how long they should be played)
> but such details as the text for titles, lyrics, etc., when to play more
> loudly or softly, when to speed up or slow down, when to play passages
> smoothly or by leaving a bit of silence between notes (staccato). In
> short, Braille insisted that the blind musician have access to the same
> information conveyed to sighted musicians; every detail of the piece
> which the composer thought important to write down.
> A part in braille music notation reads from left to right along a single
> line unlike print notation. Braille assigned the top 4 dots of the cell
> (1, 2, 4 and 5) to represent the 7 degrees of the western scale by 7
> unique combinations. He uses the bottom dots (3 and 6) to indicate the
> rhythmic value of a note. Therefore, under the tip of a single finger,
> one can know the pitch to be played and how long to play it. A series
> of 7 octave signs tell us in which register the note should sound. For
> example, Middle C or DO is indicated by the fourth octave sign (dot 5)
> which immediately precedes the cell showing the note. The first note of
> a passage must be written with an octave sign but subsequent notes may
> or may not need one depending on their musical distance from that first
> note. Braille established a set order for other signs that must precede
> or follow a note. By following this logical presentation of
> information, a transcriber can clearly communicate the slightest nuance
> of musical performance.
> But can’t blind people just listen to sighted musicians playing a piece
> of music from the score and thus learn to perform it? There is a global
> tradition of passing on music aurally and I myself have learned many a
> tune by listening. But if a blind musician learns a piece by mimicking
> the interpretation of the music notation read by a sighted player, he
> separates himself from seeing that specific information the composer
> wished to pass on in order to help musicians to faithfully realize the
> music to be performed. In other words, the blind musician can only
> follow and not lead. We know that the symbols on the page, whether
> print or braille, are not the music but a means of helping us to
> recreate the music heard in the mind’s ear of the composer. As the only
> blind member of our high school band, I would sometimes learn to copy
> perfectly the mistakes of the sighted trumpet player beside me until I
> received my braille scores and could play certain passages correctly
> with confidence. As blind people, we must often follow. Having the
> information available to sighted peers empowers us to lead if we wish.
> Success breeds success and points us in a positive direction.
> Mrs. Bettye Krolick, the lady I lovingly refer to as the Fairy Godmother
> of braille music, once told me of how she got started in transcribing
> music into braille. It was 1970. She had studied hard and learned to
> transcribe her first assignment, some clarinet music for a local
> elementary school student named Jeff. Soon after, at an early morning
> band rehearsal, she observed the student, braille score on his music
> stand, playing one of the parts before practice began. A couple of the
> sighted students looked on, and one said to the other in admiration: “He
> plays from memory!”
> On hearing this remark, Jeff sat up straight and tall in his chair and
> played on with greater confidence than ever. This simple but eloquent
> gesture by a blind fourth-grader motivated Mrs. Krolick to dedicate a
> substantial portion of her life’s time and energy to transcribing,
> standardizing and promoting the use of music braille all over the
> world. She quickly realized that memorization comes naturally to the
> blind and that she could provide in braille the unfiltered information
> the composer meant to convey to the player.
> Just as we can more fully appreciate the grandeur and magnitude of a
> great mountain the further it recedes in the distance, as time passes we
> can look over our shoulders and see our hero’s stature grow as he
> towers over literary history in the company of innovators like
> Gutenberg, Edison and Helen Keller. In fact, Miss Keller traveled to
> Paris in 1952 to commemorate the centennial of the death of Braille. At
> that time, his remains were moved to the Pantheon of Heroes of the
> French people amid many special events and tributes. I myself am
> blessed and honored to be invited to speak about Braille’s system for
> music at our own generation’s tribute which will take place on the
> occasion of the bicentennial of Braille’s birth in Paris in early
> January, 2009. See the URL below or contact the Association Valentin
> Haüy in Paris for details. I hope to greet many of you there on that
> joyous occasion and to continue to add my own efforts to preserve and
> extend something to the heritage of this patron saint of the blind,
> Louis Braille.
> About the Author
> Bill McCann is the founder and president of Dancing Dots Braille Music
> Technology. He has authored numerous articles about his own work to
> automate production of braille scores with his company’s first product,
> the GOODFEEL Braille Music Translator software. GOODFEEL is now in use throughout the United States and in 40 other countries. With Richard
> Taesch, he is the co-author of “Who’s Afraid of Braille Music?”
> Related Websites
> Bicentenary of Louis Braille’s birth:
> http://www.avh.asso.fr/bicentenaire/louis_braille/louis_braille.php?langue=eng&
> Dancing Dots: www.dancingdots.com
> Music Education Network for the Visually Impaired: www.menvi.org
> National Resource Center for Blind Musicians: www.blindmusicstudent.org
>
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> **4 Shared by NCS SmartBrief
> Mars creates special ad for World Braille Day
> Mars has created an ad written in Braille with faux Maltesers at a London bus stop. The ad was unveiled in time to commemorate World Braille Day.
> http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/buying-and-supplying/marketing/mars-unveils-braille-bus-stop-advert-for-maltesers/546657.article
>
> Here’s a surprising side note about Mars, our candy company –
> Mars acquires veterinary care company VCA for $7.7B
>
> Mars Inc. will purchase veterinary care company VCA for $7.7 billion, adding to the company's already robust pet business. The acquisition is expected to make pet care Mars' biggest category based on sales, surpassing its confectionery segment.
> The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (1/9),
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/candy-and-gum-are-no-longer-mars-biggest-business/2017/01/09/dcc1952c-d6b3-11e6-9f9f-5cdb4b7f8dd7_story.html?utm_term=.dd163b78ff17&wpisrc=nl_sb_smartbrief
> Reuters (1/9), http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-vca-m-a-mars-inc-idUKKBN14T1FH
> The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (1/9) http://www.wsj.com/articles/mars-to-buy-vet-operator-vca-for-7-7-billion-1483969467
>
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>
> **5 This Week on Eyes on Success
> 1702 Guide Dogs - The Training (Jan. 4, 2017)
> Did you ever wonder what is involved in training a guide dog or what the
> experience is like for the recipient of a dog? Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey
> walk through the process when they talk with Maria Nuzzi, a Guide Dog
> Mobility Instructor at Guide Dog Foundation and America's Vet Dogs and
> Andrew Rubenstein, director of Marketing for the Foundation.
>
> The audio and show notes can be found at:
> www.EyesOnSuccess.net
>
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>
> **6 From Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired
> Seminars at Hadley Presents:
> Why Community Service? What's in it for me?
> Date: Thursday, January 12, 2017
> Time: 10:00 AM CST; 16:00 GMT
> Have you ever asked yourself, “How can I get involved in community service? Where do I even start?” The benefits of community service are many — to you as a volunteer, and to the organization.
>
> Join Seminars at Hadley as panelists Darian Smith and members of the National Federation of the Blind Community Service division share their insights and experiences to help you get started.
>
> Dawn Turco, Hadley Senior Vice President and member of the Seminars at Hadley team, will moderate this 60 minute discussion. A question and answer session will be included as part of the seminar. This seminar is audio-only, and space is limited. Please register only if you know you are available to attend so that others are not closed out. Register now for Why Community Service. http://hadley.edu/SeminarDetails.asp?sid=348
>
> Low Vision Focus @ Hadley Presents:
> MD Support: The Eyes of the Macular Degeneration Community
> Date: Thursday, January 19, 2017
> Time: 3:00 PM CST; 21:00 GMT
> Macular Degeneration Support is a world-wide, non-profit public service organization founded by retired educator Dan Roberts. Since 1995, Its mission has been to provide information and support for people who are affected by macular degeneration and similar retinal diseases. Known more simply as MD Support, it is internet-based, and also offers a public awareness program designed to reach people who are without Internet access.
>
> Join Seminars at Hadley as Dan Roberts, founder of MD Support, talks about the organization and the many contributions it has made to the low vision community. These include a large and successful affiliation of support groups, multiple publications and a new partnership with the Society to Prevent Blindness.
>
> Ed Haines, Hadley instructor and member of the Seminars at Hadley team will moderate this 60 minute discussion. A question and answer session will be included as part of the seminar. This seminar is audio-only, and space is limited. Please register only if you know you are available to attend so that others are not closed out. Register now for MD Support! http://hadley.edu/SeminarDetails.asp?sid=347
>
> NEW: Eccentric Viewing
> Continuing to read is an important goal of most people with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). Eccentric viewing is one strategy vision rehabilitation professionals can introduce to help people with ARMD read more easily. It involves learning to use the peripheral vision for reading, and it's not the same as reading with the clear central vision. Hadley Institute for Professional Studies (HIPS) 3 lesson course Eccentric Viewing gives professionals the skills they need to teach these important techniques. Enroll or find out more about Eccentric Viewing. http://hadley.edu/ShowCourseDetail.asp?courseid=ECV-101
>
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> **7 From David Myer via IL-Talk
> As you know, the Washington Seminar is coming soon. In order to make it a bit easier for all of us to become familiar with our issues for this year, I
> have put the factsheets on NewsLine. They are in the section, 2017
> Washington Seminar Factsheets, located in the NFB of Illinois channel within your states information channel, (Option 2 from the main menu.)
>
> Personally, I find the two new issues quite intriguing as well as
> practical, both for individuals as well as the government. With help from
> all of us, we can pass these issues during this congressional session. Let
> us build a better world together.
>
> David Meyer, NFB of Illinois
> Coordinator and Channel Administrator, NFB-NewsLine
> https://nfb.org/audio-newspaper-service
>
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> **8 From Chris Danielsen via NFBNet
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> CONTACT: Chris Danielsen
> Director of Public Relations
> National Federation of the Blind
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
> cdanielsen at nfb.org
>
> National Federation of the Blind Applauds Issuance of "508 Refresh" Regulations
>
> Baltimore, Maryland (January 9, 2017): The National Federation of the Blind, the nation's leading advocate for blind Americans to gain equal access to information and technology, today applauded the publication of new technical standards to bring information and communication technology (ICT) into compliance with section 508 of the Rehabilitation act of 1973, which requires government agencies and contractors to make their electronic information and technology accessible to the blind and others with disabilities.
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> Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: "Information and communication Technology has changed a great deal since the last Section 508 regulations were issued, and has become an even more integral part of everyday life. Yet blind people, particularly blind federal employees, continue to struggle with access barriers when interacting with electronic and information technology used or procured by federal agencies. For these reasons, we are extremely pleased that the new Section 508 standards have finally been published. Government agencies and contractors should now understand how to make information and services accessible to the blind, allowing federal employees to perform their job functions effectively and other blind Americans to exercise our rights and responsibilities as citizens."
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> In 1998, Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require Federal agencies to make their ICT accessible to people with disabilities. Section 508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in information technology, open new opportunities for people with disabilities, and encourage development of technologies that will help achieve these goals. The law applies to all Federal agencies when they develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology.
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> About the National Federation of the Blind
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
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> Christopher S. Danielsen, J.D.
> Director of Public Relations
> 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330 | cdanielsen at nfb.org
> Twitter: @rlawyer
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> **9 From Anil Lewis via NFBNet
> Apply to Become a National Federation of the Blind BUILD Team Member: Technologies are being developed every day that affect the way we all live, work, and play. In order to ensure access to the ever-evolving technologies that make it possible for blind people to live the lives we want, we need blind users to innovate and lead the design process. The NFB is establishing a database of Blind Users Innovating and Leading Design (BUILD) to evaluate websites, products, and services for accessibility. Apply to become a member of our BUILD team by completing the survey at https://nfb.org/build-team .
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> Anil Lewis, M.P.A.
> Executive Director
> 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
> (410) 659-9314, Ext. 2374 | alewis at nfb.org
> Twitter: @AnilLife
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> **10 From Terry Smith, NFBEI DOT Comments
> Hello All: Just a quick update. 195 comments were submitted to DOT. Almost 90 of those by Blind Vendors and 17 SLA's. Hardly any of the 195 support commercializations except for agricultural products. All in all I am pleased. In case you are wondering about your state, New Jersey, and
> Pennsylvania commented. Ohio and Georgia did not. Only 1/4 of the vendors at rest areas commented but we weren't trying to get all of them anyway. Florida accounted for half of the Blind Vendors who commented.
> Terry
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> **11 Broker News – Saverino & Associates
> Biscomerica January 1 – March 31 2017 add on rebate by Broker
> 59961 Sweet Chocolate Chip Cookies 60/2oz $1.20
> 54809 Sweet Serenity Chocolate Chip Cookies 48/3oz $0.96
> 59861 Sun Sun -Maid Oatmeal Raisin Apple Cookies 60/2oz $1.80
> 59862 Sun -Maid Blueberry Greek Yogurt Chip 60/1.75oz $1.80
> 64741 Columbus Cappuccino Cookies 60/2oz $1.20
> 54806 Basil’s Cappuccino 48/3oz $0.96
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> Any combination of above products delivered between January 1 and March 31, 2017and written by a Biscomerica representative on this form will qualify for a rebate. Biscomerica will verify proof of delivery. Minimum rebate amount that will be paid is $10.00 Call Mark Saverino at 630-868-2629 to place your orders.
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> CHATTANOOGA BAKERY MOONPIE BITES AND DOUBLE-DECKER MOONPIESQ1 2017 OFF INVOICE PROMOTION (off invoice will be a deduction immediately off of your list price from your Distributor)
> 10822 MoonPie Bites $2.40
> 54001 Double Decker Chocolate MoonPie $2.00
> 54002 Double Decker Vanilla MoonPie $2.00
> 54003 Double Decker Banana MoonPie $2.00
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> Vitner’s Off Invoice (off invoice will be a deduction immediately off of your list price from your Distributor)
> 402475 Plain Chips 36/1.5oz $1.08
> 402476 Sweet & Tangy BBQ Chips 36/1.5oz $1.08
> 402477 Chicago Smokehouse Rib Ridgetts 36/1.5oz $1.08
> 402478 Jalapeno 36/1.5oz $1.08
> 402479 Sweet Southern Heat BBQ 36/1.5oz $1.08
> 402481 Buffalo Wing & Blue Cheese 36/1.5oz $1.08
> 402480 Sizzlin’ Hot Potato Chips 36/1.5oz $1.08
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> 70009 Popz Movie Butter Microwave Popcorn buy 10 cases get 1 free - Call Mark Saverino at 630-868-2629 to place your orders.
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> **12 Broker News – Burdette Beckman, Ray Salvador
> Herr’s Top 10 Selling Items
> 307 42 1OZ JALAP CRLS-NP
> 8345 30 1OZ GNS RANCH VEG
> 145 42 1OZ HOT SAUCE-NP
> 224 84 1OZ BABY BACK NP
> 198 84 1OZ RAGIN RANC-NP
> 107 84 1OZ REG-NP
> 3222 42 1OZ RANCH& HAB-NP
> 109 84 1OZ SC&O-NP
> 8101 42 1OZ PIZZA CURL-NP
> 718 42 1 OZ HOTHON CC NP
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> **13 Broker News - G&J Marketing, Tom Dolan
> Mrs. Freshley’s $.03 Off Invoice through January 31, 2017
> 48002750 Chocolate Strawberry Mini Donuts, 6/12/3.3oz
> 48002752 FOA Chocolate Strawberry Mini Donuts, 6/12/3.3oz
> 48092880 Salted Caramel Crunch Mini Donuts, 6/12/3.4oz
> 48092882 FOA Salted Caramel Crunch Mini Donuts, 6/12/3.4oz
> 48077160 Choc Straw & Salt Caramel Mini Donuts Shipper, 36ea
> 48077162 FOA Choc Straw & Salt Caramel Mini Donuts Shipper, 36ea
> 48091570 Chocolate Icers 36/4.5 oz.
> 48091572 FOA Chocolate Icers 36/4.5 oz.
> 48091560 Vanilla Icers 36/4.5 oz.
> 48091562 FOA Vanilla Icers 36/4.5 oz.
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> Mrs. Freshley’s $.05 Off Invoice through March 31, 2017 (off invoice will be a deduction immediately off of your list price from your Distributor)
> 48007130 Salted Caramel Swiss Roll, 9/6/2.8 oz.
> 48007132 FOA Salted Caramel Swiss Roll, 9/6/2.8 oz.
> 48078980 Candy Topped Brownie, 8/12/2.75 oz.
> 48078990 FOA Candy Topped Brownie, 8/12/2.75 oz.
> 48077300 Chocolate Chip Brownie, 4/12/3.25 oz.
> 48077290 FOA Chocolate Chip Brownie, 4/12/3.25 oz.
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> **14 RSA Buying Group Information
> FRITO LAY 1st QUARTER 2017 NEWS ITEMS
> Frito is offering a .04 cents per unit off invoice discount on Chester’s Fries and $1.92 per case rebate on Kettle Chips delivered through January 31. Please let me know if you have trouble getting either item, or if you have any questions.
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> 1.75 oz Chester’s Fries Bacon Cheddar - 64 count – UPC 65260
> 1.375 oz Lay’s Kettle Chips Original-64 count – UPC 61178
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> Hope you can all take advantage of this new Power Buy from Nestle that starts Monday. It's a great deal and only available for a short time.
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> EXCEPTIONAL NESTLE POWER BUY CANDY DEAL
> ACT QUICKLY – SUPPLY IS LIMITED!
> Buy 1 case of Nestle 1.34 oz Butterfinger Peanut Butter Crisp Bar and get 1 case FREE. Up to 6 free cases per member. Free cases paid as a $100 per case rebate.
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> Deal Date: Pre-Book January 9, 11AM EST to January 20, FOR DELIVERY between January 23, through February 3, 2017.
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> RSA Management Purchase Power Deals
> Earn Extra Rebates on the following:
> NEW DEALS THIS WEEK
> NESTLE POWER BUY CANDY DEAL
> Deal Date: PRE-BOOK JANUARY 9, 11AM EST to JANUARY 20, FOR DELIVERY between JANUARY 23, through FEBRUARY 3, 2017.
> Rebates Products
> Buy 1 get 1 FREE Nestle 1.34 oz Butterfinger Peanut Butter Crisp Bar Case
> Up to 6 free cases per member. Free cases paid as a $100 per case rebate.
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> FRITO
> Deal Date: THROUGH FEBRUARY 4, 2017 - DELIVERY BY FEBRUARY 19, 2017
> Rebates Products
> $1.92 per case Lay’s Kettle Chips LSS – Original, Mesquite BBQ and Jalapeno
> $1.92 per case Rold Gold and Rold Gold Thins – ALL FLAVORS
> $2.40 per case 2.0 oz. Grandma’s Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
> $5.00 per case Harvest Nuts – Mixed, Cashews, Toffee Glazed Mix, Fruit and Nuts, Premium Almonds
> $2.40 per case Munchies Crackers – Cheese Peanut Butter and Toast Peanut Butter
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> PEPSI
> Deal Date: THROUGH JANUARY 31 – DELIVERY BY FEBRUARY 7, 2017 (Valid with Participating Bottlers Only)
> Rebates Products
> $1.50 per case 20 oz. Mountain Dew – ALL FLAVORS EXCEPT REGULAR AND DIET
> $2.00 per case Lipton Teas – ALL FLAVORS – INCLUDING INNOVATION
> $2.00 per case 15.2 oz. Ocean Spray – ALL FLAVORS
> $2.00 per case 12 oz. Starbucks Refreshers – ALL FLAVORS
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> Indefinite End Date
> BEANITO’S
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> $1.00 per case Bean Chips and Puffs - ALL FLAVORS
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> BOLTHOUSE FARMS
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> $1.30 per case Bolthouse drinks - ALL FLAVORS
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> COLD STONE CREAMERY
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> $1.50 per case All Flavors of Milk Shakers
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> COOL HAUS
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> 20% per case Choco. Chip, Van Bean, Snickerdoodle, Salted Caramel Ice Cream
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> DAISY’S BAKERY, INC
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> 8% per case Individually Wrapped Muffin, Cake, Brownie, Pie, Cookie – ALL FLAVORS
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> GOETZ CANDY COMPANY
> Deal Date: THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2016
> Rebates Products
> $3.00 per case -1.9oz. Caramel Creams
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> JJ’s PIES
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> $1.80 per case JJ’s Bakery Boxed Pies – ALL FLAVORS
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> J&J FOODS
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> 5% per case Kim & Scott’s IW Flavored Soft Pretzels and IW Pretzel Melts
> 5% per case Mary B’s IW Biscuit Breakfast Melts
> 5% per case Corazona’s HeartBar Oatmeal Squares
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> HINT WATER
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> $1.00 per case Hint 100% Natural Goodness Water – ALL FLAVORS
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> J&J FOODS
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> 5% per case Kim & Scott’s IW Flavored Soft Pretzels and IW Pretzel Melts
> 5% per case Mary B’s IW Biscuit Breakfast Melts
> 5% per case Corazona’s HeartBar Oatmeal Squares
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> LUCY’S COOKIES
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> $1.15 per case Choco Chip, Cinnamon Thin, Ginger Snap and Brownie Crisp Cookie
> SEAPOINT FARMS
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> 10% off per case Dry Roasted Edamame
> $1.00 per case Beanitos and Beanitos Puffs
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> STEAZ TEA
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> $1.50 per case ALL FLAVORS
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> STOK COLD-BREW COFFEE
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> $3.00 per case 13.7 oz Stok Cold Brew Coffee – ALL FLAVORS
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> TITAN TEA
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> $1.50 per case Titan Teas - ALL FLAVORS
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> UMPQUA OATS
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> $2.00 per case Umpqua Oatmeals - ALL FLAVORS
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> VITA COCO – ORDER THROUGH AUTHORIZED DPSG ONLY
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> $1.00 per case 11.1 oz. Vita Coco– ALL FLAVORS
> $1.50 per case 17 oz. Vita Coco – ALL FLAVORS
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> WELCH’S FRUIT SNACKS
> Deal Date: THROUGH INDEFINITE
> Rebates Products
> $2.88 per case Buddy Bears, Sour Jacks, Nuclear SQWorms, Sun Maid Chocolate covered Raisins and Fisher Chocolate covered Peanuts.
> $1.44 per case Welch’s School Items – ALL FLAVORS
> $0.96 per case Welch’s Fruit Snacks – ALL FLAVORS except school items
> $0.96 per case Gummi Factory – ALL FLAVORS
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> Thank you,
> Kathy Ungaro
> ICBV, Business Manager
> (630)234-4444
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> Illinois Committee of Blind Vendors
> 53 W. Jackson Blvd. Suite 502
> Chicago, IL 60604
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