[il-talk] NFBI Emergency Board Meeting

[Robert Gardner]

I would be calling in, but this Sunday is another day with too many things 
going on for us. A pot luck after church, then a session with our tax person 
to get income taxes done.

Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Denise Avant via IL-Talk" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "'NFB of Illinois Mailing List'" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>; 
<iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: <davant1958 at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 7:52 AM
Subject: [il-talk] NFBI Emergency Board Meeting


> Hello all,
>
> I am calling a board meeting for Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 5 pm. The call 
> in
> number is 641-715-3273 and the code is 6324.
>
> It is rare that an emergency board meeting of the National Federation of 
> the
> Blind of Illinois is called. But because of some damaging legislative
> amendments to a bill now pending in the Illinois legislature, we need to
> have a meeting to discuss what action to take. The bill is HB 423, and it
> would significantly scale back the educational requirements for Teachers 
> of
> the Visually Impaired. For example, there would be no requirement that the
> person seeking to teach a blind child would need to know or be proficient 
> in
> the use of Braille or other nonvisual techniques.
>
> All are welcome and urged to attend.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
>
>
> Denise R. Avant, Esq.
>
> President,
>
> National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
>
> 773-991-8050
>
> Live the life you want.
>
>
>
> For more information about NFBI,
>
> Go to www.nfbofillinois.org
>
>
>
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