[IL-Talk] President Riccobono's notebook for the week of October 3
David Andrews
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Thu Oct 20 03:30:48 UTC 2022
If someone wants off and doesn't know how to do it, contact me.
Dave
david.andrews at nfbnet.org
At 04:57 PM 10/4/2022, David Meyer via IL-Talk wrote:
>Bill, If you wish to leave an NFB e-mail list
>you can unsubscribe yourself. Go to
>www.nfbnet.org, click on the link "join or drop
>NFB mail lists", scroll down to IL-talk. I
>believe there is a link where you can
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>Message----- From: IL-Talk
><il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
>ebirm18--- via IL-Talk Sent: Tuesday, October 4,
>2022 3:35 PM To: 'NFB of Illinois Mailing List'
><il-talk at nfbnet.org> Cc: ebirm18 at wowway.com
>Subject: Re: [IL-Talk] President Riccobono's
>notebook for the week of October 3 I'm not
>really sure. Try the State President Marylyn
>Green. She is copied on this email -----Original
>Message----- From: IL-Talk
><il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
>William Balis via IL-Talk Sent: Tuesday, October
>4, 2022 1:39 PM To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List
><il-talk at nfbnet.org> Cc: William Balis
><billbalis at sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: [IL-Talk]
>President Riccobono's notebook for the week of
>October 3 Thanks! Could you tell me who I
>contact to be removed from the NFB Illinois
>email list? Thanks, Bill. Sent from my iPhone >
>On Oct 4, 2022, at 5:27 AM, Marilyn Green via
>IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote: > >  >
>Critical Actions: > > > > > > It's Blind
>Equality Achievement Month!: > > > Members of
>the National Federation of the Blind conduct
>activities in > local communities such as white
>cane walks, film screenings, and social
>events. > Please send a description of your
>affiliate- or chapter-related > #BlindMonth
>activities, including the white cane
>proclamations, to >
><https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/h/6x3cg2a49ohh/?&cs=wh&v=b&to=web@nf
> > b.org> web at nfb.org so they can be posted on
>the >
><https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnfb.org%2Fblind-month&sa=D
> > &sntz= 1&usg=AOvVaw257js1ofQzvwJmEk-A4Y4K>
>Blind Equality Achievement > Month page. > There
>is also still time to encourage your local
>government to issue a > White Cane Awareness Day
>proclamation. Learn more at >
><https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwhitecane.day%2F&sa=D&sntz
> > =1&usg =AOvVaw3_c75YifvJSantHuJhNV-b>
>whitecane.day > > > > > > > News: > > > > > >
>Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and
>Activities: > > > Last Thursday, the NFB
>submitted comments to the US Department of >
>Health and Human Services Office for Civil
>Rights regarding its notice > of public
>rulemaking (NPRM) for Section 1557 of the
>Affordable Care > Act (ACA). The NPRM proposes
>to clarify and expand nondiscrimination >
>requirements in Section 1557 of the ACA and
>requested feedback > specific to telehealth,
>medical devices, and website and mobile app >
>accessibility. I encourage you to read our
>comments, as well as the > other content on
>the >
><https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnfb.org%2Fprograms-service
> > s%2Fad >
>vocacy%2Fpolicy-statements&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw0EXlbeWMG6kvuG4KNGNuO
> > l> Policy Statements section of our
>website. > > > > > Websites and Software
>Applications Accessibility Act, S. 4998/H.R.
>9021: > > > On September 28, 2022, Senator Tammy
>Duckworth of Illinois introduced > the Websites
>and Software Applications Accessibility Act in
>the > Senate. There are three original
>cosponsors for the bill: Senator Bob > Casey of
>Pennsylvania, Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii,
>and Senator Ed > Markey of Massachusetts. On the
>same day, Representative John Sarbanes > of
>Maryland introduced an identical bill in the
>House, which has been > assigned bill number
>H.R. 9021. Now that the bill is introduced in >
>both chambers of Congress, please contact your
>members in the House > and Senate and ask them
>to cosponsor the Websites and Software >
>Applications Accessibility Act! For more
>information, check out >
><https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnfb.org%2Fabout-us%2Fpress
> > -room% >
>2Fsenator-duckworth-and-representative-sarbanes-introduce-bill-make-we
> > bsites >
>-and-software-accessible&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw3U03NfXgsGHeCqoIltP0DO>
> > our press release. > > > > > 2023 Washington
>Seminar: > > > The days are getting shorter,
>there's a chill in the air, and the > leaves
>have just begun to fall from the trees-that
>means our annual > Washington Seminar is just
>around the corner. For 2023, the Washington >
>Seminar will be back at the Holiday Inn
>Washington Capitol, located at > 550 C Street,
>SW Washington, DC. January will mark the start
>of the > 118th Congress, and we wanted to make
>sure we were one of the first groups new members
>met with. > That's why we scheduled next year's
>seminar from Monday, January 30, > through
>Thursday, February 2, 2023. Save those dates in
>your calendars > now but stay tuned over the
>next few weeks and months as we release > more
>updates like hotel reservation details,
>legislative issues, and training
>schedules. > > > > > You Can No Longer ShoutCAST
>It from the Rooftops: > > > Over the past few
>years, several affiliates have leveraged the >
>software tool the national office uses to stream
>our national > convention. This
>content-streaming platform has allowed
>affiliates to > stream state conventions,
>podcasts, and other types of audio content >
>simply and accessibly. Unfortunately, ShoutCAST
>has discontinued the > audio-streaming component
>of its business model and is no longer >
>available for use. The national office is
>evaluating inexpensive > streaming options for
>accessibility and usability but has yet to
>find > a product that fully fits the
>Federation's needs. We continue to > assess
>various platforms and will share news should we
>identify a > suitable replacement. If your
>affiliate has found a tool that meets > your
>needs well, please let John Berggren ( >
><https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/h/6x3cg2a49ohh/?&cs=wh&v=b&to=jbergg
> > ren at nf b.org> jberggren at nfb.org) know what
>platform you are using. > > > > > > > Announcing
>Matching Gift Opportunity: > > > We are asking
>you all to socialize the information below
>regarding our > upcoming challenge grant from
>Vispero. > > > Challenging Expectations: A
>Partnership with Vispero: > > We rely on the
>generosity of individual supporters and
>partner > organizations to help us transform
>dreams into reality for blind > people. We are
>excited to announce a generous challenge gift
>from > Vispero to celebrate White Cane Awareness
>Day. Every dollar > contributed between October
>15 and the end of the year will be matched up to
>$50,000! > > Double your contribution and help
>ensure that we fulfill this matching gift. > > >
>Three ways you can help: > > > * Give
>online at >
><https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnfb.org%2Fdonate&sa=D&sntz
> > =1&usg =AOvVaw2Mb_Q2kc1vCeb8oxDaTLo8>
>nfb.org/donate > > * Mail a check to
>National Federation of the Blind, >
><https://www.google.com/maps/search/200+East+Wells+Street,+Baltimore,+
> > MD+212 30?entry=gmail&source=g> 200 East
>Wells Street, Baltimore, MD > 21230 > >
>* Contribute by phone using a credit card
>by calling 410-659-9314, > extension
>2430 > > > > > Office 365 Suite Accessibility
>Boutique: > > > October 4, 2:00-3:30 p.m.,
>eastern, via Zoom > > The National Federation of
>the Blind, in partnership with the Maryland >
>Department of Disabilities, invites you to
>attend the Office 365 Suite > Accessibility
>Boutique. Learn about the features of
>Microsoft's online > Office 365 Suite and its
>accessibility for blind and low-vision users. >
>The boutique will focus on Office 365's Word,
>PowerPoint, and Excel > applications. >
><https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnfb.org%2Fprograms-service
> > s%2Fce >
>nter-excellence-nonvisual-access%2Fevents&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw2IsIHe
> > 4GKTyJ > uXjK16jS1d> Register for the October
>4 Accessibility Boutique. > > > > > Career
>Fair-Fearless Job Interview Part 1: > > >
>October 6, 7:00 p.m., eastern, via Zoom > > In
>the first seminar of the National Federation of
>the Blind career > fair series, job seekers will
>be given information on job search > strategies,
>an overview on customizing their resumes and
>cover > letters, keys to developing effective
>interview communication, and an > interactive
>segment on the tricky prompt "tell me about
>yourself." No registration required. >
><https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnfb.org%2Fcivicrm%2Fevent%
> > 2Finfo >
>%3F%26reset%3D1%26id%3D522&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw2ahBeF_xjvLo_oj-BA0Rk
> > 7> Access Zoom details for Job Interview Part
>1 on the Career Fair > page. > > > > > Recent
>Voice of the Nation's Blind Blog Post: > > >
>September was National Guide Dog Month, and it
>helps lead us to > October, which is Blind
>Equality Achievement Month. Danielle McCann's >
>retired guide dog, Schultz, shares some of the
>experience with > transitioning to retirement.
>Read the blog post, " >
><https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnfb.org%2Fblog%2Fhanging-h
> > arness
>&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw3_1DnflCZoacILv7WnWhen>
>Hanging Up the > Harness." > > > > > > > Dates
>to Keep in Mind: > > > (all times eastern) > >
>* October 4: >
><https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnfb.org%2Fprograms-service
> > s%2Fce >
>nter-excellence-nonvisual-access%2Fevents&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw2IsIHe
> > 4GKTyJ > uXjK16jS1d> Office 365 Suite
>Accessibility Boutique > > * October 6: >
><https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnfb.org%2Fcivicrm%2Fevent%
> > 2Finfo >
>%3F%26reset%3D1%26id%3D522&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw2ahBeF_xjvLo_oj-BA0Rk > 7> >
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