<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Ellen thank you for taking notes for parents, i don\u2019t find the name of the mom from holyoke who came to the meeting ? Do you have her information?<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div>Youme Nguyen Ly<div><a href="https://www.youmeland.org/">https://www.youmeland.org/</a></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">(305)632-4883</span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 7, 2026, at 6:28\u202fPM, embartelt--- via Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here are the May parent division meeting notes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ellen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">May Parent Division Meeting Notes:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Call to order:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The May parent division meeting was called to order on May 21, at 6:06 P.M. The people who were in attendance were Youme Nguyen Ly, Hai Nguyen Ly, Stephanie Valdes, Dana Lynn Stockwood, Jen Bose, and Ellen Bartelt. Stephanie led everyone in the NFB pledge.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Secretary Report:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The secretary\u2019s report was table for the May meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">National Convention:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mass has one student who is a scholarship finalist for this years national convention. The dates for national convention are July 3-8 in Austin Texas. The main hotel has filled up, but there are overflow hotels. You can register to attend convention online if you cannot attend in person.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Flyer:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jen and Youme have been working on a flyer to send out to families. They are trying to find the programs that the national parent division does every year. Stephanie said she will look through her emails for a list of programs from national. There was also discussion about having IEP services on the flyer. Ellen and Stephanie are trained on the IEP laws in Mass.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Legislation:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Stephanie said the day at the state capital is June 25. The parent bill in Mass has hit a dead end for right now. We plan to invite Kyra to the next parent meeting to help the division with ideas to move forward with a parent bill.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Meet the Blind Month:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Youme has talked to her local library about having a read aloud with families. There was also discussion about having a read aloud in the Boston area. Youme also brought up the idea of having a cane walk during Meet the Blind Month.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Meeting Ending:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The meeting ended at 7:06 P.M. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Massachusetts-NFB mailing list</span><br><span>Massachusetts-NFB@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/massachusetts-nfb_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Massachusetts-NFB:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/massachusetts-nfb_nfbnet.org/youmeland%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>