[Md-sligo] FW: Planning your trip to Orlando: 2018 NFB National Convention

Thu Jun 14 10:10:20 UTC 2018

The agenda is out, and other announcements for those going to the convention.

If you plan to go on the Mears shuttle, I will sign up everyone on the group flight who is not using paratransit.

Debbie

From: National Federation of the Blind [mailto:webmaster at nfb.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 4:00 PM
To: Sharon Kim <deborahb14 at verizon.net>
Subject: Planning your trip to Orlando: 2018 NFB National Convention

Thank you for preregistering for the 2018 National Convention of the National Federation of the Blind. Enclosed is some information we think you will find useful as your plan your week in Orlando. More information is available on the NFB convention webpage <https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11420&qid=2267501> .

Requests for Accommodations Based on Disability

Due to the size and complexity of this convention, as well as the need to appropriately plan for additional human and other resources, requests for specific accommodations you require to participate fully and equally were due to us thirty days prior to the convention. If you have not submitted your request, please do so immediately by sending an email to jerniganinstitute at nfb.org <https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11421&qid=2267501> . Late requests will be considered but we cannot guarantee that we can fulfill them due to time and resource constraints. Pre-registrants of the convention who require deaf or deaf-blind interpreters should review the convention agenda and provide us with a description of the type of accommodation and a list of convention sessions you will be attending.

Small receivers for the hearing impaired to receive direct transmissions from the public address system during the NFB Board of Directors meeting, general sessions, the banquet, and meetings of the deaf-blind division may be checked out prior to the listed meetings and kept until the close of the last session the user is attending. Use of receivers requires a refundable cash deposit of $40.

Code of Conduct

The National Federation of the Blind seeks to provide a convention environment in which diverse participants, including members, speakers, exhibitors, staff, and volunteers, may learn, network, and enjoy the company of friends and colleagues in an environment of mutual respect. We recognize a shared responsibility to create and uphold that atmosphere for the benefit of all. Some behaviors are therefore specifically prohibited:

*	harassment or intimidation based on race, religion, ethnicity, language, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, physical appearance, or other group identity
*	sexual harassment or intimidation
*	public drunkenness and associated behaviors

For assistance or to report an incident, please call 443-457-3401. All reports will be fully investigated according to the steps outlined in our code of conduct, which will be published in the convention agenda. These principles have been delineated in our recently adopted code of conduct found at https://nfb.org/code-conduct <https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11422&qid=2267501> .

Volunteers Still Needed!

Please consider volunteering in the Independence Market. We are looking for energetic, joyful, warm bodies to volunteer to serve as demonstrators, storekeepers, and pay station representatives for all shifts in the Independence Market from July 4th to July 7th.

Thank you to everyone who has already signed up! The Independence Market at national convention would not be possible without the support, dedication, and hard work of our numerous volunteers. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Jen White at (410) 659-9314, extension 2236, or by email at jwhite at nfb.org <https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11423&qid=2267501>  today!

If you have experienced the benefits of the powerful technologies sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind, NFB-NEWSLINE®, and KNFB Reader, please consider donating a couple of hours to assist us with our convention activities. Come join us and have some fun conversation with other Federationists while sharing the independence that NFB-NEWSLINE and KNFB Reader provide you in your daily lives. If you would like to assist us, we’d love your help. Please let us know in an email to swhite at nfb.org.

Portrait Studio

New Year, new background! For 2018 we have a brand-new backdrop for our photos and we are adding some new times for you to visit the portrait studio this year! You’ll find us set up outside the Sebastian Ballroom. Stop by and get your photo taken! We will be emailing copies of the photos to those who would like to have them after convention wraps up. We hope to see you one of these days:

July 3 Seminar Day: Portrait Studio Open: 10 AM – 1 PM
July 5 Board Meeting Day: Portrait Studio Open: 8 AM – 12 PM
July 6 Opening Session: Portrait Studio Open: 1 hour before general session starts.
July 8 Banquet Day: Portrait Studio Open: 1 hour before banquet.

Mears Motor Shuttles

Need an easy, inexpensive way to get from the airport to the hotel and back again? Consider using a Mears Motor Shuttle. Mears is offering a discount of $4 off the roundtrip price with the NFB Mears Shuttle coupon <https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11424&qid=2267501> . Follow the instructions on the coupon to reserve your shuttle in advance or simply present the coupon at any of the four Mears Motor Shuttle ticket counters located on level 1 of the Orlando International Airport terminal. Call 800-759-5219 with questions.

Convention Schedule

Tuesday, July 3: Seminar Day                
Wednesday, July 4: Registration Day, Meetings of Divisions and Committees
Thursday, July 5: Board Meeting, Meetings of Divisions and Committees
Friday, July 6: Opening Session
Saturday, July 7: Business Session
Sunday, July 8: Banquet Day and Adjournment

The full convention agenda is available on the NFB convention webpage <https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11420&qid=2267501> .

Thank you to the sponsors of the 2018 National Convention

Platinum:
Aira Tech Corp, Enhanced Vision/Freedom Scientific/Optelec, Google, Inc, HumanWare, Microsoft Corporation, UPS, Vanda Pharmaceuticals

Gold:
Oracle, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP, HIMS, Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Market Development Group, Inc., Target, Uber

Silver:
Adobe, Amazon, AT&T, Automattic (WordPress.com), Facebook, Pearson, Sprint

Bronze:
Wells Fargo, Charter Communications, Delta, Educational Testing Service (ETS), Lyft, Monster Worldwide, Inc., National Industries for the Blind, NReach, VitalSource Technologies, Waymo

White Cane:
C&P - Chris Park Design, Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind, Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind, Duxbury Systems, Inc, En-Vision America, Envision, Inc., Federal Bureau of Investigation, LC Industries, McGraw-Hill, OrCam Technologies, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP, San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Scribd, TRE Legal Practice

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