[Mn-abs] "Access to Opportunity" Student Seminar

[Minnesota Association of Blind Students]

Hey everybody!

The time is here!  It is time for our "Access to Opportunity" Student
Seminar 2013!

We have an exciting day planned which will be full of interesting and
awesome presenters--from the disability services office to living social,
to a discussion of video description!

Get ready for a day to remember, a day to meet other blind students!

See you all on Saturday!

Minnesota Association of Blind Students
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Minnesota Association of Blind Students

2013 Spring Student Seminar

Access to Opportunity



National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota Headquarters

100 E 22nd St

Minneapolis, MN



10:00 – Greetings & Call to Order!



10:05 – Welcome from NFB of Minnesota and BLIND, Incorporated

Jennifer Dunnam, *President*, National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota

Shawn Mayo, *Executive Director*, BLIND, Inc.



10:25 – Access Through the Disability Services Office!

Rick Gubash, *Disability Specialist, *Augsburg College



10:45 — Now from the National Association of Blind Students…

A Report from Candice Chapman, *Board Member 1*, National Association of
Blind Students



11:00 – Let’s Have Some Discussions!

Transitioning to College—Quinn Haberl

          *NFB Room (Main Session Room)*

Transitioning to Graduate School—Anmol Bhatia

          *Lunch Room (Across the Hall)*





11:30 – Access Through the Communication Center, State Services for the
Blind

Donna Marhoun, *Braille Section*, SSB Communication Center

Linda Woodstrom, *Alternate Media Specialist*, Communication Center



11:45 — Paying for School

Sheila Koenig, *Chair,* NFB of Minnesota Scholarship Committee



12:00 - 1:00 – Lunch!



1:00-3:00 – Breakout Sessions (each is half an hour)

How to Get a Job, *Dick Davis’ Office*, Top of Grand Staircase to the Left

          Public Speaking, *Rob Hobson’s Travel Room*, West Side of Third
Floor

          Let’s Get Social, *Zack Ellingson’s Travel Room*, West Side of
Third Floor

Bookshare.org, NLS, & more! – *ELL Room* – Southeast Corner of Third Floor

BLIND, Incorporated- What is it all about? –  *Jobs Room*– Northeast corner
of Third Floor

Video Description from CaptionMax, *Seminar Room*, Basement(First Floor),
Next to Kitchen



3:00 – Final Group Discussion & Door Prize!

          *NFB Room*, (main session room)



3:15 – Tek Fair!

*A variety of braille notetakers, stand-alone refreshable braille displays,
screen readers for Windows and Macintosh, mobile devices from Apple and
Google, bar code scanner, and more!*

5:00 – Adjournment!

 The Minnesota Association of

Blind Students

Would Like to Extend a Special Thank You to:



·       State Services for the Blind

·       Disability Services Office at Augsburg College

·       National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota

·       BLIND, Incorporated

·       Blind students across Minnesota



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Minnesota Association of Blind Students
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