[Mn-abs] Announcing Seminar for Blind Studends

Steve Jacobson steve.jacobson at visi.com
Mon Mar 4 03:28:27 UTC 2013


The following information about an upcoming seminar for blind high school
and college students in Minnesota comes from Jordan Richardson, president of
the Minnesota Association of Blind Students: 

To Whom It May Concern:

The Minnesota Association of Blind Students is excited to let you know about
our upcoming Student Spring Seminar to be held on Saturday, 6 April, 2013
from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.  The meeting will be held at the National
Federation of the Blind of Minnesota headquarters located at 100 E 22nd
Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404.

The day's events are open to high school and college students, prospective
students, and anyone else who wishes to help advocate for student-related
policies.  The theme for this event is "Access to Opportunity!"
Topics will include a presentation by the Communication Center of State
Services for the Blind, the chance to interact with a panel of undergraduate
and graduate college students, the opportunity to hear from a representative
of a college disability services office, several opportunities to meet and
network with other blind students and blind professionals, and much more.

Please see the attached flier and pre-registration form for more
information.  We hope to see you at this exciting seminar. Feel free to pass
this email and flier on to anyone who might be interested.  Please direct
all questions to mnabs.talk at gmail.com, and one of our officers will be in
touch promptly.
Please return a completed pre-registration form to mnabs.talk at gmail.com by
March 22.

Sincerely,
The Minnesota Association of Blind Students

--The Minnesota Association of Blind Students is a division of the National
Federation of the Blind of Minnesota and of the National Association of
Blind Students.--
-- 
Jordan Richardson
President, Minnesota Association of Blind Students
jordan.rich0913 at gmail.com
richa878 at umn.edu
"Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain
unaltered."
--Aristotle











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