[Mn-at-large] NFB President's Notebook - week of 06/07/2016

[David Andrews]

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>President's Notebook
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>National Federation of the Blind
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>Mark A. Riccobono
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><mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>officeofthepresident at nfb.org
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>(410) 659-9314
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>Dear Fellow Federationists,
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>A month from now, the convention will be over. 
>This means that all energy is pointed toward the 
>final preparations for this year's national 
>convention. I encourage you to be sure that our 
>convention rookies have good mentors and that 
>our convention veterans find new opportunities 
>to help build the organization. Additionally, I 
>encourage you to make sure those who cannot be 
>at this year's convention receive the 
>information about the live streaming, which 
>should be available later this month. Our 
>internet and social media tools should allow us 
>to engage our members that cannot be at the 
>convention for one reason or another. Although 
>there is no substitute for being at our 
>convention, there is no reason for us to miss 
>the opportunity to increase the excitement back home.
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>News:
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>Convention Agenda Available:
>The online version of the 2016 National 
>Convention agenda is now available on the 
><https://nfb.org/convention>NFB website in Word 
>and accessible PDF formats, as well as in Spanish.
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>Need Volunteers in Independence Market at Convention:
>We are looking for volunteers to work in the 
>Independence Market at the convention. If you 
>have some time to help, please contact Patricia 
>Maurer at (410) 659-9314, extension 2272, or Jen 
>White at extension 2236. If we have sent you a 
>schedule please give one of us a call to let us 
>know whether you can work at that time. We 
>appreciate your help to make the convention run 
>smoothly and to give our membership the 
>opportunity to purchase from the products in the 
>market. We are in need of volunteers for only 
>Friday, July 1, both shifts (8:30 a.m. to 12:45 
>p.m. and 12:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.), and Saturday, 
>July 2, both shifts (8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
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>Space Available Status:
>Last month, Senator Heller from Nevada 
>introduced an amendment to the National Defense 
>Authorization Act (NDAA) to add the same space 
>available language that is already in the House 
>NDAA to the Senate’s version. This amendment, 
>SA 4235, already has one cosponsor, Senator 
>Tester from Montana. Please call your senators 
>and urge them to cosponsor SA 4235 so that 
>veterans with disabilities rated as total can 
>participate in the space available program. More 
>on this subject will be coming out as it is available.
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>USA JOBS Now Available in NFB NEWSLINE:
>NFB-NEWSLINE® has added USA JOBS to the job 
>listings feature in addition to the over one 
>hundred thousand listings currently provided to 
>subscribers by CareerBuilder.com. 
><https://www.usajobs.gov/>USAJOBS.gov is a free, 
>web-based job board enabling federal job seekers 
>access to thousands of career opportunities 
>across hundreds of federal agencies and 
>organizations, providing public notice for 
>federal employment opportunities.  As the 
>federal government's official source for federal 
>job listings and employment opportunity 
>information, USAJOBS.gov provides a variety of 
>opportunities. Now, in addition to 
>NFB-NEWSLINE’s existing job listings, 
>subscribers can set up profiles to include 
>opportunities offered by 
><https://www.usajobs.gov/>USAJOBS.gov. Visit 
><https://nfb.org/nfb-newsline%C2%AE-expands-feature-allowing-independent-job-searches-blind>our 
>website for more information.
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>Video:
>In this week's video, Caitlin Best describes how 
>she found her way to the National Federation of 
>the Blind and the lessons she learned along the 
>way. It can be viewed at 
><https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D22aYyj52J8>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D22aYyj52J8.
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>Dates to Keep in Mind:
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>·        May 23-August 26, 2016: NFB BELL 
>Academy held at forty-six sites throughout the 
>nation. More information at 
><https://nfb.org/bell-academy>https://nfb.org/bell-academy.
>·        June 7: NFB EQ teacher application 
>deadline, 
><https://nfb.org/nfb-eq-teacher-application>https://nfb.org/nfb-eq-teacher-application 
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>·        June 19-25: NFB EQ (first iteration)
>·        June 30-July 5: National Federation of 
>the Blind Convention, Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Florida
>·        July 31-August 6: NFB EQ (second iteration)
>·        August 2-6: NFB EQ teacher cohort
>·        August 18-25: WBU and ICEVI General 
>Assembly, Rosen Centre, Orlando, Florida, 
><http://www.wbu-icevi2016.org>www.wbu-icevi2016.org
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>The National Federation of the Blind knows that 
>blindness is not the characteristic that defines 
>you or your future. Every day we raise the 
>expectations of blind people, because low 
>expectations create obstacles between blind 
>people and our dreams. You can live the life you 
>want; blindness is not what holds you back.
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>Mark A. Riccobono, President
>National Federation of the Blind
>200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
>Baltimore, Maryland 21230
>Phone: (410) 659-9314
>Fax: (410) 659-5129
>Email: <mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>officeofthepresident at nfb.org
>Twitter: @Riccobono and @NFB_Voice
>Web: <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org
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