[Mn-at-large] Fwd: NFB President’s Notebook - week of 04/ 17/2017

[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,
>I hope that everyone has had some degree of 
>spring break. The holiday weekend provided great 
>weather here in Baltimore for opening up the 
>house and cleaning off the deck for the summer. 
>You can really feel things coming to life. When 
>I woke up early this morning, I listened to the 
>sound of a lone oriole outside our window. After 
>some time, a number of other birds joined in the 
>chorus. The symbol of the moment made me reflect 
>on what a joy it is to join in with each of you 
>in our work to raise expectations for blind 
>people every day. Often we get into something 
>new because one Federationist calls out and we all come join in.
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>We are in the thick of planning for the national 
>convention now—in three months the convention 
>will be done. There havee been a number of great 
>spring Federation conventions to get us geared 
>up for our national gathering. I had the 
>opportunity to attend the Wisconsin convention 
>where growth and innovation is in evidence. In 
>Missouri, we have elected a new president, 
>Sheila Wright, and we have celebrated the 
>dedicated work of Gary Wunder who served for 
>many decades as president in Missouri. In true 
>Federation tradition, Gary has not gone away. He 
>is doing whatever is needed in Missouri but he 
>is also continuing to edit our Braille Monitor. 
>If you wish for Gary not to get bored, I 
>recommend flooding him with great Monitor 
>articles to occupy his time. Thanks to Gary for 
>his decades of leadership and congratulations to 
>Sheila as she gets settled in the chair.
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>News:
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>Do You Dream in Color?:
>We are working with the filmmakers to host 
>screenings of Do You Dream in Color? across the 
>country. For more information about the film, go 
>to <http://www.doyoudreamincolor.com/>http://www.doyoudreamincolor.com/.
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>Seeking Information Involving Epic EHR Software:
>The National Federation of the Blind is 
>assisting Manuel G. Morse in a lawsuit against 
>Epic Systems Corporation and others because the 
>inaccessibility of Epic's software has made it 
>impossible for Mr. Morse to perform his job as a 
>hospital dispatcher. You can read the full press 
>release about the litigation at 
><https://nfb.org/national-federation-blind-supports-blind-healthcare-workers-discrimination-claim>https://nfb.org/national-federation-blind-supports-blind-healthcare-workers-discrimination-claim 
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>Have you had an experience similar to that of 
>Mr. Morse? If so, we need to hear from you. 
>Please contact Valerie Yingling, legal program 
>coordinator at the NFB Jernigan Institute, at 
>(410) 659-9314, extension 2440, or 
><mailto:vyingling at nfb.org>vyingling at nfb.org.
>Items from the Independence Market:
>We recently discovered some vintage NFB music 
>boxes with the Security/Equality/Opportunity 
>logo that play “Glory, Glory Federation.” We 
>are making them available for $5.00 each, plus 
>shipping and handling, while supplies last. 
>Please note that these music boxes must be 
>shipped via UPS. If you are feeling nostalgic, 
>you might like to add an NFB stoneware mug to 
>your order. These handsome mugs with NFB in 
>raised Braille, which are now $5.00 each, show 
>the older side of the NFB headquarters building 
>and feature the same triangle logo as the music box.
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>And speaking of mugs, we just have a few of the 
>seventy-fifth anniversary Irish coffee glass 
>mugs left for $7.50 each. Don’t miss out on 
>any of these NFB memorabilia—supplies are 
>limited! To order, call the Independence Market 
>at (410) 659-9314, extension 2216.
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>NFB NEWSLINE ® Update:
>We have added four more publications: New York 
>Times Online, International Business Times, 
>McClatchy DC, and Rome News-Tribune (Rome, Georgia).
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>Dates to Keep in Mind:
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>·        <http://nfb.org/state-conventions>Spring conventions
>·        May 1, 2017: Deadline for 
><https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/distinguished-educator-of-blind-students-award-form-fillable.pdf>Distinguished 
>Educator of Blind Students Award nominations
>·        May 1, 2017: Deadline for 
><https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=8025&qid=1760005>Blind 
>Educator of the Year Award nominations
>·        June 4, 2017: <https://nfb.org/dot-dash>6K Dot Dash
>·        July 10-15, 2017: 
><https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm16/bm1611/bm161101.htm>National 
>Convention, Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, Orlando, Florida
>·        July 23-29, 2017: 
><http://www.blindscience.org/nfb-youth-slam>Youth Slam, Towson University
>·        September 12-17, 2017: 
><http://blindmerchants.org/blast-2017/>BLAST, Nashville, Tennessee
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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
>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
>(410) 659-9314 | 
><mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>officeofthepresident at nfb.org
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>the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. 
>Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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