[Mn-at-large] Fwd: NFB President’s Notebook - week of 03/ 13/2017

Mon Mar 13 22:46:17 UTC 2017

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>President's Notebook
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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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>I want to encourage each of the affiliates to be 
>active with our #WhyImAFederationist campaign in 
>social media. We are generating a lot of buzz 
>around the organization and what we do—keep up thee great work.
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>In talking with Federationists recently, I have 
>heard some great stories of how affiliates 
>pulled them in and got them engaged. I have also 
>heard some pretty interesting tales of where we 
>dropped the ball. Luckily, the people I have 
>talked to are now members, but it makes we 
>wonder about the people and places we missed. I 
>encourage each affiliate to consider carefully 
>how we manage our communications. We want to 
>make sure we can get back to potential members, 
>new contacts, and our existing members in a 
>timely fashion. I am certain that the ideas 
>generated at our recent communications seminar 
>should help build capacity in our affiliates.
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>Finally, we recently completed the Herding Cats 
>Seminar. If you have recommendations of 
>individuals from your state or others that I 
>should consider inviting to the seminar in the 
>future, please let me know. We need to keep growing the list.
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>News:
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>TIME Act Introduced:
>Congressman Harper has introduced the 
>Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful 
>Employment (TIME) Act to remove barriers to 
>employment opportunities for people with 
>disabilities by phasing out Section 14(c) of the 
>Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and facilitating 
>the transitioning of people with disabilities 
>now working in segregated employment settings 
>into competitive employment opportunities in their communities.
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>Social Security Forms:
>The NFB is seeking members who currently receive 
>social security benefits and would like social 
>security forms to be accessible and available 
>online, so that blind individuals can privately 
>and independently complete these forms. We are 
>particularly interested in hearing from members 
>who are iOS users. Please contact Valerie 
>Yingling at 
><mailto:vyingling at nfb.org>vyingling at nfb.org to 
>discuss how you can help NFB push the Social 
>Security Administration toward accessibility.
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>Discrimination Case of Blind Healthcare Worker:
>We are working with Manuel G. Morse to bring 
>suit against his employer, Brigham and Women's 
>Hospital, Inc. (BWH); its corporate parent, 
>Partners Healthcare Systems, Inc.; and Epic 
>Systems Corporation, a maker of software used at 
>BWH and throughout the healthcare industry. Mr. 
>Morse's lawsuit alleges that he is unable to do 
>his job as a hospital dispatcher because Epic's 
>software is not compatible with the 
>text-to-speech screen-reading technology that he 
>uses on his workplace computer, and that his 
>employer and Epic are aware of the problem but 
>have refused to take all appropriate steps to 
>remedy it. Mr. Morse has been on indefinite paid 
>leave since May of 2015 because of this issue.
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>Reminders:
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>Scholarship Application Deadline Approaching:
>Please pass along the attached flyer to any 
>students that would be interested in applying 
>for an NFB scholarship. The deadline is March 31.
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>Convention Preregistration Open:
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><http://nfb.org/registration>http://nfb.org/registration 
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>Dates to Keep in Mind:
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>Â·        March 23, 2017: 
><https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=6317&qid=1522699>eBooks 
>and EPUB accessibility event
>Â·        March 30-31, 2017: 
><http://nfb.org/law-symposium>Jacobus tenBroek Law Symposium
>Â·        March 31, 2017: Deadline for 
><http://www.nfb.org/scholarships>scholarship applications
>Â·        April 15, 2017: Deadline for 
><https://nfb.org/bolotin-award-main>Jacob Bolotin Award applications
>Â·        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
>Â·        June 4, 2017: <https://nfb.org/dot-dash>6K Dot Dash
>Â·        July 10-15, 2017: 
><https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm16/bm1611/bm161101.htm>National 
>Convention, Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, Orlando, Florida
>Â·        July 23-29, 2017: 
><http://www.blindscience.org/nfb-youth-slam>Youth Slam, Towson University
>Â·        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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><https://nfb.org/>
>National Federation of the Blind
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>The National Federation of the Blind is a 
>community of members and friends who believe in 
>the hopes and dreams of the nationâ€™s blind. 
>Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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