[Mn-at-large] Fwd: NFB President’s Notebook - week of 10/ 2/2017
David Andrews
dandrews at visi.com
Tue Oct 3 02:58:08 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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>It is Meet the Blind Month! It is always
>exciting to observe all of the great activities
>that our chapters and affiliates generate during
>October. I noticed a number of Facebook posts
>about Federation activities yesterday so the
>month has already started with great energy. I
>had the pleasure of representing the National
>Federation of the Blind in Dallas where the Aira
>Tech Corp, along with executives of AT&T, was
>promoting the Aira technology. Emmitt Smith
>described the first quarter of the game using
>Aira's technology and we had the opportunity to
>talk with a number of influential business
>leaders about the work of the National
>Federation of the Blind. Read below for more
>important Meet the Blind Month information,
>especially as it relates to October 15.
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>Our hearts are with the families of victims in
>Las Vegas this morning. I have heard from our
>president in Nevada, Terri Rupp. We are not
>aware of any of our members being injured.
>Terri's husband Aaron is a first responder and
>was on the scene while active shooting was still
>happening. I am confident that each of you joins
>me in extending appreciation to Aaron and the
>other first responders linked to our Federation
>family who are involved in this situation, as
>well as with those involved with relief efforts
>for recent hurricane victims. I am thankful to
>those who continue to work on a daily basis to
>make our communities safer and stronger even
>through their personal sacrifices.
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>Critical Actions This Week:
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>Welcome to Meet the Blind Month!:
>We are excited to hear about all the great
>events and Do You Dream in Color screenings that
>have been scheduled, so please share your events
>with <mailto:communicationsteam at nfb.org>communicationsteam at nfb.org.
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>Here are some resources for you to use during the month:
>· A new
><http://nfb.org/blog/article/3329>blog post with ideas for Meet the Blind Month
>· Visit
><http://www.doyoudreamincolor.com/screenings>www.doyoudreamincolor.com/screenings
>to learn about screenings
>· A new
><https://nfb.org/national-federation-blind-celebrates-white-cane-awareness-day>blog
>post with ideas for White Cane Awareness Day
>· Our
><https://nfb.org/nations-blind-podcast-episode-18-september-2017>September
>Voice of the Nation's
>Blind<https://nfb.org/nations-blind-podcast-episode-18-september-2017>
>podcast features a Presidential Privilege
>discussion about White Cane Awareness Day
>· A new
><http://nfb.org/white-cane-awareness-day>White
>Cane Awareness Day webpage and a link to the
>updated White Cane Awareness Day Proclamation
>· A new
><http://www.nfb.org/donate2017>www.nfb.org/donate2017
>webpage so we can track donations during our promotion of White Cane Giving Day
>· A new video is in production and more
>information is on the way via listserv emails
>· Please promote events on social media
>and use the #mtbm17, #WhiteCaneAwarenessDay and
>#WhiteCaneGiving hashtags as appropriate
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>News:
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>Hurricane Relief:
>You are welcome to send contributions to the
>National Federation of the Blind marked as
>“Hurricane Relief†and we will work with our
>affiliates in Puerto Rico, Florida, and Texas as
>needed. Our Texas relief effort is doing well,
>so I would anticipate our focus being on Puerto Rico.
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>Contributions to the National Federation of the
>Blind Hurricane Relief Project can be sent to:
>National Federation of the Blind
>Attn: Hurricane Relief
>200 East Wells Street
>Baltimore, Maryland 21230
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>Online contributions can be made at
><https://nfb.org/donate>https://nfb.org/donate.
>Be sure to note your contribution is for hurricane relief.
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>Cardtronics ATM Testing:
>Congratulations to the NFB of Alaska! The Alaska
>affiliate is the first to complete its assigned
>Cardtronics ATM testing and the first to win a
>copy of KNFB Reader for Windows. The next nine
>affiliates to finish their testing will also
>receive a redemption code for one copy of KNFB
>Reader for Windows that they can use as a door prize at an upcoming convention.
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>Thank you to everyone who has already completed
>a Cardtronics ATM test. To date, the NFB has
>received 125 completed tests, and 475 ATMs
>remain to be tested. We aim to have all tests
>completed by October 15. If a tester in your
>affiliate has not yet received his or her
>testing instructions or Request Tracker (RT)
>login and password, please contact Valerie as
>soon as possible at <mailto:vyingling at nfb.org>vyingling at nfb.org.
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>AV START Act:
>Last week Senator John Thune, Chairman of the
>Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
>Transportation; Senator Gary Peters; Senator Roy
>Blunt; and Senator Debbie Stabenow introduced
>the American Vision for Safer Transportation
>through Advancement of Revolutionary
>Technologies (AV START) Act (S. 1885). This bill
>will promote equal access to automated vehicles
>for the blind and others with disabilities
>through the prohibition of discriminatory
>licensing practices and the promotion of accessible user interfaces.
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>NAGDU App:
>The National Association of Guide Dog Users
>(NAGDU), a Division of the NFB, has updated our
>app. The versions for both iOS and Android are
>now available. This new version contains
>information about the Rideshare Testing program,
>as well as other new information.
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>Dates to Keep in Mind:
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> * <https://nfb.org/state-conventions>Fall Conventions
> * November 1, 2017:
> <http://nfb.org/scholarships>2018 Scholarship Application period begins
> * November 6-8, 2017:
> <https://nfb.org/dare-be-remarkable-call-presentations>Dare
> to Be Remarkable Conference, Baltimore, Maryland
> * November 15, 2017:
> <https://nfb.org/bolotin-award-main>2018 Dr.
> Jacob Bolotin Award competition begins, deadline March 31
> * January 29, 2018: Great Gathering-In, Washington, District of Columbia
> * March 22-23, 2018: Jacobus tenBroek
> Disability Law Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland
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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 National Federation of the Blind is a
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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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