[Mn-at-large] Fwd: NFB President’s Notebook - week of 10/ 16/2017

Tue Oct 17 02:19:58 UTC 2017

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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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>Happy White Cane Awareness Week—I figure thaat 
>since we started with October 15 at the 
>beginning of the week we might as well carry it 
>through the rest of the week. I had the 
>opportunity to travel to Louisville and Atlanta 
>last week. It is always great to be out on the 
>road hearing what Federationists are saying and 
>what is being said about us. The increased 
>impact of our work is definitely being felt, and 
>our ranks are growing in many places. I just 
>returned from our Georgia affiliate convention 
>where many new and dynamic things are occurring. 
>It is always energizing to be in the center of where growth is happening.
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>I want to extend my sincerest thank you to each 
>of you for the great work done on our 
>Cardtronics testing. We gathered a lot of data 
>in a short amount of time. We will meet our 
>commitments, and we will hold the leaders of 
>Cardtronics to theirs. Thank you for your 
>leadership in helping to motivate people to help 
>with this project. Please extend my thank you to 
>each of the testers in your affiliate.
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>Note there is an important deadline this week.
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>News:
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>National Federation of the Blind Aira Booster Program:
>The National Federation of the Blind leads the 
>nation in raising expectations for blind people. 
>Our dynamic philosophy gives us the foundational 
>understanding of the real problems of blindness 
>and the confidence to test and refine various 
>tools that have the potential to enhance 
>independence. Aira Tech Inc. has committed to 
>working closely with the National Federation of 
>the Blind as it builds its technology platform 
>to provide instant access to information. 
>Through the guidance of Federation leaders, Aira 
>has made it clear that their technology is not 
>intended to replace the basic skills and 
>techniques that blind people use to participate 
>fully in all aspect of society. This technology 
>platform is an excellent opportunity for the 
>Federation to help steer technology development 
>based on our authentic experience, share our 
>philosophy, and raise expectations. (For 
>thoughts about the blind and technology, please 
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><https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/convent/2017/banquet-speech-2017.html>Innovation, 
>Blindness, and the Emerging Pattern of Thought.) 
>To assist with this effort, we are establishing 
>a corps of Aira technology boosters in our 
>Federation affiliates. Each affiliate should 
>appoint an individual to participate on our booster team.
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>What will boosters do?
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>1.       Receive information and training 
>regarding how technologies like Aira fit into 
>the philosophy of the National Federation of the Blind.
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>2.       Coordinate feedback across the nation 
>so that the Federation continues to guide the 
>development of the Aira platform in an authentic way.
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>3.       Share ideas, tips, tricks, and information about the Aira platform.
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>4.       Advise the President of the National 
>Federation of the Blind of opportunities to 
>leverage this effort to build the Federation.
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>Kevin Worley of Colorado is coordinating the 
>Federation's Aira booster team. Please share the 
>contact information for your appointed booster 
>with Kevin as soon as possible. Kevin can be 
>reached at 
><mailto:kevanworley at worleyenterprises.com>kevanworley at worleyenterprises.com 
>or (303) 929-2369.
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>Cardtronics Testing Update:
>Thank you to everyone who participated in the 
>Cardtronics ATM testing project, and 
>congratulations to the first ten states to 
>finish their assigned ATMs: Alaska, New Mexico, 
>Rhode Island, Arkansas, Delaware, Wyoming, 
>Missouri, Indiana, Utah, and Tennessee. The 
>information that testers gathered is critically 
>important and will help Cardtronics to proceed 
>with ensuring that its entire fleet of ATMs is fully accessible to the blind.
>Please note that testing is now closed. If there 
>is a tester in your affiliate who visited an ATM 
>but did not enter his or her findings into the 
>online questionnaire, please contact Valerie 
>Yingling today. She can be reached at 
><mailto:vyingling at nfb.org>vyingling at nfb.org or (410) 659-9314, extension 2440.
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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 April 15
>    * 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 nationâ€™s blind. 
>Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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