[Mn-at-large] Fwd: NFB President’s Notebook - week of 08/ 21/2018

[David Andrews]

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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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>We are quickly coming to the back-to-school time 
>period. Most of our NFB BELL Academies have 
>closed for the summer. Now is the time for our 
>affiliates to send pictures, stories, and audio 
>clips of the summer activities. Most 
>importantly, we need your reports so we can help 
>leverage potential funding for the summer of 
>2019. Please give this attention ASAP.
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>We are heading into a busy fall season of 
>conventions. I anticipate many new ideas and 
>members coming from our work this fall. Keep up 
>the great work and keep sharing your news with me.
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>Please note that our national office will be 
>closed on September 6th and 7th for professional development activities.
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>News:
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>Space Available Program:
>Last week, the John McCain National Defense 
>Authorization Act was signed into law. It 
>contains language expanding eligibility for the 
>Space Available program that will allow 
>Vietnam-era veterans who are blind or have other 
>disabilities to travel on military flights if 
>space is available. The press release is at 
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><https://nfb.org/military-space-available-accommodation-expanded-more-veterans-disabilities>https://nfb.org/military-space-available-accommodation-expanded-more-veterans-disabilities. 
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>Registration Is Now Open for the Tactile 
>Graphics in Education and Careers Symposium:
>Calling all teachers and parents of blind 
>students, producers and users of tactile 
>graphics, tactile researchers, and museum 
>professionals! Don't miss this exciting 
>opportunity to learn about innovations in the 
>production of tactile graphics (both high tech 
>and low tech), the use of tactile graphics in 
>the classroom, how to teach tactile literacy, 
>what constitutes good design, and more. The 
>Tactile Graphics in Education and Careers 
>Symposium will take place October 11–12, at the 
>National Federation of the Blind Jernigan 
>Institute.. Registration is $50 and includes 
>lunch both days. For more information, to view 
>the agenda, and to register, go to the 
><https://nfb.org/tactile-graphics-education-and-careers-symposium>Tactile
><https://nfb.org/tactile-graphics-education-and-careers-symposium>Graphics 
>Symposium webpage.
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>Share the Love:
>As I mentioned in the last notebook, the 
>National Federation of the Blind has partnered 
>with Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats to create 
>Braille and audio Love Notes, which allow 
>parents to include messages in their 
>children’s lunch boxes. This program went live 
>last week, and there was substantial media 
>coverage. Within the first ninety minutes of the 
>launch, three notable pieces of coverage went 
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><https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/08/07/kelloggs-rice-krispies-treats-offer-snack-notes-visually-impaired/918050002/>USA 
>Today, 
><https://www.cnet.com/news/rice-krispies-treats-is-making-free-braille-stickers-audio-boxes/>CNET, 
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><https://cheddar.com/videos/rice-krispies-makes-treats-more-accessible>Cheddar. 
>Please spread the word about 
><https://www.ricekrispies.com/en_US/love-notes.html>the 
>Rice Krispies website so that our members can 
>order Love Notes for their children.
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>Dates to Keep in Mind:
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>    * <https://nfb.org/state-conventions>Fall conventions
>    * October 11-12, 2018: Tactile Graphics Symposium
>    * March 28-29, 2019: Jacobus tenBroek Law Symposium
>    * July 7-12, 2019: NFB National Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada
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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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