[Mn-at-large] Fwd: NFB President’s Notebook - week of 05/ 21/2018
David Andrews
dandrews at visi.com
Tue May 22 02:22:07 UTC 2018
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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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>If you are like me, you are probably wondering
>how it got to be the twenty-first of May. I was
>considering how many things we currently have
>going on and the progress we are making as an
>organization. It is truly impressive and the
>work that each of you undertakes at the local
>level is critical to our success. Thank you for
>your continued response to our calls for action
>to move our legislative priorities. We will have
>many things to celebrate at the convention.
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>All recipients of the Kenneth Jernigan
>Scholarships have been notified. Please
>encourage your members to take advantage of the
>preregistration, which is open for another week.
>You will be receiving information in a future
>notebook about some new supports we are putting
>in place for individuals who might be stressed
>by the convention experience or who might
>encounter difficult situations like harassment.
>This is in line with the expectations of our
>code of conduct and our efforts to make sure
>that our gatherings meet the expectations we
>have for a welcoming, professional, and fun
>place to learn, grow, and work together.
>Speaking of fun, I think our host committee has
>an interesting announcement coming later this week.
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>We are getting ready to test drive our text
>communication system that some of you requested
>during our meeting in January. If we have not
>heard from you, we have assumed you are not
>interested in receiving updates and alerts in
>that form. I anticipate that we will send out
>our first text blast in the next two weeks. This
>system should be helpful to have during our
>national convention and beyond. Please recognize
>that we will want feedback as we roll this out
>to make sure it is most useful to our leaders.
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>I continue to receive feedback that the notebook
>is a helpful communication tool. We have been
>working hard to streamline information so that
>it appears in the notebook to minimize the
>number of informational alerts you receive. If
>you have feedback on tools we might use to put
>information in front of you, please let me know.
>Our affiliate presidents get hit with a lot of
>information and it is my goal to make the
>communication channels as easy as possible to track.
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>Let me pause to note that on Friday I am
>celebrating the sixteenth anniversary of my
>marriage to Melissa. I know that many of you are
>already aware of the tremendous heart, spirit,
>and time she puts into our movement. I wish to
>publicly acknowledge her work and all of the
>things she does behind the scenes to make it
>practical for us to do what we do. I am blessed
>that she is my partner in life and in the
>responsibilities I am honored to have as
>President of this organization. I know that many
>of you are also supported in your work by great
>partners. I could not resist sharing publicly my
>love and appreciation. Join us in lifting a toast on Friday.
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>Finally, although I am busy working on
>convention matters, I will be in Canada next
>week for the meeting of the World Blind Union
>Executive Committee and the North American
>Caribbean Regional meetings. If you need to get
>at me, this week is preferable. I imagine that
>between meetings in Canada, I will be locked away writing.
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>Critical Actions This Week:
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>Convention Announcements:
>Once again this year, we will have a place to
>post exhibit hall/fundraising announcements so
>as not to overwhelm our members’ inboxes.
>Affiliates, divisions, exhibitors, and sponsors
>can post their announcements via the submission
>form at
><https://nfb.org/convention/exhibitannouncements>https://nfb.org/convention/exhibitannouncements.
>All posted announcements will be displayed at
><https://nfb.org/convention/exhibits>https://nfb.org/convention/exhibits.
>This will allow for filtering based on the
>following categories: affiliate, division, exhibitor, or sponsor.
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>News:
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>NOPBC Seeking Recommendations for Parent Leadership Program (PLP):
>If you have a recommendation for the PLP to be
>held at our national convention, please send
>them to Carol Castellano at
><mailto:carol_castellano at verizon.net>carol_castellano at verizon.net
>or 973-377-0976. To participate in PLP, parents
>will need to arrive in Orlando by Monday, July
>2, so that they can attend the NOPBC seminar on
>Tuesday, July 3, along with special PLP
>meetings, mentor matches, and other NOPBC and NFB events throughout the week.
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>About the PLP: Since 2006, the PLP has been
>empowering parents with the critical leadership
>and advocacy skills to build a strong state
>division of the NOPBC through special workshops
>and training sessions, mentoring, phone
>conferences, and opportunities to meet key
>Federation leaders and see the Federation in
>action. Our main events take place at the NFB
>National Convention and the Washington Seminar.
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>KNFB 3.0 for iOS Devices Launched:
>Last week, version 3.0 of the KNFB App for iOS
>devices was released through the Apple Store.
><https://knfbreader.com/>KNFB Reader 3.0 now
>reads ebooks and documents in the ePub format,
>as well as PDFs. This makes it ideal for
>students and professionals who must read content
>in multiple formats from multiple sources. The
>app is also customizable, so that people with
>different reading needs can tailor its settings
>to meet those needs. The app is now able to
>recognize and read documents in over thirty languages.
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>Reminders:
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>Legislative Reminder:
>Please continue to call your senators and urge
>them to cosponsor S. 116, and also urge them to
>include the language of the bill in the National
>Defense Authorization Act. You can reach your
>senator by calling the Capitol Switchboard at
>202-224-3121 and asking for the office in question.
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>Thanks to Jon Tester of Montana, Christopher
>Coons of Delaware, Gary Peters of Michigan,
>Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, and Bill Nelson of
>Florida for cosponsoring the bill. Special
>thanks go to Dean Heller of Nevada for being the sponsor of the bill.
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>Dates to Keep in Mind:
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> * May 31, 2018: Deadline for
> <https://convention.nfb.org/>preregistration for 2018 National Convention
> * July 3-8, 2018:
> <https://nfb.org/convention>National Federation
> of the Blind National Convention, Orlando, Florida
> * July 29-August 4, 2018: <http://www.blindscience.org/nfbeq>NFB EQ
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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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