[nabop] 2012 National Convention is 2-1/2 months away.

[Lisa Hall]

Hi everyone,

 

I hope everyone have been reading the Braille Monitor each month when it
becomes available. Check the April issue in the Monitor Miniatures for some
news.

 

I want to bring everyone's attention on an announcement that I sent to Gary
Wunder, Editor of the Braille Monitor.

Here is what it says:

 

Attention Current or Would-Be Office Professionals: 
Lisa Hall, president of the National Association of Blind Office
Professionals (NABOP), announces the next division meeting, scheduled for
June 30, 2012, in Dallas, Texas, at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. Registration
begins at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting begins at 7:00 and ends around 10:00.
This meeting is for anyone working in an office as a medical transcriber,
Braille transcriber, Braille proofreader, telephone operator, receptionist,
clerk of any kind, hotel reservationist, or other such fields. This year the
group plans to have a Braille proofreader workshop, which will help anyone
learn by hands-on experience what it's like to work as a Braille
proofreader. Handouts will be primarily in print and Braille for the benefit
of Braille readers and sighted transcribers and anyone who expresses
interest in improving Braille skills. Mary Donahue and Lisa Hall will lead
the session and will provide information about what it takes to become
certified as a Braille proofreader or Braille transcriber. Other agenda
items are being worked on, but plans are not complete at this writing. Come
one and all for this great gathering and learn from others how to solve
problems in an office environment.

If you plan to attend this seminar, let us know by June 15, 2012, so that
enough copies of the handouts can be made. Send correspondence to Lisa Hall,
7001 Hamilton Avenue, Unit 2, Cincinnati, OH 45231-5262; home phone (513)
931-7070; cell phone (513) 550-5155; email <lhall007 at cinci.rr.com>. You can
also contact the vice president, Mary Donahue, at 8800 Starcrest Drive,
Apartment 226, San Antonio, Texas 78217; home phone (210) 826-9579; cell
phone (210) 445-6356; email <braille at satx.rr.com>. Membership dues are $5
and can be paid in advance by sending to treasurer, Debbie Brown at 11923
Parklawn Drive, Apartment 104, Rockville, Maryland 20852; home phone (301)
881-1892; email <dabro at loc.gov>.

 

Sincerely,

 

Lisa Hall, President

National Association of Blind Office Professionals (NABOP), a Division of
National Federation of the Blind