[nabop] 2013 national convention in Orlando coming soon.

[Kevin Ledford]

I apologize but I will not be in attendance this year. Additionally, since
I was late to last year's meeting, I unfortunately do not have minutes for
last year.


On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 8:43 AM, Lisa Hall <lhall007 at cinci.rr.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
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> I hope everyone is getting ready for this wonderful convention in Orlando,
> Florida.
>
> I am really excited about this since I have been busy trying to put an
> agenda together for two meetings.
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> I hope everyone read your April Braille Monitor where our announcements for
> both meetings were published.
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> If anyone is planning to attend, I would like to get an idea of who is
> coming.
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> I am sorry to regret that Mary Donahue, our vice president for this
> division, will not be coming to this year's convention. There are medical
> and financial being dealt with right now. Please pray for her and Peter
> Donahue.
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> Any Board member such as Debbie Brown and Kevin Ledford, be prepared to
> give
> your financial and minutes from last year's meeting. Send a copy to me by
> email as soon as you can.
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> I have some speakers lined up for the first meeting.
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> I am still working on others but cannot say who it is until the day of our
> meeting when we get there.
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> I will be arriving at convention on Sunday, June 30 and leaving early
> Sunday
> morning on July 7, 2013.  If anyone needs to reach me at convention, the
> best way to do that is to find me in the Ohio delegation or call on my cell
> phone at (513) 550-5155. Please be patient since I am in a learning mode
> on
> the iPhone 5. This is my first phone that is a touch-screen with very few
> tactile buttons. I am in the market to purchase a portable Braille display
> with Braille keyboard. It is my hope to have a speaker to talk about iphone
> use with Braille display. I'm anxious to see if when reading a Braille book
> in electronic format, is number of cells still important to you? Since some
> Braille displays are 12, 14, 18, 20, 32, 40, 65, and 80 cells, which one do
> you prefer? I personally like the 40 cells since I am a Braille
> proofreader,
> however, Clovernook is far behind in utilizing paperless Braille displays
> as
> a tool for proofreading and editing. Braille displays at work is only being
> used when a person is doing correction on the files before final production
> on a book or magazine.
>
> I hope to be doing that down the road.
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> So much for rambling. I hope to see everyone there in Orlando, Florida.
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> Sincerely,
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> Lisa Hall, President of National Association of Blind Office Professionals
> (NABOP), a Division of National Federation of the Blind
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Best Regards,

Kevin D. Ledford


"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."

- John Wooden