[nabs-l] 2 quick observations

Thu Jun 16 23:41:38 UTC 2011

Jorge,
  To my knowledge, they keep a running computer database with contact
info and due payment status.  Darian, Arriele, am I right?
  Oh and I do have one question.  How do we cast our ballots?  Are
there braillers available for us to do it on our own, or do we need
sighted assistance?  I imagine there's some sort of accessible voting
method in place?
  All the best,
Kirt

On 6/16/11, Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good question, I've been wondering that too.
>
> sent from my Apex
> Email: joshkart12 at gmail.com
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:13:28 -0700
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] 2 quick observations
>
> SO,  does this mean that just because I am a member of this
> mailing list I
> am also a member of NABS? Or what does it mean to be a member of
> NABS?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Arielle Silverman
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:10 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] 2 quick observations
>
> Well said.  I believe the definition of being a "member" of NABS
> should
> be loose.  We want to share information and network with all
> blind
> students, whether or not they have chosen to be actively involved
> in
> the Federation.  Of course, we welcome the contributions of those
> of
> you who decide to pay dues, vote and/or run for offices, but we
> don't
> exclude anyone from our listserv, conference calls or meetings.
> At our convention business meeting, we do have a system for
> ensuring
> that only paid members vote.  When you pay your $5 dues, you will
> get a
> set of ballots to use for voting.  If you do not wish to pay the
> $5,
> you are more than welcome to attend our meeting, but you will not
> be
> able to vote.
> Arielle
>
> On 6/16/11, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Correct,
>    the payment of dues means that you may Vote (  in officer
>  elections, on constitutional amendments, or any other action
> item) or
>  hold an elected office.
>    If  you decide to not pay dues, you obviously cannot do those
>  things.  however you can  do everything else you have been
> doing.  (
>  and we'll  still love you!).  and you can still help us change
> what it
>  means to be a blind student.
>
>  On 6/16/11, Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Please correct me if I'm wrong, but mainly paying dues allows
> one to vote
>  in
>  elections and to run for leadership positions.  But if you want
> to keep in
>  touch with NABS, be on the list etc you don't need to pay.  Is
> this right?
>  I paid happily last year at convention, but this year I haven't
> been able
>  to
>  get rid of a concert on July 7th and I just can't be there,
> which means
>  that
>  I can't pay either :).
>  On Jun 16, 2011, at 1:14 PM, Darian Smith wrote:
>
>  hello all,
>  Kirt has, in short, said what I would have.
>  We are working on getting   pay pal in place on the nabs site,
> but
>  for now those who wish to be members can sign up to do so on the
> nabs
>  page and pay dues at the meeting.  (it also says on the  page
> where
>  you sign up to be a member that  dues are  collected at
> washington
>  seminar and at national convention)
>    Best,
>   Darian
>
>  On 6/16/11, Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Jorge,
>   At national convention, there is a NABS business meeting where
> you
>  pay dues (if you want to be a voting member), and they keep a
> running
>  list of all the people who do.
>
>  On 6/16/11, Jorge Paez <computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Hello all.
>  Just had two observations.
>  First: the "terms of service" page does not seem to work.
>  At least for me it shows a "page does not exist" error.
>
>  And secondly:
>  for the purposes of organization, what is the system for
> tracking
>  members?
>  The reason I'm asking is because the constitution states that we
> "must
>  pay
>  dues" but there seems to be no way of tracking how many members
> we
> have
>  and
>  therefore it seems to be that unless you personally make a check
> to
>  NABS,
>  NABS leadership has no way of noing weather all those who should
> pay
>  have.
>  Am I correct in this thought or is there something I'm missing?
>
>  Thanks,
>
>  Jorge
>
>
>
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