[nabs-l] [Nfbnet-members-list] Threw Our Eyes interview, Ride into History, Race for Independence, Wed. June 22, 8:00 pm EDT

Mon Jun 20 14:17:47 UTC 2011

Kirt,

Just wondering: what would keep it from being an official
call for either organization? Do we have to get permission from 
the national center to have these calls? And if so, we can set up 
the conference call ourselves.  I would be glad to help in this 
if we have people who would be a little more experienced in this 
area.  When I call into the NABS calls, it says that the service 
is provided by freeconferencecall.com so maybe we can check them 
out and see if we can get a call together.  I'm just afraid that 
if we don't make it a NABS call, we won't have many people on it, 
and it wouldn't fit our purpose very well.  But if we posted an 
announcement about the call when we set it up, we might find more 
luck, but I don't know.  If you'd like, you can email me offlist 
at dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com as we start to set this up.

 Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:31:23 -0600
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [Nfbnet-members-list] Threw Our Eyes 
interview,Ride into History, Race for Independence, Wed.  June 
22, 8:00 pm EDT

Chris,
  I doubt this will ever be an official NABS call if we bring ACB
people on.  I also doubt it would be an ACB NABS (alliance of 
blind
students) call if we brought NFB people on.  If you can set this 
thing
up, and it actually looks like it could happen, I'll help however 
I
can.  But I think we have to set up our own conference call if we 
want
something like this-it's not going to be something I think either 
of
the student divisions will jump on.
  Best,
Kirt

On 6/19/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
 Kirt,

 I have a friend in the Council that I will see Monday night, so 
I
 plan to give this idea to him and ask if he knows someone in the
 Council that would be knowledgeable enough and willing to attend
 this call on behalf of the Council as an expert on their 
history.
 Maybe it would be better if someone like me moderated.  Keep in
 mind that I did volunteer, but I'm not degrading anyone else, 
I'm
 just using myself as an example here.  I'm a member of the
 Federation, but I'm not a hard-line "NFB is good, ACB bad"
 person, so I wouldn't show any bias to NFB or ACB.  I also am 
not
 currently a contributing (due-paying) member of NABS, so I'm not
 a leader in it of course.  That way, we wouldn't have any bias.
 I think it would be easy to have it jointly attended even if 
it's
 an official NABS call.  If we have a representative of ACB on 
the
 call, we could probably easily get other members of ACB on the
 call to kind of back up or add to that guest speaker's
 information.  Thoughts?

  Chris

 "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities 
motto)
 To learn more about Camp Abilities and find a local camp near
 you, just click on this link to their national Web site:
 www.campabilities.org.

 The I C.A.N.  Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
 Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click
 on this link to learn more and to contribute:
 www.icanfoundation.info.

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  ----- Original Message -----
 From: Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com
 To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
 <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
 Date sent: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:45:08 -0600
 Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [Nfbnet-members-list] Threw Our Eyes
 interview,Ride into History, Race for Independence, Wed.  June
 22, 8:00 pm EDT

 Carley,
   The two organizations don't really claim to be "friends" as
 such-it
 seems like now they just mostly ignore each other, work jointly
 when
 their agendas converge and play politics when they don't.  Maybe
 they
 aren't enemies, but the official organizations don't really
 advertise
 themselves as friends.
   While it would be great to have people from both organizations
 participate in a joint call, I don't see it happening.  Here's
 hoping
 though, I guess  It's certainly a nice thought-although, if the
 call
 were to have presentations from members of both organizations, 
it
 probably should be jointly moderated and attended.  The NFB (or
 probably even NABS) would, I'm betting, not be inclined to go
 there.
 So maybe we'll have better luck going through unnoficial 
channels
 and
 setting this up on our own?  No need to make it an official 
event
 for
 either the Federation or the Council-I think it's safe to say
 that
 idea was doomed to fail before it was brought up.
   Best,
 Kirt

 On 6/18/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
  And, as I said before, I would be very willing to moderate this
  call.  Please keep me posted!

   Chris

  "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities
 motto)
  To learn more about Camp Abilities and find a local camp near
  you, just click on this link to their national Web site:
  www.campabilities.org.

  The I C.A.N.  Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
  Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? 
Click
  on this link to learn more and to contribute:
  www.icanfoundation.info.

   Sent from my BrailleNote

   ----- Original Message -----
  From: Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com
  To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
  <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
  Date sent: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:51:04 -0400
  Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [Nfbnet-members-list] Threw Our Eyes
  interview,Ride into History, Race for  Independence, Wed.  June
  22, 8:00 pm EDT

  This call would be very interesting indeed.  If representatives
  from both organizations are willing to participate, it can
 really
  be productive in many ways.
  On Jun 18, 2011, at 1:46 PM, Carly Mihalakis wrote:

   Good morning, list,

   A few days ago, someone on the NABS list  suggested a
 conference
  call bringing clarity to a younger generation.  What, exactly,
 is
  the history of the ideological parting of ways, between the
  Federation and the Council? Does anybody know today, the 
history
  of this division or is it a product of sheer habit as is the
 case
  with Republicans and Democrats? If such a meeting of both
  entities were to take place, There ought to be representation 
of
  both organizations  so that a wholistic portrait of this issue
  can be exercised.

   and its split from the ACB.  This seems like a productive and
  enlightening discussion but I wonder, if the Federation and the
  council claim to be friends, should there not be representation
  from both   sides, identifying their position and whereabouts
  they stand, in this? At
   ---- Original Message ------
   From: "Joe Ruffalo" <nfbnj at yahoo.com> (by way of David
  Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>)
   Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Thru Our Eyes interview, Ride
  into History,Race for  Independence, Wed.  June 22, 8:00 pm EDT
   Date sent: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:26:45 -0500

   Save The Date:

   On Wednesday, June 22,at 8:00 pm eastern, Thru Our Eyes host,
  Joe
   Ruffalo will interview Parnell Diggs, chair of the Imagination
  Fund,
   Race for Independence.

   The interview will highlight current and past grants awarded 
to
  state
   affiliates and chapters.
   In addition, featured will be Imaginators who will share the
  methods
   to make the ask to make a difference in changing what it means
  to be blind.

   Special highlight of the interview will be the announcement of
  the 30
   winners who will have the opportunity to be driven by a blind
  driver
   while attending
   the national convention in Orlando.

   Witness the opportunity to ride into history!

   To watch and listen to the interview, please visit the
  following:
   <http://www.thruoureyes.org>www.thruoureyes.org

   For JAWS users and mobile phone users, please visit the
  following:

   m.thruoureyes.org

   Other options to watch or listen can be found on the sites
  listed above.

   To call in with comments or questions, please dial the
  following:
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   Remember: When we all do, it becomes doable.
   The more we try, the more we succeed.
   Everything is impossible until you do it.
   Keep believing.  Keep dreaming.  Keep learning
   Let's work together.  Let's make a difference!
   Joseph J.  Ruffalo
   President, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
   Phone: 973-743-0075
   Please visit our State and National Web Sites
   <http://www.nfbnj.org>http://www.nfbnj.org
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