[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 16:48:16 UTC 2011

Jorge,

Sounds like a great plan! Now, you said this is a web 
teleccferenceing service? Like Skype? If so and it doesn't allow 
regular telephone conference calls, I would still recommend doing 
the regular calls, as this might work better for some people, 
like those who use a notetaker.

 Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: Jorge Paez <computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com
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Date sent: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:21:12 -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

Chris and Kirt:
I think I might be able to set it up,
as I have an account with another teleconference service that may 
be a lot more interactive--please email me off list for more.

On Jun 20, 2011, at 10:17 AM, Chris Nusbaum wrote:

 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

 "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: 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.

 Sent from my BrailleNote

 ----- 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.

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 following:
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  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
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