[nabs-l] National Convention and Wheelchair Attendents

[Josh Gregory]

Thanks very much, greatly appreciated.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 7, 2013, at 2:56 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Josh,
> 
> I hope you can make it to next year's convention. I always see lots of
> folks there who use wheelchairs, so I know it can be done. I'm not
> sure if the convention committee provides wheelchair pushers or if you
> need to bring your own. They have a lot of UPS volunteers staffing the
> convention and so someone from that group might be able to help you. I
> would suggest talking to your NFB state president about funding and
> also about requesting a pusher as an accommodation. Best of luck!
> 
> Arielle
> 
>> On 11/7/13, Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks nice piece of advice!
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Nov 7, 2013, at 11:20 AM, johnnie Jean duran <johnniejduran at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Josh, actually, if you contact the president Marc Mauwer, he will make
>>> sure to provide sighted assistance for you.
>>> 
>>>> On 11/7/13, josh gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Looks like this might be  blank…
>>>> 
>>>>>> On 11/7/13, Justin Williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On 11/7/13, josh gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>> Maybe a weird question for some, but here goes.
>>>>>> I am, indeed, in a wheelchair. I'm looking to hopefully attend
>>>>>> national convention this year through one of the available
>>>>>> scholarships. However, I'm wondering how people who are in wheelchairs
>>>>>> have managed to navigate, do things, and stuff like that? What
>>>>>> assistance is available for people like us? Would we have to pay for
>>>>>> such things on our own? It'd be my first time attending and it's quite
>>>>>> exciting, but this is one of the things I'd have to tackle, and I'm
>>>>>> looking for assistance with it.
>>>>>> Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Josh
>>>>>> 
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