[nabs-l] National Convention and Wheelchair Attendents

Thu Nov 7 21:32:02 UTC 2013

Thanks, it's greatly appreciated, I'm sure somebody can help out.

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> On Nov 7, 2013, at 4:21 PM, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> As was said, I met/saw a lot of people who use wheelchairs at the 2013
> convention, so it is doable.  There are plenty of UPS volunteers that
> walk around to provide assistance to everyone, so I'm sure that one or
> two might look out for wheelchair or users specifically.  I would talk
> to your state president and see what they say about it.  Either a
> volunteer can be arranged at convention, or sometimes people from
> affiliates volunteer to push wheelchairs.  One of my scholarship
> mentors and his wife were wheelchair users, and other people in their
> affiliate volunteered themselves just because it was easier.  I would
> hope that people from your state would do the same.
> 
> Good luck in applying for the scholarship!  It's a great honor and a
> great experience to attend convention for the first time.
> 
>> On 11/7/13, Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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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