[nabs-l] Washington seminar

[Jonathan Franks]

Hello Anna,
I completely concur with what Aleeha said. For me, Washington Seminar
was the catalyst that ignited the fire within me to become more
involved with this organization. It was amazing to see and hear the
passion that is within the hearts of all of the members who attend
every year. Although we are from different states, we are all working
toward the same goal. Whether it is fighting to end subminimum wage.
ensure that all coursework materials are accessible to blind students
or any other effort we are wanting to achieve; we are all there for
the same reason. This event really changed my life and I cannot wait
to go back next year. I highly encourage you to go and experience it
all.

Best

Jonathan Franks

Treasurer
Texas Association of Blind Students

On 8/4/15, Aleeha Dudley via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I attended my first Washington seminar this year. I really enjoyed it. As a
> student, you can attend the meeting of the national Association of blind
> students that occurs the day before the legislative activity start. You will
> work with the team of people from your state affiliate, and go to meetings
> with your national senators and representatives. Atlees meetings, you will
> discuss the legislative agenda of the national Federation of the blind. This
> agenda usually includes two or three issues that are very relevant to blind
> people and that are extremely important. You will talk about why those
> issues are important, and usually, you will try to convince that
> representative to cosponsor one of the bills. This can seem very
> intimidating, but I promise you, it isn't. You can take whatever role you
> want to in the meetings, and you do not have to do a lot of talking. It is
> important, however, to remain focused and attentive during the meetings. I
> hope this helps you get a little bit of a better understanding, and
> hopefully somebody else can do a better job of explaining it than I did.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Aug 4, 2015, at 10:07 AM, Ana via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone! has any of you attended the Washington seminar? How did you
>> like it? As a student what exactly do you do there?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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