[nabs-l] NFB convention

[Darian Smith]

Good Morning,
 there are a few ways you can try to get to  a national convention.
 someone has already touched on voc rehab as an option.
 your  state affiliate or local chapter might have funds to assist members in going to national and state conventions. 
 the NFB has a  scholarship  set aside which is funded by members of the organization  that has been set up to assist first time convention participants to experience all of what convention iss.  I am sure that there are a few people on the list that have made good use of that fund and can tell you how valuable it is.
  NFB  Training centers take their students to national convention as a part of their training.
 Finally people do pay their own way. If you can save the money, you can pay for a flight and share room costs with two to three other folks. this helps greatly with the expense and honestly, If you are really  taking advantage of  the opportunity to be at  convention you’ll only  be in your room just long enough to sleep, shower , change , etc.
 hth 
 Darian 

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> On Jun 5, 2015, at 9:58 AM, Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Let me clarify. The locational rehabilitation counselor will normally pay once for you to go as it relates to your vocational, i.e. work goal. At least that's what I've known all my life. :-)
> 
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>> On Jun 5, 2015, at 09:37, Joshua Hendrickson via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hi, your parents would have to pay for you to go.  Your rehab
>> counselor would not pay for it.  I've never been to any NFB
>> conventions, but they do sound very cool.  I'd love to check out all
>> the assistive technology.
>> 
>>> On 6/5/15, Mabelin Ramirez via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hello everyone, I have a question for you all. If I would like to attend the
>>> NFB convention would my commission counselor have to pay for it, or is this
>>> something my parents would have to pay for? I really want to go to the NFB
>>> convention.
>>> I've never gone there before.
>>> I'd so love to go.
>>> 
>>> I just want to run it by my commission counselor first if that's necessary.
>>> Regards,
>>> Mabelin
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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