[NABS-L] NABS-L Digest, Vol 152, Issue 8

Tue Jun 11 02:02:07 UTC 2019

Thank you for your Email. I don't use Facebook

On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 9:04 PM Itto Outini via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> This is the correct link to the survey;
>
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMPc1qij72Ebs1dLRPwE4YLVkNFHMoVhZ3J9q_q-W06_e9Gg/viewform?usp=sf_link
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> On Mon, 10 Jun 2019 at 19:59, Itto Outini <itto.outini at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello Tyler,
> >
> > Thanks for your email.
> >
> > My research is on the impact of Facebook groups on the blind and visually
> > impaired. The aim of my research is to investigate how Facebook has
> helped
> > blind and visually impaired people overcome the daily challenges they
> face.
> > This research will help the blind and visually impaired to better
> maximize
> > the benefits of other technology and media in different aspects of their
> > lives and activities.
> >
> > Thanks for your collaboration. This is the link to my survey;
> >
> >
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vMHPqN9vbrjUpLbVoix6Jpcpx7YL7XF-j3Jyy6oQwZc/edit#responses
> >
> > On Mon, 10 Jun 2019 at 17:31, Littlefield, Tyler <tyler at tysdomain.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> If you're going to request that we do a survey, perhaps consider
> starting
> >> a new thread and explaining what it's about rather than just telling us
> it
> >> "helps the blind."
> >> This doesn't seem to help anyone but the person needing it, and that's
> >> fine, but do preface this if you want to get more information. Most
> >> importantly, where is this information going, what is it doing/how is it
> >> being used, etc.
> >>
> >> On 6/10/2019 6:01 PM, Itto Outini via NABS-L wrote:
> >>
> >> ttps://
> docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMPc1qij72Ebs1dLRPwE4YLVkNFHMoVhZ3J9q_q-W06_e9Gg/viewform
> <
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMPc1qij72Ebs1dLRPwE4YLVkNFHMoVhZ3J9q_q-W06_e9Gg/viewform>
> <
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMPc1qij72Ebs1dLRPwE4YLVkNFHMoVhZ3J9q_q-W06_e9Gg/viewform
> >
> >>
> >> Please fill out this survey to help the blind. Thanks!
> >>
> >> On Mon, 10 Jun 2019 at 07:01, <nabs-l-request at nfbnet.org> <
> nabs-l-request at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> >>
> >> Today's Topics:
> >>
> >>    1. June Fundraising Call (Trisha Kulkarni)
> >>    2. Fundraising Reminder! (elizabeth.rouse14 at gmail.com)
> >>    3. REMINDER: Legislative Alert & Monthly Meeting Reminder for
> >>       Legislative Advocacy Committee (Justin Salisbury)
> >>
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 15:35:09 -0700
> >> From: Trisha Kulkarni <trishak.nfb at gmail.com> <trishak.nfb at gmail.com>
> >> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> >> Subject: [NABS-L] June Fundraising Call
> >> Message-ID: <0BD0EC20-7098-44F5-BA5E-12629F1DDA81 at gmail.com> <
> 0BD0EC20-7098-44F5-BA5E-12629F1DDA81 at gmail.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset=us-ascii
> >>
> >> Dear Students,
> >> Just a friendly reminder that the fundraising committee will be having
> our
> >> monthly call tonight at 9:00 PM EST. As we quickly approach our largest
> >> effort of the year at national convention, we would love to see many of
> you
> >> get involved.
> >> Call 712.770.5197 followed by access code 265669.
> >> Talk to you all soon!
> >>
> >> Best Regards,
> >> Trisha
> >>
> >> Trisha Kulkarni
> >> Stanford University | Class of 2022
> >> 2nd Vice President | California Association of Blind Students
> >> Co-Chair | National Association of Blind Students Fundraising Committee
> >> A Proud Division of the National Federation of the Blind
> >>  937.361.2363trishak.nfb at gmail.com
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 2
> >> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 18:32:41 -0500
> >> From: elizabeth.rouse14 at gmail.com
> >> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> >> Subject: [NABS-L] Fundraising Reminder!
> >> Message-ID: <63E61634-BAD8-4BE8-9E84-E0486D67789D at gmail.com> <
> 63E61634-BAD8-4BE8-9E84-E0486D67789D at gmail.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset=us-ascii
> >>
> >> Join us tonight at 9 EST for our June Fundraising call!!!
> >> Learn all about Convention merchandise and how you can help.
> >> Call 7127705197 and use access code 265669
> >>
> >> Elizabeth Rouse
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 3
> >> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 00:09:27 +0000
> >> From: Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu> <
> PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu>
> >> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> >>         <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> >> Subject: [NABS-L] REMINDER: Legislative Alert & Monthly Meeting
> >>         Reminder for Legislative Advocacy Committee
> >> Message-ID:
> >>         <
> BYAPR13MB2774C62ED4B527D8DCAD29FF89130 at BYAPR13MB2774.namprd13.prod.outlook.com
> >>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> >>
> >> QUICK REMINDER
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The Legislative Advocacy Committee is having our monthly conference call
> >> on Sunday, June 16, at 8:00 PM eastern. You can use the following
> >> information to attend:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Dial 712-770-5197
> >>
> >> Access Code 265669
> >>
> >>
> >> Additionally, as everyone should have seen a little over a week ago, in
> my
> >> email below, we are in the middle of an amazing opportunity to get the
> US
> >> Department of Labor to hear our voices about subminimum wages for
> workers
> >> with disabilities. Unfortunately, most of the responses are coming from
> the
> >> workshops. We need to make sure that they hear from us, too. We only
> have
> >> until June 14!
> >>
> >> You don?t have to be the world?s expert on the topic to make a
> difference.
> >> You just have to say what you think.
> >>
> >> Here?s what I want for each and every one of us:
> >>
> >> When we graduate with our degrees and enter the workforce, no employer
> >> should have the option to pay us less just because we have a disability.
> >> This two-tiered system is broken, and it leads people to continue
> thinking
> >> that we are automatically less productive because we are blind.
> >>
> >> All we are asking is that the same laws that protect people without
> >> disabilities should protect people with disabilities, as well. We are
> not
> >> asking for special treatment; we are rejecting it.
> >>
> >> Please do not hesitate to reach out to me or to our national office if
> you
> >> need help with this. Every voice makes a difference.
> >>
> >> Talofa,
> >>
> >> Justin
> >>
> >>
> >> Justin M. Hideaki Salisbury
> >> he/him/his
> >>
> >> Board Member | National Association of Blind Students
> >>    A proud division of the National Federation of the Blind
> >> (808) 797-8606president at alumni.ecu.edu | www.nabslink.org<
> http://www.nabslink.org/> <http://www.nabslink.org/>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> From: Justin Salisbury
> >> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 10:40 PM
> >> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> >>
> >> Subject: Legislative Alert: the US Department of Labor Wants to Hear
> from
> >> You
> >>
> >>
> >> Greetings Fellow Federationists:
> >>
> >> This week, the US Department of Labor?s Office of Disability Employment
> >> Policy (ODEP) announced the opening of a National Online Dialogue about
> the
> >> use of subminimum wages. It is seeking ideas, experiences, and stories
> from
> >> advocates like you. This dialogue will continue until June 14. Please
> pass
> >> on this information to your state student division and urge your
> members to
> >> submit comments.
> >>
> >> The National Federation of the Blind opposes the payment of subminimum
> >> wages based on a worker?s disability, and our members have been active
> at
> >> the state and federal level to end this practice. Our continued advocacy
> >> has already led a growing number of states to pass legislation or
> policies
> >> that prohibit the payment of subminimum wages. Likewise, the NFB
> supports
> >> the passage of the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act (H.R.
> >> 873/S. 260), a pair of federal bills calling for the phase out of
> >> subminimum wages over a six-year period.
> >>
> >> Here is the announcement from the US Department of Labor, including the
> >> link to submit your comments:
> >>
> >> May 28, 2019
> >>
> >> The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy
> >> (ODEP), through its ePolicyWorks initiative, is hosting this national
> >> online dialogue to gather perspectives on Section 14(c) of the Fair
> Labor
> >> Standards Act. Please share your ideas, individual stories, and personal
> >> experiences illustrating the impact of Section 14(c) on the employment
> of
> >> people with disabilities. The goal of this online dialogue is to capture
> >> perspectives about Section 14(c) based on individual input from those
> "on
> >> the ground." Information gleaned from the comments will then be
> summarized
> >> to provide ODEP an overview of Section 14(c) at the state and national
> >> levels.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The Section 14(c) National Online Dialogue
> >> https://14cdialogue.ideascale.com/<
> https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2f14cdialogue.ideascale.com%2f&c=E,1,4PF9slBskdtFpxmKp4qe0k4OamqtI3W3wKafqr8MTHROVe3sTWt_Eoj024z8mDW_NOv4xqbGqptSGNEV4ThjQfu0EhYMuAoew7i3aM0j&typo=1
> >>
> >>  Thank you all for your leadership and participation in our movement!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Aloha,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Justin
> >>
> >> Justin M. Hideaki Salisbury
> >> he/him/his
> >>
> >> Board Member | National Association of Blind Students
> >>    A proud division of the National Federation of the Blind
> >> (808) 797-8606president at alumni.ecu.edu<mailto:president at alumni.ecu.edu>
> <president at alumni.ecu.edu> |www.nabslink.org<http://www.nabslink.org/> <
> http://www.nabslink.org/>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
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> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> End of NABS-L Digest, Vol 152, Issue 8
> >> **************************************
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Take Care,
> >> Tyler Littlefield Tyler Littlefield Consulting: website development and
> >> business solutions. <http://tylerlittlefield.me> My personal site
> >> <http://tysdomain.com> My Linkedin
> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ty-lerlittlefield> @Sorressean on Twitter
> >> <http://twitter.com/sorressean>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Itto Outini
> >
> > Itto.Outini at gmail.com
> > (479) 422-4728
> > Fulbright Scholar:Masters in Journalism and Strategic Media
> > University of Arkansas
> >
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
>
> Itto Outini
>
> Itto.Outini at gmail.com
> (479) 422-4728
> Fulbright Scholar:Masters in Journalism and Strategic Media
> University of Arkansas
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