[NABS-L] NABS-L Digest, Vol 152, Issue 23

Mon Jun 24 14:05:23 UTC 2019

Oh wow I didn’t know that there were two people named Jordan who were a part of nabs

Sent from jordan mirander’s  iPhone

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>   1. Re: Blind and Non-Binary (Caitlin Best)
>   2. Join NABS Membership Call Next Sunday, June 30th at 8 PM
>      Eastern (Matthew Gip)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2019 06:09:49 -0700
> From: Caitlin Best <bestca21 at gmail.com>
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
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> Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Blind and Non-Binary
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> Hi Jordan,
> Here is the website for the list:
> https://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-lgbt_nfbnet.org
> Hope to see you posting on there. :)
> Cheers,
> Caitlin
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>> On 6/22/19, Jordan Richardson via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hey,
>> I'm glad there's a group now.  Unfortunately I won't be at convention this
>> year.  Hopefully I'll be able to go next year.
>> Is there an email list?  I actually don't h a ve FaceBook.
>> 
>> Happy Pride!
>> 
>> Jordan Richardson
>> "Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the
>> dignity, the rights of man, that state is obsolete."
>>          Rod Serling
>> Sent from my iPad
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>>> On Jun 22, 2019, at 09:28, Caitlin Best via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Jordan,
>>> I?m also non-binary. We do have an LGBT community in the NFB. Will you be
>>> attending national convention?
>>> Cheers,
>>> Caitlin
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 22, 2019, at 09:10, Brianna Rigsbee via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hello, Jordan.
>>>> 
>>>> I don?t know if you already know this, but there?s an LGBTQIA group that
>>>> is affiliated with the NFB. They have a Facebook group. I hope this
>>>> helped.
>>>> 
>>>> Brianna Rigsbee
>>>> Vice President | Connecticut Association of Blind Students
>>>> http://www.nfbct.org/ct-chapters/connecticut-association-of-blind-students
>>>> bri.rigsbee96 at gmail.com
>>>> (203) 751-0199
>>>> "You can't fly unless you let yourself fall."
>>>> "You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back."
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jun 22, 2019, at 8:38 AM, Jordan Richardson via NABS-L
>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am a non-binary trans feminine person.  Though, for most of my life,
>>>>> my blindness has somewhat overshadowed my queerness.  I have always been
>>>>> more feminine than centre but because I carry a cane, the world sees me
>>>>> as a blind person first.
>>>>> I?ve really been thinking a lot about community lately so I was
>>>>> wondering if anyone else feels the pull of these two identities.  I am
>>>>> wondering, where is my blind/trans/queer family?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Love always,
>>>>> Jordan
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2019 15:37:09 -0500
> From: Matthew Gip <matthewhgip at gmail.com>
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [NABS-L] Join NABS Membership Call Next Sunday, June 30th at
>    8 PM Eastern
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> Dear students,
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> NABS would like to invite you all to our final membership call before national convention next Sunday, June 30th at 8 pm eastern. The theme is health, fitness, and staying active so come enjoy some awesome speakers and bring your questions too. All are welcome and encouraged to attend! 
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> Call (712) 770-5197 followed by access code 265669. 
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> Best, 
> Matthew Gip
> President | California Association of Blind Students 
> Board Member | National Federation of the Blind of California 
> Co-chair | National Association of Blind Students Outreach Committee 
> Phone: (559) 375-2068
> Email: matthewhgip at gmail.com
> The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nations blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. 
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