[Ncabs] May 2014 Conference Call Minutes

Shickeytha Chandler via Ncabs ncabs at nfbnet.org
Thu May 15 23:59:02 UTC 2014


Skype is fine for me as well. Just something to consider though-if
someone does not have a Smartphone, they would have to have a
microphone to use Skype on their computer.

On 5/15/14, Ashley Coleman via Ncabs <ncabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I agree with Brice. Skype is a good place for conferencing. As long as the
> people who are interested in joining the have the Skype name of the person
> who is hosting the call. They can easily join.
>
> Ashley Coleman,
>
>
>
>> On May 15, 2014, at 17:18, Brice Smith via Ncabs <ncabs at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Google Hangouts works with VoiceOver on Mac and on Windows with Chrome and
>> Chromevox, Googles screen reader for the Chrome browser. Even if it's
>> usable, its not necessarily intuitive for the average blind student or
>> screen reader user. It should go without saying that you want a call or
>> meeting to be as easy to join as possible for as many users as possible,
>> so I'd recommend using Skype instead.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On May 15, 2014, at 4:25 PM, Ashley Coleman via Ncabs <ncabs at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi All,   Do we know if Google Hang Outs is accessible?
>>>
>>> Ashley Coleman,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On May 15, 2014, at 13:56, Shickeytha Chandler via Ncabs
>>>> <ncabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I read the note in the minutes about trying to increase participation
>>>> in the conference calls. I have been on this email list for several
>>>> months now as I have been preparing for graduate school, but have not
>>>> yet participated in any of the calls. However, I do hope to get
>>>> involved with those beginning sometime in the next couple of months.
>>>> You mentioned Google Hangouts and asked for opinions. For me
>>>> personally, phone is fine and I would probably prefer phone as opposed
>>>> to Google Hangouts. As a student, I will be on my computer a lot and
>>>> would appreciate the breather from my computer. But that's just me
>>>> personally. I am certainly OK with Google Hangouts if it would benefit
>>>> others.
>>>>
>>>> Look forward to talking with you all more in the future!
>>>>
>>>> Shickeytha
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 5/13/14, Travis Sherrill <tssherrill at windstream.net> wrote:
>>>>> Hello all:
>>>>>
>>>>> Below you will find the minutes from our May conference call.  These
>>>>> minutes
>>>>> contain some extremely important information so read them carefully
>>>>> please.
>>>>> I hope you all had a wonderful ending to the semester and I hope your
>>>>> exams
>>>>> and grades turned out the way you hoped they would.  A reminder: our
>>>>> next
>>>>> NCABS conference call will be held on Monday, June 9, 2014 at 9:30
>>>>> p.m.
>>>>> That will be an extremely important call as we will have lots of
>>>>> business
>>>>> to
>>>>> discuss so we need you all to attend because your opinion is extremely
>>>>> valuable.
>>>>>
>>>>> Travis Sherrill
>>>>>
>>>>> Attendance:
>>>>>
>>>>> Travis Sherrill
>>>>>
>>>>> Alan Chase
>>>>>
>>>>> Bobbi Pompey
>>>>>
>>>>> Kevin Curren
>>>>>
>>>>> On Monday, May 12, 2014, the North Carolina Association of Blind
>>>>> Students
>>>>> (NCABS) held the monthly conference call.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alan Chase, the North Carolina Association of Blind Students president
>>>>> won
>>>>> one of the 30 scholarships awarded by the National Federation for the
>>>>> Blind
>>>>> (NFB).  Alan will travel to Orlando, Florida July 1-6 to the national
>>>>> convention and receive his scholarship.  Congratulations to Alan!
>>>>>
>>>>> National Convention:  Speaking of the NFB national convention, it is
>>>>> rapidly
>>>>> approaching.  If you plan on going to national convention (July 1-6 in
>>>>> Orlando, Florida,), your hotel reservations must be made by Sunday,
>>>>> June
>>>>> 1st, 2014.  If reservations are made after June 1, 2014, there is no
>>>>> guarantee that you will get a room.  Slots are quickly filling up so
>>>>> make
>>>>> those reservations today.  You have just under two weeks to get it
>>>>> done.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also concerning National Convention:  If you plan on going and you are
>>>>> wanting some financial assistance from NCABS, you need to get in
>>>>> contact
>>>>> with Alan Chase absolutely no later than June 1st.  Note that the
>>>>> financial
>>>>> assistances you receive from NCABS will not cover your entire trip, but
>>>>> it
>>>>> will help some.  You can contact Alan via email at aachase1 at gmail.com
>>>>> <mailto:aachase1 at gmail.com> .
>>>>>
>>>>> EYE Retreat:  A limited number of spots still remain for the upcoming
>>>>> EYE
>>>>> Retreat.  If you know someone who would be interested in this
>>>>> wonderful
>>>>> opportunity, let them know that they still have time to register.
>>>>>
>>>>> Maze Day:  Kevin attended a Maze Day and brought a computer game for
>>>>> the
>>>>> visually impaired that he created.  Unfortunately, he was put in a
>>>>> spot
>>>>> where not many people went and played his computer game.  Of the
>>>>> approximately 90 participants at Maze Day, only around 6-7 people went
>>>>> and
>>>>> played Kevin's game.
>>>>>
>>>>> Brochure:  NCABS has decided that we want to create a brochure that we
>>>>> can
>>>>> take with us to different events, whether it be SUP seminars, or other
>>>>> events where we will be interacting with visually impaired students.
>>>>> A
>>>>> draft of the brochure has been sent to Alan and we are going to discuss
>>>>> it
>>>>> on our next conference call.  We need to decide what we want it to
>>>>> look
>>>>> like
>>>>> and what information we want to go in it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Google Hangouts:  It's no secret that the attendance on our monthly
>>>>> conference calls has been in a steady decline this year.  We are
>>>>> looking at
>>>>> different avenues of conducting our conference calls as opposed to
>>>>> using
>>>>> the
>>>>> phone line like we do now.  One thing we are looking at is using
>>>>> Google
>>>>> Hangouts.  Google Hangouts is a video conferencing tool within GMAIL.
>>>>> Hangouts is free and easy to use.  All you need is a Gmail account and
>>>>> to
>>>>> use Hangouts, you will need to install a free plug-in.  The thought
>>>>> process
>>>>> behind it is that for our intended demographic (college students), at
>>>>> 9:30
>>>>> at night, chances of you being on the computer online are extremely
>>>>> high.
>>>>> So, if you are already online, why not participate in our conference
>>>>> call
>>>>> online through the utilization of Google Hangouts?  Also, for anyone
>>>>> who
>>>>> does not get free cell phone minutes after 9 p.m., this would get rid
>>>>> of
>>>>> having to use your valuable cell phone minutes.  We want your feedback
>>>>> on
>>>>> this.  This is something we believe could help our attendance and the
>>>>> more
>>>>> people we have on our monthly conference calls, the better it is.
>>>>> Explore
>>>>> Google Hangouts a little bit and give us your thoughts on the list
>>>>> serve on
>>>>> whether you think this would be a good idea or not.  Don't just say, I
>>>>> think
>>>>> this is a good idea or a bad idea.  Tell us why you think it's a good
>>>>> idea
>>>>> or a bad idea.  We are here for you and we want to do whatever we can
>>>>> to
>>>>> reach as many of you as possible.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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