[Nd-talk] NFB of North Dakota - Newswire - Vol 2, No. 2

Wed Feb 21 02:29:57 UTC 2018

Thank you Milton! Looks great!

On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 3:38 PM, Milton Ota <mota1252 at gmail.com> wrote:
> NEWSWIRE
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> National Federation of the Blind of
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> North Dakota
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> Volume 2, No. 2
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> NEXT MONTHLY MEETING
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> The next monthly meeting of the National Federation of the Blind of North
> Dakota will be on Saturday, March 10, 2018 beginning at 2 PM and ending by 4
> PM. We will be meeting at Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream, 2511 South
> University Drive, Fargo, North Dakota.
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> There will be a conference line opened for those who are unable to make the
> meeting by dialing (712) 832-8300 and entering the room ID 9381122 #
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> Should you have questions, call President Milton at (701) 731-0511 or e-mail
> him with your questions to mota1252 at gmail.com
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> SAVE THE DATE
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> I have secured a location for our 2018 State Convention, we will be meeting
> on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at the Holiday Inn, 3803 13th Avenue South,
> Fargo, North Dakota. At present you can plan for just a one-day convention.
> The program/speakers have not yet been decided but if you have suggestions,
> I would be open to hearing from you.
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> RIDE SHARE MONITORING – Thank You
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> Since the early part of May, 2017, Sherry Shirek has been great in reporting
> good and bad experiences using Uber with her guide dog. Thank you SHERRY,
> and keep up the good work!
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> CARDTRONIC – ATM Testing
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> During the month of September and the half month of October, we had an
> opportunity to do testing for accessibility of ATM’s manufactured by
> CardTronic. I want to thank both JESSE and SHERRY for helping in this
> testing as we have received a $500.00 check from the National Office for our
> participation. Thank you JESSE and Sherry, good job.
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> CONGRATULATIONS
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> There is good news to report—Board member SHIRLEY ROBIDEAU moved to Moorhead
> in December and requested rehab training through her vocational
> rehabilitation counsolur and she is going to be attending BLIND, Inc.
> (Blindness: Learning In New Dimensions) beginning in mid april. Her plans is
> to later find her own place in the twin cities, so she will not be returning
> to the Fargo-Moorhead area. Shirley has already submitted her resignation
> from the National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota board effective
> immediately. We all wish you the best in your new adventure, SHIRLEY.
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> HR 620 – Hope You All Heard!
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> EDITOR’S NOTE: The following comes from John Pare.
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> Colleagues:
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> This email provides an update on H.R. 620, the ADA Education and Reform Act.
> The National Federation of the Blind, hundreds of other disability groups,
> AARP, and Governor Tom Ridge all opposed HR 620. Nonetheless, the bill was
> passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday, February 15, 2018. We
> will now need to turn our attention to the Senate and urge every Senator to
> oppose this legislation.
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> A detailed review of the House vote is provided below.
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> Thanks,
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> John
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> There are 435 members of Congress.
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> There are currently four unfilled seats:
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> AZ-8
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> MI-13
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> OH-12
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> PA-18
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> The vote was 225-192.
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> Rank breakers lists:
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> House Democrats who voted YEA (12)
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> Pete Aguilar (CA-31)
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> Ami Bera (CA-7)
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> Jim Cooper (TN-5)
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> Lou Correa (CA-46)
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> Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
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> Bill Foster (IL-11)
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> Scott Peters (CA-52)
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> Collini Peterson (MN-7)
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> Kathleen Rice (NY-4)
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> Kurt Schrader (OR-5)
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> Jackie Speier (CA-14)
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> Norma Torres (CA-35)
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> House Republicans who voted NAY (19)
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> Lou Barletta (PA-11)
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> Barbara Comstock (VA-10)
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> Ryan Costello (PA-6)
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> Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25)
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> Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-8)
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> Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1)
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> Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11)
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> Gregg Harper (MS-3)
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> John Katko (NY-24)
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> Leonard Lance (NJ-7)
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> Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5)
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> Dave Reichert (WA-8)
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> Peter Roskam (IL-6)
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> Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-5)
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> Chris Smith (NJ-4)
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> Glenn Thompson (PA-5)
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> Kevin Yoder (KS-3)
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> Don Young (AK-at large)
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> David Young (IA-3)
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> Representatives who did not vote (13):
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> Democrats (8)
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> Karen Bass (CA-37)
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> Sanford Bishop (GA-2)
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> Jim Costa (CA-16)
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> Joe Courtney (CT-2)
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> Elijah Cummings (MD-7)
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> Ted Deutch (FL-21)
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> Luis Gutierrez (IL-4)
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> Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23)
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> Republicans (5)
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> Liz Cheney (WY-at large)
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> Jeff Duncan (SC-3)
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> Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2)
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> Steve Pearce (NM-2)
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> Hal Rogers (KY-5)
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> Currently, there is no bill in the Senate side of the house so lets hope
> this dies.
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> 2018 NFB SCHOLARSHIP
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> This is probably the last time you are going to hear me talk about the NFB
> Scholarship—the deadline for applying is March 31, 2018. Thus far I have not
> received notice of anyone applying for the Scholarship.
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> FIRST TIMERS SCHOLARSHIP
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> If you have never been to the convention of the National Federation of the
> Blind and would like to go with some assistance from the Kenneth Jernigan
> Fund, you have until April 15, 2018 to apply. This years national convention
> will be in Orlando, Florida from July 3 to 8 at the Rosen Shingle Creek
> Hotel. If you have questions see the December and January issues of the
> Braille Monitor which can be found at https://www.nfb.org/
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> Sincerely,
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> Milton Ota, President
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> National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota
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> Web: http://nfbnd.org/
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> 909 8th St., S.
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> Fargo, ND 58103-2723
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> Cell: (701) 731-0511
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> E-mail: mota1252 at gmail.com
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> THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND KNOWS THAT BLINDNESS IS NOT THE
> CHARACTERISTIC THAT DEFINES YOU OR YOUR FUTURE. EVERY DAY WE RAISE THE
> EXPECTATIONS
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> OF BLIND PEOPLE, BECAUSE LOW EXPECTATIONS CREATE OBSTACLES BETWEEN BLIND
> PEOPLE AND OUR DREAMS. YOU CAN LIVE THE LIFE YOU WANT; BLINDNESS IS NOT WHAT
> HOLDS
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> YOU BACK. THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND IS NOT AN ORGANIZATION
> SPEAKING FOR THE BLIND--IT IS THE BLIND SPEAKING FOR OURSELVES.
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> With Love, Hope and Determination, We Turn Dreams Into Reality.
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> Together We Change What It Means to Be Blind.
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