[Nd-talk] FW: Looking for Blind Students

Tue Jan 9 19:24:58 UTC 2018

If you know of anyone that qualifies for this program, please pass the word
along and let me know who you passed it on to.

Sincerely,

Milton Ota, President

National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota

Web: http://nfbnd.org/

909 8th St., S.

Fargo, ND 58103-2723

Cell: (701) 731-0511

E-mail: mota1252 at gmail.com

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

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

YOU BACK. THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND IS NOT AN ORGANIZATION
SPEAKING FOR THE BLIND--IT IS THE BLIND SPEAKING FOR OURSELVES.

With Love, Hope and Determination, We Turn Dreams Into Reality.

Together We Change What It Means to Be Blind.

From: Kevan Worley [mailto:kevanworley at worleyenterprises.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 1:17 PM
Subject: Looking for Blind Students

Greetings colleagues,

Spread the word. We are looking for blind students who can still benefit
from the Back to School awards program from AIRA and AT&T. I know that our
Nation Association of Blind Students President, Katherine Webster, has
engaged around this project. I am currently serving as Chairman of our NFB
AIRA Boosters Committee. I have been consulting with their team from a
programmatical and consumer perspective. I was happy to see that there were
still some spaces available for blind students to take advantage of the AIRA
AT&T scholarship. I think this would be an empowering experience for all
college students. And, I note that they have opened up the program beyond
Freshman. Check out the info below from AIRA and forward to all you think
might benefit from the program. I wish I was a student. 

Aira Back to School Program for Blind and Low Vision College Freshman in
partnership with AT&T- 2017

In the body of this letter, please find details on the Back to School
Program. Aira is committed to our mission of extending instant access to
information for blind and low-vision people through an innovative fusion of
technology with a human agent in the loop. Our goal is to ensure that our
users share an elevated access to real-time information about one's
surroundings and environment, even when those surroundings might be highly
dynamic. No environment is perhaps more dynamic for students than a college
campus, and no experience so daunting as entering, departing or functioning
in the campus mainstream on a daily basis. 

In keeping with our mission, we want to make those transitions as seamless
as possible by ensuring that students have ready and real-time access to
information that is occurring or developing around them. 

Purpose of Program: The Back to School Program will select a number of blind
or low vision students who are currently enrolled in college or university .

Each student will be given a "Freshman Year" subscription to the Aira
service powered by AT&T that will allow them to access a remote agent
anytime needed during this important transition year. 

Eligibility Requirements Students currently enrolled in a university/college
program are eligible. 

How to Win? Submit Application: (aira.io/students) OR call 619-993-0002.

Why Participate? College students typically face challenges in the early
stages of the fast-moving environment of higher education or campus life.
Access to visual and environmental information whenever and wherever they
need it can significantly alleviate these challenges and enhance the student
life experience. Learning of such experiences and how you deal with them
helps Aira further improve the capabilities of its platform for you and
other students. 

Contacts: Aira: Gelena Correia, Email: gelena.correia at aira.io

At Your Service,

Office: 1-866-543-6808

Cell: (303)929-2369

Fax: (719)527-0129

 <http://www.worleyenterprises.com/> www.worleyenterprises.com

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