[Nebraska-students] NABS Volunteering
Darian Smith
dsmithnfb at gmail.com
Fri Jun 17 01:14:37 UTC 2011
Hi Rachael,
Thank you so much for wanting to help out, and agreeing to do so
with the activities that you have. The work that people like you do
to help us help fellow students and this organization can't be put
into words- so i wn't try *smile* we look forward to seeing you in
Orland, at the hospitality night, the business meeting and monte
carlo!
Darian
On 6/16/11, Rachael Vacanti <revacanti at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys, it's Rachael,
>
> I'm pretty sure I can help with most of these things. I'll put my name down
> for the NABS table in the exhibit hall from 11-1 on the 4th. I'll take an
> early Monte Carlo night shift from 7:00-9:30. I can deal blackjack.
> Finally, I'll sign up to marshal for the NABS business meeting. My phone
> number to get ahold of me at convention is (402)-960-9085.
>
> Can't wait for Orlando!
>
> Rachael E. Vacanti
>
> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 11:00 AM,
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>> 1. Re: vacation with cane (Arielle Silverman)
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>> 3. Nabs needs your help at national convention! (Darian Smith)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:39:18 -0600
>> From: Arielle Silverman <nabs.president at gmail.com>
>> To: Nebraska Association of Blind Students List
>> <nebraska-students at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Nebraska-students] vacation with cane
>> Message-ID: <BANLkTimpXFxf8VSQPZeiSnYBv4yQx4v74A at mail.gmail.com>
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>> Hi Alli,
>> I agree with Karen, but also, why not take both canes-carry your
>> straight cane, and pack your folding in your bag? There might be some
>> days during your trip (like when you are riding in the van most of the
>> day) when the folding cane would be more convenient, so you'll have
>> that option, but you'll also be able to use your straight cane when
>> you need the superior feedback from it.
>> Arielle
>>
>> On 6/10/11, Karen Anderson <kea.anderson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hey Alli,
>> >
>> > Good question, and believe me you aren't the only one who's struggled
>> with
>> > this.
>> >
>> > My advice would be to take the cane you think is going to be most
>> > useful to you. In the end, your family aren't the ones who are going to
>> need
>> > to use it, or the ones who are going to get information from it. Maybe
>> > it
>> is
>> > a little more difficult to store, but you know how to put it in the van
>> > properly so it's out of the way, and if you don't I know any of us on
>> > the
>> > list who use them would be happy to explain it to you.
>> >
>> > It's hard when our parents don't understand why we prefer the
>> > tools
>> > we do. My dad still doesn't understand why I use a straight cane rather
>> than
>> > my folding cane. Once in a great while, when It won't matter, I will
>> > bend
>> to
>> > his wishes. (The example that is coming to mind is his recent wedding.)
>> But,
>> > those are times when I absolutely know I won't be doing much traveling
>> > at
>> > all. And, even then, I had a straight cane in the car, just in case. You
>> > might try explaining why you prefer the straight cane, sometimes that
>> makes
>> > a difference. In the end they are your parents and they want you to be
>> happy
>> > and safe.
>> >
>> > Just my two cents,
>> >
>> > Karen
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: nebraska-students-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> > [mailto:nebraska-students-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alli L
>> > Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 6:51 PM
>> > To: nebraska-students at nfbnet.org
>> > Subject: [Nebraska-students] vacation with cane
>> >
>> >
>> > Hey guys it's Alli,
>> > I'm going on a road trip with my parents, brother and sister. I'm going
>> to
>> > see my friend in New York while they go on a cruise. My friend knows
>> that I
>> > am blind and is very helpful when I have trouble seeing, as is her
>> family.
>> > My family would like me to take my folding cane instead of a straight
>> cane,
>> > because it fits better in small places (ie our van), and I can fold it
>> > up
>> > when I am with them and feel comfortable in the area I am familiar in.
>> > I
>> am
>> > very unfamiliar with the town my friend lives in, and found that it
>> would've
>> > been nice to have a straight cane last time I was there (I believe I
>> > took
>> > the folding cane, but didn't find much use for it, because it didn't
>> > give
>> me
>> > very useful information). I know that it is safer for me to travel with
>> a
>> > cane, but which one should I take? The folding so that I can just fold
>> it
>> > up when I am with my parents and let them help me or do I go against
>> > what
>> my
>> > parents and siblings want and take the straight cane? Any ideas would
>> > be
>> > helpful!
>> > Thanks in advance!
>> >
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>> --
>> Arielle Silverman
>> President, National Association of Blind Students
>> Phone: 602-502-2255
>> Email:
>> nabs.president at gmail.com
>> Website:
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>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:25:34 -0600
>> From: Arielle Silverman <nabs.president at gmail.com>
>> To: Kentucky Students <nfbkabs at nfbnet.org>, Minnesota Students
>> <mn-abs at nfbnet.org>, Colorado Students <cabs at nfbnet.org>, Kansas
>> Students <kabs at nfbnet.org>, Illinois Students <
>> iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>,
>> Louisiana Students <la-students at nfbnet.org>, Missouri
>> <mabs at nfbnet.org>, Michigan <mi-abs at nfbnet.org>, New
>> Hampshire
>> Students <new-hampshire-students at nfbnet.org>, blindkid
>> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>, massabs at nfbnet.org, New Jersey Students
>> <njabs-talk at nfbnet.org>, New Mexico Association of Blind
>> Students
>> <nmabs at nfbnet.org>, Nyabs <Nyabs at nfbnet.org>, North Carolina
>> Students
>> <ncabs at nfbnet.org>, kansas-blind-students at nfbnet.org, Ohio
>> <oabs at nfbnet.org>, List for NABS State Presidents
>> <nabs-presidents at nfbnet.org>, Virginia Students <vabs at nfbnet.org
>> >,
>> Nebraska <nebraska-students at nfbnet.org>, Arizona Students
>> <arizona-students at nfbnet.org>, Professionals in Blindness
>> Education
>> Division List <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>, Utah Students
>> <uabs at nfbnet.org>, wabs at nfbwis.org, California Students
>> <cabs-talk at nfbnet.org>, Florida Students <fabs at nfbnet.org>,
>> Tennessee
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>> Subject: [Nebraska-students] Important: Blind Students Needed to Test
>> E-Books at Convention!
>> Message-ID: <BANLkTinYOYVmbeYrU+DNbT85VVwy51P-xg at mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>> Dear students,
>> Pearson, one of the leading college textbook publishers, has set up a
>> special session at the NFB national convention to get feedback from
>> blind students regarding the accessibility of a new math workbook they
>> are developing. They would like to get 15 students to meet with them
>> during this session, and so far, only four have signed up. We would
>> really like to support Pearson in their initiative to make online
>> learning materials accessible. Please help us out by signing up for
>> this session on Thursday, July 7, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. If you have any
>> free time between 7 and 9 on Thursday, even if it's not the whole two
>> hours, please let me know-we may be able to work around your schedules
>> so we can get as many student participants as possible.
>> If you would like to help with the testing, please email me as soon as
>> possible at
>> nabs.president at gmail.com
>> so I can give your name to Clara at the national center. Thanks in
>> advance for your help in improving accessibility for blind students.
>>
>> Best,
>> Arielle Silverman, President
>> National Association of Blind Students
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:37:34 -0700
>> From: Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com>
>> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
>> Subject: [Nebraska-students] Nabs needs your help at national
>> convention!
>> Message-ID: <BANLkTikVm7Rztyp7VLXYvVvYYJBfJKBe5Q at mail.gmail.com>
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>> Hello Fellow Students,
>> Convention is just around the corner- can you believe it?
>>
>> As you all know, the National association of blind students is
>> planning a lot of exciting things at national convention. What you may
>> not know however is that we as a board can?t do all of it ourselves.
>> So we would very much appreciate your help in making The nabs
>> activities a success this year!
>> Where we would most appreciate your assistance is in two areas:
>> 1. assistance in staffing the nabs table located in the exhibit hall.
>> Here you will be partnered up with a nabs board member selling
>> coffie mugs and handing out nabs literature. The schedule for
>> tabling looks like this:
>> Monday , July 4:
>> Shift 1. 11 a.m. -1 p.m.
>>
>> Shift 2. 1 p.m. ? 3 p.m.
>>
>> Shift 3. 3 p.m. ? 5p.m.
>>
>>
>> Tuesday, July 5:
>>
>>
>> shift 4: 9a.m. ? 11a.m.
>>
>>
>> Shift 5: 11a.m. ? 1 p.m.
>>
>> Shift 6: 1: p.m. ? 3p.m.
>> Shift 7. 3p.m. ? 5 p.m.
>> Wednesday, July 6:
>> Shift 8: 12 noon ? 1:45 p.m.
>>
>> Shift 9: 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
>>
>> Shift 10: 8:30 p.m. ? 10p.m.
>>
>> Thursday, July 7:
>> Shift 11: 12 noon ? 1:45 p.m.
>>
>> shift 12: 7p.m. ? 8p.m.
>>
>> shift 13: 8p.m. ? 9p.m.
>>
>>
>>
>> As you can see, we have thirteen shifts, so if you contact me with
>> your preference, I will be more than happy to get you scheduled in!
>> *Note to state Student division presidents: we would like to offer
>> you the opportunity to sell your fundraising items at the nabs table,
>> if you would be willing to help us staff it. If so, please contact
>> me with the times you would be willing to work. If your state
>> student division president is not going to be attending convention,
>> still contact me, and we?ll get your division in there to fundraise.
>>
>> 2. The Nabs business meeting and elections. We want to make
>> registration and elections as painless and orderly as possible, and
>> you can absolutely help with this! We are going to need: individuals
>> who are willing to marshal (you know, those folks that say ?nabs
>> meeting: this way!?. If you are loud, we could really use your help
>> here!)
>> We will also need individuals to be ?runners?. These individuals will
>> help to count ballots in the event that a voice vote is not sufficient
>> to settle a contested election. These individuals should be willing
>> to collect and count ballot cards in order to determine the winner of
>> the electoral contest. It is strongly recommended that individuals
>> serving in this vital role do not seek election to any nabs office,
>> in order to insure an unbias and fair election for all persons
>> involved.
>>
>> 3. Staffing the nabs monte carlo night fund raiser. This is a great
>> opportunity to work shoulder to shoulder with us in putting together
>> one of our most successful events that we do. For this we will need:
>> Individuals who can work an early shift ( 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
>> Those individuals will be asked to:
>> a. Marshal.
>> b. Set up for the event
>> c. Deal card games( blackjack, poker, holdemand other such games)
>> We will also need Late shift workers (9:30 p.m. ? 12:00 a.m.) Those
>> individuals would be asked to:
>> a. deal card games (blackjack, poker, holdem and other such games)
>> b. assist with event clean- up and playing chip counting.
>>
>> Please let me know what shift(s) you are interested in working
>> (exhibit hall, monte carlo or both), and please include a phone number
>> which we can use to contact you at convention (just in case). If
>> Monte carlo, please let me know what job you would like to take on,
>> if you would like to deal and what games you would like to deal
>> (blackjack, poker, holdem or other such games).
>> This is a great opportunity for you to meet the nabs board, and us to
>> get to know you. As well, this is an equally great opportunity for
>> you to meet a lot of new people and have some fun at the same time.
>> Please contact me by July 1 if interested.
>> I can be contacted at: dsmithnfb at gmail.com
>>
>> Thank you so much for your interest and I look forward to hearing
>> from you all real soon
>> And of course, See you in Orlando!
>> Best,
>> Darian
>>
>>
>> --
>> Darian Smith
>> Board member/ convention volunteer coordinator
>> National Association of Blind Students
>>
>> ?My secret? See it, and stay focused on it.?
>>
>> ? Shaquille O'Neal
>>
>>
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