[nfb-db] new person

[Scott Davert]

Hi Janice.
Thank you for the info about SSP's and requesting them! If I'm going
to Orlando, I wil be sure to put my request in writing. My question
is, should I send this to Mr. Ricobono, Or Burnell?
Rox: good to see you on here. I look forward to meeting you in about a month!

Scott

On 7/12/12, The Pawpower Pack <pawpower4me at gmail.com> wrote:
> Janice,
> I do hope to be in Orlando next year. I'm glad to know interpreters will be
> available.
> Thanks so much for letting me know.
>
> Rox
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 12, 2012, at 11:03 AM, Janice Toothman <janice.toothman at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Rox,
>> I am also glad to see you on this list. For future notice, I know that
>> Mark Riccobono, the Executive Director of the Jernigan Institute has money
>> available to provide for interpreters/SSPs or Service Support Providers at
>> the convention to anyone who makes a request in writing or email by May
>> 31. Also the Deaf-Blind Division meetings pays to have interpreters from
>> our own funds, so it is important that we know what individual's
>> communication needs are so we best try to accommodate them. Mark Riccobono
>> had been in contact with Burnell Brown, the current Deaf-Blind Division
>> President about who might need interpreter services at this years
>> convention only a Deaf-Blind law student using a DB communicator
>> responded.
>>
>> We will be holding elections for officers next year in Orlando.
>>
>> It is unfortunate that the aftermath of Katrina included losing your
>> hearing. I am sure that there were many other incidences where people were
>> diagnosed with conditions that the were not preexisting prior to Katrina.
>> I am glad to see that it has not stopped you from pursuing your goals and
>> dreams.
>> Janice and Destiny
>> On 7/12/2012 11:24 AM, Marsha Drenth wrote:
>>> Rox,
>>>
>>> Wow, didn’t know you were on here. All that time we have been on twitter
>>> together, and I had no clue. But that is cool, for me to see another
>>> familiar face.
>>>
>>> I learned something else new today. I knew you worked at the LightHouse
>>> but didn’t know you did technology training.
>>>
>>> I do hope we can get some more activity on this list, more than you all
>>> have described there being in the past.
>>>
>>> Marsha
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of The Pawpower Pack
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 12:41 AM
>>> To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List
>>> Subject: [nfb-db] new person
>>>
>>> Hi y'all,
>>>
>>> I've been on this list for a while, and am excited to see some activity.
>>> My name is Rox.  I live in New Orleans, La.  I'm Deafblind.
>>> I was born blind, but lost my hearing due to a mold allergy after
>>> Hurricane Katrina and the failure of the federal levees in New Orleans in
>>> 2006.  There was a great deal of mold in the city and upon my return, it
>>> was only six weeks until my hearing was mostly gone.
>>>
>>> I can benefit from a hearing aid in my left ear, but my right ear doesn't
>>> work at all and is strictly for decoration. :)
>>>
>>> I also have balance and vertigo problems from Meniere's Disease.  I use
>>> American Sign Language in large meetings or in places where my hearing
>>> aid won't be of any help.  This is in any place which is not quiet and
>>> where I can't be face to face.  I also have Laveau, my
>>> guide/hearing/mobility assistance dog and an in-home hearing and mobility
>>> dog Mill'E.
>>>
>>> Due to personal and cultural reason I am not considering a cochlear
>>> implant at this time.
>>>
>>> I'm active with local Deaf and Deafblind groups and sit on our state's
>>> SSP advisory board.
>>> For my job I work as a braille, technology, and ADL instructors for blind
>>> and Deafblind adults.  I also own a small home business and work as a dog
>>> trainer and herbalist serving canine clients and making aroma therapy
>>> products.
>>>   I was not at convention.  I'd like to go next year providing that the
>>> NFB is providing interpreters for sessions.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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