[nfb-db] convention and interpreters

[Cherifields at aol.com]

Marsha,
 
If you are on the conference call for the db national the president and or  
secretary will announce the information needed for requesting  
interpreters.  It is usually that you must request interpreters at the time  you pay 
your registration fee to the NFB national.  We were told at the c  call last 
year that the NFB was not providing SSP's, but some people who had  
interpreters were assigned to them for the entire time they were in  Orlando.  If you 
can go to the seminar conference call that you wish to  attend you will know 
when their seminar is going to be held.  The national  office will be able 
to tell you if you call them and say I wish to attend  X.  Your state 
affiliate should have scheduling also.  But there is a  deadline for requesting 
interpreters.  Get your registration in  early.  If you have not registered 
prior to coming the NFB is NOT   required to pay for interpreters who have not 
been assigned to someone in  advance.  
 
Good luck and enjoy.  Cheri
 
 
In a message dated 4/24/2015 9:19:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nfb-db at nfbnet.org writes:

Rox,
Here is my experience thus far, which I admit is limited. at the  
washington seminar, I requested interpretors, for both the great gathering and  my 
meetings with the representatives. But because my state didj't have some of  
the appointments until the last minute, getting interpretors didn't happen 
for  the congressional meetings. Now the NFB did provide me with interpretors 
for  the great gathering and the reception on tuesday. Both of the 
interpretors I  used, were awesome. And the nfb took care of that for me.
I have already put my request in for interpretors for the national  
convention. Unfortunately because the agenda is not out yet, I can't say which  
meetings I will be attending and which I will not. I too am interested in  
attending the NAGDU, deafblind and human service meetings. 
I understand its very hard to make arrangments, you need to know when the  
meetings are, in order to make interpretor requests, and then of course  
register for the convention. 
That is my experience with interpretors, when I requested SSP's for the  
Washington seminar, they would not help me with those costs. 
We should put in requests for SSP's. All of us, so that everyone knows  
that there is a need, not just for one person, but all of the deafblind who  
need to use an SSP. 
Just my two cents, 

Marsha drenth    
email: _marsha.drenth at gmail.com_ (mailto:marsha.drenth at gmail.com)     
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On Apr 23, 2015, at 9:47 PM, The Pawpower Pack via nfb-db 
<_nfb-db at nfbnet.org_ (mailto:nfb-db at nfbnet.org) > wrote:



Hi y'all, 
I'm currently looking at flights to  Orlando and it seems quite doable.  My 
question is about ASL  interpreters and or SSP's for exhibit halls.  
Has  anyone had an interpreter or SSP before? How easy was it to get one, 
and  what was the process?  
Thanks for any information.  
When are the NFBdb programs? I'm unable to stay the  whole time and if I 
come it will be from 4 July to 8 July.  

Rox and the kitchen Bitches:  
Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
_Pawpower4me at gmail.com_ (mailto:Pawpower4me at gmail.com) 
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