[NFB-DB] some things to think about regarding next Saturday evenings open board meeting.

[Maurice A.Mines]

Good afternoon everyone, or good evening if you're on the East Coast. I 
just wanted to highlight a couple of things from the agenda for next 
Saturday. The first thing everyone should be aware of is Jennifer Wenzel 
the national employment committee chairperson will be joining us to talk 
about death alignments and employment. The other thing is that we will 
talk about the volunteer SSP programs in the job description. Our second 
vice president tells me that she they will have something to present to 
us next week. I think were also going to get an update on fundraising 
ideas. And I think we will also depending on how things go have a 
discussion about how we are perceived in tech-support circles when it 
comes to talking about braille with speech and access to technology. I'm 
thinking of the discussions we've had in the board about issues 
concerning the iPhone and braille access. As well as smart phones in 
general. And I have personally had some issues with support when trying 
to remind support professionals that I'm deaf blind. It seems, that the 
world thinks all one needs is to be able to hear the speech. Of course 
many of you already know, that braille is equally as important. I like 
forward to seeing all of you next Saturday evening starting at 8 PM 
East, 7 PM central, 6 PM Mountain, and 5 PM Pacific time. You might want 
to come a few minutes early to get through the waiting room. If anyone 
has any questions, comments and/or concerns please don't hesitate to 
send me in email. I thank you all for reading this and have a great rest 
of your Sunday afternoon, or Sunday evening. Let's make it a great week 
everyone. See you on Saturday evening.


Maurice Mines, President

National Federation of the Blind Deaf-Blind Division

Email: presidentdeafblindnfb at maurice-amines.com

Website: www.nfb.org <http://www.nfbdeaf-blind.org>

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