[NFB-DB] Meetings at NFB National Events

Wed Jan 31 04:38:38 UTC 2024

Good evening everyone. I want to assure you that that the concerns are being discussed. I had an hour long meeting this evening with a member of our national board to discuss these concerns is going to be worked on to make next year's Washington seminar better and more inclusive.

Michael before new draft any letter I would appreciate you finding me here in the seminar hotel we need to chat. 

As far as some of the other issues that have been discussed recently on this list. 
At that same meeting with a member of the national Board of Directors of the entire Nfb the board member again reminded me that yes we hold our conventions, and voting in person. Unless it is expressly otherwise expressly permitted. I think everyone should understand that

Sarah's post I'll book the link to pay dues should be regarded by everyone as a final call tomorrow, or today whenever you read this it's the final call before the system mark you as paid or unpaid and or your membership as current or expired. This is our national system. This is what we like every other division in the entire national Federation of the blind must use and must work with. I hope this email find you all well

Now I must wrap this up and start getting ready for another very busy day on Capitol Hill period 

Sincerely Maurice A. Mines.
> On Jan 31, 2024, at 01:53, Michael Forzano via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I could barely hear anything at the reception. Truly disappointing. I'm planning to draft a letter to President Riccobono about what I think needs to be done to address these issues. I would be happy to send it to this list first for feedback and if others from the division are interested in co-signing I think that would be helpful too. I'm hoping to get to this within the next week or so. In the meantime if anyone has thoughts on what should be included, feel free to let me know.
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> -Mike
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>> On Jan 30, 2024, at 7:12 PM, Rocky Hart via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-db at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
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>> agree, 100%. I just attended the congressional reception and would have liked for that to be a little bit more accessible.
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Jan 30, 2024, at 5:36 PM, Milton via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-db at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
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>>> 
>>> Joining the Zoom for the Great Gathering is an option but we need to see that those who are able to go to D.C. and go to the Hill is important so that Congress will know that the NFB does have a group of deafblind people who care about the legislative agend agenda of the National Federation of the Blind.
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>>> From: NFB-DB <nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org>> On Behalf Of Rocky Hart via NFB-DB
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>>> Subject: Re: [NFB-DB] Meetings at NFB National Events
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>>> I don’t know if anyone has any thoughts about attending the great gathering in remotely versus in person. Since I arrived to Washington late last night, I was able to stream part of the great gathering in, and it was very accessible. This could be a potential option, if you want to gain more access to the meeting, granted, you are in a quiet enough environment. 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Jan 30, 2024, at 4:28 PM, Kat Bottner via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-db at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
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>>> This includes us, the fact that people are struggling to hear at the great gathering in, and the mock meetings at the Washington seminar is a huge issue. The springs the issue further at national convention as well.
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>>> On Jan 30, 2024, at 4:16 PM, Maurice Mines <mmines at mauricemines.org <mailto:mmines at mauricemines.org>> wrote:
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>>> Hi  the  issues that  Mikel brother up are  being talked and will  be fixed. The  Volunteer SSP training is  on 070324 at 10:00 AM and  the  Division meeting is  on 0705 from 1-5 PM. HTH  Maurice A. Mines.
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>>> Please  continue to  ask questions, but  remember our  focus is  the  Deaf Blind Federationest. 
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>>> On Jan 30, 2024, at 16:37, Kat Bottner via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-db at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
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>>> I too am happy to help with this effort in anyway that people see fit.
>>> Thanks
>>> Kat
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>>> 
>>> On Jan 30, 2024, at 11:19 AM, Misty Kienzynski via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-db at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
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>>> As a person with (currently) only mild hearing loss, I am still in complete support of all DeafBlind members of this organization as well as all with any disability other than blindness.
>>>  
>>> It is my belief that our organization needs to do far better in being inclusive of all people with multiple marginalizations.
>>>  
>>> That said, at least within my state of Indiana, I have been advocating for the inclusion of A (for Accessibility) into our DEI efforts. After all, there can be no true diversity, equity and inclusion without accessibility for all, and you’d think that our organization of all organizations would understand and seek to implement that. Nevertheless, I feel I hav received some resistance for even bringing this up. Still, I do hope at least this idea reaches the national level. I know it is a small step, but it may also encourage all within the organization to live up to this ideal.
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>>> Just some thoughts from an ally.
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>>> On Jan 29, 2024, at 3:11 PM, Michael Forzano via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-db at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
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>>> I'm currently in the legislative session at Washington seminar. There is no mic being used for questions from the audience. The only way to ask a question is to shout out and hope you're heard. The presenters try to repeat the questions but sometimes they are long and sometimes even they can't hear the question being asked. This has been a problem at every NFB national event I have attended, including some division meetings at national convention. I think we should take this issue on as a division and advocate for more inclusive meetings for those of us who are deaf blind. It's truly frustrating that we can't get such a basic thing right.
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>>> Curious to hear others' thoughts on this.
>>>  
>>> -Mike
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