From capitol.matters at gmail.com  Mon Dec  2 04:42:45 2013
From: capitol.matters at gmail.com (NFB-DC Affiliate)
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2013 23:42:45 -0500
Subject: [Nfb-dc] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Santa delivers access to
 holiday shopping ads on NFB-NEWSLINE
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From: "White, Scott" <SWhite at nfb.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:06:42 -0600
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Santa delivers access to holiday
shopping ads on NFB-NEWSLINE
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org

November 27, 2013

Santa delivers access to holiday shopping ads on NFB-NEWSLINE

Take Your Holiday Gift Lists and Log on to NFB-NEWSLINE to Find Some
Holiday Shopping Deals!

As the snow starts to fall around some parts of the country, and the
holiday shopping season begins ever earlier and with more deals than
ever before, we here at NFB-NEWSLINE have been working to make the
shopping season more fun and affordable for you. We are pleased to
announce that now, for the first time, we have added sales deals and
information from a number of chain stores from around the country to
NFB-NEWSLINE in order to help you save some money during this buying
and giving time of the year.

We are pleased to inform you that there are now holiday sales
circulars from twelve chain stores on NFB-NEWSLINE on a temporary
basis, stores we have never listed before. We see great benefit in
providing this information to our subscribers; unfortunately this
effort is very manually intensive and we will be only able to offer
these newly added sales circulars on NFB-NEWSLINE until December 31,
2013. Sale circulars for Target, which have been on NFB-NEWSLINE
since July 2011, will continue to be offered with no service interruption.

The sales circulars of the additional twelve retailers come from
Albertsons, Best Buy, Giant Food, Home Depot, Kohls, Kroger, Publix,
Sears, Staples, Toys R Us, Walgreens, and Wal-Mart.

The newly added sales circulars are linked to the zip code of your
state sponsor and cannot be changed on an individual basis as can be
done with the Target sales circular. Therefore, the listing of the
ten closest stores for each one of the newly added sales circulars
may not be an exact listing of the closest ten stores to your
location. Please note that you may experience a slight discrepancy in
products and pricing being offered at your local store in comparison
with the circular being presented on NFB-NEWSLINE. We encourage our
subscribers to check with their local store to determine exact
product availability and pricing.

To access the new holiday sales circulars on the telephone portion of
NFB-NEWSLINE, go to the main menu to press the number five, which is
labeled, "To read newspapers in a different state." Next, press
option five, which is now labeled, "Holiday Shopping Advertisements"
and follow the prompts to select your favorite retailer.

Currently sales circulars are only available on the telephone portion
of NFB-NEWSLINE, iPhone users wishing to have the sales circulars
displayed on their device while shopping can login to the telephone
portion of NFB-NEWSLINE, find the retailer of their choice and then,
while listening to a section of interest, press the pound nine key
combination to have that section of the circular e-mailed to them.

We encourage all of you to contact us to let us know how you used
these new ads and whether you found them to be helpful. We would like
to make most of the weekly advertisements from all these stores
permanent, and we need your input. Your testimonials can help us
identify which store ads are most helpful and useful, and how we can
make them better. Please also let us know if you have contacts or
connections with any managerial level staff members at any of these
retailers so we can make an attempt to permanently carry their
circular on NFB-NEWSLINE. You can keep us informed by calling our
comment line at 410-505-5896 to leave us a voice message, or send an
e-mail to <mailto:nfbnewsline at nfb.org>nfbnewsline at nfb.org. We look
forward to hearing from you about how you use this new service, and
if you have suggestions, or have contacts with any of these
corporations for us.

To register to NFB-NEWSLINE or to learn more about the service,
please visit: <http://www.nfbnewsline.org>www.nfbnewsline.org, or
call us at 1-866-504-7300.

Thank you for using NFB-NEWSLINE and Happy Holidays to you all!

The NFB-NEWSLINE Team

Scott A. White
Director of Sponsored Technology Programs
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
200 East Wells Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Telephone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2231
Cell: 410-868-9519
Fax: (410) 685-5653
Email: <mailto:swhite at nfb.org>swhite at nfb.org



Take the stress out of this year's holiday shopping with NFB's Bid
for Equality national online auction: Black Friday, Nov. 29, to
Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3.
<http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?vhost=bid-for-equality>View
our must-have donations and register to make your Bid for Equality.
The future is in your bid!



From capitol.matters at gmail.com  Mon Dec  2 04:49:18 2013
From: capitol.matters at gmail.com (NFB-DC Affiliate)
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2013 23:49:18 -0500
Subject: [Nfb-dc] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Corrected Web Address: NFB Bid
 for Equality online auction is now open for bidding
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From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 19:22:53 -0600
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Corrected Web Address: NFB Bid for
Equality online auction is now open for bidding
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org

Dear Federation Family,

Just in time for your Black Friday shopping, the NFB Bid for Equality
online auction is now open for bidding. Help the NFB fund its work by
sharing the auction with your friends and family. There are a wide
range of unique and exciting auction items available, from exotic
getaways to Puerto Rico and Costa Rica, to a gift card at a
family-friendly apple farm in Connecticut. Visit
<http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?auctionId=200786605>http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?auctionId=200786605

bid now, and remember: the future is in your bid!

Ilana Posner
200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Phone:(410) 659-9314 ext. 2283
Email:iposner at nfb.org



Take the stress out of this year's holiday shopping with NFB's Bid
for Equality national online auction: Black Friday, Nov. 29, to
Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3.
<http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?vhost=bid-for-equality>View
our must-have donations and register to make your Bid for Equality.
The future is in your bid!



From capitol.matters at gmail.com  Mon Dec  2 04:55:17 2013
From: capitol.matters at gmail.com (NFB-DC Affiliate)
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2013 23:55:17 -0500
Subject: [Nfb-dc] Reminder: Date Change for Greater DC Chapter Meeting
Message-ID: <CAHfL6mOi5F-ktqopQSPfxQUaq+e+cTDEAxppyUsaAbmr36s9rw@mail.gmail.com>

Fellow Federationists & Friends,

Just a friendly reminder that the Greater DC Chapter meeting will be
held this upcoming Saturday, December 7, 2013, at its usual location
the 3rd District Police Precinct, 1620 V Street, Northwest,
Washington, DC  20005, from 1 pm to 3 pm.



From corbbo at gmail.com  Mon Dec  2 18:14:06 2013
From: corbbo at gmail.com (Corbb O'Connor)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 13:14:06 -0500
Subject: [Nfb-dc] Last Chance to Register! Learn to Independently Manage
	Diabetes without Vision
References: <1EA22826-AF73-4C32-BDED-71C08804ACE3@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <399AFA16-EDB0-40BF-B329-76DD825D92BA@gmail.com>

Good afternoon, Fellow Federationists.

This is the FINAL call to register for this Saturday's diabetes seminar in Arlington. At present, we are in danger of having to cancel the seminar because nobody has registered to attend. So, if you'd like to learn how to independently manage your diabetes, please register TODAY.

Please contact John Halverson at (703) 867-6400 with any questions.

Begin forwarded message:

Subject: Learn to Independently Manage Diabetes without Vision - Seminar on Dec. 7 in Arlington
Date: November 6, 2013 at 10:01:39 PM EST

YES YOU CAN!
Learn to Independently Manage Diabetes without Vision

Saturday, December 7, 2013, 10:30 AM ? 4:00 PM
Arlington Central Library (1015 N. Quincy Street; Arlington, VA)

When you are blind or have low vision, it can be hard to learn testing procedures, glucometers, pumps, and diet from medical practitioners. We are here to help.

During this seminar and lunch, you will learn from the experts about how diabetes affects our eyes. You?ll discover that:

* Yes, you can independently test your blood sugar.

* Yes, you can accurately and safely administer your insulin.

* Yes, you can receive support from other blind diabetics.

* Yes, you can live safely, alone, and productively.

Reserve your seat today.

The small registration fee of $10 also includes lunch.

Call our ticketing partner, Brown Paper Tickets, at (800) 838-3006, and say that you?re attending the ?NFB Diabetes Seminar.?

Questions? Call John Halverson at (703) 867-6400.

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From dandrews at visi.com  Wed Dec 25 13:55:54 2013
From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews)
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2013 07:55:54 -0600
Subject: [Nfb-dc] Seasons Greetings!!
Message-ID: <auto-000136691557@mailfront4.g2host.com>

The staff and management of nfbnet.org, our 30 plus web sites, and 
our 230 plus lists, would like to wish you and your family and 
significant others a very happy Holiday Season! May the next year be 
a happy and prosperous one for you and yours.  We look forward to 
serving you in 2014 and beyond.


David Andrews, SysOp and List Owner

Steve Jacobson
Mike Freeman




From capitol.matters at gmail.com  Wed Dec 25 17:33:02 2013
From: capitol.matters at gmail.com (NFB-DC Affiliate)
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2013 12:33:02 -0500
Subject: [Nfb-dc] Merry Christmas
Message-ID: <CAHfL6mMALFp-WP2Vj78JuVwLTecutvv-KKPqd-SQhZZuOwnR-w@mail.gmail.com>

On behalf of the members, family,  & friends of the National
Federation of the Blind for the Washington, DC Affiliate, please have
a Merry Christmas!



From capitol.matters at gmail.com  Wed Dec 25 17:40:22 2013
From: capitol.matters at gmail.com (NFB-DC Affiliate)
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2013 12:40:22 -0500
Subject: [Nfb-dc] Fwd: [Nfbv-potomac-announce] Braille microwave and
 furniture that must go!
In-Reply-To: <7C511F55-E80C-4CBE-8312-A04752CD23CE@gmail.com>
References: <7C511F55-E80C-4CBE-8312-A04752CD23CE@gmail.com>
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From: Potomac Chapter NFB <potomacnfb at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 01:12:09 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-potomac-announce] Braille microwave and furniture that must go!
To: nfbv-potomac-announce at nfbnet.org

Hi friends!

I hope that you're well on your way to relaxation over the
Christmas/New Year break!

As you know, Briley and I are moving and we have a few items that we'd
be glad to see moved from our home to yours!

* A microwave that has been braille labeled and is in good working order
* A 3-person, olive-green sofa that is one of the comfiest in the world
* Two, square, wood end tables that are couch-height
* Touch-activated desk lamp
* Twin mattress and boxspring (barely used, custom-made)
* Ikea desk with pull-out workspace, roughly 48 inches by 22 inches by 24 inches

If anything sounds good to you, please give us a call at (202)
684-6130. All items must go by January 2, 2014, are sold as-is, and to
the highest bidder.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

Corbb & Briley
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From capitol.matters at gmail.com  Wed Dec 25 17:43:38 2013
From: capitol.matters at gmail.com (NFB-DC Affiliate)
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2013 12:43:38 -0500
Subject: [Nfb-dc] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Disney is needing our help
 to check out there websites
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2013 11:39:36 -0600
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Disney is needing our help to
check out there websites
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org

I have been asked to circulate this.

David Andrews






>Good afternoon Fellow Federationists:
>
>This is Cheryl Echevarria, I am the President of
>the NFB Travel & Tourism Division.  If you have
>been following the Travel & Tourism Division,
>read the November Braille Monitor, or was at the
>73rd National Convention in Orlando, FL.  You
>already know that we have been working very hard
>with the Disney Company, in reference to the
>theme parks and resorts (which include Walt
>Disney World in FL and Disneyland in CA, Disney
>Cruise Lines, and Adventures by Disney (Disney's
>Tour Company for places around the world).
>
>Mark Jones is the man that was at our convention
>last year, and has been working with Travel &
>Tourism for almost 2 years now, with issues in
>reference with guide dogs, accessibility and more!
>
>We are asking for your help on a few
>things.  Please send all information back to  me
>at Cheryl Echevarria at my e-mail cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
>
>We need you all to go to the consumer websites:
>
>For Walt Disney World
><https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/>https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/
>
>And for
>Disneyland
><https://disneyland.disney.go.com/>https://disneyland.disney.go.com/
>
>Go through the system, those that use
>magnification and those that use screenreaders.
>They need our feedback, they have updated the
>website, but they want to make sure.
>
>If you are a travel professional, you have
>access to the Disneytravelagent.com website if
>you don't, you have a CLIA or IATA or ARC number
>register for the website. If you are not a
>travel professional you cannot use this site.
>
>We need information on the issues below:
>
>  Login to disneytravelagents.com? Can access / Cannot access?
>
>3.       Accessing the Quote or Book eCommerce module, including:
>
>3a. Packages or Room Only booking engine ? Can access / Cannot access?
>
>3b. Ticket stores ? Can access / Cannot access?
>
>3c. Retrieve reservations? Can access / Cannot access?
>
>4.       What do you mean exactly by the
>inability to access ?all videos??  Can you
>provide specifics (what videos, on what pages, etc.)?
>
>5.       What eTools can you access / not access?
>
>5a. Disney Destinations Genius training courses?
>Can access / Cannot access (all of the courses or specific courses)?
>
>5b. eBrochures? Can access / Cannot access?
>
>5c. Online Post Office (emails) ? Can access / Cannot access?
>
>5d. YouTube videos? Can access / Cannot access?
>
>5e. Collateral Store (order print brochure
>materials) ? Can access / Cannot access?
>
>5f. Disney Print Connection (order customized
>print pieces) ? Can access / Cannot access?
>
>5g. Disney Content Connection (develop a Disney
>Destinations web site) ? Can access / Cannot access?
>
>
>
>Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 of NY State
>Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>
>Cheryl Echevarria, Owner
><http://www.echevarriatravel.com>www.echevarriatravel.com
>631-456-5394
><mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com>reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>
>Take the stress out of this year?s holiday
>shopping with NFB?s Bid for Equality national
>online auction: Black Friday, Nov. 29, to Giving
>Tuesday, Dec. 3.
><http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?vhost=bid-for-equality>View
>our must-have donations and register to make
>your Bid for Equality. The future is in your bid!
>
>Echevarria Travel has partnered with Braille
>Smith.
><http://www.braillesmith.com>www.braillesmith.com
>  for all her braille needs.  Gail Smith is the Secretary of the NFB of Alabama



From corbbo at gmail.com  Mon Dec 30 22:03:44 2013
From: corbbo at gmail.com (Corbb O'Connor)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:03:44 -0500
Subject: [Nfb-dc] Fwd: NLS needs your help recruiting focus group
	participants
References: <CEE754C5.270A9%eneely@reingold.com>
Message-ID: <7A06B052-1C65-4BAE-AE92-0B1D4E1C4C65@gmail.com>

FYI

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Emmie McMackin <emcmackin at reingold.com>
> Date: Thursday, December 19, 2013 10:06 AM
> Subject: NLS needs your help recruiting focus group participants
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> The Library of Congress/NLS team is recruiting participants for a focus group taking place here at Reingold the evening of  Jan. 7. We are looking for people who are blind or have low vision, or who have a physical disability that limits their ability to read (i.e., they have difficulty holding a book or turning the pages), especially Veterans, seniors, and students. We are also interested in hearing from caregivers of this population. If you know anyone who might be interested, please pass on the attached flier. I have also included some language to use in your email below. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you in advance!
> 
> Best,
> Emmie
> The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, is conducting market research to inform a strategic public outreach and education campaign so that all may read. The campaign will help more people take advantage of the library?s resources and services.
>  
> I am writing to request your help in identifying and contacting participants for a focus group Tuesday, January 7, in Alexandria, Va. We need to identify NLS users and nonusers who are willing to provide their opinions on how people who are blind and physically disabled can best learn about the Braille and talking-book program.
>  
> I have attached a flier with details on the focus group logistics and eligible participants. Please print and display this flier, or forward it to anyone you know who might like to participate.
>  
> NLS is working with Reingold, a strategic communications firm, to facilitate the focus group. If you are interested in participating or have any questions, please contact Emmie McMackin at 571.451.0997 or focusgroup at reingold.com.
>   
> Thank you for your support of this important endeavor! 
> 
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