From rothmanjd at gmail.com Mon Jun 23 04:34:57 2025 From: rothmanjd at gmail.com (rothmanjd at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:34:57 -0400 Subject: [NFB-Maryland] Ronza Othman's Zoom Meeting Message-ID: <13a201dbe3f8$2ccdc900$86695b00$@gmail.com> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/calendar Size: 10705 bytes Desc: not available URL: From rothmanjd at gmail.com Mon Jun 23 04:42:36 2025 From: rothmanjd at gmail.com (rothmanjd at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:42:36 -0400 Subject: [NFB-Maryland] NFB of Maryland National Convention Orientation Message-ID: <14ba01dbe3f9$3e9e5f90$bbdb1eb0$@gmail.com> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I am the Accessibility Intern for the 2025 Folklife Festival, working with Diane Nutting (Visitor Accessibility Manager), who I am cc’ing on this email. We are reaching out to blind, low vision, and disabled communities throughout the DMV to share information about this year’s Festival and to invite you to spread the word among your community contacts and networks. The Festival will be held July 2 – July 7 on the National Mall between 7th and 12th streets. The Festival is FREE to attend and is open from 11AM until 5:30 PM daily, with additional featured concerts and events on Thursday – Sunday evening. A full schedule of events is available on our website. During the Festival there will be audio described events, sighted guides on request, visual description tours, braille, and large-print materials. Learn more about accessibility information on our website. This year’s Festival theme, Youth and the Future of Culture, focuses on youth impact and engagement in areas such as art, traditional building trades, music, food, native language reclamation, lowrider culture, film and media making, spoken word, and storytelling. With such a diverse group of participants from across the US and internationally, there will be many opportunities to see how this generation interacts with culture and tradition and makes it their own. Visitors will have opportunities to learn and explore through hands-on demonstrations, collaborative events, demonstrations and discussion panels, and by being present in this unique space. We are particularly excited that as part of our Emerging Media Makers program, the Festival will feature a screening of The Ride Ahead by Emmy Award winning filmmakers Samuel and Dan Habib. This documentary film has embedded audio description and follows Samuel as he explores what it means to be an independent adult through interviews with disabled adults and leaders including Judy Heumann, Bob Williams, Maysoon Zayid, and others. Advance registration for The Ride Ahead is required. The Festival strives to maintain an accessible and inclusive environment for all. Some other accessibility services and supports that are provided include accessible seating, wheelchair loans, ASL interpretation, live, real-time captioning (CART), and a Festival sensory guide. Additional accessibility information and detailed service schedules can be found on our website. If you have any questions or anticipate needing additional support, please do not hesitate to contact us. To reach out you can reply directly to this email ( PulliamB at si.edu), call us at 202-633-7488, or email folklife at si.edu. We thank you in advance for sharing this information with your own networks to help spread the word about this event. We look forward to seeing you at the Folklife Festival! Warmest regards, Bella Pulliam (she/her) Visitor Accessibility Intern Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 2025 PulliamB at si.edu Ronza Othman, President National Federation of the Blind of Maryland 443-426-4110 Pronouns: she, her, hers  -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From president at nfbmd.org Mon Jun 23 04:42:43 2025 From: president at nfbmd.org (Maryland President) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:42:43 -0400 Subject: [NFB-Maryland] NFB of Maryland National Convention Orientation Message-ID: <14bb01dbe3f9$42973810$c7c5a830$@nfbmd.org> All first-time convention attendees and those wanting to get excited about the national convention are cordially invited to attend a Convention Orientation from 8 to 9:30 p.m., on Wednesday, July 2. The Ambassadors Committee will walk you through the events that will take place throughout the week, explain processes such as door prizes and voting, as well as make sure every first-time convention attendee is matched with a mentor. Connection information is as follows: One-Number Conference Call: 339-209-4083 Zoom Info: https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/6248138327?pwd=3j1veR63Yr9IbB8Kv0xxaxMCA2tKOb.1 &omn=92819472509 Meeting ID: 624 813 8327 Passcode: 63263 --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,6248138327# US (Chicago) +13092053325,,6248138327# US Ronza Othman, President National Federation of the Blind of Maryland 443-426-4110 Pronouns: she, her, hers The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. 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As usual, we'll use the Caucus as an opportunity for the membership to share your perspective on resolutions; this will help me decide how I will vote should the delegates be polled on resolutions and policies. We'll also hear - for the first time - from our 2025 John T. McCraw Scholarship finalists. We'll share other important information as well. We hope to make available a virtual option for the Caucus, but it'll depend on whether or not the technology behaves. Thus please don't be frustrated if the technology does not work. If it does, you can use the usual affiliate Zoom information to access the meeting. The information for Zoom is at the end of this email. Those who are not able to attend the convention in person are welcome to reach out to me directly to share your perspective on resolutions. Texting is the most efficient way to get in touch with me, and the affiliate phone line is currently down. Thus, you should text me at 708-829-0523. You can also email me directly at President at nfbmd.org - but response time is likely to be slower. Thanks and see you in New Orleans. https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/6248138327?pwd=3j1veR63Yr9IbB8Kv0xxaxMCA2tKOb.1 &omn=92819472509 Meeting ID: 624 813 8327 Passcode: 63263 --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,6248138327# US (Chicago) +13092053325,,6248138327# US Ronza Othman, President National Federation of the Blind of Maryland 443-426-4110 Pronouns: she, her, hers The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From president at nfbmd.org Fri Jun 27 00:37:38 2025 From: president at nfbmd.org (Maryland President) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:37:38 -0400 Subject: [NFB-Maryland] FW: John A Cheadle Celebration of Life In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <023f01dbe6fb$afaecd50$0f0c67f0$@nfbmd.org> Please find information below about a Celebration of Life for John Cheadle to be held in person in New Orleans and virtually on July 12, 2025 at 5:30PM Central Time. Please share the below with others who knew and loved John. Ronza Othman, President National Federation of the Blind of Maryland 443-426-4110 Pronouns: she, her, hers From: Barbara Cheadle Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2025 10:07 AM To: Ronza Othman ; Barbara Loos ; Sharon Maneki ; Mac Biggers ; jberggren at nfb.org Subject: John A Cheadle Celebration of Life A Celebration of Life for John A Cheadle (August 7, 1945 - October 25, 2024) will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025, 5:30 p.m. Central Time, in the Riverside Room ll (41st floor) of the New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal Street, site of the 2025 National Federation of the Blind Convention. Special thanks go to the NFB of Maryland affiliate and state president Ronza Othman for hosting this celebration. The event will also be available by Zoom, thanks to Mac Biggers, a Federation friend from New Jersey. See invite below: Mac Biggers is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: John Cheadle life celebration Time: Jul 12, 2025 05:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89213943033?pwd=Oz2pMHbGgPN5gTsSwacvaxsLp1O264.1 Meeting ID: 892 1394 3033 Passcode: 401405 --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,89213943033#,,,,*401405# US (Chicago) +16469313860,,89213943033#,,,,*401405# US --- Dial by your location • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US Meeting ID: 892 1394 3033 Passcode: 401405 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kemWGlofQd Please contact Barbara Cheadle at barcheadle50 at gmail.com or by text at 443-900-5549 (please state your name in the text) if you have any questions about the celebration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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