[NFB-Seniors] Today's Call

[Robert Leslie Newman]

Judy

Here in Nebraska, recently, two springs back, we in the NFB  of Nebraska, working with the Commission for the Blind, got the Nebraska legislature to boost the Commission's annual budget by $540,00.00 per year to work with the senior blind. Over the past decade or so, got fewer and fewer rehab services, until it was down to just a few visits; the federal dollars we use to get for people who did not have a goal of a job, dwindled and dwindled.   We now are back to getting unlimited service! All the home visits needed, and also that seniors without a vocational goal to go back to work, can attend our Nebraska Training Center for the Blind; it is modeled on the NFB training center concept. Yes, our Senior Retreats are a good program; all that some seniors will get, if they can get to South Carolina.

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From: NFB-Seniors [mailto:nfb-seniors-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Judy Jones via NFB-Seniors
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:44 PM
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Yes, I loved hearing about the experiences at the Rocky Bottom training.  I know several older people I would love to see go to a training like that.


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From: NFB-Seniors <nfb-seniors-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Barbara Shaidnagle via NFB-Seniors
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I stayed only an hour. But I heard good presentations.

On Thu, Jul 16, 2020, 8:12 PM Judy Jones via NFB-Seniors < nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi, Robert,
>
> I had the feeling he was a last-minute fill-in.
>
> People couldn't unmute if they wanted to, in some cases, and in other 
> cases, couldn't find their mute buttons. Suggestion for next time is 
> to ward people ahead of time to unmute, just like having people make 
> their way to the microphones beforehand.
>
> I do know that, if we're thinking of the same person, he does moderate 
> the NFB Career Mentoring program, and does a good job of organizing that one.
>
> Thanks very much, as always.
>
> Judy
> sent from the HIMS Android BrailleSense Polaris ----- Original Message
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> From: Robert Leslie Newman via NFB-Seniors
> To: 'NFB Senior Division list'
> Date: Thursday, July 16, 2020 04:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [NFB-Seniors] Today's Call
>
> Judy
>
>
>
> YUP! Some things that happened really could have been prevented. Our 
> guy running the board (not sure what else to call it) I think didn't 
> know his stuff. And we had given him the agenda, that had the 
> spelling, phone numbers, email addresses of the people who were 
> speaking, and needed to be found within the list of participants. And, 
> Ruth w=had wanted to work with him… since the middle of last week!
>
>
>
> And so… we will submit an evaluation. And maybe all will go better in 
> the future!
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
>
> From: NFB-Seniors [mailto:nfb-seniors-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Judy Jones via NFB-Seniors
> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 3:37 PM
> To: nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Judy Jones
> Subject: [NFB-Seniors] Today's Call
>
>
>
> Hi, All,
>
> In spite of the various call glitches, I did enjofor the speakers on 
> the call.
>
> The muting/unmuting, very confusing, as I kept getting notices to 
> unmute myself, but then was told that host was not allowing unmute.
>
> Better luck next time, (smiles.
>
> Judy
> sent from the HIMS Android BrailleSense Polaris
>
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