[nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

Wed Jul 13 22:54:04 UTC 2011

Oh no I can do email on my phone,
I love it.
I am also looking for the case with a key board on the back.
My friend has one.

Original message:
> Hi Marsha,
> I heard many people have trouble typing emails on their phones including my
> sighted dad; best done for many on a regular qwerty keyboard.
> So yes the internet with wireless connections is important so people can
> bring their laptops, Braille Notes, Pac Mates, etc and connect to the
> internet. Now the latest Braille note has Wy-fy in it.
> Ashley

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marsha Drenth
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:50 AM
> To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

> Yes this is true, and I know for my schedule at convention I have no time
> for surfing the net. But lets say, a convention attendee needs to work from
> the convention, then having the internet and WiFi helps. Say you're a person
> who wants to look up attractions around the hotel, it would be great to have
> the internet and WiFi. And lastly, lets say your just a person who wants to
> check there email, having the internet and WiFi is important. Yes, Yes, yes,
> Yes, many of us have Iphones or smart phones, so we can do it from there.
> And some people will say checking emails or surfing the net from your phone
> is just as good as doing it on the computer, but that is not what works for
> me. I tried to check all my emails on my phone, an Iphone 4, but because
> there was so many messages, I could not keep up and at some point gave up.
> When I got home I had 1400 emails. Definatly have learned my lesson in that
> I MUST go on no mail with all my NFB lists.

> Just my two cents,
> marsha

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:15 PM
> To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

> Of course, the question is *why?* After all, one presumably goes to
> conventions to attend meetings, not dabble on the Internet. <<putting on
> fire-resistant suit>>

> Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of T. Joseph Carter
> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 5:35 PM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

> More frustrating was that there was no wifi at any price anywhere in
> the area of the meeting rooms.  Were I to make one request of the
> national office when we return, it would be to obtain internet access
> for the meeting rooms and set up a few wifi routers at selected
> locations for basic access.

> Joseph

> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 04:01:59PM -0400, Marsha Drenth wrote:
>> Just my two cents on this convention. The hotel was nice, very clean, nice
>> rooms, and the staff was great. It was huge, people thought we walked a lot
>> in Dallas, folks that is NOTHING! The food in the hotel was very very
>> expensive, way way more than any of the restaurants in Dallas. It did help
>> greatly to have the Publics across the street. If and when I go back, I
> must
>> remember to take good walking shoes. In regards to the WiFi, yes it totally
>> sucked there was no free access any where in the hotel. And yet again I am
>> too cheap to buy it. As far as the cell coverage, I have Verizon and had
>> converage every where in the hotel and rooms. So I think that really
> depends
>> on your carrier.

>> Marsha

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of T. Joseph Carter
>> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:43 AM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

>> Yes, Mr. Rosen was REALLY impressed with the NFB, and Dr. Maurer was
>> really impressed with the facility.  Hopefully the two of them can
>> work something out to reduce the nickel-and-dime effects somewhat.  I
>> certainly have no objection to the hotel making money-but the
>> incidental fees are both too high and too frequent to be comfortable.
>> There isn't even lobby wifi access without a fee, and the hotel is
>> full of cellular dead zones.

>> Joseph

>> On Sat, Jul 09, 2011 at 11:43:17PM -0400, Brian Miller wrote:
>>> Did they say if it was to be at the same hotel all those years?

>>> Brian M

>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Sherri
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 8:00 PM
>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List; blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

>>> It was announced at the convention that conventions from 2013 through 2017
>>> will be held in Orlando. I wish we could extend the length of the
>> convention
>>> back to how it was and NFB would organize tours for Wednesday afternoon.
>>> That way, people could get excited about Orlando and have time to go
>> places.
>>> I liked the old schedule much better. If we are going to keep people here
>>> for five years in a row, we need to give them ample opportunity to take
>>> advantage of all there is to do in Orlando. Besides, I like the banquet
> the
>>> night before the last day of convention.

>>> Sherri Brun
>>> "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John
>>> Lennon

>>> Check out http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun

>>> E-mail: flmom2006 at gmail.com
>>> NFBF NewslineR chair
>>> www.nfbnewsline.org
>>> Vice-president NFB Greater Orlando Chapter http://nfbfgoc.org Secretary
>> FDCP
>>> INC www.fdcp.org Chair Orange County Disability Advisory Committee

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