From nfbutah at gmail.com Sat Apr 4 01:12:39 2020 From: nfbutah at gmail.com (nfbutah at gmail.com) Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 19:12:39 -0600 Subject: [NFB-Utah] NFB of Utah Presents Anywhere Chapter Meetings! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000001d60a1e$2305af00$69110d00$@gmail.com> Hello Fellow Federationists, What a difference a month makes! Although many events we all looked forward to have been canceled or postponed, the work of the federation must and does continue to go on. This is why The NFB of Utah is offering Anywhere Virtual Chapter Meetings all month long in April! This is a chance for any member to attend one or all of our wonderful chapter meetings and see the great work being done here in Utah. The first meeting will be held by our Red Rocks Chapter and will be Tuesday, April 7, from 1pm ? 2:30pm. Come here a presentation on NFB Newsline from Scott White, Director of our NFB Newsline Program! Future meetings with more details to come are as follows: Spanish Division April 15 8:30pm Weber/Davis Chapter Saturday, April 18 11am ? 1pm Utah Valley Chapter, Wed. . April 22 6pm ? 8:30pm Salt Lake Chapter Saturday, April 25, 11am ? 1pm All members of the NFB of Utah are invited to listen in using the zoom platform. There are 3 ways to do this. 1. Call using a phone. 2. Down load the ap and sign in with credentials that you create. Or 3. Use your computer and go to the zoom website to sign in with credentials you create. Below are the specifics for each option. Option 1. Call in using a phone. If you use your mobile phone, just tap on the number following the instructions, no need to dial passcodes, just tap on the number and it will sign in for you. Make sure to copy the entire string if you are reading this email on a different device than the one you plan to call in on including the commas and pound sign. If you hand dial the numbers, the numbers after the commas are the passcode which are also the meeting ID. That's it! You should be signed into the meeting. Here is the number: +17207072699,,,8061136194# Option 2. download the zoom ap the way you would download aps for your particular phone, follow the prompts on your screen and create your account before the meeting. To join the meeting, the meeting ID is: 806-113-6194 Option 3. on your computer, go to Https://zoom.us/j/260576121 and create an account and follow the prompts ahead of the meeting. To join the meeting, the meeting ID is: 806-113-6194 We look forward to meeting with you From nfbutah at gmail.com Wed Apr 8 17:02:42 2020 From: nfbutah at gmail.com (nfbutah at gmail.com) Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 11:02:42 -0600 Subject: [NFB-Utah] Blind and Low-Vision Participants Needed for Research Study on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Message-ID: <001f01d60dc7$850ea1f0$8f2be5d0$@gmail.com> for Research Study on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic AIRA, the National federation of the blind, Louisiana Tech, and many other entities in the field of blindness have developed a survey to explore the increased accessibility barriers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Your feedback is needed. This survey may take thirty minutes or longer, but it is critical in understanding the additional impact COVID-19 is having on blind people. All blind and low-vision adults, aged eighteen and older, are encouraged to participate in this survey to provide information on the impact of COVID-19 on your life in the areas of healthcare; transportation; employment; education; social experiences; access to meals, food, and supplies; and voting. You can take the Flattening the Accessibility Curve survey until April 13, 2020, so don?t delay! Lou Ann Lou Ann Blake, J.D. Deputy Executive Director, Blindness Initiatives 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 (410) 659-9314, extension 2221 | lblake at nfb.org -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: Untitled attachment 00162.txt URL: From nfbutah at gmail.com Thu Apr 9 00:52:12 2020 From: nfbutah at gmail.com (nfbutah at gmail.com) Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 18:52:12 -0600 Subject: [NFB-Utah] Help for Randolph Sheppard. In-Reply-To: <90F3A924-1BCB-4402-ADFC-7BBC2E49DA2B@yahoo.com> References: <90F3A924-1BCB-4402-ADFC-7BBC2E49DA2B@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <003401d60e09$1c213080$54639180$@gmail.com> > Dear Friends and family: > ?we are working on a second bill to help blind vendors. I could really use your help for a second time around. This is a different letter than the first one I asked you to send. I would like to say thank you in advance for the help you will offer and for what you have already done. This is something that is very important to me and your time is appreciated!?. It is very important to me that you share this with your friends on social media and any way you can think of and ask them to share this link as well. The more letters we get the better success we will have.?. My market is completely closed except for about $20 in sales a day. I had to leave my employee off.?? > ??As you know, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on our blind entrepreneurs. Approximately 75% of our blind entrepreneurs have seen their businesses either shut completely down or seriously curtailed. Congress has provided some relief for small businesses but the Randolph-Sheppard Program is unique. We need to let Congress know that more needs to be done to assist our hard working men and women who feed our government employees every day. > ?Please click on the link below and send letters to the President, both of your U.S. Senators, and your Member in the House of Representatives. The Randolph-Sheppard Act authorizes Congress to appropriate funds for the Randolph-Sheppard Program. It never has. We are asking Congress for the first time to appropriate dollars that can be used to provide relief for our displaced blind entrepreneurs and emergency funding to the states so they can meet their responsibilities as the state licensing agencies. Go to: https://blindmerchantsspeakout.org/alert/-urge_congress_to_appropriate_funds_to_help_blind_vendors/message/congress/write?style=webform > > It is simple. Just put in your name and address, click on ?Preview Message? and then hit ?Submit? and your letters will be sent. Act now and let the collective voices of the blind be heard. > William Black From nfbutah at gmail.com Sat Apr 11 03:10:21 2020 From: nfbutah at gmail.com (nfbutah at gmail.com) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 21:10:21 -0600 Subject: [NFB-Utah] Important Update for National Convention Message-ID: <00a101d60fae$bd4cc720$37e65560$@gmail.com> Join the 2020 National Convention from Anywhere Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the national convention of the National Federation of the Blind, originally scheduled for Houston, Texas, from July 14-19, is going virtual. The organized blind movement will connect blind Americans for the largest gathering of the blind in history! The 2020 national convention will include most of the elements conventioneers expect, with some new twists. Details about registration for the convention, as well as details of the convention schedule and logistics as they become available, can be found at www.nfb.org/convention. Message from President Riccobono "The National Federation of the Blind is delighted to celebrate our eightieth year by expanding the circle of participation to create what will surely be the largest gathering of the blind in history," said Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind. "Through this unique event, we will connect blind Americans from anywhere to build opportunities everywhere. We look forward to spreading the 2020 view on blindness to the entire nation and beyond." Register now at no cost and stay tuned for more details. We look forward to your participation in the 2020 NFB National Convention. National Federation of the Blind | 200 E Wells Street | Baltimore, MD 21230 | 410-659-9314 Unsubscribe | Opt Out | Sign Up for Our E-newsletter .. From nfbutah at gmail.com Thu Apr 16 00:36:56 2020 From: nfbutah at gmail.com (nfbutah at gmail.com) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:36:56 -0600 Subject: [NFB-Utah] Weber Davis Zoom chapter meeting information Message-ID: <003701d61387$23028a10$69079e30$@gmail.com> Hello everybody! We are going to have a virtual zoom chapter meeting on Saturday, April 18 at 11 AM. We have an awesome guest speaker. Cherissa Alldredge from UTA and she will be talking to us about how COVID-19 is affecting travel both as a transit authority and as passengers in Weber and Davis counties. We will be talking about state and national convention and how they will be affected by COVID-19. Marnie West will lead a group discussion about the effects of COVID-19 on our chapter members. You can download the Zoom app on your phone or your desktop. Or you can simply get the one touch number below and it will dial you straight in. There are directions below and if you need help please contact one of our board members or leave a comment here and one of us will get in touch with you. To Join NFB of Utah Zoom meetings: https://zoom.us/j/8061136194 meeting ID: 806-113-6194. One tap mobile +17207072699,,,8061136194# From nfbutah at gmail.com Mon Apr 20 02:44:09 2020 From: nfbutah at gmail.com (nfbutah at gmail.com) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 20:44:09 -0600 Subject: [NFB-Utah] UVC April's Chapter Meeting Message-ID: <003701d616bd$92bcb900$b8362b00$@gmail.com> Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well during these uncertain times. Please join our virtual Chapter meeting on Wednesday April 22 at 6:00 pm via Zoom. We will have Jim Gaschel joining us to talk about stimulus checks as well as SSI and SSDI payments. I will have some resources for our community as well. I look forward to talking to you all soon. To join our Zoom meeting you can either click on the link below, use the app and enter the meeting ID below or call the number below. If you need assistance calling in, please reach out to me. https://zoom.us/j/95998665005 Meeting ID: 959 9866 5005 One tap mobile +16699009128,,95998665005# Sincerely, Laura Vincent (801) 602-5638 National Federation of the Blind of Utah Utah Valley Chapter President From nfbutah at gmail.com Tue Apr 21 01:32:32 2020 From: nfbutah at gmail.com (nfbutah at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:32:32 -0600 Subject: [NFB-Utah] Correction to the UVC April's Chapter Meeting Message-ID: <008201d6177c$bb6facd0$324f0670$@gmail.com> Hello everyone, Here are the correct codes for our chapter meeting sorry about that: I hope you are doing well during these uncertain times. Please join our virtual Chapter meeting on Wednesday April 22 at 6:00 pm via Zoom. We will have Jim Gaschel joining us to talk about stimulus checks as well as SSI and SSDI payments. I will have some resources for our community as well. I look forward to talking to you all soon. To join our Zoom meeting you can either click on the link below, use the app and enter the meeting ID below or call the number below. If you need assistance calling please let me know. https://zoom.us/j/8061136194 Meeting id 8061136194 +17207072699,,,8061136194# Sincerely, Laura Vincent (801) 602-5638 National Federation of the Blind of Utah Utah Valley Chapter President From nfbutah at gmail.com Wed Apr 22 23:02:09 2020 From: nfbutah at gmail.com (nfbutah at gmail.com) Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:02:09 -0600 Subject: [NFB-Utah] April 25 NFB Utah Salt Lake Chapter Virtual Meeting Message-ID: <007001d618fa$0e04e220$2a0ea660$@gmail.com> Fellow Federationists and Friends of the NFB of Utah (Salt Lake Chapter), Hope everyone is doing well and keeping healthy during this uncertain time. Reminder of April?s virtual Zoom Meeting of the Salt Lake Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Utah When: Saturday April 25 , 2020 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Location: From your home using the Zoom meeting platform, you can download the Zoom app on your phone or your desktop. Or you can simply get the one touch number below and it will dial you straight in. Below is how to connect. To Join NFB of Utah Zoom meetings: https://zoom.us/j/8061136194 meeting ID: 806-113-6194. One tap mobile +17207072699,,,8061136194# Salt Lake Chapter Meeting Agenda * Introductions and Zoom meeting instructions. * April?s highlights of Mark Riccobono?s National Federation of the Blind Presidential live release by Karl Smith * National and Affiliate report ? by NFBU State President, Everette Bacon * Chapter report and business ? by Ken Duke * Kristen Cox will be joining our Zoom meeting for some updates from the Governor?s office -Kristen is the executive director of the Utah Governor?s Office of Management and Budget. * Philosophy Group Discussion ? Danielle Frampton will be leading the discussion using An Address Delivered by President Marc Maurer called ?The Assimilation of Crisis?, July 4, 2004. * Adjourn. Best Regards, National Federation of the Blind of Utah Salt Lake Chapter Board of Directors President: Ken Duke, ken.r.duke at gmail.com First Vice President: Danielle Frampton, daniellef8131 at gmail.com Second Vice President: Ned Lindholm, eflindholm at gmail.com Secretary: Tina Reisner tinabell92 at gmail.com Treasurer: Mark Turley, turley.md112 at gmail.com Board Member: Jodi Duke, jodi.lynn.duke at gmail.com Board Member: Karl Smith, karl at axistech.net Board Member: Stephanie Cordova, scordova63 at hotmail.com -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 11055 bytes Desc: not available URL: From nfbutah at gmail.com Sun Apr 26 21:42:48 2020 From: nfbutah at gmail.com (nfbutah at gmail.com) Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 15:42:48 -0600 Subject: [NFB-Utah] Presidential Release Next Week: Zoom Details Available Message-ID: <007501d61c13$a1e14620$e5a3d260$@gmail.com> Join President Riccobono Next Friday Friday, May 1, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. EDT via Zoom Join President Mark Riccobono as he delivers the May Presidential Release (#494) of the National Federation of the Blind. The presidential release is a monthly message delivered by the elected President of the organized blind movement that is intended to be played at every local chapter meeting. Closed captions will be provided. Submit Questions Now After the remarks from President Riccobono, the organization's first vice president, Pam Allen, will moderate questions. Members of the Federation are encouraged to attend and nonmembers are warmly welcomed. This is a unique national forum to share the work of the organization and answer questions that might be on the minds of blind Americans. Send your questions in advance to cdanielsen at nfb.org and put PR494 in the subject line or call 410-659-9314, extension 2473. Join the Zoom Meeting Save the date and time. Below are the Zoom details to join the call. For an accessible tutorial of the Zoom platform to learn how to join on the web, app, or phone, access the audiobook, Meet Me in the Cloud. Meeting ID: 935 0745 1766 Web https://zoom.us/j/93507451766 One tap mobile +13126266799,,93507451766# US (Chicago) +16468769923,,93507451766# US (New York) Dial by your location When dialing via phone, you will be prompted to enter the meeting ID: 935 0745 1766 +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US +1 301 715 8592 US Meeting ID: 935 0745 1766 Find a number in Puerto Rico or outside the United States: https://zoom.us/u/ab3E5IUcW We look forward to your participation. National Federation of the Blind | 200 E Wells Street | Baltimore, MD 21230 | 410-659-9314 Unsubscribe | Opt Out | Sign Up for Our E-newsletter .. Virus-free. www.avg.com -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: Untitled attachment 00042.txt URL: