[Nfbc-info] Fw: At Large Minutes for Decemberr 2011
Mary Willows
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Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 2:00 PM
Subject: RE: At Large Minutes for Decemberr 2011
Below please find minutes for December 2011. Both November 2011 and december 2011 are attached to this message. Thank you.
National Federation of the Blind
of California
December 8, 2011
At Large Chapter Meeting
1. Roll
Present: Ever Lee Hairston, Robert Stigile, Mary Wilows, Shannon Dillon, Sheryl Thurston, Khay Uon, and Barbara Grant.
2. Treasurer's Report
There is no treasurer's report.
3. Braille Enrichment and Learning Literacy
The Braille Enrichment and Learning Literacy (BELL) program is a two-week intensive program for learning Braille for children. California has not held a BELL Program yet but we are looking for a location to do it. For example, on a colege campus. They can be held in community centers. In North Carolina they are held in the summer and use the colleges and the dorms. Ohio had one, too.
4. HR 3086 is the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act. There are still 168 agencies in California that are paying subminimum wages to disabled people. We are proposing that section 14(c) be dropped. We are looking for sponsors.
We need to talk to Cara rovbertson and David Dryer to ask them to support our legislation. They are federal representatives. We would like to contact them because they have not been contacted. But members should continue to try to reach other representatives.
5. There are leadership seminars coming up. Look around and see if you know any people who we would like to recommend for leadership. Parents' Leadership is in February. There is Leadership for teachers working in the field of blindness; Affiliate leadership; and the LAW (Legal Advocacy in Washington) for kids 12-16 years old. The information is available on the nfb.org web site. Fast Facts is the link to go to for more information.
6. Advisory commission on instructional materials. This was an 18-month commission that put out the report. Dr. Louis lucero represented us in that commission. In the nutshell the recommendations are these three: first, that someone should come up with guidelines for instructional materials for colleges and universities considering new materials for students; second, make sure there is funding in place to purchase whatever equipment or translation materials are necessary; and third is to train faculty or personnel or staff in how to use equipment so they can help students.
This commission was concerned with all print disabled students, not just blind students.
7. As a result of the NFB working with the bar examiners, a blind woman has passed the bar using accessible technology.
8. The December presidential release is out. Mary explains the presidential release. Dr. Maurer announces the Air Transportation and Advisory Committee has put out its guidelines for the keosks and Web sites. Those places are now supposed to be accessible. We have till the end of December to give our feedback to the advisory comission. The Web site to give our input to is not accessible to the blind. As a result the NFB set up a portal for us to go to to give our input. The e-mail to send comments to is airlines at nfb.org. Or go to nfb.org Web site and look for Presidential Release for the instructions for where to go to report problems with the airline Web sites.
9. Library Committee
Joy Stigile updates us on library services. There are threats to their funding. Three talkingbook libraries as well as public libraries in the state are going to be affected by budget cuts that will become affective january 1. If funding is cut we will not receive any federal funding. The talkingbook library in L.A. Would stay open. But Sacramento only receives public money so they would be in big financial crisis.
Write a letter to governor asking him not to cut funding to the library. Write it to state senators or state representativeds. Do not write letter as part of NFB. Write it as a library patron. Write to governor and CC local assembly persons and senators. Send letter to Honorable Edmond G. Brown Governor, State of California,
State Capitol Room 1173,
Sacramento, CA 95814.
In that letter, reference AB121. Tell the governor to help us to keep funding for library services because it would have devastating impact on non-print readers that use library services and literacy programs. Library patrons of all ages and ranges throughout the state.
Mary will put a message out to the list.
10. Announcements
Saturday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 is holiday party at Coco's Restaurant in Woodland Hills. 21844 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills. Order off the menu. There will be a 50/50 drawing.
Gerry Croom is in hospital in Centinela. 20th anniversary luncheon has been canceled.
Next meeting will be January 12, 7:00 p.m.
It is moved by Shannon and second by Robert to adjourn. All are in favor. The motion passes.
SHANNON L. DILLON
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Subject: RE: At Large Minutes for November 2011
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:51:54 -0800
At Large Chapter
National Federation of the Blind
of California
November 10, 2011
1. Roll
Present: Robert Stigile, Shannon Dillon, Louis Lucero, Mary Willows, Kisshawnda Jones and Sherron Smith.
Sherron sent in a membership application for the At Large chapter. She used the PayPal feature to pay dues. We will add her to the list.
2. Minutes for September 9, 2011
Robert moves to adopt the minutes. Louis seconds the motion. All are in favor. The motion passes.
3. Treasurer's Report
Mary believes we have a treasury of about $110. She believes eleven people, including Sherron, have paid.
4. Convention Report
Mary, Robert and Shannon talk about the convention held October 13-16 in Fremont.
5. Philosophy
The importance of blindnes skills and NFB centers.
6. National scholarship program is starting for 2012. The NFB gives out 30 scholarships every summer at the national convention.
7. Washington Seminar
The importance of Washington Seminar and what happens in Washington D.C. Every year.
8. San Francisco Chapter Holiday Party and Fund-Raiser
Eric Holm is putting together a fund-raising event at Peer 39 on December 17 at the Aquarium of the Bay. Tickets will be $40.
9. Presidential Release
The Presidential Release and where to find it.
10. Kaiser Permanente
There is a class action suit against Kaiser Permanente because they have not been making print materials accessible to blind people. Contact Mary for more information.
11. Ed Bucklin
We had a raffle for an iPhone and we cannot find the person who won. We called the phone number and e-mailed him and contacted blind people in the area who sold the ticket. Help find Ed Bucklin.
12. Applications for the BELL Program
We are looking for a location for intensive location for Braille instruction for children with housing nearby. Please let Mary know. It is a two-week program.
13. Bid For Excellence
People who want to bid on items can do so through the nfb web site which is NFB.org. Look for Bid For Excellence on the homepage. You can bid on items donated for auction.
14. Department of Transportation
Department of Transportation has issued a notice that all keosks in airport and the Web sites like Travellocity and Orbitz will all be accessible to blind people.
15. The NFB and Penn State have settled. Penn State stated they will make their Web sites accessible to blind students.
16. Tim Elder said if any iPhone apps are inaccesible let him know whih ones are not working and whether the app is completely inaccessible or just some buttons are inaccesssible. They want to go talk to people making those apps.
17. For anyone who is not receiving the Braille Monitor, there is an easy way to sign up on the NFB Web page www.nfb.org. Go to publications and click on Braille Monitor to sign up.
Next meeting on December 8. 7:00 p.m. At 712-432-0175 184220#.
Shannon moves to adjourn. Motion is seconded by Louis. All are in favor. The motion passes.
SHANNON L. DILLON
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Subject: Minutes for September 8, 2011 At Large Chapter meeting
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 10:31:18 -0800
National Federation of the Blind
Of California
At Large Chapter Meeting
September 8, 2011
1. Roll
Present: Robert Stigile, Shannon Dillon, Miguel Mendez, Louis Lucero and Mary Church.
Robert called the meeting to order at 7:07.
2. Minutes
It is moved and seconded to approve the August minutes. All are in favor. The motion passes.
3. Membership
To pay dues and become a member of the At Large chapter, you must send in an application to Mary Willows and pay dues. Shannon will send out the application. Mary Church also requests an application. Shannon will check with Mary about sending application or will send an application to Miguel and Mary Church.
4. Braille Readers Are Leaders
There is a contest for K-12 and one for adults. Registration process will begin October 1. The contest will start November 1 and end January 4. It is a contest where you read as many pages as you can in Braille. The top winners are brought to the national convention in Dallas. You can get more information at wwwnfb.org or at braillereadersareleaders.org.
5. Meet the Blind Month
Robert explains Meet the Blind Month. He discusses activities you might participate in for Meet the Blind Month and says to let the national center know if we engage in an exciting or unusual activity.
National is selling Meet the Blind T-shirts this year. Contact the national center for more information.
6. Web Accessability Consortium
There will be a Web accessability consortium on September 19 in Baltimore. It will be an all-day event concerning Web access. There will be companies showing how their Web sites are accessible.
7. Blio
Blio is a book-reading technology that KNFB Technologies has created. It is usable on the PC, iPhone, iPod, or iPad. It is a bookstore that is accessible to blind people. You can get the software from blio.com. Then you can go through the bookstore of Blio to buy books.
8. NFBC State Convention
Robert, Mary, Miguel and Shannon will be attending the state convention. Robert suggests that we register. The bonus of pre-registering. All three meals, inprov comedy club and registration is $95. You can also choose meals individually if you do not want to purchase the entire package. If you wait until convention, it will cost $120. Deadline for booking your hotel room is September 28. Deadline for pre-registration is October 6.
a. Scholarships
Application for scholarships is at www.sixdots.org and deadline is September 15.
b. Resolutions
Robert reminds everyone that the Resolutions Committee will meet Friday morning of the convention. We will hear the resolutions that have been submitted. They will make it to the floor on Sunday. If you are considering making a Resolution have them get in touch with Robert by September 30.
c. CAGDU Seminar
Shannon announces the CAGDU seminar on October 13 from 1:00 to 4:00.
d. Mary Willows says Newark police will escort us up Balentine for our walk.
e. We have a comedy improv group coming from 8:00 to 9:30 on Friday evening.
f. Joe Ruffalo will be our national rep.
g. Miguel is inviting a bunch of new people to convention and asks everyone to make sure to get to know them.
h. Robert mentions that people can check a box when they register indicating they are new to the convention. It asks if they belong to a chapter. People who are first-time attendees will be entered into a drawing.
i. Miguel invites people to his room after the commedy night Friday night.
Shannon moves to adjourn. Mary seconds the motion. All are in favor. The motion passes.
SHANNON L. DILLON
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Subject: Application for At Large Chapter
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:34:48 -0700
You can become a member online via the online form and pay your dues online as well. Go to:
https://www.formstack.com/forms/?1097029-LKcs9WsiRT.
SHANNON L. DILLON
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Subject: RE: Minutes for August 11, 2011 At Large Chapter meeting
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 16:52:28 -0700
Minutes for August 11, 2011 in Word 97/2003 format.
SHANNON L. DILLON
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Subject: Minutes for August 11, 2011 At Large Chapter meeting
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 13:32:26 -0700
Attached please find the minutes for the August 11, 2011 At Large chapter meeting. See you Thursday. Thank you.
SHANNON L. DILLON
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