[Nfbc-info] NFBC-Info Digest, Vol 147, Issue 7

Fri Aug 11 03:47:16 UTC 2017

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> Today's Topics:
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>   1. Re: Research study announcement (Jenniffer Frazier)
>   2. listening to the eclipse (nancy Lynn)
>   3. Re: listening to the eclipse (Lyn Gwizdak)
>   4. Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] S. 732 Legislative Alert
>      (Shannon Dillon)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 09:34:27 -0700
> From: Jenniffer Frazier <jenniferlynnfrazier at gmail.com>
> To: NFB of California List <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Research study announcement
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> I would like to participate. It is along the same lines of other things I have personally thought about. 
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> Jennifer
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>> On Aug 7, 2017, at 08:26, Karen Arcos via NFBC-Info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hello everyone,
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>> Hope this email finds you well.
>> 
>> My name is Karen Arcos. I am a Ph.D. student in the Visual Perception
>> and Neuroimaging Lab at the University of California, Irvine and am
>> totally blind.
>> 
>> Would you like to participate in a research study to understand how
>> memory ability varies among blind and sighted individuals? This work
>> has implications for understanding how to better educate students who
>> are blind, as well as for designing products they can use more
>> effectively. Please see below and attached for more information if
>> interested.
>> 
>> Eligibility. May be either sighted or legally blind. Must be between
>> 18-50 years old.
>> 
>> You are ineligible if you have any additional neurological or
>> developmental disabilities other than visual impairment or a recent
>> history of illicit drug use.
>> 
>> Time Commitment: Between 1.5-2 hours total
>> 
>> Where: Mutually agreed upon location. This may be at the University of
>> California Irvine campus, schools, or organizations for visually
>> impaired individuals
>> 
>> Contact Information
>> Karen Arcos, Lead Researcher
>> E-mail: karcos1 at uci.edu
>> Phone: (949) 824-8378
>> 
>> Thank you in advance,
>> 
>> Karen Arcos
>> 
>> University of California, Irvine
>> Ph.D. student
>> School of Social Sciences, Department of Cognitive Science
>> National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, 2015 cohort
>> 2020 cohort
>> B.A., University of Southern California (2015)
>> E-mail: karcos1 at uci.edu
>> <Recruitment Flyer.doc>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 15:22:39 -0500
> From: "nancy Lynn" <seabreeze.stl at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [Nfbc-info] listening to the eclipse
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> I got this from another list and thought you?d want to check it out. Scientists are working to make the eclipse accessible to us. Here?s the link.
> http://eclipsesoundscapes.org/
> Nancy Lynn seabreeze.stl at gmail.com
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 13:40:08 -0700
> From: Lyn Gwizdak <gwizdaklyn at gmail.com>
> To: NFB of California List <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: nancy Lynn <seabreeze.stl at gmail.com>, Seniors
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> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] listening to the eclipse
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> Thanks, Nancy for the link to the eclipse! I shared it on my Facebook page.
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> On Aug 7, 2017 1:24 PM, "nancy Lynn via NFBC-Info" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
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>> I got this from another list and thought you?d want to check it out.
>> Scientists are working to make the eclipse accessible to us. Here?s the
>> link.
>> http://eclipsesoundscapes.org/
>> Nancy Lynn seabreeze.stl at gmail.com
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> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 15:39:26 -0700
> From: Shannon Dillon <shannonldillon at gmail.com>
> To: nfbc-info at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfbc-info] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] S. 732 Legislative
>    Alert
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> Good afternoon,
> Please see the below legislative alert from John Pare. His email
> includes everything you need to make calls, but if there is something
> you would like help with please feel free to send me an email.
>  Thanks.
> Shannon Dillon
> 
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List" <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:24:11 -0500
> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] S. 732 Legislative Alert
> To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
> 
> 
> Dear Fellow Federationists:
> 
> Thank you for all of your calls and emails since
> the last legislative alert. We are now up to
> thirty-four cosponsors on AIM HIGH, H.R. 1772,
> ten cosponsors on the Access Technology
> Affordability Act, H.R. 1734, and twelve
> cosponsors on the TIME Act, H.R. 1377. In the
> Senate, the Access Technology Affordability Act,
> S. 732, has one cosponsor. The complete list of
> cosponsors is included at the end of this email.
> 
> The House of Representatives adjourned on July 28
> and will not return to Washington, DC until
> September 5. The Senate is still in session and
> will not adjourn until August 11. The Senate will
> then also return on September 5.
> 
> I have two recommendations. First, call your
> Senator immediately and ask him or her to
> cosponsor S. 732, the Access Technology
> Affordability Act. It would be terrific if we
> could grow the number of cosponsors before the
> Senate adjourns on August 11. Second, invite your
> member of Congress to attend a chapter meeting or
> other local NFB event while they are in the
> district. Alternately, you could ask to meet with
> them in their district office.
> 
> I also want to update you on H.R. 620, the ADA
> Education and Reform Act. Your calls and emails
> have significantly helped in this area. In
> addition President Riccobono wrote an
> <http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/343880-passing-the-ada-education-and-reform-act-would-be-a-step>op-ed
> published in
> <http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/343880-passing-the-ada-education-and-reform-act-would-be-a-step>The
> Hill on July 26, the twenty-seventh anniversary
> of the signing of the ADA into law.
> 
> Your calls and emails have also made a tremendous
> difference protecting Medicaid. As I mentioned in
> a previous alert, an estimated 38.8 percent of
> blind Americans rely on Medicaid for their
> healthcare according to the US Census Bureau. To
> learn more about this topic please read President
> Riccobono?s
> <http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/339073-saving-medicaid-is-critical-to-americas-blind>Saving
> Medicaid op-ed, also published in The Hill.
> 
> The Senate will be in session until August 11 but
> please try to make your calls or send your emails
> by Friday, August 4. A short summary of each bill
> is included below. I have also included a list of
> all the current cosponsors. The best way to
> contact your member of Congress is to call the
> Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask for
> the office in question. Emailing your member of
> Congress is also a good idea. If you do so,
> please copy <mailto:JPare at nfb.org>JPare at nfb.org.
> 
> Thanks for all you do!
> 
> Warm regards,
> 
> John
> 
> John G. Par?? Jr.
> (410) 659-9314 x 2218
> National Federation of the Blind
> 
> Bill Summaries
> 
> Accessible Instructional Material in Higher Education Act, H.R. 1772 (AIM HIGH)
> This bill will promote instructional technology
> and content that are accessible to the blind and
> other students with print disabilities.
> <https://nfb.org/aimhighfactsheet>Read the AIM HIGH fact sheet to learn more.
> 
> Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017, H.R. 1734 and S. 732 (ATAA)
> These bills will facilitate the purchase of
> access technology for blind people by creating a
> refundable, per person tax credit.
> <https://nfb.org/access-technology-affordability-act>Read
> the Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017 fact sheet to learn more.
> 
> Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful
> Employment Act of 2017, H.R. 1377 (TIME)
> This bill will increase employment opportunities
> by removing stigmas and low expectations
> propagated by section 14(c) of the Fair Labor
> Standards Act. Note that the bill now phases out
> subminimum wages over a six year period
> corresponding to the recommendation of the
> National Council on Disability.
> <https://nfb.org/timefactsheet>Read the TIME Act fact sheet to learn more.
> 
> Current Cosponsors
> 
> Accessible Instructional Material in Higher
> Education Act, H.R. 1772 (AIM HIGH) Current Cosponsors
> Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] - Sponsor
> Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
> Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
> Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
> Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
> Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
> Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
> Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
> Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
> Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
> Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
> Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]
> Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
> Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
> Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
> Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]
> Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
> Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
> Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
> Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
> Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
> Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]
> Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
> Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
> Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
> Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
> Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
> Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
> Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
> Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]
> Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
> Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
> Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
> Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
> Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
> 
> Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017, H.R.
> 1734 and S. 732 (ATAA) Current Cosponsors
> Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] - Sponsor
> Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
> Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
> Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
> Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
> Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
> Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
> Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
> Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
> Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16]
> Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
> 
> Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful
> Employment Act of 2017, H.R. 1377 (TIME) Current Cosponsors
> Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] ? Sponsor
> Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
> Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
> Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
> Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]
> Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
> Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
> Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
> Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
> Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
> Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
> Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
> Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> SHANNON L. DILLON
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