[Nfbespanol-talk] {Disarmed} Mensaje del Presidente
Frida Aizenman
nfbfrida at gmail.com
Wed Feb 4 16:15:44 UTC 2015
ImagineeringOur Future
Edición 72
Febrero del 2015
Mensaje del Presidente
Estimados Amigos:
Véase el gráfico abajo en la versión en Inglés:
Mark Riccobono con el Senador Ferguson de Maryland
Nada es más dulce que el sonido de cientos de golpecitos del bastón en
una reunión nacional de la Federación Nacional de Ciegos. Quinientos
miembros de la
Federación se reunieron recientemente en Washington, DC para discutir la
aplicación de las leyes y los cambios necesarios en las políticas
existentes que afectan a las personas ciegas. en
el proceso de esas discusiones, se nos recuerda el papél fundamental que
desempeña nuestra organización como una voz unificada en nombre de las
personas ciegas en todo el país.Miles
de esfuerzos individuales, se centraron de forma colectiva.
En nuestro 75ºaño, hay un recordatorio de que gente de nuestra
organización se juntó en 1940, en parte debido a la adopción de nuevos
programas federales que impactaron
a los ciegos. La necesidad de una fuerte organización nacional con
raíces locales ciertamente no ha desaparecido. Todos los días en las
comunidades a través de este país trabajamos
a fin de elevar las expectativas para los ciegos porque reconocemos que
las bajas expectativas crean obstáculos entre las personas ciegas y
nuestros sueños.
A medida que trabajamos en temas nacionales, las victorias individuales
son más a menudo las que nos unen. Ya se trate de un padre que lucha por
la custodia de su
hija, un estudiante ciego que lucha para conseguir la igualdad de acceso
a los materiales en la universidad, una persona recién ciega intentando
tener acceso al mejor ajuste
al entrenamiento de la ceguera por la agencia de rehabilitación, o a una
pareja de ciegos a los que se les ha denegado el acceso a un bus porque
no había disponible más asientos "designados" para personas con
discapacidad, nuestra red nacional sigue siendo la fuerza motriz para
mejorar la condición de los ciegos en esta gran nación. Durante este
último mes, me
sentí orgulloso de estar con los miembros del Congreso, así como con el
poder legislativo en el estado de Maryland al reconocer la Federación
por nuestra labor para proteger los derechos
de los individuos ciegos como la voz de los ciegos en la nación.
Ya que el Día de San Valentín se acerca, por favor tome esta oportunidad
para compartir el cariño con los demás. Hágales saber acerca de la
importante labor de la Federación Nacional
de Ciegos, e invítelos a ser parte de esta gran familia que llamamos
nuestra organización.
Saludos cordiales,
Gráfico: Firma de Mark Riccobono
Mark A. Riccobono, Presidente,
Federación Nacional de Ciegos
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Subject: National Federation of the Blind Newsletter - Share the Love
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:55:11 -0500
From: Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind
<IOF at nfb.org>
Reply-To: Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the
Blind <IOF at nfb.org>
To: Frida Aizenman <nfbfrida at gmail.com>
National Federation of the Blind logo with tagline: Live the life you want.
*Imagineering Our Future*
* Issue 72*
*February 2015 *
*In this issue:*
o Message from the President <#President>
o What's News at the NFB <#news>
o Access Technology <#Access>
o From the tenBroek Library <#Library>
o Independence Market <#Market>
o NFB Calendar <#calendar>
o Citation <#Citation>
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Message from the President
Dear Friends:
Mark Riccobono with Senator Ferguson of Maryland
Nothing is sweeter than the sound of hundreds of canes tapping at a
national meeting of the National Federation of the Blind. Five hundred
members of the Federation recently gathered in Washington, DC to discuss
the enforcement of existing laws and changes needed in the policies
impacting blind people. In the process of those discussions, we are
reminded of the critical role our organization plays as a unified voice
on behalf of blind people across the country—thousands of individual
efforts, collectively focused.
In our seventy-fifth year, I am reminded that our organization came
together in 1940 partly because of the adoption of new federal programs
that impacted the blind. The need for a strong nationwide organization
with local roots has certainly not gone away. Every day in communities
across this nation we work to raise expectations for the blind because
we recognize that low expectations create obstacles between blind people
and our dreams.
As we work on national issues, the individual victories are most often
the ones that bind us together. Whether it is a dad fighting for custody
of his daughter, a blind student struggling to get equal access to
materials in college, a newly blind person attempting to get access to
the best adjustment to blindness training from the rehabilitation
agency, or a blind couple denied access to a bus because there were no
more “designated” seats for the disabled available, our nationwide
network continues to be the driving force for raising the status of the
blind in this great nation. During this past month, I was proud to have
members of Congress, as well as the legislature in the state of
Maryland, recognize the Federation for our work to protect the rights of
blind individuals as the voice of the nation’s blind.
With Valentine’s Day approaching, please take this opportunity to share
the love with others. Let them know about the important work of the
National Federation of the Blind and invite them to be part of this
large family we call our organization.
Warmest regards,
Graphic: Signature of Mark Riccobono
Mark A. Riccobono, President
National Federation of the Blind
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What's News at the NFB
*National Federation of the Blind Applauds Introduction of TIME Act*
On January 7, the Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment
(TIME) Act of 2015 (H.R. 188) was introduced by Representative Gregg
Harper (R-MS). Congressman Harper introduced this legislation to
responsibly phase out the use of Special Wage Certificates under Section
14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), thereby facilitating the
transitioning of people with disabilities now working in sheltered,
segregated employment, sometimes for pennies per hour, to integrated
employment positions paying competitive wages. For information about
this critically important legislation, please read the official press
release.
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4096&qid=737276>
*Donate Unwanted Items to Help the Blind*
Did you know that you can help blind people live the lives they want by
donating gently used household goods and clothing through our GreenDrop
program? Learn more about this program in a new video featuring NFB
President Mark Riccobono: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YV0Y3DO7B0
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4097&qid=737276>.
For even more information, including a list of acceptable donation items
or pickup scheduling, visit http://www.nfbpickup.org
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4098&qid=737276>
or call (888) 610-4632.
*National Federation of the Blind on Social Media*
Want to stay up to date with the latest news and information from the
National Federation of the Blind? You can get all of our most recent
photos, videos, and breaking Federation news by following us on our
social media feeds. The National Federation of the Blind is on Twitter
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Facebook
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and most recently, Instagram
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and Google+
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Join our social media movement and you won’t miss a thing!
*National Federation of the Blind to Host 2015 Jacobus tenBroek Law
Symposium*
Join leading disability rights advocates from throughout the United
States for the 2015 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, to be
held at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute in
Baltimore on March 26-27. This year's symposium will consist of plenary
sessions and workshops facilitated by distinguished law professors,
practitioners, and advocates who will discuss topics such as: the future
of disability; how to enable the participation of people with
disabilities in court proceedings; the unique challenges faced by
criminal suspects and offenders with intellectual and developmental
disabilities; and a vision for the next twenty-five years to improve and
augment the ADA, Rehabilitation Act, and IDEA. For more information or
to register online now, please visit https://nfb.org/law-symposium.
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4103&qid=737276>
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*Access Technology*
The new year is a good time for new projects and there are some exciting
things in store for 2015. First, however, we should acknowledge one of
last year’s big undertakings come to fruition: the new technology
resource list is now available in all of its freshly updated glory at
https://nfb.org/technology-resource-list
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4104&qid=737276>.
For those of you wanting to know what’s new, and for anyone getting
their feet in blindness technology, the list is really quite a
comprehensive resource, and unlike anything else out there. It groups
technology by topic and details features and pricing.
In February, Director of Access Technology Anne Taylor will be
co-presenting with Towson University Professor and erstwhile Fellow of
the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
Jonathan Lazar, Senior Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General for
the Civil Rights Division Eve Hill, and disability rights lawyer Dan
Goldstein on “Frontiers in US Law: Equal Access to Info Tech for People
with Disabilities” at the Radcliffe Institute. Specifically, the topics
will be captioning and legal ownership, accessible instructional
materials in higher education, technology access for people with
cognitive impairments, ebook access for people with print disabilities,
access to courtroom documents and technology, and accessibility and open
government.
In March, the 30th Annual International Technology and Persons with
Disabilities Conference (CSUN) brings the access technology team to San
Diego with a series of presentations. This year’s topics are Race to
Accessibility, about assessment accessibility; Access Technologies for
Blind and Low-Vision Seniors; iWork accessibility in Mac OSX; and
Wearables for Blind Users. More than just a conference for the team to
share its knowledge at, CSUN is a terrific opportunity to meet anyone in
the access technology industry. It is at CSUN that we find out who is
doing what, and where we forge new relationships and maintain the
existing ones.
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*From the tenBroek Library*
The tenBroek Library welcomes all researchers interested in the
non-medical aspects of blindness. Our collections cover areas including
the education of blind children, disability law and policy, the history
of attitudes toward the blind, and literary works by blind authors. We
strive to preserve the history of blind people in a variety of ways,
including collecting NFB literature, maintaining the Federation's
archives, and building our collections of archival papers and published
works. We also work to document the life experiences of blind people in
the United States in interviews collected through our oral history program.
Our collections are open for use by all and there are three ways that
you access the holdings of the tenBroek Library:
The Cane Tip
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4105&qid=737276>:
Our online finding aid database describes the manuscript and archival
collections held by the library, including the personal and professional
papers of NFB founder Jacobus tenBroek, the papers of past NFB President
Kenneth Jernigan, and the NFB Institutional Archives, as well as several
smaller collections.
The Blind Cat
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4106&qid=737276>:
Our online public access catalog (OPAC) where researchers can search our
collection of published materials. The scope of our published materials
extends to all facets of blindness, except the medical treatment or
prevention of blindness, and includes print, talking-book, Braille, and
digital formats.
Email: Send your reference questions to jtblibrary at nfb.org
<mailto:jtblibrary at nfb.org> and we’ll contact you to discuss your project!
To learn more about the holdings of the Jacobus tenBroek Library, please
visit the Cane Tip, the Blind Cat, or send us an email at
jtblibrary at nfb.org <mailto:jtblibrary at nfb.org>.
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Independence Market
The NFB Independence Market features blindness-related literature,
resources, and products helpful to those who are blind or experiencing
vision loss and to their friends and families. The blindness-related
products that we carry (such as canes, talking watches and clocks, print
and Braille writing aids, magnifiers, and medical devices) enable the
user to perform everyday tasks more independently. Greater independence
empowers blind people to live more productive and fulfilling lives. You
may review products and make purchases online at our ecommerce site
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4107&qid=737276>.
Our extensive free literature collection includes how-to materials,
inspirational and thoughtful speeches and articles, and stories on all
aspects of blindness—all from the perspective of the blind person.
Parents of blind children, blind students, blind job seekers, blind
parents, and seniors new to severe vision loss will find materials that
address their specific needs. Taken separately, each piece of literature
or story may reveal one person's experience or thoughts as a blind
person. Collectively, our literature tells the story of blind people
working together—with love, hope, and determination—to promote equality
and to transform our dreams into reality. Our materials are available in
alternative formats including Braille, print, audio, and electronically
(through our website). You may review most of our literature offerings
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4108&qid=737276>
online.
We are releasing our 2015-2016 catalog in early February. The catalog
will be available in print, Braille, and full (audio and text) DAISY on
CD. The catalog will also be available for purchase in audio on an NLS
cartridge. Moreover, we will have the catalog available for download
from ourIndependence Market main page
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4109&qid=737276>
as a Microsoft Word file, as a Braille BRF file, and as a zip file for
the full DAISY version.
Items may be ordered via standard mail, via email at
IndependenceMarket at nfb.org <mailto:IndependenceMarket at nfb.org>, or
online
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4107&qid=737276>.
Orders may also be placed by telephone at (410) 659-9314, extension
2216, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Visitors to the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute may
also obtain these items in person.
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NFB Calendar
*Upcoming Events*
March 12-15, 2015: NFB STEM2U Boston (MA), Museum of Science
March 26-27, 2015: Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium
May 14-16, 2015: NFB STEM2U Columbus (OH), COSI
July 5-10, 2015: 75th Annual Convention of the National Federation of
the Blind
August 2-8, 2015: NFB STEM2U EQ
*State Conventions*
February 27-March 1: NFB of Massachusetts
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4110&qid=737276>
March 6-8: NFB of Alabama
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4111&qid=737276>
March 13-15: NFB of Tennessee
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4112&qid=737276>
March 27-29: NFB of Mississippi
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4113&qid=737276>
March 27-29: NFB of Missouri
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4114&qid=737276>
April 10-12: NFB of Oklahoma
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4115&qid=737276>
April 10-12: NFB of New Hampshire
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4116&qid=737276>
April 10-12: NFB of New Mexico
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4117&qid=737276>
April 10-12: NFB of Wisconsin
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4118&qid=737276>
April 17-19: NFB of Louisiana
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4119&qid=737276>
April 30- May 3: NFB of Utah
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4120&qid=737276>
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Citation
We stand at the edge of another day, and we probe the possibilities that
may exist. We have come together to forge a mighty movement of the
blind, united and with one voice—a movement with ideals, a determined
purpose, a bedrock philosophical foundation, and a membership committed
to mutual support. What makes our movement unstoppable is the dedication
of our members, the people of the movement. When I come to the
Federation hall and I observe the**great multitude of our membership, I
am uplifted. For I know with all that is in me that we will never lose
the faith that we have in one another—never lose our bond of shared love
and trust. When I think of the past, what comes to mind is the great
family of the Federation—the people of the movement. When I think of the
future, the image before me is the people of the movement—always the
people of the movement.
We stand on the edge of another day, and we know that tomorrow is bright
with promise. Nobody else can create the future that must and will be
ours; we must do that for ourselves. And do it we will. We have the
imagination, the courage, the spirit, and the will. We have the unity
that makes us one, and nothing on earth can change our course or turn us
back. We dare to have perspective, and we reach for tomorrow with joy.
Come, and we will make it come true!
-- Marc Maurer. "The Edge of Tomorrow.”
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2005 NFB National Convention, Louisville, Kentucky, July 7, 2005.
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*Interesting links:*
Archive of Straight Talk About Vision Loss videos
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4053&qid=692780>
National Center for Blind Youth in Science
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4054&qid=692780>
Access Technology Tips
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4055&qid=692780>
TeachBlindStudents.org
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4056&qid=692780>
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*Blogs:*
Access Technology
<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4057&qid=692780>
Voice of the Nation's Blind
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