[NFBF-Jacksonville] Please join us, the National Federation of the Blind of Fl. Greater Jacksonville Chapter this Saturday, May 2nd for our regular monthly meeting - special guest speaker and other details inside...

Thu Apr 30 02:26:00 UTC 2026

Greetings to all of our members, friends and supporters,

We are excited to announce that the Greater Jacksonville Chapter of the
National Federation of the Blind of Florida will hold our monthly Chapter
meeting this Saturday, May 2nd from 10:00 AM until noon. We have much to do
this year, but I know by working together we can achieve all of our goals
and can exceed our high expectations, blind and low vision people have no
problem with this mindset! To begin preparing yourself for our action-packed
Saturday morning, please take a look at the meeting information and agenda
shown below:

Because one of our goals is to grow Chapter membership, please feel free to
invite visitors to join us and let them know that they will be welcomed and
that their presence will be appreciated by all of us.

Event: Monthly meeting of the Greater Jacksonville Chapter of the NFB of
Florida

Date/Time: Saturday, May 2nd - 10:00 AM - Noon

Location: Center for Independent Living, Jacksonville

2709 Art Museum Drive, Jacksonville, FL. 32207

Our meetings are open to all, and whether you are a current or former
member, or someone who wants to learn more, we hope you will join us in
person and that you will tell others about our Chapter and our warm and
welcoming organization. The National Federation of the Blind knows that
blindness is not the characteristic that defines you and we encourage you to
join us and learn how you can live the life you want. It can be an amazing
life, because blindness is not what holds us back.

We are encouraging in-person attendance at all of our meetings as strong
internet connections and high-quality audio are not always within our
control. Our primary focus is to ensure that we deliver the best
presentation possible for those who are with us in person while trying to
maintain a virtual presence. We regret that some attendees on Zoom have
occasionally struggled to get in, stay in and feel like a full participant
during our meetings. The Zoom information can be found at the bottom of this
email.

We are excited about all of the items on our agenda for our May monthly
meeting, but are especially honored to have Dr. Emily Townsend, PT from
Brooks Rehabilitation. Dr. Emily is the first blind doctor of physical
therapy, (I hope I have that right : ). She will be telling us about a very
useful and interesting physical therapy program designed for blind and low
vision people at Brooks known as, ADAPT LV. This is a presentation you won't
want to miss. program   

Agenda:

(Please be aware that we are still developing the agenda for the next
meeting and so, the below information is subject to change)

Welcome and Introductions, and a hardy hello to our visitors

NFB Pledge, and Belief Statement; Recited by all.

Secretary's report, March

Treasurer's report, March

Membership summary 

Chapter shirt orders, (final opportunity at this meeting)  - Peggy

NFB-Greater Jacksonville and Rotary Club joint project - Meta Smart Glasses
for Duval and St. Johns County blind and low vision residents - committee
update and awarding celebration - Kaye and Committee 

ADAPT LV - Dr. Emily Townsend, PT, Brooks Rehabilitation (guest speaker)

Legislative advocacy and concerns update Adriann

2026 FFB Jacksonville Vision Walk recap - Adriann

NFB of Florida 2026 annual Affiliate convention, (including hotel update
from visitors)  - Peggy

Jacksonville Transportation Authority - Uber and more - Russ

Additional items of importance, (time permitting)

Old business - members

New business - members

Thoughts and comments from visitors - 

Next meeting date - Russ and members

Adjournment

Looking forward to having you with us this Saturday,

Respectfully,

Russ Davis, President

National Federation of the Blind of Florida, Greater Jacksonville Chapter

Ph. 904-993-8433 (mobile)

 <mailto:nfbjax at gmail.comm> nfbjax at gmail.comm

Zoom invitation:

The NFBF Greater Jacksonville Chapter is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom
meeting.

Topic: NFB of Florida, Greater Jacksonville Chapter meeting

Date/Time: May 2, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 985 147 3331

Passcode: 32207

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