[Nfbf-l] Fwd: Vision Summit cancelled

[Carlos Montas]

For your information.

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Montas, Carlos" <Carlos.Montas at dbs.fldoe.org>
> Date: September 4, 2015 at 8:53:54 AM EDT
> To: Carlos Montas <carlos.montas at gmail.com>
> Subject: Fwd: Vision Summit cancelled
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: "Smith, Stacy" <Stacy.Smith at dbs.fldoe.org>
>> Date: September 4, 2015 at 8:19:00 AM EDT
>> To: #$DBS_Daytona <DBS_Daytona at dbs.fldoe.org>
>> Subject: FW: Vision Summit cancelled
>> FYI
>>  
>> From: Austin, Tom 
>> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 8:08 AM
>> To: Crain, Beth; Jennings, Wayne; Ritter, Lynn; Michaels, Brian; Smith, Stacy
>> Subject: FW: Vision Summit cancelled
>>  
>> FYI…
>>  
>> Please share with the field.
>>  
>> Tom Austin
>> Bureau Chief, Client Services
>> Florida Department of Education
>> Division of Blind Services
>> 325 West Gaines Street, Turlington Building (Suite 1114), Tallahassee, Florida 32399
>> (850) 245-0305 Office
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> Florida has a very broad public record law.  Most written communications to ro from state officials are public records available to the public and media upon request.
>>  
>> From: Doyle, Robert 
>> Sent: Friday, September 4, 2015 7:52 AM
>> To: #$DBS_Leadership_Team <DBS_Leadership_Team at dbs.fldoe.org>
>> Subject: FW: Vision Summit cancelled
>>  
>> FYI
>>  
>> From: Sylvia Perez [mailto:sperez at lvib.org] 
>> Sent: Friday, September 4, 2015 6:52 AM
>> To: Scurry, Sharon <Sharon.Scurry at dbs.fldoe.org>; Doyle, Robert <Robert.Doyle at dbs.fldoe.org>
>> Cc: Kelly, Robert <robert at conklincenter.org>
>> Subject: Vision Summit cancelled
>>  
>> We wanted to let you know that the Vision Summit planned for 2016 has been cancelled. As discussed previously, and finally concluded, FAASB, consumer groups (FL. NFB and ACB), as well as other stakeholders have agreed that the Vision Summit no longer really accomplishes the goal of creating greater awareness about visual impairment with our Florida Legislators.
>>  
>>  
>> FAASB will be working on a plan to accomplish this goal, possibly with regional summits or activities. FAASB hopes for the continual and important involvement of DBS as we move forward to ensure greater awareness of the needs of people with vision loss continues.
>>  
>>  
>> We hope this does not inconvenience DBS or the Fl. Rehab Council in any way.
>>  
>> Sylvia Perez