[Nfbf-l] Washington Seminar Information

Wed Nov 15 14:27:41 UTC 2017

Hello Florida Federationists,

Below I have pasted an article from the Braille Monitor regarding Washington
Seminar.  Currently, the issues for 2018 have not been announced; however,
the article addresses dates for 2018 Washington Seminar events, as well as
providing information as it pertains to this wonderful gathering and work of
Federationists from all across our nation.  

I encourage all who are interested in becoming a vital part of legislative
work in Florida to fill out the Washington Seminar application and submit it
by November 30th as directed in previous emails from Paul Martinez.

See article below :

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NFB Washington Seminar

Holiday Inn Capitol
550 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
202-479-4000

DATES

Monday, January 29, through Thursday, February 1, 2018
Great Gathering-In--Monday, January 29, 2018
Congressional Appointments--January 30 through February 1, 2018

ROOM RATES AND RESERVATIONS

Please reserve your room at the Holiday Inn Capitol (550 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024) for Washington Seminar by Tuesday, January 2, 2018.
Check-in at our booking rate begins Friday, January 26, 2018 with a
check-out by Friday, February 2, 2018.

The rate is $192.00 per night. This rate does not include DC sales tax,
currently 14.8%.

You may begin booking reservations directly on line by using this link to
the Holiday Inn Capitol
<http://ichotelsgroup.com/redirect?path=rates&brandCode=HI&regionCode=1&loca
leCode=en&GPC=FB8&hotelCode=WASSM&_PMID=99801505>  website that will include
our booking code. You may also make reservations by calling 1 877-572-6951
and referencing booking code FB8.

Credit card information is needed at time of reservation. Individual
cancellation policy is seventy-two hours prior to date of arrival to avoid
one night's room plus tax cancellation charge on credit card provided. If
your departure date changes, you must inform the hotel seventy-two hours in
advance of departure to avoid a $100 fee.

EXPECTED ATTENDANCE

Over five hundred people from the fifty states, the District of Columbia,
and Puerto Rico. Most of those attending will be blind.

MEETINGS

The Great Gathering-In will begin Monday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. at the
Holiday Inn Capitol (Capitol Ballroom) and will adjourn promptly at 7:00
p.m. The Great Gathering-In serves as our very exciting opening session to
Washington Seminar. The energy in the room is like no other. Over 500
members of the NFB come together to learn about and advocate for legislative
initiatives that will improve the lives of blind Americans. Please join us
to cast off the perception of incapacity that is too often reinforced by bad
public policies that serve to relegate blind Americans to second class
citizenship. 

Legislative appointments should be made for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
in the Senate and House office buildings. A meeting for NFB members to
review the legislative progress and provide guidance will occur on Wednesday
evening.

PROGRAM

The Washington Seminar is an annual event of the National Federation of the
Blind to introduce the agenda of blind Americans--the priority issues
requiring congressional attention over the coming year. The issues are
selected from official positions of the Federation and may address concerns
in the following areas: relevant civil rights issues; educational programs
and services; rehabilitation of the blind for competitive employment; the
operation of vending facilities by blind persons on public property;
specialized library services for the blind; the organization and funding of
federal programs; Social Security and Supplemental Income programs; and
other timely topics. Approximately three legislative initiatives are chosen
for priority attention during the Washington Seminar.

AGENDA

2018 Agenda Coming Soon!

LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND FACT SHEETS
<https://nfb.org/washington-seminar#Legislative Agenda and Fact Sheets> 

2018 Legislative Agenda and Fact Sheets Coming Soon!

2017 Legislative Agenda and Fact Sheets:

*         Legislative Agenda of Blind Americans - Priorities for the 115th
Congress, First
<http://nfb.org/washington-seminar-legislative-agenda-blind-americans-priori
ties-115th-congress-first-session>  Session (PDF
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/washington-seminar-2017/final_2017
_legislative_agenda.pdf> ) (BRF
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/brf/final_2017_legislative_agenda_and_
fact_sheets.brf> ) (Audio
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/misc_2017/2017_legislative_agenda%20agenda
/01_legislative_agenda.mp3> )

*         The Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education
<https://nfb.org/aimhighfactsheet> 
(AIM HIGH) Act (PDF
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/washington-seminar-2017/aim_high_f
act_sheet_2017_06052017.pdf> ) (Audio
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/misc_2017/2017_legislative_agenda%20agenda
/02_aim_he.mp3> )

*         The Access Technology Affordability Act
<http://nfb.org/access-technology-affordability-act>  (PDF
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/washington-seminar-2017/ataa_fact_
sheet_2017_06052017.pdf> ) (Audio
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/misc_2017/2017_legislative_agenda%20agenda
/04_access_technology_affordability_act.mp3> )

*         Appropriation to the National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped (NLS) for the Purchase of Refreshable Braille Devices
<http://nfb.org/appropriation-national-library-service-blind-and-physically-
handicapped-nls-purchase-refreshable>  (PDF
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/washington-seminar-2017/final_2017
_nls_fact_sheet.pdf> ) (Audio
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/misc_2017/2017_legislative_agenda%20agenda
/03_appropriation_to_nls_for_the_purchase_of_refresable_braille_displays.mp3
> )

*         The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for
Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled
<http://nfb.org/marrakeshfactsheet>   (PDF
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/washington-seminar-2017/final_2017
_marrakesh_treaty_fact_sheet.pdf> ) (Audio
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/misc_2017/2017_legislative_agenda%20agenda
/05_marrakesh_treaty.mp3> )

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR NFB MEMBERS

*         The Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education
(AIM HIGH) Act (Web <https://nfb.org/aim-high-act-faqs> ) (PDF
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/washington-seminar-2017/aim_high_f
act_sheet_2017_033017.pdf.pdf> )

*         The Access Technology Affordability Act (Web
<https://nfb.org/ATAA-FAQ> ) (PDF
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/washington-seminar-2017/2017_ataa_
faq_final.pdf> )

*         Appropriation to the National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped (NLS) for the Purchase of Refreshable Braille Devices
(Web
<https://nfb.org/frequently-asked-questions-appropriation-national-library-s
ervice-blind-and-physically-handicapped> ) (PDF
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/washington-seminar-2017/2017_nls_a
ppropriation_faq_final.pdf> )

*         The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for
Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled (Web
<https://nfb.org/marrakesh-treaty-faqs> ) (PDF
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/washington-seminar-2017/2017_marra
kesh_faq_final.pdf> )

HIGHLIGHTS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS

Washington Seminar 2017 -
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm17/bm1703/bm170302.htm>
Braille Monitor, March 2017

Washington Seminar 2016 -
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm16/bm1603/bm160302.htm>
Braille Monitor, March 2016

Washington Seminar 2015 -
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm15/bm1503/bm150302.htm>
Braille Monitor, March 2015

Washington Seminar 2014 -
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm14/bm1403/bm140302.htm>
Braille Monitor, March 2014

Washington Seminar 2013 -
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm13/bm1303/bm130302.htm>
Braille Monitor, March 2013

Washington Seminar 2012 -
<http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm12/bm1203/bm120302.htm>
Braille Monitor, March 2012

Washington Seminar 2011 -
<http://www.nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm11/bm1103/bm110303.htm>
Braille Monitor, March 2011

Washington Seminar 2010 -
<http://www.nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm10/bm1003/bm100303.htm>
Braille Monitor, March 2010

Washington Seminar 2009 -
<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm09/bm0904/bm090403.htm>
Braille Monitor, April 2009

Washington Seminar 2008 -
<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm08/bm0803/bm080304.htm>
Braille Monitor, March 2008

Washington Seminar 2007 -
<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm07/bm0703/bm070304.htm>
Braille Monitor, March 2007

Washington Seminar 2006 -
<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm06/bm0603/bm060304.htm>
Braille Monitor, March 2006

Washington Seminar 2005 -
<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm05/bm0503/bm050303.htm>
Braille Monitor, March 2005

Washington Seminar 2004 -
<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm04/bm0403/bm040302.htm>
Braille Monitor, March 2004

Washington Seminar 2003 -
<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm03/bm0303/bm030304.htm>
Braille Monitor, March 2003

Washington Seminar 2002 -
<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm02/bm0204/bm020405.htm>
Braille Monitor, April 2002

PREVIOUS FACT SHEETS

2017 Fact Sheets <http://nfb.org/2017-washington-seminar-fact-sheets> 

2016 Fact Sheets <http://nfb.org/2016-washington-seminar-fact-sheets> 

2015 Fact Sheets <http://nfb.org/2015-washington-seminar-fact-sheets> 

2014 Fact Sheets <http://nfb.org/2014-washington-seminar-fact-sheets> 

2013 Fact Sheets <http://nfb.org/2013-washington-seminar-fact-sheets> 

2012 Fact Sheets <http://nfb.org/2012-washington-seminar-fact-sheets> 

MORE INFORMATION

Additional information may be obtained by contacting the National Federation
of the Blind National Office at 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, Maryland
21230, telephone (410) 659-9314.

Hotel Restaurants

Capitol Bistro

Enjoy classic American fare. Serving breakfast buffet daily, lunch buffet on
weekdays, and dinner nightly.

Breakfast Menu
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/washington-seminar-2017/capitol-bi
stro-breakfast-menu-2017.pdf> 
Lunch Menu
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/washington-seminar-2017/capitol-bi
stro-lunch-menu-2017.pdf> 
Dinner Menu
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/washington-seminar-2017/capitol-bi
stro-dinner-menu-2017.pdf> 

21st Amendment Bar and Grill

Serves: Lunch and Dinner
Contemporary Lounge setting. Features 4 large LCD TV's. A hip and trendy
setting. Delicious food and signature cocktails. Live entertainment twice a
week.

Menu
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/washington-seminar-2017/21st-amend
ment-bar-grill-menu-2017.pdf> 

Starbucks

Starbucks offers breakfast, lunch and light fare including salads,
sandwiches and fresh fruit. We have a wonderful variety of foods to
complement your delicious drink.

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