[nfbmi-talk] Fw: one minute message

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From: "Larry Posont" <president.nfb.mi at gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 7:54 PM
Subject: one minute message


> National Federation of the Blind of Michigan
> 7189 Connors Rd.
> Munising, MI 49862
>
> November 8, 2014
>
> Dear Chapter Presidents:
>
>     I wanted to write you with news of our State Affiliate and also
> to share some information about our one minute message that President
> Riccobono has shared with Federation Presidents. Please feel free to
> send me information that you would like placed in this monthly
> newsletter. The State Convention was held in October and was enjoyed
> by all. It was a success. Meeting with all of you encourages me to
> continue changing what it is to be blind in Michigan. Please work with
> me to build the Federation.
>     We are continuing to build the Federation by reorganizing the At
> Large Chapter. We also had a successful Dr. Nemeth Day at the Capitol
> on October 22. We are also continuing to work on Agency concerns.
> Chapters are meeting in November. Please continue to help me build the
> Federation.
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry Posont
> President
> National Federation of the Blind of Michigan
> (906) 387-3546
> Email: president.nfb.mi at gmail.com
> Web page: www.nfbmi.org
>
> Munising home of the beautiful Pictured Rocks.
>
> President's Notebook
> National Federation of the Blind
> Mark A. Riccobono
> officeofthepresident at nfb.org
> (410) 659-9314
>
>
> Dear Fellow Federationists,
>
>
>
> I notice that a number of chapters and affiliates are doing a great
> job talking about and teaching our one minute message. In other places
> there is still some uncertainty about the one minute message and how
> it should be used. I encourage each of our affiliate presidents to
> learn the one minute message (found at the end of this notebook every
> week) and create opportunities to talk about it and help others to
> learn it within your affiliate.
>
>
>
> I would like to extend deep appreciation for the service of Michael
> Barber, who just completed eight years as president of the NFB of
> Iowa. Michael has stepped down in order to better take of himself, but
> he plans to continue to be an active member of the Federation. Please
> welcome Donna Prime as our new affiliate president in Iowa.
>
>
> Critical actions this week:
> Affiliate banners:
>
> We have had a number of requests for state affiliate banners from
> local chapters. We will be ordering quantities of banners with the
> affiliate logos on them for purchase by the chapters. Please forward
> this message along to all of the chapter presidents. If any chapter
> would like to have an affiliate banner to display (or your affiliate
> would like a spare banner), email sshaffer at nfb.org with the contact
> person's name, state, number of banners requested, and shipping
> address. Requests for banners must be received by November 3 to take
> advantage of the quantity pricing. The cost for each banner is
> expected to be in the range of $30-$40, plus shipping.
>
>
>
> News:
> Latest video:
>
> This week's video about the National Federation of the Blind Free
> White Cane Program is available at http://youtu.be/3gOGVToMTjo. Tap
> that.
>
>
>
> The McDuffy Reader: A Braille Primer for Adults:
>
> A new version of The McDuffy Reader: A Braille Primer for Adults by
> Sharon L. Monthei, which is designed to guide students through the
> Unified English Braille (UEB) code, has been released. The primer,
> which we first published in 1989, has been used as an effective
> Braille teaching tool in many rehabilitation settings around the
> country. Ms. Monthei has revised this popular Braille instructional
> manual in light of the coming changes to the Braille code. By January
> 2016, Unified English Braille will be the official Braille code used
> in the United States.
>
>
>
> Reminders:
> From Valerie Yingling:
>
> The NFB is committed to advocating for accessible practice exams for
> blind individuals. To do this, we need your help. If you have
> experienced difficulty obtaining an accessible practice exam, please
> contact Valerie Yingling, paralegal at the NFB, at 410-659-9314,
> extension 2440, with the name and publisher of the practice exam and
> the accessible format sought. Practice exams in question include those
> needed to prepare for professional licensure tests, admission to
> graduate school, advanced educational placement tests, and others.
>
>
>
> Did you know?
> From Lauren McLarney:
> Prior to Washington Seminar, we will be hosting the Legislative
> Director's Seminar from January 24 at 5:00 p.m. to January 26 at 4:00
> p.m. Attendees will relocate to Washington, DC, in time for the Great
> Gathering In. We are asking every affiliate to identify a legislative
> director, make sure that he or she can participate in the seminar, and
> then submit the name(s) and contact information to Lauren McLarney at
> lmclarney at nfb.org by December 1. Some affiliates send multiple people
> to the seminar. The seminar gets bigger every year; our goal this year
> is to have a representative from every affiliate. If you have
> questions, contact Lauren by email or phone at 410-659-9314, extension
> 2207.
>
>
>
> Dates to keep in mind:
> *        Fall affiliate conventions
>
> *        November 6-8: NFB STEM2U Baltimore (MD), Port Discovery
>
> *        November 14-16: NFB of Maryland Convention (Towson)
>
> *        November 16: Beginning of the 75th year of the NFB!
>
> *        December 2: Giving Tuesday
>
> *        December 5-7: Fall NFB Board Meeting
>
> *        December 11-14: NFB BELL Program Seminar
>
> *        January 24-26, 2015: Legislative Directors Seminar
>
> *        January 26, 2015: NFB Washington Seminar Great Gathering In
>
> *        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
>
> *        August 2-8, 2015: NFB STEM2U EQ
>
>
>
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create
> obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life
> you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
>
>
>
>
>
> Mark A. Riccobono, President
>
> National Federation of the Blind
>
> 200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
>
> Baltimore, Maryland 21230
>
> Phone: (410) 659-9314
>
> Fax: (410) 659-5129
>
> Email: officeofthepresident at nfb.org
>
> Twitter: @Riccobono and @NFB_Voice
>
> Web: www.nfb.org
>
>
>
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create
> obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life
> you want; blindness is not what holds you back.