[NFBMI-Talk] NFB Advocacy Alley Saturday Nights

[rob.parso3389 at gmail.com]

Good Afternoon Federation Family,

 

I hope that you are all doing well. It has been a wonderful, action-filled
past two weeks full of advocacy and travel for the National Federation of
the Blind of Michigan and I must commend the members of our different
chapters and divisions for making the most of their summer so far!

On the heels of an invigorating trip to Houston and our national convention,
our state board and At Large chapter recognizes the wonderful and excited
enthusiasm that the students and attendees at the NFB REAL program showed
from June 23-25 in Flint. Their efforts to not only attend the program in
its entirety, but continuing to follow up with our state affiliate board
while at convention has been a testament that student voices are an
important part of our affiliate and their advocacy has been pivotal to our
organization's progress. Our national president himself, Mark Riccobono,
began as a student division member advocating for the needs of blind
students within the Wisconsin affiliate.

For this reason, I'm excited to inform our affiliate that beginning this
evening, July 22, the NFB of Michigan will begin hosting "Advocacy Alley," a
virtual soundboard for blind students and those interested in becoming a
student. Advocacy Alley is an informal virtual session between these
students and the state president where they can be free to ask questions,
receive feedback and share challenges they are facing on a variety of topics
with fellow students and the group. The session will be secured and
protected. This week's topic for Advocacy Alley will be "Rehabilitation Faux
Pas: Do's and Don'ts with Your Counselor."

If you are a student, a parent of a blind student, or a blind parent
interested in having this conversation, please join us in Advocacy Alley,
right on the corner of At Large and Michigan. Tell the doorman that Robert
sent you and the password is "Chocolate Cherry." We can't wait to chat with
you and hope to have a great turnout.

 

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/9612695221?pwd=dHlxZDNwcVVZbUVTYUM5cEU4cDlndz09

 

Respectfully,

 

Robert Parsons, Jr., M. A., CRC, CVRT, LLPC

President, National Federation of the Blind of Michigan