[Nfbmo] Congratulations

Dacia Luck dacia.luck at gmail.com
Mon Oct 6 18:06:09 UTC 2014


Erin,

I think that's a great idea, hopefully people can work together and
make that happen.

Dacia

On 10/6/14, Magoon Erin via Nfbmo <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I think everyone did a great job and I give everyone a big hurray.  I also
> want to say congrats to Dacia and her committee.
>
> I think mini tech seminars is something we could hold in our room on nfb
> live.
>
> We wouldn't have to travel, the participants would be at their computer so
> desktop users could follow along
>
> We could make it small for more help etc.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 6, 2014, at 9:08 AM, Julie McGinnity via Nfbmo <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> It was a great seminar!  I enjoyed seeing everyone and hearing about
>> the various technologies.  The new VR Stream is really cool!  I also
>> learned that I fail when it comes to using the Braille Note.  :)
>>
>> I would love to learn more about formatting documents in Word and
>> using the note taker to its full potential.  I think we could have a
>> whole seminar dedicated to the internet-how to navigate, downloading
>> important things like books and music, how to deal with websites that
>> are less than accessible.  I feel like it is important to know those
>> things for most jobs and definitely in school.
>>
>>> On 10/6/14, Dan Flasar via Nfbmo <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> I also enjoyed the technology seminar very  much.   We all have our own
>>> interests - in my case, the demo of the  NLS iPhone app and the Victor
>>> Reader
>>> Stream (latest version), as well as the  iPhone and JAWS demos were of
>>> particular interest, but like Gary, I learned  something from all the
>>> presentations.  All of them were well-organized and  well-presented, no
>>> small feat given
>>> the small amount of time  available.   Streaming the proceedings via
>>> conference call was a great  idea as well.
>>>
>>>   I do want to make an observation on  timing.   Given that the seminar
>>> was available on conference call,  there should have been no delay in
>>> starting
>>> the days activities at 10 as  planned.   We in the Lewis & clark van
>>> heard
>>>
>>> the proceedings very clearly via iPhone and speakers.  I assume  the
>>> other
>>> vans/vehicles could also access the call. Since the presentations  were
>>> all
>>>
>>> non-visual anyway, hearing a lecture on the road was almost as good as
>>> being there.  the decision to delay the start of the meeting was
>>> thoughtful
>>> -
>>> and appreciated, but given how deeply it cut into the day, it might have
>>> been
>>> better just to get started on time.  I'm sure it was a tough  call.
>>>
>>>     Dacia, great job getting this organized  and recruiting such
>>> knowledgeable speakers.  Thanks for your hard work in  making this a
>>> success.
>>>
>>> Dan
>>> PS:   In other news, our chapter t-shirts came in - they  look pretty
>>> snazzy - black shirts with white lettering surrounding the NFB of
>>> Missouri
>>> logo.
>>> Thanks to Mike Daft who dedicated time and effort to  providing the
>>> design
>>>
>>> for the shirt, to Jerry and Patty Wilson for doing the  legwork in
>>> finding
>>> a printer that could get the work done in our time frame as  well as
>>> giving
>>>
>>> us a great deal - and to Chris Tisdal for keeping us all on  schedule.
>>> They'll be certain to catch the eye of passersby at our  Walkathon next
>>> Saturday
>>> in Tower Grove Park.
>>>
>>>
>>> Dan Flasar
>>> Lewis & Clark Chapter
>>> NFB-MO
>>> _danflasar at aol.com_ (mailto:danflasar at aol.com)
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Julie McGinnity
>> National Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
>> Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President, National Federation
>> of the Blind of Missouri recording secretary,
>> graduate Guiding Eyes for the Blind 2008, 2014
>> "For we walk by faith, not by sight"
>> 2 Cor. 7
>>
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