[NFBNJ] Fwd: October Commission Connection Call

[Linda Melendez]

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From: Gaston, Pamela
Date: Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 5:32 PM
Subject: October Commission Connection Call

*Happy Blindness Awareness and National Disability Employment Awareness
Month! *


*The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired invites you to call-in
to our  *

*October 2021 Commission Connection Conference Call  *

*“I Am Not My Disability: Real Employment Stories and Resources for All”*



*Wednesday, October 27, 2021 *

*10:30 a.m. to 12 Noon *


*Invite your friends to meet you there! *

*Call in number: 1-888-808-6929 / Access Code: 6486149# *

*Relay Captioning Link for individuals who are Deaf or Hearing Impaired:  *

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What do people mean when they say, “My disability does not define me”? Is
it because they don’t like being labeled, or is it more than that?

In recognition of October being both Blindness Awareness Month (BAM) and
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) this month’s panel
includes three individuals who will share their journey towards career
success from the perspective of being talented people who happen to also be
blind, deaf-blind and visually impaired. Their presentations will be
followed by representatives from two organizations who will provide
information on work-readiness and employment resources that are of value to
all.

*Host: Krystle Allen*, CBVI Community Outreach Specialist

*Guest Panelists: *

*Ida Behreini, *Software Engineer, JP Morgan Chase

*Sherlock Washington, *Founder and CEO, SW Unlimited LLC

*Steven McCoy, *Founder and CEO, Spoken Entertainment

*Beatrice Baldwin, *Sr. Vice President, Goodwill Industries of NY/NJ

*Loraimy Kendall, *Director of Programs & Workforce Development, Dress For
Success



Image: A tall smiling slender woman wearing a business pantsuit and
sunglasses, walking near a large pale bricked building, carrying a
briefcase and using a white cane.



If you have any questions, or would like to suggest topics for future
Commission Connection Calls, please don’t hesitate to email:
Krystle.Allen at dhs.nj.gov  or call: 973-943-2209.




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hand hovering over the letter "N" with the finger pointed to read; to the
right and directly under the Braille cells is NJCBVI in large, bold, blue
block letters under which in all caps is New Jersey Commission for the
Blind and Visually Impaired in gray letters.*

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​Warmly,
Linda Melendez, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
732-421-7063
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