[NFBNJ] Week Ending January 8, 2022 NFBNJ President Melendez Notes, Items of Interest and Dates to Keep in Mind

[Linda Melendez]

Greetings all,



Hope everyone is doing well as winter settles in for New Jersey, it is cold
there please stay safe. Included in this email are the following:

1.       2022 Affiliate Appointments

2.       2022 Washington Seminar Priorities

3.       Final Reminder:  Senior Division Book Club

4.       Dates to Keep in mind



If you would like to submit an event for consideration please send an email
with complete details 14 days prior to the event to Linda Melendez at
president at nfbnj.org <president at nfbnj.orgg>



Warmly,
Linda Melendez, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
732-421-7063
president at nfbnj.org
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2022 Affiliate Appointments

Congratulations and thank you to everyone who has accepted their 2022
affiliate appointments.  Please click on the link below for their contact
information and additional information.



Projects, Programs, & Committees – National Federation of the Blind of New
Jersey (nfbnj.org) <https://www.nfbnj.org/projects/>



Adopt Adaptive Equipment Program – Linda Melendez

Affiliate Assistant Secretary – Katie Maunder

Braille Committee Chair and Mentoring Program – Mary Jo Partyka

BELL Coordinator – Mary Jo Partyka

Communications Chair – Annemarie Cooke

DropBox Coordinator – Andy Smith

Diabetic Committee Co-Chairs - Ed Godfrey and Angela Perone

Fund Raising: EVERYONE

Green Drop Coordinator - Linda DeBerardinis

Guide Dog Committee Chair - Brianna Murray

Liability Insurance Coordinator - Linda Melendez

Legislative Committee - Ryan Stevens

Legislative Director - Ryan Stevens

NFB Newsline - Jane Degenshein

Membership Chairpersons - Carley Mullin and Melissa Lomax

PAC Plan - Linda Melendez

Parents of Blind Children Group - Carol Castellano

Parliamentarian – Ryan Stevens

Resolutions Committee Chair - Ryan Stevens

Scholarship Committee Chair - Lia Stone

Social Media Coordinator - Linda Melendez

Sounding Board Editorial Chair - Annemarie Cooke

Technology Advisor - Tony Santiago

Transit Committee Chair - Phil Harrison

Webmaster - Brian Mackey

White Cane - Annemarie Harris and Jane Degenshein

Zoom Administrator – Mac Biggers
2022 NFB Washington Seminar Priorities



Once again the NFB and affiliates will present four Washington Seminar
priorities and a brief description is listed below.  For additional and the
most up to date information please visit the national link.

*1.   Access Technology Affordability Act (H.R. 431)**:* The cost of
critically needed access technology is out of reach for most blind
Americans. By providing a refundable tax credit for qualifying purchases,
Congress will stimulate individual procurement of this technology and
promote affordability of these tools.

*2.   Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act (H.R. 4853)**:* Advanced
digital interfaces create barriers that prevent blind individuals from
independently and safely operating home-use medical devices that are
essential to their daily healthcare needs. Congress must end the digital
divide that threatens the independence and safety of blind Americans by
developing minimum accessibility requirements for these devices.

*3.   Twenty-First Century Website and Application Accessibility Act: *Websites
are required by law to be accessible, but without implementing regulations,
most businesses and retailers have little understanding of what accessible
means. More than 313 million Americans, including a vast majority of the 40
million who have a disability, use the Internet and mobile apps. Congress
can end website and mobile app inaccessibility for blind Americans.

*4.*   *Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (H.R.
2373): *Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act allows employers to
discriminate against workers with disabilities by authorizing them to be
paid subminimum wages.  Also, the work is often mundane tasks that do not
transfer into better employment options. Congress needs to remove
artificial barriers to competitive employment opportunities.



For additional and the most up to date Washington Seminar information
please visit the link below;

Washington Seminar Priorities | National Federation of the Blind (nfb.org)
<https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar/washington-seminar-priorities>
Reminder:  Senior Division Book Club

Date: Monday, January 17, 2022

Time: 9 AM

Location: Zoom

Senior Division President, Jane Degeshein has chosen the book
The five wishes of Mr. Murray McBride DB104366

Siple, Joe Reading time: 8 hours, 22 minutes.
David Hartley-Margolin

General; With all his family and friends gone, one-hundred-year-old Murray
McBride is looking for a reason to live. He finds it in Jason Cashman, a
ten-year-old boy with a terminal heart defect and a list of five things he
wants to do before he dies; some strong language. 2018.


Dates to keep in mind

   - Thursday, January 6, 2022 7 P.M. Diabetic Committee Meeting
   - Monday, January 10, 2022 10 A.M. Book Club
   - Monday, January 10, 2022 7 P.M. Technology Division Meeting
   - Monday, January 17, 2022 7 P.M. Senior Division Meeting
   - Wednesday, January 19, 2021 7 P.M. Sports and Recreation Division
   Meeting
   - Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 7 P.M. At-Large Chapter Meeting
   - Monday, January 31, 2022 at 8 P.M. Washington Seminar Town Halll



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