<div dir="ltr">Its time for our monthly chapter meeting. We'll be meeting tomorrow at 10:15 A.M. at the Clark County Library Gaier Meeting Room at 201 S. Fountain St., Springfield, OH  The building and room will open at 10. Below is the Agenda for the meeting, and the Minutes from our August 2022 meeting follow the Agenda.<div><br></div><div>September 10, 2022 Agenda:</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">1. Treasurer’s report<br>2. Secretary's Report</p><p class="MsoNormal">3. Pilot Dogs, Inc.</p><p class="MsoNormal">4. Report of nominating committee</p><p class="MsoNormal">5. State convention updates</p><p class="MsoNormal">6. Mother Stewart’s fundraiser update</p><p class="MsoNormal">7. Presidential Release</p><p class="MsoNormal">8. Discussion: “Don’t Throw the Nickel” (<a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/kernel_books/kern13/02-please-dont-throw-the-nickel.mp3" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/kernel_books/kern13/02-please-dont-<span class="gmail-il">throw</span>-the-<span class="gmail-il">nickel</span>.mp3</a>)</p><p class="MsoNormal">9. Accessibility of Carillon Park, (Todd)</p><p class="MsoNormal">10. 2022-23 Gavel data</p><p class="MsoNormal">11. Time change for next meeting October 15, 2022, 1:30 P.M.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="gmail-Body" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">National Federation of the Blind of Ohio</span></b></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Springfield Chapter Meeting</span></b></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">August 20, 2022</span></b></p>

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<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Attendees:</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Debbie
Baker, President</span></p>

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Day, Vice President</span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Todd
Elzey, Secretary</span></p>

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Cooper</span></p>

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Hindel, Columbus Chapter</span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Eric
Duffy</span></p>

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Duffy</span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dan
O’Keefe</span></p>

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Travis</span></p>

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& Gina Ray</span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Pat
Banachek and Dave Banachek (Guest and New Member)</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Secretary’s
report as posted to the email. Eric and Aleha seconded.  Passed without objection</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Todd
presented the emailed Treasurer’s report as presented by Crystal McClain.  Dan moved adoption Eric seconded.  Approved without objection.</span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dan,
Lois, Mickie, Susan, Gina, and Debbie attended the 2022 Commons Fest on behalf
of the Chapter. A friend of Mickie’s, Scott, helped put up the canopy.  The group made three contacts of potential
new members.  One individual would like the
chapter to visit to a school. The group also met a family with a “cortically”
blind student.  Child is 4.  The group handed out literature and Kernal
books.  </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Susan
Day talked about her experience as an Occupational Therapist working with a
child who was cortically blind.  Debbie
explained her understanding of what “cortically blind” is.  Mickie looked it up and it is part of
cerebral blindness. Essentially the eyes are not damaged but rather it is an
issue of the brain not processing what the eyes are seeing.</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Debbie
indicated that we received a thank you note for our donation to See3d.  Mickie read the thank you note.  The note referenced “money braillers”. The
question was asked what are money braillers used for. It was discussed that
they are devices used for making temporary braille on currency. This lead to a discussion
about how you can fold currency to tell bills apart.  We also talked about the currency reader on
Seeing A! and other apps that can be used on a cell phone to read
currency.  </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
chapter also discussed the OSSB (Ohio State School for the Blind WPA (Work
Projects Administration) models and the refurbishing project.</span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Our
new members introduced themselves.  Pat
talked about her experiences of having difficulty learning to live with
blindness and dealing with others being uncomfortable with her blindness.  Eric and Debbie talked about how you can
learn to live a full and rich life as a blind person through using alternative
techniques.  </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
Chapter inducted Pat and Dave as new members.</span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Mother
Stewart’s f undraiser scheduled for November 12, 2022, fundraiser.  Looking for auction and door prize
donations.  Debbie and Mickie will go
around to previous donors and try to get donations.  We earn donations on beer sales.  We also will have entertainment, including
Gail Cowan’s husband, and JW Smith will be invited.  Eric asked if there will be a letter we can
use to solicit donations.  Debbie said
there will indeed be a letter/flyer.</span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
NFB of Ohio annual State Convention will be in Independence Ohio November 4, 5,
6 (Cleveland).  Mickie moved to donate
$200 cash for convention door prizes. 
Eric seconded.  Todd moved $200
hundred for lottery tickets/gift cards to be put on the tree for the
auction.  Arlie seconded.  Both motions carried without objection.</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Gavel
Report:  Todd will write up the Gavel
Report.</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
Wagners are moving to South Carolina and have invited the chapter to an August
26th garden party from 5-9.  </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We
held a discussion on Autonomous Vehicles. Part of the discussion revolved
around a new Congressional Caucus sponsored by Ohio-5^th Congressman
Bob Latta. This caucus will work to promote autonomous vehicle policy
discussions, including discussions of accessibility for blind and low vision
users, among Congressional representatives.</span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
2023 National Convention will be held July 1-6 in Houston Texas.  </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">President
Baker appointed the Nominating Committee for the Chapter’s 2022 elections. The
committee will be Eric Duffy, Dan O’keefe, and Arlie Ray. They will bring a
slate of officers to September meeting.  </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
Chapter watched the New York Times audio described podcast, “What a Legally
Blind Person Can See”.  We discussed the
good and the bad of the podcast.  </span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
next Chapter meeting will be Saturday, September 10, 2022.  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Todd Elzey, Secretary</p><p class="MsoNormal">NFB of Ohio Springfield Chapter         <br></p></div></div>