[NFBOH-Cleveland] Fwd: Experience Washington Seminar

[Cheryl Fields]

Suzanne, Thank you! It's good to have an overview since some of us are
unable to attend.
Hopefully, other chapter members will be inspired to attend.


On 2/15/18, Suzanne Turner via NFBOH-Cleveland
<nfboh-cleveland at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> From: "National Federation of the Blind" <webmaster at nfb.org>
>> Date: February 15, 2018 at 5:03:58 AM EST
>> To: Billie Graham <smturner.234 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Experience Washington Seminar
>> Reply-To: "National Federation of the Blind" <webmaster at nfb.org>
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>> February 2018
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>> A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
>> A foundational value of the NFB is that we are not an organization
>> speaking for the blind, we are the blind speaking for ourselves. The
>> hundreds of blind brothers and sisters who traveled to Washington, DC,
>> exemplify that value... more from President Riccobono
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>> RESULTS FROM OUR WORK ON THE HILL The goal of the Washington Seminar is to
>> brief members of the House and Senate on issues affecting the blind. It is
>> an important learning experience about what it truly means to be a
>> Federationist...more reflections on the Washington Seminar
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>> NFB PARTNERS WITH NEWSEUM TO CREATE ACCESSIBLE EXHIBIT
>> Many of our Washington Seminar participants who attended a special
>> reception were among the first to experience a historic new exhibit by
>> John Olson at the Newseum...more about the exhibit
>>
>> ACTION ITEMS
>> Tell others about our youth programs by sharing our BELL Academy page and
>> our NFB EQ page. Encourage students to apply for our 2018 NFB Summer
>> Internships and our NFB Scholarships.
>>
>> HAPPENINGS
>>
>> NFB Announces NFB EQ
>> NFB BELL Academy Student Applications Go Live
>> NFB Issues Statement on Delta’s New Service Animal Policy
>> National Federation of the Blind Applauds United Airlines for Prudent
>> Service Animal Policy
>> NFB President Receives Automotive Innovation Award
>> Blindness: Learning In New Dimensions (BLIND), Inc Summer Program
>> Applications Due
>> Colorado Center for the Blind Announces Summer Youth Programs
>> Louisiana Center for the Blind Unveils Summer Youth Programs
>> ​
>> CALENDAR
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>> MAR 22-23:             Jacobus tenBroek Law Symposium, Baltimore, MD
>> MAR 31:                  Scholarship Application Deadline
>> APR 15:                   Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Competition Application
>> Deadline
>> JUL 3-8:                   National Convention, Orlando, FL
>> JUL 29-AUG 4:       NFB EQ, Baltimore, MD
>> NOV 13-16:             BLAST Conference, San Antonio, TX
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-- 
Wishing You All the Best,

Cheryl E. Fields


A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human
life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will
never sit.
--D. Elton Trueblood