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National Federation of the Blind of Cleveland Chapter

July 24, 2020 Minutes:

The July 2020 Chapter monthly meeting and the celebration of the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) was held and featured through a Zoom Platform on
Friday, July 24, 2020 at 5:00 P.M. The zoom link and related numbers and
Id’s were provided to all members, guests, visitors and are given below in
these minutes. The reason for having this Zoom/teleconference meeting is to
adhere to COVID-19 social distancing adopted by the National Federation of
the Blind and the local and state officials.

Welcome:

Delcenia Brown, a member, welcomed all members, attendees from other
chapters and Divisions, all guests/visitors. 

Roll Call:

Suzanne Turner, President, welcomed everyone and made sure about the
attendance of the chapter’s members, guests and visitors.

NFB Pledge:

William Turner, First Vice President, helped all attendees to recite the
National Federation of the Blind Pledge.

Mending and Bereaved Members:

Suzanne Turner, President and Cheryl Fields, 2nd Vice president, informed
the Board about the health issues of some chapter and affiliate members
and/or their relatives and urged everyone to keep them in his/her thoughts
and prayers. Also, they happily mentioned those who are feeling better or
fully recovered.

Treasury Report:

Natassha Ricks, Treasurer, presented the financial reports for July 2020.
The Checking account reflects to date, $332.81and the Savings reflect to
date: $1,033.92. Billie Graham made the motion and Ali Benmerzouga second
it. the treasury report was voted on and carried. The complete July 2020
Treasury Report was submitted, and it is included as an Appendix to these
minutes. Also, she reminded everyone about sending their dues by mail as
soon as possible.

Secretary Report: 

Ali Benmerzouga, Recording Secretary, with the help of Suzanne Turner’s
technology touch, presented the June 2020 minutes. Delcenia Brown made the
motion and William Turner second it. The minutes were voted on and carried.

Guests:

Kinshuk Tella, President of the Ohio Association of Blind Students (OABS),
and Asia Quinones-Evans, Treasurer of OAOBS, informed all members about the
Walkathon fundraising organized by the OABS that started beginning of July
2020 and is still going on till the end of August 2020 and urge everyone to
participate as a donor and/or participant. They reminded all members that
the participant with the most activity gets a $25.00 gift card and the
second place will receive a $10.00 gift card. They added, If you would like
to get involved as either a participant or a donor, please visit this
website   <https://go.rallyup.com/oabs/Members>
https://go.rallyup.com/oabs/Members  Or please feel free to reach out to
them and they can happily sign you up. Sometimes, it can be difficult to
navigate the page with some screen readers so they are more than happy to
sign you up and can log your miles on their end. They concluded by urging
everyone to get involved in this 2020 Ohio Association of Blind Students
(OABS) fundraising walkathon. They mentioned that this fundraising is doing
very good so far. They concluded by mentioning that they have collected
$835.00 so far.

President’s Announcements:

Suzanne Turner, President, thanked everyone for attending the meeting, for
the help some of the members are providing, and for all the meetings
organized by some members during these COVID-19 difficult times. 

She reminded those who did not pay their dues as of yet to do so as soon as
they can and urged them to Pay their dues to the Chapter’s Treasurer,
Natassha Ricks.

She invited all members to join her and watch a good video with description
about ADA on Saturday evening, July 25, 2020 and informed all members about
an ADA link about Sharing solution presentation.

Also, she welcomed and thanked all speakers and guests/visitors for
participating and celebrating the 30th ADA Anniversary.

Additionally, she gave some historical background about the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA). She mentioned that the ADA became law in 1990. She
further clarified that the ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits
discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public
life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private
places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to
make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and
opportunities as everyone else. The ADA gives civil rights protections to
individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on
the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion. It
guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public
accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government
services, and telecommunications. The ADA is divided into five titles (or
sections) that relate to different areas of public life. She concluded by
urging everyone to listen to a live prospective by our distinguished
panelists.  Also, she added that everyone will be enlightened by their
experiences on the fight for equality, opportunity and security. Thus, this
enactment has upheld persons with disabilities rights for 30 years and
deserves to be acknowledged and celebrated!

ADA Quiz

Suzanne Turner, President, tested all participants by asking 11 good and
basic questions about the ADA. Most questions were easily answered by many
members.

ADA Presentation: Important piece of legislation.

William Turner, First Vice President, welcomed and introduced the speakers
and facilitated the different presentations and questions/Answers.

First Speaker: 

Cheryl Fields, Second Vice President, talked about Title III (Public
Accommodations). She mentioned that public places are expected to provide
Reasonable Accommodations for people with disabilities. She also talked
about the Fair Housing Act.

Speaker 2:

Eric Duffy, Secretary of the Ohio Affiliate, talked about Title I
(Employment). He mentioned that the NFB AND NFBOH are your resources. He
talked about the Equal Employment Opportunity Council (EEOC) and the role it
plays in helping those discriminated against at work. He concluded by
advising all members in case you feel you have been discriminated against,
proceed to ask before filling a lawsuit.

Speaker 3:

Kinshuk Tella, President of the Ohio Association of Blind Students (OABS),
presented Title III and Section 504 under the Rehabilitation Act
(Education). He mentioned the Individual Education Plan (IEP). He added that
everyone should be self-advocating for himself/herself and ask/look for what
he/she needs, such as Orientation and Mobility, Braille, etc. Also, he
mentioned the existence at every school/college/university of   an SAS and
the services they provided for people with disabilities such as testing
center, accessible material, etc.

Speaker 4:

Richard Payne, President of the Ohio Affiliate, talked about Title II
(Transportation). He mentioned that Paratransit has problems every now and
then and all members should ask those who know or search the existing laws.
He advised everyone to reserve his/her rides in advance. Also, he mentioned
that sometimes their rules are not ADA rules. He added that minimum
requirements should be met by all agencies. He concluded that Not everyone
with disability is eligible for Paratransit/RTA services. For example, you
need to live less than ¾ of a mile from the main service lane in order to
have a door to door service.

William Turner, gave time to questions and answers after each speaker and
thanked everyone for attending and the speakers for their great
presentations. He added, for further questions, comments, and or
suggestions, please reach out to Suzanne Turner at
<mailto:SMTurner.234 at gmail.com> SMTurner.234 at gmail.com.

Meeting adjourned at 7:00 P.M.

Please make a note of the action items below:

Voice Box Number:

(641) 715-3900

Code: 582705

Cleveland Teleconference Number:

(605) 313-4834

Code: 246345

Ohio Conference Line:

Tel: (712) 775-7031

Code: 240281423

Zoom link:

Join Zoom Meeting

 <https://zoom.us/j/4081850851> https://zoom.us/j/4081850851

Meeting ID: 408 185 0851

One tap mobile

+16468769923 and ID code: 408-185-0851.

Zoom Telephone number:

(669) 900-6833

Id: 4081850851

Ali Benmerzouga, Recording Secretary

440-590-0315 – cell

Natassha Ricks, Treasurer

(216) 376-9863

Notes!

1. Please take a moment and like, share and promote Cleveland’s Facebook
Page

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4- Please don’t forget to send your dues to our Treasurer as soon as you
can.

5-please call a member who you have not seen for a while and talk to them
about returning to the Cleveland Chapter.

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Appendix: July 2020 Treasury Report:

NFB Cleveland Chapter Treasury Report

Prepared by: Cleveland Chapter Treasurer, Natassha Ricks

Month/Year:  July 2020                   

Checking Acct:                     $332.81

Savings Acct:                                    $1,033.92 (+$0.03 in
interest)

Dues:                                     $45.00

Number of members:           3

     1.   Natassha Ricks

     2.   Delcenia Brown

     3.   Sandy krems

Benevolent:                          -0-

Donations:                            $100.00

1.	Heather Ways ($100.00/check)

Fundraisers:                         -0-

Split the Pot:                          -0-

Deductions:                          $155.00

1.	PAC plan                   $10.00
2.	National convention.           $100.00 (white cane, Timbrook,
Jernigan, Imagination)           
3.	National convention $45.00 (door prizes)

Convention:                          -0-

Convention YTD:                 $80.00

1.	Cecil Dukes ($80.00)

Miscellaneous:                     $20.00

Miscellaneous YTD:            $20.00

1.	Delcenia Brown ($20.00 for NFB coin case)

End of July 2020 Treasury Report.

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