From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Tue Jun 1 00:26:33 2010 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 19:26:33 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Convention Agenda Message-ID: I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend. If you guys have yet to get it, here is the National Convention Agenda for this year. Enjoy! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2010_Convention_Agenda_Web.doc Type: application/msword Size: 2822656 bytes Desc: not available URL: From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Tue Jun 1 01:22:42 2010 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 20:22:42 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Race For Independence News Message-ID: To All Chapter Members: If you guys have not noticed yet, there is not going to be a walk this year for the Race For Independence. But it is clear that there is definitely an Imagination Fund and Race for Independence. The Race is a state-of-mind and a feeling that we should speed toward our goals at an ever increasing pace. There are a lot of exciting things to talk about in Dallas regarding the Race for Independence so we must continue on with our fundraising efforts and make our plate sell a tremendous success. I have heard great things from you all as far as the acceptance of our plate sell with people and we must continue to get the word out. Thank you all for all your hard work! A. Z. From pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net Tue Jun 1 04:23:04 2010 From: pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net (Peter Donahue) Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 23:23:04 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Convention Agenda References: Message-ID: <008101cb0142$2200faf0$4001a8c0@yourfsyly0jtwn> Hello A. Z. and everyone, The agenda is now on the Web site home page: http://www.nfbsatx.org Peter Donahue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jose Martinez" To: "San Antonio Texas Chapter Mailing List" Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 7:26 PM Subject: [Nfbsatx] Convention Agenda I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend. If you guys have yet to get it, here is the National Convention Agenda for this year. Enjoy! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Nfbsatx mailing list Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbsatx: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org/pdonahue1%40sbcglobal.net From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Tue Jun 1 11:14:07 2010 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 06:14:07 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Convention Agenda In-Reply-To: <008101cb0142$2200faf0$4001a8c0@yourfsyly0jtwn> References: <008101cb0142$2200faf0$4001a8c0@yourfsyly0jtwn> Message-ID: great! Thank you On 5/31/10, Peter Donahue wrote: > Hello A. Z. and everyone, > > The agenda is now on the Web site home page: > http://www.nfbsatx.org > > > Peter Donahue > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jose Martinez" > To: "San Antonio Texas Chapter Mailing List" > Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 7:26 PM > Subject: [Nfbsatx] Convention Agenda > > > I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend. If you guys have yet > to get it, here is the National Convention Agenda for this year. > Enjoy! > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > Nfbsatx mailing list > Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > Nfbsatx: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org/pdonahue1%40sbcglobal.net > > > _______________________________________________ > Nfbsatx mailing list > Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > Nfbsatx: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org/jose.martinez07%40gmail.com > From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Wed Jun 2 02:41:31 2010 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 21:41:31 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Shirt Picture Vote, please Reply ASAP! Message-ID: Hello All: We have come across a bit of an issue, and I need your vote members. Would you all who wanted a shirt please vote on the following options. Just write back to me and let me know which one you like the most as soon as possible. We are going to try our best to have these to you by the next meeting. Please vote fast. 1. An EAGLE STANDING WITH HIS WINGS OPEN AND ON ONE HAND HOLDING THE CANES AND THE OTHER HAND HOLDING THE Magnifier. 2. A Star with NFB SA Chapter Writin around it. 3. The Who?s It sign with NFB SA Chapter writin around it. All of these logos will be on the front left of the shirt. Thank you guys, A. Z. From danlcarr at carrtronics.com Wed Jun 2 04:29:42 2010 From: danlcarr at carrtronics.com (Daniel Carr) Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:29:42 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Shirt Picture Vote, please Reply ASAP! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4C05DE36.3050207@carrtronics.com> i like 1. An EAGLE STANDING WITH HIS WINGS OPEN AND ON ONE HAND HOLDING THE CANES AND THE OTHER HAND HOLDING THE Magnifier. daniel Jose Martinez wrote: > Hello All: > > We have come across a bit of an issue, and I need your vote members. > Would you all who wanted a shirt please vote on the following options. > Just write back to me and let me know which one you like the most as > soon as possible. We are going to try our best to have these to you by > the next meeting. Please vote fast. > > 1. An EAGLE STANDING WITH HIS WINGS OPEN AND ON ONE HAND HOLDING THE > CANES AND THE OTHER HAND HOLDING THE Magnifier. > > 2. A Star with NFB SA Chapter Writin around it. > > 3. The Who?s It sign with NFB SA Chapter writin around it. > > All of these logos will be on the front left of the shirt. > > Thank you guys, > > A. Z. > > _______________________________________________ > Nfbsatx mailing list > Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbsatx: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org/danlcarr%40carrtronics.com > From jamessofka at att.net Wed Jun 2 14:45:51 2010 From: jamessofka at att.net (james sofka) Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 09:45:51 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Shirt Picture Vote, please Reply ASAP! References: Message-ID: <2B410F140293431A8D10538E26B2BF03@TCPI9FFDAF7536> Number two JimSofka.. JIm Sofka. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jose Martinez" To: "San Antonio Texas Chapter Mailing List" Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 9:41 PM Subject: [Nfbsatx] Shirt Picture Vote, please Reply ASAP! Hello All: We have come across a bit of an issue, and I need your vote members. Would you all who wanted a shirt please vote on the following options. Just write back to me and let me know which one you like the most as soon as possible. We are going to try our best to have these to you by the next meeting. Please vote fast. 1. An EAGLE STANDING WITH HIS WINGS OPEN AND ON ONE HAND HOLDING THE CANES AND THE OTHER HAND HOLDING THE Magnifier. 2. A Star with NFB SA Chapter Writin around it. 3. The Who?s It sign with NFB SA Chapter writin around it. All of these logos will be on the front left of the shirt. Thank you guys, A. Z. _______________________________________________ Nfbsatx mailing list Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbsatx: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org/jamessofka%40att.net From ccgarcia2005 at yahoo.com Wed Jun 2 16:59:01 2010 From: ccgarcia2005 at yahoo.com (Cindy Garcia) Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 09:59:01 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Nfbsatx] Shirt Picture Vote, please Reply ASAP! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <452649.33894.qm@web112616.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> I like the one with the whos it logo with Nfb around it. I think we need something small and simple. We don't need a huge thing. I think that is perfect. A star is to flashy. You might as well put glitter and sequence if you use the star. the other one sounds like a statue to me. Kind of like something you would put in front of the national center or something not on a shirt. Cindy --- On Tue, 6/1/10, Jose Martinez wrote: > From: Jose Martinez > Subject: [Nfbsatx] Shirt Picture Vote, please Reply ASAP! > To: "San Antonio Texas Chapter Mailing List" > Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 9:41 PM > Hello All: > > We have come across a bit of an issue, and I need your vote > members. > Would you all who wanted a shirt please vote on the > following options. > Just write back to me and let me know which one you like > the most as > soon as possible. We are going to try our best to have > these to you by > the next meeting. Please vote fast. > > 1. An EAGLE STANDING WITH HIS WINGS OPEN AND ON ONE HAND > HOLDING THE > CANES AND THE OTHER HAND HOLDING THE Magnifier. > > 2. A Star with NFB SA Chapter Writin around it. > > 3. The Who?s It sign with NFB SA Chapter writin around > it. > > All of these logos will be on the front left of the shirt. > > Thank you guys, > > A. Z. > > _______________________________________________ > Nfbsatx mailing list > Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your > account info for Nfbsatx: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org/ccgarcia2005%40yahoo.com > From ccgarcia2005 at yahoo.com Thu Jun 3 19:38:12 2010 From: ccgarcia2005 at yahoo.com (Cindy Garcia) Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 12:38:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fw: [nfb-texas members] hotel room transfer Message-ID: <284050.92356.qm@web112610.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> --- On Thu, 6/3/10, Jose L. Marquez wrote: From: Jose L. Marquez Subject: [nfb-texas members] hotel room transfer To: members at nfb-texas.org Date: Thursday, June 3, 2010, 7:12 PM Hello fellow Texas members, this is Jose Marquez and I am looking to transfer my room to someone else.? I have found a new roomate and instead of paying the 30 dollar fee for cancelling my room, I rather just transfer it to someone who needs a room. If you are interested you can call me at 713-202-8542. I hope someone can help out. Jose Marquez E-mail:? josemarquez5183 at sbcglobal.net ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bryanbaldwin at grandecom.net Fri Jun 4 00:06:02 2010 From: bryanbaldwin at grandecom.net (Bryan Baldwin) Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 19:06:02 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Shirt Picture Vote, please Reply ASAP! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000001cb0379$bb5cfa30$3216ee90$@grandecom.net> 2. -----Original Message----- From: nfbsatx-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbsatx-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jose Martinez Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 9:42 PM To: San Antonio Texas Chapter Mailing List Subject: [Nfbsatx] Shirt Picture Vote, please Reply ASAP! Hello All: We have come across a bit of an issue, and I need your vote members. Would you all who wanted a shirt please vote on the following options. Just write back to me and let me know which one you like the most as soon as possible. We are going to try our best to have these to you by the next meeting. Please vote fast. 1. An EAGLE STANDING WITH HIS WINGS OPEN AND ON ONE HAND HOLDING THE CANES AND THE OTHER HAND HOLDING THE Magnifier. 2. A Star with NFB SA Chapter Writin around it. 3. The Who's It sign with NFB SA Chapter writin around it. All of these logos will be on the front left of the shirt. Thank you guys, A. Z. _______________________________________________ Nfbsatx mailing list Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbsatx: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org/bryanbaldwin%40grandeco m.net From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Fri Jun 4 00:25:18 2010 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 19:25:18 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Decision on SA Chapter Shirts! Message-ID: Hello All: Thank you all very much for your quick response. I really appreciate it. All three logos were received well, But After counting up all the votes, the winner of our first shirt logo is: 1. An EAGLE STANDING WITH HIS WINGS OPEN AND ON ONE HAND HOLDING THE CANE AND THE OTHER HAND HOLDING THE Magnifier. We will make sure to have them to you as soon as possible. Thank you A. Z. From abeasley at jb11.net Mon Jun 7 01:38:06 2010 From: abeasley at jb11.net (Andrea Beasley) Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:38:06 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Convention Help Message-ID: Hello fellow Federationists, My name is Andrea Beasley, I am on the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children. We are putting on several workshops for our kids in NFB Camp and NOPBC kids. We are needing help. The dates, times, and the activities are as follows: Volunteers for writers workshop Sat., July 3- 10:45-11:45 am, Volunteers for astronomy Tues., July 6- 7?8 pm, and Volunteers for crafts Tues., July 6- 8?10 pm. Please email me at abeasley at jb11.net or call me at 608-314-6384 and let me know if you want to or can help us in these activities. Thank you so much, Andrea Beasley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you have any questions, please email your question to nfbtscholarship at gmail.com Thanks, Kimberly From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Wed Jun 9 18:43:51 2010 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 13:43:51 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Southern Strums! Message-ID: Southern Strums Comes to Dallas Texas. From the Desk of the President: The Texas Association of Blind Students is pleased to announce the return of Southern Strums! Southern Strums is TABS' biggest fundraiser of the year and our biggest event second only to our Spring Conference. Southern Strums provides a showcase for blind musicians to play for convention goers from all over the United States. The event will be held on Monday July 5,2010 from 7:00pm-11:00pm. at *Uptown Bar* & *Grill* www.uptownbarandgrill.com 2523 McKinney Avenue Dallas, TX 75201-1964 (214) 969-9433 The Uptown Bar and Grill boasts it has the "best burgers in Dallas" and offers half price burgers on the day it hosts our Southern Strums. The venue is conveniently located just 2.5 miles away from the Hilton Anatole Hotel. Get Directions from Mapquest Here . We are aware that the hotel does not have a shuttle, and so TABS is pleased to announce that we will be providing transportation between the bar and hotel from 6:30pm-11:15pm at no cost to those who purchase a Southern Strums ticket. Come support our Student Division while enjoying great food, drinks, music and mingling all for just $5! For more information, please visit: www.nfb-texas.org/tabs.html if you would like to participate in Southern Strums, email Juan Munoz at jcmunoz1989 at gmail.com Juan Del Rosario President Texas Association of Blind Students 7823 Comal St. Houston TX. 77051 Phone; 713-320-5519 Email; delrosariomartinez.juan at gmail.com -- -Juan Del Rosario President Texas Association of Blind Students www.nfb-texas.org/tabs.html From dandrews at visi.com Fri Jun 11 23:39:25 2010 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:39:25 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] =?iso-8859-1?q?2010_NFB_National_Convention_Agenda_Avai?= =?iso-8859-1?q?lable_on_NFB-NEWSLINE=AE?= Message-ID: 2010 NFB National Convention Agenda Available on NFB-NEWSLINE? Perk your ears convention-goers, as we've got some great news for you! We are pleased to announce that once again the entire agenda of the National Federation of the Blind?s national convention will be available on NFB-NEWSLINE?, helping you to make the most of this grand gathering. With the availability of the agenda, you can quickly and easily determine what options are available at a particular time and find when and where a desired meeting will occur. We believe that this will make it easy to plan your convention schedule?made even easier with the new access methods available through NFB-NEWSLINE? Online. You can access the agenda in numerous ways?by download to your digital talking-book player with NFB-NEWSLINE? In Your Pocket, by reading it on Web News on Demand, and, of course, by picking up any touch-tone telephone. With NFB-NEWSLINE? In Your Pocket, you can have the full agenda on one small device, providing increased portability and effortless access. You can easily scan through each day to learn what meetings and events are of interest and determine your schedule for the day. In order to download the agenda to your digital talking-book player, you'll need to add the agenda to your favorites. This can be done online via our favorites management tool under the link for ?Manage Your In Your Pocket Favorite Publications.? Naturally, you'll need to download the NFB-NEWSLINE? In Your Pocket software, available at www.nfbnewslineonline.org, onto your computer before you can place this content on your device. After you've logged in, select the link for NFB-NEWSLINE? In Your Pocket, which takes you to an informational page with software download links. Web News on Demand allows you to easily search for a particular meeting or event when viewing the full agenda on one screen, or you can view each day individually. You can also have the contents of the full agenda or a particular day or event e-mailed to yourself, and you are now able to download a zip file of the agenda to your portable note-taking device (such as the BrailleNote). To access Web News on Demand and the special features it offers, visit www.nfbnewslineonline.org and select ?Web News on Demand? after logging in. The easiest way to find the agenda is to select the link ?Publications Organized Alphabetically? and search for the title ?NFB 2010 Convention Agenda.? To access the agenda on the phone you'll want to enter the main menu (option number five) and select ?National Meetings of Interest to the Print-Disabled? (option number four) from the ?Newspapers in a Different State? menu. With the recent availability of our on-demand article-request feature, you can now request that details of a certain meeting or event be sent to your e-mail account; you can in this way set up your own agenda tailored to your interests and obligations. To use this feature, when listening to an article press #9 (pound nine) and the desired article will be sent to your e-mail inbox automatically, assuming your e-mail address is provided in your account. If you?d like to experience the flexibility and ease of use that is offered by NFB-NEWSLINE? Online, please visit www.nfbnewslineonline.org. If you've forgotten your codes, please call us toll free at (866) 504-7300. If you aren't signed up for NFB-NEWSLINE?, visit www.nfbnewsline.org to download an application or fill in the online application. David Andrews: dandrews at visi.com Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dandrews920 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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After exploring a hundred sounds that ranged from chimes to motorlike to futuristic, the company settled on a soft whine that fluctuates in intensity with the car's speed. When backing up, the car makes a clanging sound. Nissan says it worked with advocates for the blind, a Hollywood sound-design company and acoustic psychologists in creating its system of audible alerts. While silence is golden, it does present practical challenges," a Nissan statement said. The Leaf is scheduled to go on sale in part of the United States in December. Nissan added the artificial noises as lawmakers and regulators study whether auto manufacturers should be required to install warning sounds in their vehicles to alert pedestrians. With more than 1.6 million hybrid vehicles on the road, and the number of electric cars expected to rise with the introduction of more vehicles like the Leaf, a number of safety advocates have warned of the dangers to pedestrians. According to a study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last year, hybrid vehicles are twice as likely as conventional cars to be involved in a pedestrian crash in some low-speed situations. Others have argued that adding sounds to cars works against decades of effort by automakers to make cars that run quietly. Some electric car companies complained that silence is one of the main virtues of the battery-run cars. Nissan's sound system is the first created by a major manufacturer. The company says it is controlled by a computer and synthesizer in the dash panel. The sounds are delivered through a speaker in the engine compartment. A switch inside the vehicle can turn off the sounds temporarily, but the system automatically resets to "on" at the next ignition cycle. At speeds greater than 20 mph, any car, electric or not, makes significant noise because of the tires slapping on the pavement, engineers say. 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Our committee will function much like last year, where we will ensure that convention attendees feel welcome, are able to move efficiently to meetings and general sessions, and overall have a positive convention experience. One of our primary tasks at convention is marshalling. This hotel, as many of you know, is very large and this year will have a lot of construction, so marshalling will play an important role in making convention as successful as possible. I am asking for individuals who are interested in volunteering for marshalling shifts to respond to this e-mail with days/times you will be able to serve. Here is a general overview of this year's convention schedule. Keep in mind that typically we need more help at peak times, which I have indicated with a *. Saturday, July 3 Seminar Day Sunday, July 4 Registration and Packet Pick-up Day* (especially during registration morning) Monday, July 5 Board Meeting and Division Day * (especially before and after the board meeting) Tuesday, July 6 Opening Session * (especially before sessions and after sessions) Wednesday, July 7 Business Session * (before and after each session) Thursday, July 8 Banquet Day and Adjournment * (especially before and after each session and before/after banquet) I will provide you with a schedule of your assignments before convention, so you can be sure to plan for your commitments. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Angela Wolf, Chair NFB Convention Ambassadors Committee (512) 417-8190 awolf at nfb-texas.org From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Thu Jun 17 03:36:32 2010 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:36:32 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] NFB SA Chapter meeting! Message-ID: COME JOIN US! If you?ve never attended a meeting of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), there?s no better time! Come join us at our June meeting. Date: Saturday, 19 June 2010 Time: 1:00-2:30PM Location: DARS-Division of Services for the Blind 4204 Woodcock Drive, Suite 274 San Antonio, TX 78228 (2nd Floor, Trinity Building, just inside NW Loop 410 between Callaghan and Babcock) This Month?s Agenda: ? Nationwide update and announcements ? Report on recent and up coming events, final plate sell assignments, and convention bus money will be due. ? Refreshments served! For additional information, call Jose Martinez, SA Chapter President, on 210-722-3597. From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Thu Jun 17 03:42:57 2010 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:42:57 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Convention Bus Money Due Message-ID: Hello all: Convention is fast approaching. The individuals who are going to be using the convention bus that will be departing on Friday July 2nd, I will need to collect the 25 dollars from you all this Saturday at our chapter meeting. Please make sure you have the money. Thank you, Cost for round trip: Members: 25.00 dollars Non Members: 40.00 dollars A. Z. From dandrews at visi.com Thu Jun 17 07:50:32 2010 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:50:32 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] FW: Hey, have you heard the latest ? Message-ID: >From: "Andrews, David B B (DEED)" >To: David Andrews >Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:46:31 -0500 >Subject: FW: Hey, have you heard the latest ? >Thread-Topic: Hey, have you heard the latest ? >Thread-Index: Acr7f37cCYpyxLKkT6mamOwWh+4fiwR6mWmAAABKwfA= > > > >From: Wilson, Joanne [mailto:JWilson at nfb.org] >Subject: Hey, have you heard the latest ? > >Extra! Extra! Read all about it! > >The NFB Department of Affiliate Action will host the 2010 Back to >Basics seminar, and you don't want to miss it! > >What: The Back to Basics seminar is designed to serve as a training >session to help give chapter leaders countless tools for success. >The session will offer detailed and practical techniques that can be >used to build membership, to raise funds, to start meaningful >projects, to run fun meetings, and to make your life just a little easier! > >When: Monday, July 5, 2010 > >Time: 6:00-10:00 pm, the topic will change at the top of every hour, >so feel free to attend some or all of the seminar. > >Who: This training session is open to all NFB members. Special >recognition will be given to chapter presidents. President perks >include distinguished seating, extra opportunities to win door >prizes, and a wonderful gift from Dr. Maurer! Not a chapter >president? No worries, all attendees will leave with a chapter >development kit, will get to participate in our door prize drawings, >and will get to try out lots of hands-on activities! > >Need additional info? Give me a call at (410) 659-9314, ext. 2335, >or send an email to jwilson at nfb.org. > >Convention is right around the corner, looking forward to seeing you there! > >Best, > >Joanne Wilson >Executive Director of Affiliate Action >National Federation of the Blind >200 East Wells Street > at Jernigan Place >Baltimore, MD 21230 >410.659.9314 x 2335 >(F) 410.659.6893 >jwilson at nfb.org >"Voice of the Nation's Blind" > David Andrews: dandrews at visi.com Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dandrews920 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mhartle at nfb.org Thu Jun 17 07:59:46 2010 From: mhartle at nfb.org (Hartle, Mary Jo) Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:59:46 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] 2010 NFB Youth Track at National Convention Message-ID: Attention All Youth Ages 11-18! Get ready for the 2010 NFB Youth Track at National Convention. As in years past, the NFB Jernigan Institute is sponsoring a number of activities for teens during the week of the National Convention. This year we've added activities for those youth ages 11-14 (Please check agenda to view which activities are for each age.). Please come register for the Youth Tracks on Saturday, July 3 from 7:30-8:45 a.m. in the Stemmons Auditorium, Atrium Lobby. A complete Youth Track agenda is attached to this message. This information is also available in the main convention agenda online at www.nfb.org. You can also obtain a hardcopy at registration. Important Announcement about the "Throw-Back Party On Tuesday, July 6 we are hosting the biggest party at convention for teens ages 14-18. The evening will be filled with retro music, contests, games, trivia, and dancing. Don't forget to pack your digs from your favorite decade to wear to the party that night. Cash prizes will be given to those individuals with the "Best Dressed" representation of their favorite decade. Pick a decade and come show us your great look. Here are a few sites that may help give you some inspiration: 1950: http://www.gamesbunny.co.uk/fancy_dress/1950_fancy_dress.htm 1960: http://hubpages.com/hub/1960s-Costumes 1970: http://hubpages.com/hub/70s-Costumes 1980: http://www.liketotally80s.com/80s-party-idea.html 1990: http://www.ehow.com/way_5245496_90s-dress-up-party-ideas.html We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Mary Jo T. Hartle Mary Jo Thorpe-Hartle, MEd, NOMC Director of Education Jernigan Institute NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND 200 East Wells Street Baltimore, MD 21230 Phone: (410)659-9314 ext. 2407 Email: mhartle at nfb.org Fax: (410) 659-5129 Visit www.nfb.org Mary Jo T. Hartle Mary Jo Thorpe-Hartle, MEd, NOMC Director of Education Jernigan Institute NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND 200 East Wells Street Baltimore, MD 21230 Phone: (410)659-9314 ext. 2407 Email: mhartle at nfb.org Fax: (410) 659-5129 Visit www.nfb.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Youth Track Agenda 2010 Final.doc Type: application/msword Size: 286208 bytes Desc: not available URL: From curtischong at earthlink.net Fri Jun 18 09:29:40 2010 From: curtischong at earthlink.net (Curtis Chong) Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:29:40 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Comments Urgently Needed Message-ID: Greetings and felicitations: I am writing to ask for your help to influence the U.S. Access Board as it considers proposed amendments to the ADA Accessibility Guidelines. In particular, the Access Board is proposing to deal with access to self-service machines "used for ticketing, check-in or check-out, seat selection, boarding passes, or ordering food in restaurants and cafeterias (220.2)." In addition to explicitly excluding drive-up only self-service machines, the proposed amendments will not require electronic information kiosks to be accessible. If you would like to help, please call or email the Access Board before midnight Monday, June 21, with a message saying that the ADA Accessibility guidelines need to include information kiosks as well as drive-up only self-service machines. Your message does not need to be very long. It just needs to make the point that you want the Board to include accessibility to information kiosks and drive-up only self-service machines in amendments to the ADA Accessibility Guidelines. You can call and leave a voice mail or send an email to Tim Creagan, the Access Board staff member who is taking comments on the proposed rule modifications. The number to call is 202-272-0016, and Tim Creagan's email address is creagan at access-board.gov. For any of you who care to conduct extensive research into this issue, the proposed rule changes can be found at this link: http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/refresh/draft-rule.htm Whatever you do, it needs to be done by midnight, Monday, June 21. Thank you. Yours sincerely Curtis Chong, Chairman Committee on Research and Development National Federation of the Blind From dandrews at visi.com Sat Jun 19 02:55:56 2010 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:55:56 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Letter to Members Concerning Section 508 Refresh and Comments Message-ID: Dear Federationists: As many of you may have already heard, the U.S. Access Board has asked the public for feedback on some proposed changes to the ADA Accessibility Guidelines, Rehabilitation Act, and Telecommunications Act. Specifically, the Access Board plans to update the standards and accessibility guidelines for electronic and information technology, as well as add kiosks to the ADA Accessibility Guidelines. We urge you to make your voices heard and e-mail, fax, or post on www.regulations.gov your comments to these changes, as they have an enormous impact on a blind person's ability to access information. With a deadline of midnight on Monday, June 21, time is running out for us to influence the board. The National Federation of the Blind has been heavily involved with the formulation of these proposed standards and guidelines, but our role is not finished. It is important that we applaud the Access Board for the changes we support so they are not compromised, and that we highlight where the changes have not gone far enough to ensure full accessibility. More specifically, we have many concerns regarding both the definition of a "kiosk" and the kiosks that are exempted in the proposal. In the current proposal, the definition of "kiosk" is limiting. A kiosk is defined as a self-service unit used only for transportation (ticketing, seat assignments, boarding passes, etc.) or for ordering food. This definition should be expanded to include other types of services not mentioned, as kiosks are increasingly replacing customer service personnel in a wide range of services, including voting, jury service payments, and health care. The current definition is silent on whether a unit used for these services would be considered a kiosk, and also does not include visual display systems that are used solely for displaying information to users. Kiosks should have a comprehensive definition that leaves room for innovative ways kiosks may be incorporated into our society and eliminates any future debate over whether a different service is covered under the law and what standards may apply. In addition, the two exemptions for kiosks in the proposal will not ensure total accessibility. First, closed systems are exempted to comply with 302. This means a closed system does not have to provide spoken output, since it would not be required to be usable with "only the attachment of a personal headset." Under this assumption, there is no requirement for these systems to be accessible. Second, drive-up kiosks are exempted. Although people with certain disabilities are not drivers, they are all passengers who may encounter a drive-up kiosk; and exempting drive-up units is discriminatory to a disabled passenger. The NFB encourages the board to ensure that all kiosks be required to be accessible. These comments and others were compiled and formally submitted by the NFB to the Access Board. Now it is time for our members to make a statement and emphasize our concerns regarding kiosks. Your comments can be short--the act of sending in feedback is more important than the length of your remarks. You could say something as simple as "I think the definition of kiosks is too limited. Please expand the definition and remove the exemptions." You could also say "I think the definition of kiosks should be expanded and all exemptions removed to ensure full accessibility." You can call Tim Creagan at (202) 272-0016, e-mail your thoughts to ictrule at access-board.gov with "2010-1" in the subject line, fax to (202) 272-0081, or post your comments on www.regulations.gov. To view the full draft, visit http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/refresh/draft-rule.htm. If you need more information, please contact Lauren McLarney at (410) 659-9314, extension 2207. Sincerely, Joanne Wilson Executive Director, Affiliate Action jwilson at nfb.org David Andrews: dandrews at visi.com Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dandrews920 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ccgarcia2005 at yahoo.com Thu Jun 24 23:35:41 2010 From: ccgarcia2005 at yahoo.com (Cindy Garcia) Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:35:41 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Nfbsatx] Atention, plate cell update Message-ID: <728395.51154.qm@web112615.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> We were not able to get the bread donated, so I will buy ten loafs of bread to accommodate 200 people. I Will also provide 4 bags of chicken, Denise has the rest that we will need for chicken. A. Z. is buying watter, (It's hot out there.) char col, fluid, and the plastic ware, (Forks plates and Cups. and such.) We lost one of our cooks, and I'm trying to find a replacement. If anyone knows of someone who would like to help let me know. We also got plastic gloves for the people who are dealing with the food. reminder: This Sunday is the last day to let A. Z. know if you or if you know of anyone else will be going to convention on the charter bus on July 2, 2010. Let me know if anyone has any questions, and I will do my best to answer them. This plate cell Will help all of us in the national federation of the blind to grow and become successful, and prosperous. I look forward to the plate cell. Cindy Garcia Vice President, NFB. Phone: 210-787-3530. From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Fri Jun 25 00:17:23 2010 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:17:23 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Urgent! A cook is needed for the plate sell this weekend! Message-ID: Hello All: We have had a recent cancellation from one of our cooks. We currently are in need of one more cook to help during the plate sell this Saturday June 26. If you are able to BBQ, or if you know of someone who would be interested, Please contact me at: Cell: 210-722-3597 Thank you in advance. Jose A. Z. Martinez President From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Fri Jun 25 00:29:05 2010 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:29:05 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] NFB Plate Sell Saturday! Message-ID: Final Reminder! To all individuals, if you have yet to obtain your BBQ Plate ticket, you can get it this Saturday during the event! East Central Assembly of God In the Gym 1518 Steves Avenue We will be out there from 11:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m! The plate will include: Chicken/Sausage + Trim For only 5 dollars! Come out and support your local NFB Chapter! From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Mon Jun 28 23:21:35 2010 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:21:35 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fwd: [nfb-texas members] NFBT Scholarship Deadline Fast Aproaching In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kimberly Aguillard Flores Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:15:03 -0500 Subject: [nfb-texas members] NFBT Scholarship Deadline Fast Aproaching To: nfb-texas members All, Please please please encourage students to apply for the National Federation of the Blind of Texas scholarship program. The deadline is June 30. If anyone has questions, please email nfbtscholarship at gmail.com. This is a great program and an excelent way to learn about the federation. Please help the scholarship committee spread awareness of this scholarship. We have streamlined the process so the application can be submitted online. Please access more information, instructions, and an application here: http://www.nfb-texas.org/scholarship_2010/ Thanks, Kimberly From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Tue Jun 29 00:01:14 2010 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:01:14 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Update on Plate Sell Message-ID: Hello All: This past Saturday, the NFB chapter held there first ever plate sell, and thanks to all the individuals who came and helped out, it was a very successful event. Thanks to this tremendous success, We are delighted to announce that for the first time ever, we will be able to assist chapter members who require it with registration at convention. Again, thank you all who took the time and put in the extra effert to make this event a memorable one! Best Jose A. Z. 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