From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Mon Nov  1 03:49:01 2010
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:49:01 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Chapter gift exchange, interested?
Message-ID: <AANLkTik2rfkgwcOpZvxyihkJH1Gw8n=Um-mmnR4d=NK9@mail.gmail.com>

Hello Chapter members,

Hope everyone had a great and safe Halloween weekend! This year during
our Holiday lunch in December, we are thinking of having a Secret
Santa. If you are interested in participating please let me know as
soon as possible so that we can make sure to have your names down and
we can have a drawing to see who gets who at our next chapter meeting.

Thank you,

A. Z.



From braille at satx.rr.com  Mon Nov  1 09:03:55 2010
From: braille at satx.rr.com (Mary Donahue)
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 04:03:55 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Chapter gift exchange, interested?
References: <AANLkTik2rfkgwcOpZvxyihkJH1Gw8n=Um-mmnR4d=NK9@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <82A4B32297544533ADF6251449269801@valued3a11ee5d>

That sounds like fun. Count me in! I can't speak for Pete, but he can 
respond on his own.

Mary Donahue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jose Martinez" <jose.martinez07 at gmail.com>
To: "San Antonio Texas Chapter Mailing List" <Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 10:49 PM
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Chapter gift exchange, interested?


> Hello Chapter members,
>
> Hope everyone had a great and safe Halloween weekend! This year during
> our Holiday lunch in December, we are thinking of having a Secret
> Santa. If you are interested in participating please let me know as
> soon as possible so that we can make sure to have your names down and
> we can have a drawing to see who gets who at our next chapter meeting.
>
> Thank you,
>
> A. Z.
>
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From pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com  Mon Nov  1 15:22:52 2010
From: pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com (Peter Donahue)
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:22:52 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Chapter gift exchange, interested?
References: <AANLkTik2rfkgwcOpZvxyihkJH1Gw8n=Um-mmnR4d=NK9@mail.gmail.com>
	<82A4B32297544533ADF6251449269801@valued3a11ee5d>
Message-ID: <003901cb79d8$a7106f00$82070b43@yourfsyly0jtwn>

Good morning everyone,

    Count me in too.

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Donahue" <braille at satx.rr.com>
To: "San Antonio Texas Chapter Mailing List" <nfbsatx at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 4:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbsatx] Chapter gift exchange, interested?


That sounds like fun. Count me in! I can't speak for Pete, but he can
respond on his own.

Mary Donahue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jose Martinez" <jose.martinez07 at gmail.com>
To: "San Antonio Texas Chapter Mailing List" <Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 10:49 PM
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Chapter gift exchange, interested?


> Hello Chapter members,
>
> Hope everyone had a great and safe Halloween weekend! This year during
> our Holiday lunch in December, we are thinking of having a Secret
> Santa. If you are interested in participating please let me know as
> soon as possible so that we can make sure to have your names down and
> we can have a drawing to see who gets who at our next chapter meeting.
>
> Thank you,
>
> A. Z.
>
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From ccgarcia2005 at yahoo.com  Mon Nov  1 17:00:21 2010
From: ccgarcia2005 at yahoo.com (Cindy Garcia)
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:00:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Nfbsatx] ho ho ho!!!!
Message-ID: <201688.26848.qm@web112619.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

Let it be known that little Cindy will be arriving at the christmas lunch santa sled with smiles.  Bearing gifts for the giving of the SA. Chapter.  christmas is my favorite time of year, so expect smiles.  Happy christmas to all.


      



From braille at satx.rr.com  Wed Nov  3 05:03:48 2010
From: braille at satx.rr.com (Mary Donahue)
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 00:03:48 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Test
Message-ID: <D97EA713E57F4F238E5B9B342CCEABFB@valued3a11ee5d>

This is a test. Please ignore.

Peter Donahue

Mary Donahue

"Be well, do good work, and keep in touch."
Garrison Keillor



From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Fri Nov  5 12:07:05 2010
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 07:07:05 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fwd: [Nfbnet-master-list] Feedback From Blind and Low
	Vision Voters Needed
In-Reply-To: <auto-000179842410@mailfront1.g2host.com>
References: <auto-000179842410@mailfront1.g2host.com>
Message-ID: <AANLkTimyh1w+f_c6zJy2V-jbiz7s1FTyQiyts1nE0ou8@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Blake, Lou Ann" <LBlake at nfb.org>
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:39:11 -0500
Subject: [Nfbnet-master-list] Feedback From Blind and Low Vision Voters Needed
To: nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org


The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute needs
feedback from blind and low vision voters, who voted in the 2010
midterm election, on their experience using accessible voting
systems.  Feedback on the following is needed:<?xml:namespace prefix
= o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

             Was the accessible voting system up and running when you arrived?

             Did the poll workers know how to operate the accessible
voting system?

             Did you have any problems voting with the accessible
voting system?

             Were you able to cast your vote privately and independently?



This information will be provided to a voting work group of state
election officials and protection and advocacy system personnel that
has been established by the NFB under its 2010-2011 HAVA grant from
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  If you are blind
or have low vision and have used an accessible voting system in the
2010 midterm election, please send an e-mail describing your
experience, the city or county and state where you voted, and the
type of accessible voting system used (if known) to Lou Ann Blake,
NFB Jernigan Institute, at
<mailto:lblake at nfb.org>lblake at nfb.org.  Thank you for your help!

Lou Ann Blake, J.D.
HAVA Project Manager and Law Symposium Coordinator
Jacobus tenBroek Library
Jernigan Institute
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
200 East Wells Street
     at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, MD 21230
Telephone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2221
Fax: (410) 659-5129
E-mail: <mailto:lblake at nfb.org>lblake at nfb.org
Web site: <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org


Text the word BLIND to 85944 to donate $10 to the NFB Imagination
Fund via your phone bill.



From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Fri Nov  5 12:12:00 2010
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 07:12:00 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fwd: [TABS] FW: [Mabs] FW: [Nfb-lions] Lions Clubs
 International to Award $5, 000!
In-Reply-To: <A4EED49B205442A7AF4B7413AF699372@Rufus>
References: <A4EED49B205442A7AF4B7413AF699372@Rufus>
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Joe Orozco <jsorozco at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 09:14:15 -0400
Subject: [TABS] FW: [Mabs] FW: [Nfb-lions] Lions Clubs International
to Award $5,000!
To: tabs_students at googlegroups.com

Subject: [Nfb-lions] Lions Clubs International to Award $5,000!

I found the following in the latest edition of APH News a newsletter
published by the American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. Thought I'd
pass this along.

Lions Clubs International to Award $5,000!
Lions Clubs International is offering an essay contest for students who are
considered visually impaired and who will be 11, 12 or 13 years of age on
November 15, 2010. One grand prize winner will receive an award of $5,000.
If able to travel, Lions Clubs International will provide accommodations and
round-trip travel expenses to Seattle, Washington, for the winner and one
parent to accept the award at the Lions International Convention, June 29 to
July 3, 2011.

The theme for the essay is "Power of Peace." Each essay must be submitted
with a completed entry form. Essays must be no longer than 500 words in
length, submitted in English, typewritten in black ink and double-spaced.

A Lions Club must sponsor participants! If students in your
school/organization would like to participate, it will be necessary for you
to contact your local Lions Club. You can find information about the nearest
club on the Lions Clubs International Web site at www.lionsclubs.org. You
will see a link to "Find a Club," or you can simply keyword search "find a
club" in the search box. Once again, please note that a school/organization
cannot submit entries directly, but must work with its local Lions Club.

If you have questions, or need help in getting in touch with a local Lions
Club, please contact Kristopher Kempski, Public Relations Specialist, Lions
Clubs International at: 630/468-6835, or e-mail:
Kristopher.Kempski at lionsclubs.org.

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From braille at satx.rr.com  Sat Nov  6 01:25:23 2010
From: braille at satx.rr.com (Mary Donahue)
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 20:25:23 -0500
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Invitation to Our Housewarming Party
Message-ID: <299A4C312CE04518B3D9F9CB025CEBEB@valued3a11ee5d>

November 5, 2010



Dear friends and colleagues:



            We invite you to come to our pre-holiday housewarming party and 
potluck supper on Saturday, November 20, 2010 from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. at the 
residence of Peter Donahue and Mary Jeatran Donahue, 8800 Starcrest Drive, 
Apartment 226, San Antonio, Texas 78217



            The purpose of the housewarming party is to have guests take a 
tour of our new townhome and to enjoy some good food and fellowship. Gifts 
are not necessary, but please bring your favorite dish to make the occasion 
a pot luck supper. Spouses and children are welcome.



            Please respond no later than Friday evening, November 19, so we 
can get a count of how many will come. You can respond either by sending an 
email to the following address:



Braille at satx.rr.com



Or by calling (210) 826-9579.



            Thank you in advance, and we hope to see you on November 20.



Peter and Mary Donahue









November 5, 2010



Dear friends and colleagues:



            We invite you to come to our pre-holiday housewarming party and 
potluck supper on Saturday, November 20, 2010 from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. at the 
residence of Peter Donahue and Mary Jeatran Donahue, 8800 Starcrest Drive, 
Apartment 226, San Antonio, Texas 78217



            The purpose of the housewarming party is to have guests take a 
tour of our new townhome and to enjoy some good food and fellowship. Gifts 
are not necessary, but please bring your favorite dish to make the occasion 
a pot luck supper. Spouses and children are welcome.



            Please respond no later than Friday evening, November 19, so we 
can get a count of how many will come. You can respond either by sending an 
email to the following address:



Braille at satx.rr.com



Or by calling (210) 826-9579.



            Thank you in advance, and we hope to see you on November 20.



Peter and Mary Donahue









7777


Mary Donahue

"Be well, do good work, and keep in touch."
Garrison Keillor 




From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Thu Nov 11 00:46:21 2010
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:46:21 -0600
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fwd: Registration for the 2011 NFB Youth Slam is Now Open
In-Reply-To: <7638A85981599142811F69FBB9508B6B0365F8E6@FPNTEXCBE01.services.local>
References: <7638A85981599142811F69FBB9508B6B0365F8E6@FPNTEXCBE01.services.local>
Message-ID: <AANLkTikdQzGKUVvxa+TGtMf2FYGiC7RN=gcM007XhDb5@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Slaughter, Emily" <eslaughter at nfb.org>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:02:13 -0500
Subject: Registration for the 2011 NFB Youth Slam is Now Open
To:



2011 NFB Youth Slam: A STEM Leadership Academy for Blind High School
Students





We are pleased to announce the third biennial NFB Youth Slam.  Whether
or not science or technology is "your thing," there's sure to be
something for everyone.  Learn the science behind building apps for your
iPod, use cutting-edge equipment and technology to determine chemical
reactions in chemistry labs, build robots, or learn how to use nonvisual
techniques to perform a real dissection.  We guarantee this summer
program will be like no other you've ever been to before!



One hundred and fifty blind and low vision students from all across the
country will be selected to attend this five-day adventure, to be held
in Baltimore, Maryland, that will engage, inspire, and encourage the
next generation of blind youth to consider careers falsely believed to
be impossible for the blind.



While staying on a college campus, students will be mentored by blind
role models during fun and challenging activities designed to build
confidence and increase science literacy.  Participants will also have
the opportunity to attend workshops on topics such as leadership, career
preparation, and blindness.  In addition, students and mentors will take
part in a variety of social events throughout the week.  Come to the NFB
Youth Slam and meet other blind and low vision students from all over
the United States!



Interested students who will be age fourteen at the time of the program,
and are starting high school (ninth grade) in the fall of 2011 or are
currently in high school (including those graduating in the spring of
2011) should complete an application online. Students need not have a
strong interest in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) in
order to participate, enjoy, and benefit from this extraordinary
experience.



If you are interested in attending the NFB Youth Slam, either as a
student participant, or as an adult volunteer, visit
www.blindscience.org <http://www.blindscience.org/>  to complete an
online application.  Applications are due by March 1, 2011.



If you have any questions about the NFB Youth Slam, please visit the Web
site or contact Mary Jo Hartle, Director of Education, NFB Jernigan
Institute,

(410) 659-9314, extension 2407, or e-mail YouthSlam at nfb.org.



Join us as we continue to make history at what promises to be the best
NFB Youth slam yet!



From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Thu Nov 11 00:46:58 2010
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:46:58 -0600
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fwd: National Federation of the Blind Braille Reading
	Pals Club
In-Reply-To: <7638A85981599142811F69FBB9508B6B0365F4B4@FPNTEXCBE01.services.local>
References: <7638A85981599142811F69FBB9508B6B0365F4B4@FPNTEXCBE01.services.local>
Message-ID: <AANLkTin01zm_pveAHPq7S4_5tB_hM0nMSLMTssKP0UQK@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Slaughter, Emily" <eslaughter at nfb.org>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:41:08 -0500
Subject: National Federation of the Blind Braille Reading Pals Club
To:

Registration for 2011 is now open!



The NFB Braille Reading Pals Club is an early literacy program that
encourages parents to read daily with their blind or low-vision child
(ages infant to seven).



Sponsored in part by the National Organization of Parents of Blind
Children (NOPBC) and the American Action Fund for Blind Children and
Adults (AAF)



Participating club members will receive:

* A print-Braille book and a plush reading pal

* Monthly parent e-newsletter promoting tips for early Braille literacy

* Quarterly Braille activity sheets for young children

* Braille birthday cards for child participants

* Access to a network of resources devoted to serving parents of blind
children



Mission of the Program:

* Introduce young children and their families to Braille

* Provide parents literacy strategies to use with their children

* Direct parents to essential resources for promoting success for their
young blind children

* Help parents promote early literacy skills, a love of reading, and a
positive attitude about Braille through daily reading with their blind
children



To learn more about this exciting program, or to register, please visit
www.nfb.org/readingpals, or call (410) 659-9314, extension 2295.



Note: We have had some technical difficulties, but the form is now
online. Please call or e-mail us if you have questions.





Warmest Regards,



Treva E. Olivero
Education Program Specialist
Jernigan Institute
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
200 East Wells Street
at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2295
Fax: (410) 659-5129

E-mail: teolivero at nfb.org

www.nfb.org/education
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From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Sat Nov 13 00:57:47 2010
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:57:47 -0600
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fwd: [Chapter-presidents] Penn State Discriminates
 Against Blind Students and Faculty
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References: <auto-000177742503@mailfront2.g2host.com>
Message-ID: <AANLkTikZ8pr86vSdG8fCw5UpMzL_P3eS7=_m0pFYYwcH@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Freeh, Jessica" <JFreeh at nfb.org>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:38:51 -0600
Subject: [Chapter-presidents] Penn State Discriminates Against Blind
Students and Faculty
To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

<mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org




Penn State Discriminates Against Blind Students and Faculty




National Federation of the Blind Files Complaint Against Penn State



Baltimore, Maryland (November 12, 2010): The
National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the
nation?s oldest and largest organization of blind
people, announced today that it has filed a
complaint with the United States Department of
Education, Office for Civil Rights, requesting an
investigation of Pennsylvania State University
(Penn State) for violating the civil rights of
blind students and faculty.  The NFB filed the
complaint because a variety of computer- and
technology-based services and Web sites at Penn
State are inaccessible to blind students and
faculty.  Title II of the Americans with
Disabilities Act requires public state
universities to offer equal access to their programs and services.



The accessibility problems at Penn State include:
    * The library at Penn State hosts a Web site
with access to the library catalog that is
available to any registered student.  The Web
site, however, is not fully accessible to blind
students due to improper coding that prevents
screen access software used by the blind from properly interpreting the site.
    * Many of Penn State?s departmental Web sites
are not fully accessible to the blind, including,
ironically, the Web site for the Office of Disability Services.
    * Penn State utilizes the ANGEL course
management system.  ANGEL is an integral part of
the learning and teaching experience at Penn
State that allows students and professors to
interact with each other online and perform
various  course-related functions. This course
management software is almost completely inaccessible to blind users.
    * Many teachers at Penn State use a ?smart?
podium, which allows the professor to connect
his/her laptop to a computer at the podium and
display images and videos loaded from the laptop
on a screen at the front of the room.  The podium
is operated by an inaccessible touchscreen keypad
that controls almost all podium functions.  Thus,
blind faculty members must rely on assistance
from a sighted person to utilize the podium.
    * Penn State contracts with PNC Bank to
enable students to use their identification cards
as debit cards.  The PNC Web site is nearly
inaccessible with screen access software, and
there is only one ATM on the entire Penn State
campus with audio output through a headphone jack
so that blind students can use it privately and independently.

Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National
Federation of the Blind, said: ?The number and
scope of the accessibility problems at Penn State
demonstrate the institution?s blatant?and
unlawful?lack of regard for the equal education
of its blind students and failure to accommodate
its blind faculty members and employees.  There
is simply no excuse for blind students and
faculty to be denied the same access to
information and technology as their sighted
peers.  Sadly, this cavalier attitude toward
accessibility is found not only at Penn State,
but at many of our nation?s colleges and
universities.  That is why we have asked the
United States Department of Education to act
swiftly and decisively to ensure that blind
students and faculty members are given the same
access and opportunity to succeed as their sighted peers.?



The National Federation of the Blind is
represented in this matter by Daniel F.
Goldstein, Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, and Brooke
Lierman of the Baltimore firm Brown, Goldstein, and Levy.



###





About the National Federation of the Blind

With more than 50,000 members, the National
Federation of the Blind is the largest and most
influential membership organization of blind
people in the United States.  The NFB improves
blind people?s lives through advocacy, education,
research, technology, and programs encouraging
independence and self-confidence.  It is the
leading force in the blindness field today and
the voice of the nation's blind.  In January 2004
the NFB opened the National Federation of the
Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and
training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.



From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Sun Nov 14 23:38:44 2010
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:38:44 -0600
Subject: [Nfbsatx] San Antonio Chapter Meeting Nov. 20
Message-ID: <AANLkTi=TfTEsQCNRN=+zf1UG_W1FjDriOP-b3EX3iaoG@mail.gmail.com>

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 November
meeting.

Date:		Saturday, 20 November 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
?	Update on meet the blind month events and state convention
?	Treasurer?s Report
?	Chapter Announcements
?	NFB Philosophy discussion
?	Refreshments will be served

For more information, please go to:

WWW.NFBSATX.ORG



From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Sun Nov 14 23:51:21 2010
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:51:21 -0600
Subject: [Nfbsatx] presentation information
Message-ID: <AANLkTimL9a15BR2B4L2LohpwU0RWdcgqMnDa2SpOTRvj@mail.gmail.com>

For your information:

The NFB philosophy presentation segment will be over "Blindness: Of
Visions and Vultures," the 1976 banquet speech by Dr. Jernigan at the
NFB convention in Los Angeles.

If you wish to listen to the speech we will have a link on our website
very soon so that you can listen to it.

Thank you

A.	Z.



From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Tue Nov 16 05:15:02 2010
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:15:02 -0600
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fwd: [Nfbnet-master-list] National Federation of the
 Blind Partners with Santa to Promote Braille Literacy
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From: "Freeh, Jessica" <JFreeh at nfb.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:18:25 -0600
Subject: [Nfbnet-master-list] National Federation of the Blind
Partners with Santa to Promote Braille Literacy
To: nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

<mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org



National Federation of the Blind
Partners with Santa to Promote Braille Literacy



Baltimore, Maryland (November 15, 2010):  Once again, Santa has
enlisted the help of the elves at the National Federation of the
Blind (NFB) Jernigan Institute to get Braille letters out to hundreds
of blind boys and girls this Christmas season.



Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
said: "Santa approached the National Federation of the Blind a couple
of years ago and asked us to be his helpers.  I'm quite fond of the
fellow and was delighted that we could assist him in his
work.  Braille literacy is the key to success and opportunity for the
blind, but unfortunately too few blind children are learning it
today.  This program will not only spread holiday cheer but will also
serve an important educational purpose, as blind children will be
able to practice reading Braille as they enjoy their letter from
merry Saint Nicholas."



Between November 15 and December 20, parents can go online at
www.nfb.org and fill out a Santa Braille Letter request form.  The
form can also be printed and faxed to (410) 685-2340.  Beginning
December 1, the Braille letters from Santa will start going out to
boys and girls around the country.  The Braille letter will also be
accompanied by a print copy (for mom and dad to read), and parents
can choose the contracted or uncontracted form of Braille for the
letter.  Requests for letters must include the writer's name, the
child's name, birthday, gender, mailing address, and a telephone
number or e-mail address in case Santa's helpers at the National
Federation of the Blind have questions.


The deadline for letter requests is December 20, to ensure that a
return letter in Braille is received before Christmas.  For more
information about this and other programs of the National Federation
of the Blind, please visit our Web site at <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org.





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About the National Federation of the Blind

With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind
is the largest and most influential membership organization of blind
people in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />United States.  The
NFB improves blind people's lives through advocacy, education,
research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and
self-confidence.  It is the leading force in the blindness field
today and the voice of the nation's blind.  In January 2004 the NFB
opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the
first research and training center in the United States for the blind
led by the blind.  Please visit our Web site: <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org.



From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Thu Nov 18 12:51:46 2010
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:51:46 -0600
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fwd: [Nfbnet-master-list] National Federation of the
 Blind Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:41:11 -0600
Subject: [Nfbnet-master-list] National Federation of the Blind
Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards
To: nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

cdanielsen at nfb.org


National Federation of the Blind Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards




National Federation of the Blind to Award $50,000 in 2011



Baltimore, Maryland (November 17, 2010): The National Federation of
the Blind today announced that applications are now being accepted
for the 2011 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Program.  Each year the National
Federation of the Blind presents cash awards to individuals and
organizations that have made outstanding contributions toward
achieving the full integration of the blind into society on a basis
of equality.



Dr. Jacob Bolotin was a blind physician who lived and practiced in
Chicago in the early twentieth century.  He was widely known and
respected in Chicago and throughout the Midwest during his career,
which spanned the period from 1912 until his untimely death at the
age of thirty-six in 1924.  He was particularly recognized for his
expertise on diseases of the heart and lungs.  Bolotin used his many
public speaking engagements to advocate for the employment of the
blind and their full integration into society.



Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
said: "Dr. Jacob Bolotin was a pioneer who overcame low expectations
and discrimination to become a renowned member of the medical
profession without the benefit of the support services and civil
rights protections available to blind people today.  He was also a
fierce advocate for greater opportunity for the blind in his time,
and doubtless would have been a leader in the organized blind
movement had he lived to see it come into being.  The Jacob Bolotin
Award Program celebrates his pioneering spirit by recognizing and
supporting outstanding programs, technologies, and individual efforts
that promote independence and opportunity for blind
Americans.  Following the example set by Dr. Jacob Bolotin, previous
winners of the award granted in his name represent the finest efforts
being made today by and on behalf of blind people throughout the
United States."



Recipients of the 2011 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards will be determined by
the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Committee of the National Federation of
the Blind.  Applications are due by March 31, 2011.  Individuals or
organizations are encouraged to apply on behalf of themselves or
others.  The award recipients will be announced at the 2011 National
Federation of the Blind Convention in Orlando.  A total of $50,000
will be distributed to the award recipients.



The Jacob Bolotin Award Program is funded through the generosity of
Dr. Bolotin's nephew and niece, Alfred and Rosalind Pearlman.   In
addition to establishing the Alfred and Rosalind Pearlman Trust to
endow the awards, the late Mrs. Pearlman also wrote The Blind Doctor:
The Jacob Bolotin Story.   The book has been published by Blue Point
Books and can be ordered directly from the publisher at
<http://www.bluepointbooks.com/>www.bluepointbooks.com.  Proceeds
from book sales will also benefit the award program.  For more
information or to fill out the online application, please visit
<http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org.





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About the National Federation of the Blind


With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind
is the largest and most influential membership organization of blind
people in the United States.  The NFB improves blind people's lives
through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs
encouraging independence and self-confidence.  It is the leading
force in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's
blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the
Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in
the United States for the blind led by the blind.  Please visit our
Web site: <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org.









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From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Thu Nov 18 12:58:20 2010
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:58:20 -0600
Subject: [Nfbsatx] November chapter meeting reminder
Message-ID: <AANLkTikMskph=zCTDWN152NTMeFej7o3LZ6EQgBMXy33@mail.gmail.com>

Hope to see you all this Saturday. There will be Chapter shirts for sell.

.......



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 November
meeting.

Date:		Saturday, 20 November 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
?	Update on meet the blind month events and state convention
?	Treasurer?s Report
?	Chapter Announcements
?	NFB Philosophy discussion
?	Refreshments will be served

For more information, please go to:

WWW.NFBSATX.ORG



From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Sun Nov 21 18:18:00 2010
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:18:00 -0600
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Potluck for our holiday lunch
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Hello Chapter members,

We are going to have a potluck for our December holiday lunch on
December 11. The time and the location will be determined later on
this week. We have started the list of what people are planning to
bring, and here is what we have so far.

Pat, Ham
Denise, Tamales
Athalie, Sweet potato pie

Please E-mail me what you would like to bring as soon as possible. I
will keep you all updated on the location. Thanks

A.	Z.



From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Tue Nov 23 01:32:54 2010
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:32:54 -0600
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Suggestions Needed for Potluck!
Message-ID: <AANLkTinexiXuQMK2Xk3a+c0YrByPtZWhN-0Pi3VeCzu4@mail.gmail.com>

Hello All:

I am writing you all to look for suggestions of where you think we can
host our potluck. The first option that we had has fallen through do
to the fact that they require a $50.00 rental fee and a $200.00
deposit to todal $250.00, and the only day that they are available is
on the 18.

If you have a suggestion of where you think we can have our potluck on
Saturday December 11, please let me know ASAP so that we can have all
of that set up and we can focus on what we are all going to do for our
Holiday Potluck!

Thank you,

A. Z.



From pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com  Tue Nov 23 16:29:32 2010
From: pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com (Peter Donahue)
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:29:32 -0600
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Test
Message-ID: <000901cb8b2b$9c8d6d80$82070b43@yourfsyly0jtwn>

This is a test. Please ignore.

"Will you come and awake our lost land from its slumber
      And her fetters we'll break, links that long are encumbered.
      And the air will resound with hosannas to greet you
      On the shore will be found gallant Irishmen to greet you."
Will You Come to the Bower
Traditional Irish Folk Song




From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Wed Nov 24 11:26:00 2010
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:26:00 -0600
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Action Needed - Update on
	Quiet Car Legislation
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From: "Hartle, Jesse" <JHartle at nfb.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:38:07 -0600
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Action Needed - Update on Quiet Car Legislation
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org

Fellow Federationists:

This Monday, November 29, the Senate will begin the process of
getting the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, S. 3302, passed on the
Unanimous Consent Calendar.

This legislation contains provisions of our Pedestrian Safety
Enhancement Act, which would require that the Department of
Transportation establish a motor vehicle safety standard that would
require hybrid and electric vehicles to be equipped with an alert
sound to alert pedestrians of their presence and operation.  While
our portion of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act has support from the
automobile industry, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation has been working diligently to resolve other
differences in the bill and to prepare the final legislation for
Senate action.

The Unanimous Consent process begins with a hotline call to all
members of the Senate, informing the members that this bill is being
considered for the Unanimous Consent Calendar.  Members of the Senate
will then have forty-eight hours to object to the bill moving on the
Unanimous Consent Calendar.  If no member objects, the bill is
considered passed without floor action, and will then be sent to the
House of Representatives for floor action.  However, if even a single
member objects, the bill cannot move forward until that member
releases their hold on the legislation.

I am asking that you contact your senators early next week and urge
them to support the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, S. 3302.  You can be
connected to your senators' offices by calling the Capitol
switchboard at (202) 224-3121.  I will send out another alert early
next week to relay the latest news regarding this important legislation.

Thank you all for your hard work.

Jesse M. Hartle
Government Programs Specialist
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
Telephone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2233
E-mail: <mailto:jhartle at nfb.org>jhartle at nfb.org
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From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com  Tue Nov 30 02:43:43 2010
From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez)
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:43:43 -0600
Subject: [Nfbsatx] Potluck Location and information
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Fellow members,

I am happy to announce that we have found a place for our Potluck. Ms.
Athalie has been kind enough to offer her home for our event.

The date will remain the same: Saturday, December 11.
>From 1:00 to 3:00 pm
The address is as follows:

1023 Hammond Avenue
Zip: 78210

I need for the people attending to please let me know ASAP. We are
looking to have a head count by the end of this week. So please let me
know.

We are still working on the list for what people are going to bring
and if you have yet to sign up for something, please E-mail Sara or
Denise at:

Sara
ladyb at wr979.com

Denise:
rodriguez.denise97 at yahoo.com

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and I hope you have a great
start to the Holiday season. Hope to hear from you all soon.

A. Z.