[NFBSea] Recap of February meeting and important links

[Angela Sanderson]

Hello,

Sorry I couldn't make it to the training today. Instead, I had to go to
urgent care for a sprained ankle.

I hope all is well with everyone.

Angie

On Mon, Feb 26, 2024, 5:57 PM Kris Colcock <kris at colcock.com> wrote:

> So, I did have the Save the Date flyers and here they are. Please pass
> out far and wide
>
> Kris
>
> On 2/24/24, Kris Colcock <kris at colcock.com> wrote:
> > Hello Everyone,
> >
> > Well, it has been almost a week since our last meeting. Truly
> > wonderful visiting with you all and getting to know everyone better.
> > Here is a recap of the items we discussed:
> >
> > 1. An idea of making braille fun was suggested with a braille BINGO /
> > Scavenger hunt. To incorporate exploration and encourage braille use,
> > it was suggested to have braille bingo cards created or a lists made
> > and students mark off when they find something. Either some "braille
> > graffiti or specific items.
> >
> > 2. It is looking like the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is our
> > most favorable field trip for Friday. I believe Bear (Chris Higley is
> > looking into this)
> >
> > 3. We need to have people start filling the volunteer forms so "i's"
> > can be dotted and "t's" crossed. Here is the link to the form.
> >
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcHzdKsqGGfc6VZo1KLOXmSYM3Yeo6H75lH7hP2sC-YvHf4g/viewform?usp=sf_link
> >
> > 4. Here is the link to the registration form for our students. Share
> > it widely https://nfb.org/form/bell-combo-reg
> >
> > 6. I thought I had previously sent out Save the Date flyers. However,
> > I cannot find them on my drive. I have sent an email to the national
> > office and when I receive the flyers I will send them out immediately.
> >
> > 7. Remember our BELL Training during the convention. This is a 2 hour
> > training and we will have another in-person training in May or June.
> > Dates will be discussed soon.
> >
> > 8. Our next Zoom gathering will be on March 18th at 7pm. Please mark
> > your calendars.
> >
> > 9. We will have tables at both the NW AER conference and the WSSB
> > Track Meet. If you would like Justin or I to talk to a group of
> > parents or teachers please let us know.
> >
> > Finally Angi shared with us a wonderful story about a student from
> > last year. This student came to us knowing no braille at age 13. By
> > the time she left the BELL Academy she knew the alphabet. Since then
> > she has been asking to be taught braille at school. Her TVI felt that
> > the residual vision she has was sufficient and there was not a need
> > for braille. Angi helped the student advocate for herself through
> > email. The result is that starting in February, the TVI said OK but
> > that they would start the student at Kindergarten level. the student
> > has progressed through the Kindergarten level, 1st grade level and as
> > I understand things is well into the 2nd grade level of braille. Also,
> > the student remembered the contraction for "and" as well as "the". The
> > TVI was surprised as they had not covered that conraction yet. The
> > student informed the TVI they they had learned it over the summer at
> > the BELL Academy. Thank you Angi for sharing this. If I have it all
> > correct, I'd like to share the story as it is with our National office
> > as well as with the parents at our convention. This is a great example
> > of lighting the desire to learn braille by being exposed in a fun way.
> >
> > Have a great weekend and I look forward to seeing you all again soon.
> >
> > Kris
> >
>

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