[Nfbsf] Next Chapter Meeting: Tuesday March 10

[Joshua Glatt]

Unfortunately, I am not feeling well and can't make tonight's meeting.

Josh


On 3/8/15 6:10 PM, Tim Elder via Nfbsf wrote:
> What:  Next San Francisco NFB Chapter Meeting
> When:  Every second Tuesday, on March 10, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.
> Where: San Francisco Lighthouse - 214 Van Ness St. San Francisco
>
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> The San Francisco chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet
> on Tuesday evening, March 10, 2015 at the San Francisco Lighthouse, 214 Van
> Ness St., San Francisco.  We will enjoy food starting at 6:00 PM.  The
> formal meeting begins at 6:30  PM and adjourns promptly at 8:00 PM.
> Last meeting we discussed the blind centipede for the Bay to Breakers race
> and a number of business items including fundraising options, elections and
> various happenings within NFB's advocacy efforts.  Next meeting we will
> learn a bit about the history of the organized blindness movement from Bryan
> Bashin: before we had the Americans with Disabilities Act, accessible
> iPhones, screen readers and civil rights, how did blind people actually
> assert any form of the independence that we might recognize in 2015.  In
> addition, thanks to Lisamaria Martinez and her engineer husband, We will
> also briefly demonstrate a prototype contraption that we invented for the
> Bay to Breakers race which enables several blind runners to safely stay
> synchronized.  We may take it for a test drive around the block and accept
> sign-ups for the race.  Don't miss all this and more for what is likely to
> be an intellectually and physically exciting meeting.  Chapter President Tim
> Elder can be reached at eldert at uchastings.edu or at 410.415.3493.
>
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