[Nfbsf] April Meeting Minutes

[Jim Barbour]

He was not. He was at a class. Someone else took a recording for me, and I made the minutes.

Looking forward to seeing you back!

Jim

Written while on the move,, 

> On May 14, 2019, at 3:55 PM, Lisamaria <lisamaria0217 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Really enjoying reading the minutes and I’m excited to finally be able to come back to meetings in June. One thing I would point out about these minutes is that the secretary is not included. Was he present?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 13, 2019, at 20:53, Jim Barbour via NFBSF <nfbsf at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Role - Favorite Easter Candy
>> 
>> Christina Daniels    Cadbury eggs
>> kayla Kidwell        Robin's Eggs
>> Adam Rodenbeck        Reese's eggs
>> Ginny Prince        Cadbury eggs
>> Serena Olsen        Cadbury eggs
>> Bobbi Pompey        Jelly Beans
>> Richie Flores        Jelly Beans
>> Tim Elder        Shannon's mom's sugar icing
>> Bryan Bashin        Sweet red wine
>> Jordyn Castor        Solid chocolate bunny
>> Cindy Fassler        Peeps
>> Kate Williams        Solid chocolate bunny
>> Sara Hadsell        Jelly Beans
>> Ed Vaughan        Forgotten what he likes
>> Lisa Irving Pardini    Lutheran mimosa
>> Larissa Dupree        Reese's Eggs
>> David Chan        Kinder Eggs
>> Amy Mason        Solid chocolate bunny
>> 
>> 1.  We listened to the presidential release.
>> 
>> 2.  Tim talked about the membership coin.  Before the coin goes out, California has to turn in membership lists for all chapters.
>> 
>> 3.  Tim talked about the NFBCA grants to national convention.
>> 
>> 4.  March minutes were passed, Jenny correct to Ginny.
>> 
>> 5.  We talked about funding options for convention.  Lisa suggested purchasing food or banquet tickets.
>> 
>> 6.  Richie suggested a cook off to raise money for San Francisco fund raiser.
>> 
>>    Scheduled for Saturday, June 15th.  Serena, Richie, and Bobbi have volunteered to be cooks.  Maybe Bryan, needs to check calendar.
>> 
>>    might be at the Lighthouse or on Jordyn's rooftop.
>> 
>> 7.  Amy kicked off a philosophy discussion.
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>>  How do you label yourself around your blindness?
>> 
>>  Cindy says Visually impaired because that's the clearest way to express that you can't see like other people see.
>> 
>>  Ed pointed out that Dr Jernigan used to say "you'll be categorized as blind, so why not own it."
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>>  Bryan Bashin says let's avoid ableist terms like partially sighted, partially blind, vision loss, etc.  These all start with the idea that being fully sighted is the norm, and that being blind marks you as "less than" the norm.
>> 
>>  Tim asks how we can accommodate Cindy's desire to quickly communicate that "I don't want all the help"
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>>  Jordyn says that she's been surrounded by people who uses labels to indicate that someone is legally (partially) blind, vs. totally blind.  Jordyn like to claim the blind label with pride.
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>>  Bobbi says that she liked using legally blind to describe her blindness when she had some vision.
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>>  Serena uses the word blind.  Competent blind person vs incompetent sighted person.
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>>  Lisa tried to hide her blindness.  Remembers losing vision and family members wanted her to hide her cane.  She discovered the philosophy the it is respectable to be blind.  Often inclusion groups will use people first language.  I am a person who is blind, vs I am a blind person. She prefers disability first language as it avoids the negative connotation of blindness or disability.  
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>>  Cindy says that she wasn't sure what to call herself.  She was uncomfortable with "low vision" and happier with "visually impaired."
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>>  Amy recommends "The Definition of Blindness" which is an article by Doctor Jernigan.  This is a good article.
>> 
>>  Adam pointed out that person first language is usually pushed by people who are uncomfortable with the disability.
>> 
>> 8.  Tim says that Marco is setting up a group to go to the Cafe X robotic coffee stand.  The stand is largely inaccessible because the app to control the robot is not accessible.  They are claiming that they have one human on site that can make coffee and that this gets around accessibility needs.  Marco wants to overwhelm the human to make the point that this is not a very scalable accessibility solution.
>> 
>> 9.  Kate is seeking volunteers for the NFB national convention career fair.
>> 
>> 10. Next meeting is May 14th.
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