[NFBSF] February meeting Minutes

Wed Feb 17 05:06:55 UTC 2021

Yes I will change it after my show.  Thank you for being such an amazing mentor.

Taryn

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> On Feb 16, 2021, at 8:37 PM, Jim Barbour via NFBSF <nfbsf at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hey Taryn,
> 
> Could you please change “gym steps down“, to “Jim declined nomination“
> 
> Well done on these minutes!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jim
> 
> Written while on the move,, 
> 
>> On Feb 16, 2021, at 8:11 PM, Taryn Morris via NFBSF <nfbsf at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear NFB SF,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hope everyone is doing great.  Here are the February meeting minutes.
>> Please let me know if you need any corrections or clarifications.  Please
>> reach out if you need anything.  Thank you.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> February meeting Minutes 2/9/21
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> *         Introductions
>> 
>> *         Secretary Report
>> 
>> *         Treasurer Report
>> 
>> *         Presidential release Recap
>> 
>> *         Member Announcements 
>> 
>> *         Chapter's Announcements
>> 
>> *         Elections
>> 
>> *         Washington Seminar Discussion
>> 
>> *         Diversity and Inclusion Discussion
>> 
>> *         Bell Ringers
>> 
>> *         Closing
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Members
>> 
>> *         Christina-president, she/her, Black, Blind, agnostic, woman
>> 
>> *         Amy-first VP, ADHD, White, 
>> 
>> *         Bobbi second VP, she, her, they, them, black, Blind, cis gender,
>> multiple disabilities, LGBTQ
>> 
>> *         Jim-he/him, secretary, white, cis gender, poly
>> 
>> *         Sara-treasurer, married, mother of two chihuahuas 
>> 
>> *           Laura-board member two, she/her, White, cis gender, queer, pan
>> sexual, poly, mom, Blind
>> 
>> *         Lisa-board member one, her/her's/she, Caucasian, Blind, living
>> with multiple disabilities  
>> 
>> *         Sheri A.-she/her, Alameda, blind, woman, mother, member of LBGTQ 
>> 
>> *         Robin-he/him, blind, Black/Portuguese/Irish/Filipino
>> 
>> *         Serena-her, happy in her kitchen, San Leandro, cis gender, White,
>> Blind, food blogger, heterosexual, woman
>> 
>> *         Katherine, Fairfield, Blind, female, employed, happy and feels
>> positive to be here as an official due paid member
>> 
>> *         Cindy-she/her, White, high 57, Blind, Puerto Rican, Spanish,
>> German, Romanian, career coach, 
>> 
>> *         Taryn-she/her, White, Chinese, Blind, woman, female
>> 
>> *         Jeff B.-he/him, Oakland, father, works at Lighthouse
>> 
>> *         Sherry P.-she/her, female, Blind, amputee, grad student, recent
>> Mac book new owner and struggling Apple user
>> 
>> *         Jaime Tomasello-she/her/her, single, Caucasian, college grad,
>> works part time at a college, College scholarship guidance counselor and
>> assists college applications, San Ramon
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Secretary report
>> 
>> *         January Meeting Minutes were sent out to the list serve
>> 
>> *         Motion was made by Bobbi and all approved of secretary report
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Treasurer Report
>> 
>> *         As a total we currently have $1,189.43
>> 
>> Motion was made by Bobbi and all approved of Treasurer report
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Presidential Release Recap
>> 
>> *         The blind driving challenge 2.0 has started with the hopes to work
>> with different individuals to make the experience accessible 
>> 
>> *         The NFB is partnering with a blind gentleman who is trying to earn
>> a Guinness world record of the fastest person driving under a blindfold of
>> more than 200 miles per hour
>> 
>> *         The JBIR is a great resource to study and use for education tools 
>> 
>> *         Starting on February 15 the NFB is putting out a diversity and
>> inclusion survey encouraging as much feedback as possible from diverse
>> voices 
>> 
>> *         On March 8th there will be a Diversity and Inclusion committee
>> open forum and details will be sent out to join 
>> 
>> *         The Independence market is having a monthly sale  
>> 
>> *         All members are encouraged to fill out the unemployment survey
>> located at nfb.org/legal
>> 
>> *         The National Blind student organization are having a auction to
>> raise funds for student endeavors on February 10th and it can be found at
>> 32auctions.com/2021blind students  
>> 
>> *         The NFB code of conduct has been update and working better to
>> ensure everyone's support and safety is priority   and any violators will be
>> taken seriously 
>> 
>> *         The NFB survivors' group is a resource    for members and can be
>> reached at survivors at nfb.org, and is also making a task force to deal with
>> matters
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Member Announcements 
>> 
>> *         Bobbi reminding us that there will be a national Diversity and
>> inclusion committee open form call on March8th and you can submit questions
>> to diversity at nfb.org
>> 
>> Bobbi letting us know that there are open calls for members who identify as
>> survivors of sex and mis conduct this Friday at 5 PM pacific and reach out
>> to Bobbi if you want mor information or email
>> <mailto:blindsfcollective at gmail.com> blindsfcollective at gmail.com
>> 
>> *         Christina informing us that every year lighthouse has a home in
>> prize each year up to$25,000 with blind ambitions, to apply submit a 90
>> second YouTube pitch and fill out an application by march 14 
>> 
>> *         Laura has a podcast with Bobbi called hands on safety regarding
>> topics of consent
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Chapter Announcements
>> 
>> *         The national NFB convention will be virtual and the host will be
>> Maryland this July and will be in person next year in New Orleans
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Elections
>> 
>> *         With the help of the board, we will have virtual elections and
>> those who have a star next to their name will be able to vote 
>> 
>> *         Jim nominates Taryn for Secretary, Taryn accepts, Amy made a
>> motion to move to cease nominations and vote by voice, Jaime second, all
>> approve
>> 
>> *         Lisa nominates Sara for treasurer, Sara accepts, Bobbi made a
>> motion to cease nominations and move to vote by voice, Jaim second, all
>> approve 
>> 
>> *         Taryn nominates Sheri A. for board position one, Sheri accepts 
>> 
>> *         Laura nominates Jim for board position one, Jim accepts
>> 
>> *         Amy made motion to move to elections 
>> 
>> *         Sheri A. makes a speech
>> 
>> *         Sheri makes a speech for board one position
>> 
>> *         Jim steps down
>> 
>> *         Bobbi made a motion to cease nominations and move to vote by
>> voice, Jaime second, all approved, Sheri wins 
>> 
>> *          Lisa nominates Laura for board position two, Laura accepts, Jim
>> made a motion to cease nominations and move to vote by voice, Jaime second,
>> all approve
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Washington Seminar
>> 
>> *         We are in the middle of meeting with different Congressman about
>> four different bills 
>> 
>> *         The four bills are ACCESS TECHNOLOGY AFFORDABILITY ACT, AMERICANS
>> WITH DISABILITIES VOTING RIGHTS ACT, MEDICAL DEVICE NONVISUAL ACCESSIBILITY
>> ACT, and TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY MOBILE APPS AND WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY ACT
>> 
>> *       Christina, Jim, Bobbi, and Taryn are involved
>> 
>> *         Due to being virtual every state is having issues making
>> appointments
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Diversity and Inclusion Committee Discussion
>> 
>> *         During the summer our chapter decided to allocate funds to donate
>> $500 to a cause and tonight we will decide where to donate 
>> 
>> *         The three options we have come up are as follows
>> 
>> *         The first option is a scholarship to a person of color 
>> 
>> *         The second option is to make a donation to a local nonprofit
>> organization like Black Lives Matter or an organization that interacts with
>> disabilities 
>> 
>> The third option is called make it accessible   by allocating Money efforts
>> like helping racial justice including education materials to become
>> accessible
>> 
>> *         Our chapter voted for the third option, make it accessible
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> *         Bell Ringers
>> 
>> *         Sheri A. is happy her chicken is done
>> 
>> *         Taryn is happy she has been in an amazing relationship for a week
>> and that person is here
>> 
>> *         Jim is happy that first full day of Washington Seminar Is over 
>> 
>> *         Jaime is happy that she lost 33 pounds, is under 200 pounds, and
>> has not been that low since middle school
>> 
>> *         Jaime is excited for her hernia surgery
>> 
>> *         Bobbi is super happy we finished our meeting with ten minutes to
>> spare 
>> 
>> *         Lisa is happy that she lost 11 pounds 
>> 
>> *         Katherine is happy that today's meeting was really great and is
>> working on being healthier
>> 
>> *         Bobby is excited for her four-year anniversary from LCB 
>> 
>> *         Bobbi has started teaching at SF State and has had two classes so
>> far
>> 
>> *         Laura was happy to talk about ableism 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jim made a motion to adjourn the meeting,
>> 
>> Bobbi seconded, and all approved
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Warmest Regards,
>> 
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>> Taryn Morris
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>> Taryn Morris
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>> Taryn.Ann.Morris at gmail.com
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