[NFBSF] November 2021 NFB Meeting Minutes

[Taryn Morris]

Hey everyone,

 

Below you will find the meeting minutes from our November meeting.  If
anyone has any questions please let me know.  Thank you.

 

 


November meeting Minutes

 

*         Introductions

*          Secretary Report

*         Treasurer Report

*                 Presidential release Recap

*          Legislative Announcements 

*         Discussion

*         Bell Ringers

*         Announcements

 

Members

*         Amy- San Francisco, first vice president, favorite Thanksgiving
meal is cranberry relish 

*         Sheri- Alameda, board member, favorite Thanksgiving dish is mash
potatoes  

*         Taryn-she/her, Millbrae, favorite Thanksgiving meal is sweet
potatoes and pumpkin pie

*         Jim- favorite Thanksgiving meal is stuffing

*         Cindy-favorite Thanksgiving meal is fresh cranberries made with
orange zest and grand Marnier

*         Rochelle- San Francisco, favorite Thanksgiving meal is cornbread
stuffing with hot peppers 

*         Lisa- she/her, Mill Valley, favorite Thanksgiving meal is sweet
potatoes and homemade pot pie with bacon and Bourbon 

*         Jaime- San Ramon, favorite Thanksgiving meal is great grandma's
famous Thanksgiving stuffing Italian style only on Thanksgiving

*         Serena- San Leandro, favorite Thanksgiving meal is famous mother's
recipe sauteed pears with bacon

*         Jeff- he/him, favorite Thanksgiving meal is pumpkin pie

*         Kayla- San Pablo, favorite Thanksgiving meal is mash potatoes

 

Secretary Report 

*         October meeting minutes were sent out to the list serve 

*         Motion was made by Jaime and all approved of secretary report

 

Treasurer Report  

*         There was no Treasurer Report

 

Presidential Release Recap.

*         November 16 is the 81st birthday of NFB

Washington Seminar will be in person from February 7-10, great Gathering
will be on February 7 from 5-7 PM EST

*         On October 12 Ability One Commission proposed Any affiliated
non-profit will not pay sub-minimum wages using 14C certificates

*         Illinois and DE have legislature to eliminate 14C certificates

*         If you know of inaccessible kiosk, call NFB, tell company

*         Board has revised the code of conduct and released a new draft and
seeking feedback by 12/2 at, noon, Published by 1/1/2022, Email to
<mailto:codefeedback at nfb.org> codefeedback at nfb.org

*         Survivor Task force to Blind Survivors Group, leaders are
Catherine Webster and Danielle Montor, Share support and resources, new
email list  <mailto:Survivors at nfbnet.org> Survivors at nfbnet.org, Confidential
call: 410-659-9314 x2238

*         Family Pathfinders Chapter member Sara Mosley 104 years old passed
away

 

Legislative Announcements

*         On Monday, November 1, we issued a legislative alert asking all of
you to contact Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer urging them to
restore the Access Technology Affordability Act (ATAA) to the Build Back
Better (BBB) Act. While our response was strong-we estimate hundreds of
emails were sent to each office-the ATAA was, unfortunately, not restored. 

*          Currently, the House version of the BBB is waiting for a
Congressional Budget Office score and is likely to be passed by the House
during the week of November 15. The good news for us is that the Senate is
extremely likely to change the BBB before passing it. This means we have an
opportunity to get the Access Technology Affordability Act back in the bill.


*          As a result, we are updating our request from the November 1
legislative alert. First, if you have not already sent your email to Speaker
Pelosi or Majority Leader Schumer's office, please do so. Additionally, if
your individual Senator or Representative has not cosponsored the Access
Technology Affordability Act, please ask them to do so.  The more support
the ATAA has in the House and Senate, the better our chances will be to have
it included in the Senate version of the Build Back Better Act.

 

Discussion 

Washington Seminar, every year every chapter sends members to Washington dc,
groups are formed to discuss for different bills every year to
representatives make appointments, explain about issues, ask questions,
build interest for issue relating to national office

*         There are Scholarships for members who want to go to Washington
Seminar, training will be provided prior, professional attire is required,
it will take place from February 7-10

*         Rochelle enjoyed California state convention even though she could
only attend the talent show and enjoyed watching Christina perform

*         Serena enjoyed the technology panel with jessie Lorens as well as
Dr. Cynthia bennet with the technology work of artificial intelligence  

*         Jim loved the women of business panel 

*         The meetings were recorded but are not online yet

*         We have decided to have a holiday party virtual again, come share
favorite holiday stories and traditions, Serena will create fun holiday
drink recipes, it will take place at our next meeting on December 14th

*         Lisa made a motion for chapter members to donate money for the
little learner's club, Jim second the motion, and all approved

 

Bell Ringers

*         Lisa passed her class, knows tactile braille, had retinal surgery
and is doing great

*         Amy moved into a new apartment and can walk to work now, and has
rent control

*         Jim is packing up in Liew of moving to London in January

*         Jeff had to survive the dance floor at wedding with only his sense
of smell and touch

 

Announcements

*         Sheri is having her thirty percent and growing November 18 from
6-8 PM, she will have a guest speaker talking about Blind entrepreneurship

*         Serena's position as adult programs coordinator has been posted on
the Lighthouse careers page, there are also other positions posted so go
check it out and apply

 

Jim made amotion to adjourn the meeting, Lisa seconded the motion, and all
approved  

 

 

Taryn Morris

Taryn.Ann.Morris at gmail.com