From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Fri Jun 1 01:58:27 2018 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (Brian Miller) Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 21:58:27 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Learn About the First Year of the Uber/Lyft Settlement Agreement In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <02e701d3f94c$08b9c760$1a2d5620$@gmail.com> Good evening, Please see the below about the opportunity to hear the latest with Uber and Lyft and guide dogs. Thanks! Brian R. Miller, Ph.D. President Greater Alexandria Chapter NFBV From: NFBNet-Members-List On Behalf Of David Andrews via NFBNet-Members-List Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2018 8:49 PM To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Learn About the First Year of the Uber/Lyft Settlement Agreement Please Circulate the following message as widely as appropriate. Please join the National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU) on Tuesday, June 5, from 8:00 - 8:30 p.m. Eastern to discuss the National Federation of the Blind's monitoring of Uber and Lyft. Tim Elder, attorney at TRE Legal, and Valerie Yingling, legal program coordinator at the NFB, will provide an update on the status of the NFB's settlement agreements with both companies, information learned from year one of our rideshare testing program, and tips on how to improve your input to Uber and Lyft. We'll also have some time for questions. You won't want to miss this important call! Please dial 641-715-3300 and use participant code 560908, to join the conversation. The call will be limited to the first one hundred participants. This conference will be recorded. Participation in the conference implies an agreement to and authorization for such recording in compliance with state and federal laws. Marion Gwizdala, President National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. 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Name: Untitled attachment 00692.txt URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Fri Jun 1 02:28:19 2018 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (Brian Miller) Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 22:28:19 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] May at Be My Eyes - Monthly Newsletter In-Reply-To: <0.0.39.879.1D3F8E8D078215C.0@mail01-05.datadrivenemail.com> References: <0.0.39.879.1D3F8E8D078215C.0@mail01-05.datadrivenemail.com> Message-ID: <034f01d3f950$34da0680$9e8e1380$@gmail.com> Good evening chapter members! I hope everyone is staying dry tonight. Please find below the latest newsletter from the Be My Eyes team? This is the app that I was describing at our April chapter meeting, the free crowd-sourced sighted assistance app. I thought I would share the below by way of follow-up so that you all can check it out. Thanks, Brian Miller President Greater Alexandria Chapter of the NFB of Virginia From: Alexander from Be My Eyes Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2018 10:08 AM To: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Subject: May at Be My Eyes - Monthly Newsletter View in the browser This month at Be My Eyes May 2018 Hi Brian, How is everything going with you? Be My Eyes has had quite an eventful month and in this edition of our newsletters - we?ll give you the scoop on what?s been going on. First off, get to know Dr. Yusuf through his story about the local impact of Be My Eyes? Android version in India. Read on about the exciting results of this year?s Google Play Awards, check out a museum exhibition where Be My Eyes is featured, and on top of that, our first ever Community Meetup took place in Hong Kong simultaneous to Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Enjoy the read! Featured story of the month Dr. Yusuf?s Story: Be My Eyes in Gujarat, India Dr. Yusuf is a physiotherapist with his own practice in the state of Gujarat, India. He is also completely blind. Dr. Yusuf has been using Be My Eyes since its Android release and it?s been a total game-changer so far. A local blind community email-service sent news about Be My Eyes and after a friend of Dr. Yusuf mentioned the app, he downloaded it to see for himself. He remembers, ?I immediately installed it after knowing from my friend how [well] it helps us.? Before Gujarati, Yusuf?s native language, was made available, Yusuf had English set as his primary language, but nevertheless he made his first call and spoke with a volunteer in the USA. He was very impressed with the help he received. Since then, he?s been especially happy with the update that added many Indian languages. He?s now able to connect with volunteers who share his native tongue. A profile picture of Dr. Yusuf. He?s wearing a white hat with golden embroidery and a dark, red sweater. Dr. Yusuf believes that Be My Eyes is a great help for people who have a visual impairment and that the app personally changed his everyday life: Whenever he travels or navigates down the street and even in situations that require more urgency. More recently, there?s one call in particular that stands out in his memory. When he dropped one of his medicine pills on the floor, it was nighttime and Dr. Yusuf was alone. Without hesitation, he pulled out Be My Eyes for some help. A young woman answered and the two of them strategized to scan the floor for the inconspicuous pill. Their efforts were successful; Within two minutes they recovered the lost pill, relieving Dr. Yusuf who was certain it would have taken much longer had he no choice but to search on his own. Since its Android release, Be My Eyes can reach more users in more countries, like India. Dr. Yusuf?s story is just one of many that humanizes the impact of the app?s Android version. Dr. Yusuf?s story is part of our Community Stories series. People all over the world use Be My Eyes in their everyday lives. Many of them write us about their experience with the app and folks they connect with. This feature lets us spread good vibes throughout the whole community. If you?d like to tell us about your experience or give a testimonial, send us an email at mystory at bemyeyes.com. News & Updates Be My Eyes Takes Home ?Best Accessibility Experience? at the 2018 Google Play Awards April?s newsletter spoke only of how thrilled we were to be nominated for a Google Play Award. But as of May 7th, Be My Eyes wears the winning title of Best Accessibility Experience! We are so proud and sincerely honored for the recognition, and we will uphold the title by continuing to improve the app and its experience for both blind and low vision users and volunteers. Thank you for all the support that made this achievement possible! Be sure to check out all of the categories and respective winners at this year?s Google Play Award on Google Blog. Welcome, Siri! New feature for blind and low vision iPhone users It is now even easier for blind and low vision iPhone users to make a call with Be My Eyes. Just ask Siri! Say: ?Hey Siri, make a call with Be My Eyes?, or the equivalent in the language your Siri speaks, and Siri will open the app and initiate a call - no button-pressing required! This update is now available in Be My Eyes version 3.0.3 or newer. Go ahead and update Be My Eyes in App Store and put Siri to work! Be My Eyes to be Displayed in Local Danish Museum With only three-and-a-half years under its belt, Be My Eyes is already going to be displayed in a museum! Before becoming the global community that Be My Eyes is today, the app came to life in Denmark. In 2016, Be My Eyes won a Danish Design Award in the category ?Share Resources? and a new exhibition at Struer Museum in Denmark is celebrating Danish design by showcasing selected winners of a Danish Design award from 1965 and 2018. Be My Eyes has been selected alongside many other extraordinary winners of the Danish Design Award, and Be My Eyes founder Hans J?rgen Wiberg was invited to speak at the opening of the exhibition on May 26th 2018. The Be My Eyes Community 78,580 Blind 1,237,030 Volunteers Global Accessibility Awareness Day On May 17th Be My Eyes proudly celebrated Global Accessibility Awareness Day. GAAD?s purpose is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning more about how to make the digital world more accessible and inclusive. Be My Eyes operates both within and outside of this digital world, thanks to the profound power of our global community, and we strive for high standards of accessibility and inclusion. On GAAD, Be My Eyes was honored to be featured in both App Store and Google Play, as an app that makes a difference for accessibility. Make sure to check out the cool things they said about Be My Eyes! Be My Eyes Hits the 1 Million Volunteers Mark May 17th did not only host Global Accessibility Awareness Day, but also marked the one-million-volunteer milestone for Be My Eyes! We couldn?t imagine a better way to celebrate GAAD than extolling that more than 1 million people from all over the world are committed to making a difference for people living with vision loss. We want to thank each and every one of our volunteers for joining the journey towards greater accessibility! Our First Community Meetup Our very first community meet up took place on May 17th in Hong Kong! It was a great opportunity for our members in Hong Kong to get together, share their experiences with the app, and learn more about the new features. Up to 30 people participated in a casual afternoon meeting. Those new to the app had a chance to take it for a spin, experienced users shared their first-hand stories and tips, and Be My Eyes Designer, Jozef, was there to answer all of the questions. Big thanks to Hong Kong Society for the Blind for providing the venue! We?d also like to extend a thank you to the volunteers who helped us with translations. The app is now completely available in both Chinese Traditional and Simplified. Selected quotes from this month ?It just makes me feel really good that I live in a time, when I can be of any service to anybody else - especially somebody that I?ve never met, will never meet, they?ll never meet me. You just know that something you did that was so simple could?ve changed somebody?s life that day.? ? Jon, volunteer from United States ?The first time I would have used Be My Eyes would be for something quite mundane. And I think that?s the good thing about it - you can use it for day to day things.? ? Warren, blind user from UK End Note Thank you for tuning in for our May newsletter! We?re pleased to get to share all these updates with you and hope you enjoyed the read. Until next time, The Be My Eyes Team Keep in touch, find us on: Be My Eyes Newsletter is sent to our users once a month. This month issue is carefully curated by Julia Rignot, Cecilie Skou Andersen. You can find previous editions in our Newsletter Archive. Questions or concerns? Try our FAQ or contact our support team. If you?d rather not get these updates anymore, please unsubscribe here. ?Small acts of kindness with global impact.? Be My Eyes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Brian Miller President Greater Alexandria Chapter NFBV From: Alexandria eNews Sent: Monday, June 18, 2018 2:04 PM To: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Subject: ?Til the World Turned Upside Down?-Hamilton Era Costume Event-June 21 You are subscribed to the free Alexandria eNews service. Replies to this message will not be received. For correspondence, please use the contact information in the body of the message. ?Til the World Turned Upside Down? The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St. 7:30-9:30 p.m. In honor of ?Hamilton? premiering in Washington DC, join us at The Lyceum, Alexandria?s History Museum (201 South Washington Street) on Thursday, June 21 for an evening exploring the military uniforms from the different nationalities that converged at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. On October 14, 1781, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, commander of a light infantry division under General Marquis de Lafayette, led a successful assault of Redoubt 10 at the flank of the British defensive line. Five days later, the British surrendered in what was to be the last major battle of the American Revolution. Legend has it that the British played the song ?World Turned Upside Down? at the surrender, and it?s a line Hamilton sings at Yorktown in Lyn Manuel Miranda?s musical. At Yorktown, Hamilton fought with and against soldiers from America, France, England, and Germany and the siege provided a snapshot of the great scope of what was in many ways a world war. Chris Daley, historical clothing manager for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation will give you the opportunity to try on and compare uniform coats of the French, German and American armies, and coats worn by African Americans serving with the British army. Each coat has been carefully researched and painstakingly reproduced in several sizes ? from toddler to adult - to help bring the Siege of Yorktown to life. Bring a camera and take photos of yourself and family members in the uniforms of the Revolutionary War. This event includes a reception with beer, wine, and light refreshments. The reception begins at 7 p.m. with the program beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at shop.alexandria.gov or by calling 703.746.4994. _____ The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended. To request a reasonable accommodation or an alternative format, e-mail jim.holloway at alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.4994. To change your subscription choices, click here to login . To request removal of your account, email enews at alexandriava.gov . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For correspondence, please use the contact information in the body of the message. ?Til the World Turned Upside Down? The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St. 7:30-9:30 p.m. In honor of ?Hamilton? premiering in Washington DC, join us at The Lyceum, Alexandria?s History Museum (201 South Washington Street) on Thursday, June 21 for an evening exploring the military uniforms from the different nationalities that converged at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. On October 14, 1781, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, commander of a light infantry division under General Marquis de Lafayette, led a successful assault of Redoubt 10 at the flank of the British defensive line. Five days later, the British surrendered in what was to be the last major battle of the American Revolution. Legend has it that the British played the song ?World Turned Upside Down? at the surrender, and it?s a line Hamilton sings at Yorktown in Lyn Manuel Miranda?s musical. At Yorktown, Hamilton fought with and against soldiers from America, France, England, and Germany and the siege provided a snapshot of the great scope of what was in many ways a world war. Chris Daley, historical clothing manager for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation will give you the opportunity to try on and compare uniform coats of the French, German and American armies, and coats worn by African Americans serving with the British army. Each coat has been carefully researched and painstakingly reproduced in several sizes ? from toddler to adult - to help bring the Siege of Yorktown to life. Bring a camera and take photos of yourself and family members in the uniforms of the Revolutionary War. This event includes a reception with beer, wine, and light refreshments. The reception begins at 7 p.m. with the program beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at shop.alexandria.gov or by calling 703.746.4994. _____ The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended. To request a reasonable accommodation or an alternative format, e-mail jim.holloway at alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.4994. To change your subscription choices, click here to login . To request removal of your account, email enews at alexandriava.gov . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Thu Jun 21 02:50:12 2018 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (Brian Miller) Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 22:50:12 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] FW: Thursday (6/28) Employment Seminar by Deloitte, BLN and PwC at ECNV In-Reply-To: <00d201d40901$dde8b620$99ba2260$@gmail.com> References: <00d201d40901$dde8b620$99ba2260$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <065701d4090a$9352b120$b9f81360$@gmail.com> Good evening fellow members of the Greater Alexandria Chapter! Please see president Tracy Soforenco?s message below, and about a unique opportunity to network with area employers. Brian Miller President Greater Alexandria Chapter NFBV From: Tracy Soforenko Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:48 PM To: 'John Halverson' ; john_bailey17 at hotmail.com; Brian Miller ; 'Marc Canamaso' Subject: Thursday (6/28) Employment Seminar by Deloitte, BLN and PwC at ECNV Hi, The ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia (ECNV) is running an interesting program that may be valuable to our members. We are grateful to ECNV for our outstanding partnership and need to get the word out about this valuable program. Please consider sharing this with our members in your chapters. Tracy Soforenko President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia 202 285-4595 Tracy.soforenko at gmail.com www.nfb.org www.nfbv.org National Federation of the Blind. Live the Life You Want The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation?s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. From: ECNV > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 11:33 AM To: tracy.soforenko at gmail.com Subject: Employment Seminar by Deloitte, BLN and PwC EXCEL Networking Group for Job Seekers with Disabilities Presents? Don't Forget to RSVP for The Employment Workshop Hosted by Business Leadership Network, Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers! When: Thursday, June 28, 1-3 pm Where: ECNV, 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 305, Arlington VA, 22201 On June 28, come hear from the DC Metro Business Leadership Network?s Executive Director, The Hon. Katherine McCary and two of its Board members: Carrie Schroeder, Human Resourses Manager from PricewaterhouseCooopers (PwC), and Emily Yee, Consulting Manager from Deloitte. Our presenters will share information on the BLN, employment opportunities and culture at PwC and Deloitte, as well as business tips on networking to career success. RSVP by emailing Events at ecnv.org or call (703) 525-3268. Please include any accommodation needs & pass along this information to job-hunting consumers Career opportunities at PwC. Career opportunities at Deloitte The DC Metro BLN?s mission is ?Driving Success through Disability Inclusion.? Its goal is to change attitudes and address concerns of businesses. Established in 2006, the DC Metro Business Leadership Network is an employer led non-profit. BLN uses a business-to business model to provide education, training programs and resources so that employers learn how to proactively include people with disabilities in the workforce, marketplace and supplier diversity. BLN?s Board of Directors is comprised solely of business, and its Advisory Board includes businesses and subject matter disability experts. BLN has committees/activities focused on College Youth, Veterans, Technology and Disability-owned Businesses. While the DC Metro BLN does not offer job matching, because it understand that its employers need access to talent, they have held virtual career fairs and have highlighted both disability focused job opportunities and candidates in its newsletters. The DC Metro BLN?s events and programs are open to the public. BIOs The Honorable Katherine McCary, CEO, DC Metro Business Leadership Network And President, C5 Consulting, LLC Katherine founded C5 Consulting, LLC, in May 2011 after 21 years at SunTrust Bank, Inc. as Chief Disability Officer, where her primary responsibility was developing and leading corporate disability initiatives. Her contributions to SunTrust?s disability efforts resulted in national recognition including the SHRM HR Magazine 2000 Innovative Practice Award, the 2002 APSE National Employer of the Year Award, the 2002 US Business Leadership Network (USBLN?) Exceptional Leadership Award and the US Department of Labor Secretary?s 2004 New Freedom Initiative Award. As a former New Freedom Initiative winner, Katherine is a member of the Office of Disability Employment Policy?s Circle of Champions. In 2009, she received a USBLN? Lifetime Achievement Award. Katherine was the founding chair of the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN?) and the Virginia BLN and currently serves as CEO/Executive Director of the DC Metro BLN which was awarded 2017 Affiliate of the Year by the USBLN?. A strong BLN advocate, she has launched more than ten affiliates across the US. She is currently on loan from the DC Metro BLN to the DOL Office on Disability Employment Policy serving as temporary policy advisor. Carrie Schroeder, PwC, Advisory Board, DC Metro BLN Carrie Schroeder is a manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (?PwC?) in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. With over 10 years of Human Resource experience Carrie has been involved with developing and implementing people strategy, coaching and development and talent management. Carrie is an advocate for people with disabilities not only in the workplace, but also in the community and is a member of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). She is active in the NFB and has attended and presented at the NFB of Virginia state conventions. Carrie also formed the employee resource group at PwC for people with disabilities and for those who are caregivers of people with disabilities. Carrie lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and two young daughters. Emily Yee, Deloitte, Board of Director, DC Metro BLN Emily Yee is a Manager in Deloitte Consulting?s Federal practice and a leader in Deloitte?s efforts to advance diversity and inclusion both in the firm and for clients. In her client work, Emily leads teams delivering services and solutions for Federal agencies facing various challenges in managing their people. Emily is a leader in Deloitte?s Ability First Business Resource Group, developing strategies for improving Deloitte?s inclusion of people with disabilities and leading a team focused on research and analysis for the firm to better help clients seeking advice and support on this topic. Originally from Southern California, Emily moved to Washington D.C. after college to pursue a career in politics, eventually pursued a Master of Business Administration, and has been in management consulting for the Federal government for the past 7 years. She lives on Capitol Hill, is an active member of Capitol Hill Baptist Church, and enjoys both traveling to different parts of the world and neighborhood weekend training runs on the National Mall. Share this event Add to my calendar Outlook CalendarGoogle CalendarYahoo! Calendar Map Google | Yahoo Follow us on social media ? ? 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Brian Miller President Greater Alexandria Chapter NFB of Virginia From: In A DASH News On Behalf Of In A DASH News Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 6:00 AM To: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Subject: DASH Fare Changes Effective July 1 DASH Fare and Service Changes Go Into Effect July 1 The Alexandria Transit Company (DASH) Board of Directors approved a series of fare and service changes that will go into effect on July 1, 2018. The changes seek to improve the agency?s long-term financial stability amidst declining ridership revenues and increasing operating costs. The adopted changes also include a new reduced fare for Senior/Disabled SmarTrip users. The planned fare change will increase the cost of a single, one-way trip from $1.60 to $1.75. The change represents the first fare DASH fare increase in nearly five years, and only the fourth increase to the base fare since 1999. The cost of the monthly DASH Pass will also go up from $40.00 to $45.00. The changes will increase revenues, while avoiding major service cuts, and maintaining fares that are still well below all other bus agencies in the area. One of the highlights of the fare changes is a new reduced $1.00 fare for all Senior/Disabled SmarTrip users traveling during off-peak weekday hours (before 6:00 AM, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and after 6:00 PM) and on weekends and holidays. The new discount is aimed at making public transit more affordable for Alexandria?s senior and disabled community members, and encouraging increased ridership during off-peak periods when buses are less crowded. The following fare and service changes will take effect on July 1, 2018: FARES: DASH fare will increase from $1.60 to $1.75; Monthly DASH Pass will increase from $40.00 to $45.00. SENIOR DISCOUNT: Seniors and disabled persons who ride DASH and pay with their Senior/Disabled SmarTrip Card will only be charged a $1.00 fare when used during ?off-peak? periods. Off-peak periods include weekdays before 6:00 AM, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and after 6:00 PM, and on weekends and holidays. FREE STUDENT RIDES: T.C. Williams high school students will again be able to enjoy free rides on all DASH buses, on all routes during the 2018-2019 academic year starting September 4, 2018. KING STREET TROLLEY: The King Street Trolley will begin service at 11:00 AM instead of 10:30 AM on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Hours of service for Thursday, Friday and Saturday will remain the same; 10:30 AM ? 12:00 AM/midnight. Please refer to the DASH Ride Guide for routes and schedules, visit www.dashbus.com /Fares or call (703) 746-DASH. Copyright ? 2017 Alexandria Transit Company, All rights reserved. Thank you for riding DASH! Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: image004.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 332 bytes Desc: not available URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Fri Jun 29 19:48:32 2018 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (Brian Miller) Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 15:48:32 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] Communications work session at convention Message-ID: <001a01d40fe2$2a00d470$7e027d50$@gmail.com> Good afternoon members of the Greater Alexandria Chapter who are planning to attend the NFB national convention next week. I think the below communications session could yield some useful information and strategies that we might well employ here in Alexandria. I do not think I will be able to attend, however, but I hope that someone else from the chapter may be able to do so. If you think you can make this session, let me know and we can discuss some ideas of what we?d like to get out of it that could benefit the chapter. Thanks, and stay cool this weekend! Drink water and use sun block! Brian Miller President Greater Alexandria Chapter of the NFBV From: NFBNet-Members-List On Behalf Of David Andrews via NFBNet-Members-List Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 3:37 PM To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] FW: Communications work session at convention Dear Fellow Federationists: The Communications Team at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute cordially invites conventioneers to our Q&A and work session planned for Thursday, July 5. It will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 in Suwannee 13, Level 2, at the convention hotel. Each affiliate should consider sending someone to this event. You may already have a person designated to handle affiliate communications; if not, this is a good opportunity to designate someone and send them to a relaxed, informal gathering to help them hit the ground running! This is an opportunity for you to meet, interact, and work directly with the staff Communications Team and your fellow communications leaders throughout the organization, and to discuss ways to enhance communications of all kinds. We?ll discuss branding, public relations, messaging, marketing materials, emails, logos, social media, and more. Feel free to bring not only your questions, but also your own ideas. It is all our efforts that make the message of the National Federation of the Blind a powerful force for changing the lives of blind people everywhere. We will also be able to provide you with direct assistance in updating your affiliate?s social media accounts and website, so bring your laptop and/or mobile device if you have one, along with your social media or website credentials, as appropriate. Again, this is an informal work session, so feel free to come for the whole thing or just drop by for a few minutes depending on your schedule. We know how busy convention is! If you have questions you want us to be sure and address specifically to meet your needs, please send them to communicationsteam at nfb.org . We look forward to seeing you on July 5 in Orlando! Cordially, Kirsten Mau, Director of Marketing and Communications National Federation of the Blind Christopher S. Danielsen, J.D. Director of Public Relations 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 (410) 659-9314, Ext. 2330 | cdanielsen at nfb.org Twitter: @rlawyer The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation?s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. Virus-free. www.avg.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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