[NFBV-Announce] Richmond Seminar Call for Registration

[Nijat Worley]

Richmond Seminar 2020

Greetings all,


If you have never attended a Richmond Seminar, we strongly encourage
you to attend and participate in representative democracy in action.
Everyone is assigned
to a team with an experienced leader. The General Assembly members and
their staff are very receptive and welcoming. They know we are
organized, articulate,
and well versed in the subject matter.

We will put everyone on the team to work, sharing our issues and
answering the questions of legislators and their staff.

The issues we will bring to Richmond are still under consideration but
will most likely include:

•  Expanding resources for the Virginia Department for the Blind and
Vision Impaired;

•  Special Hiring Authority for Virginia State Government jobs; and

•  Web Accessibility standards.

The final list of issues will be presented at the board meeting on
Monday, January 20. We have bills being drafted that will need
co-sponsors. Chapter
Presidents should make contact with their General Assembly members in
their local offices before the end of the year. If you need assistance
in identifying
them, contact Tracy Soforenko.

A meeting with our elected legislators in their home districts will go
a long way in establishing the recognition that is needed for our
visit to Richmond.

All Chapter members are encouraged to participate. If you intend on
doing a meeting or need help setting one up, please contact Nijat
Worley or Tracy Soforenko.

Our board meeting is scheduled for 1:00 PM Monday afternoon, January
20, which is Martin Luther King Day.  lunch will be available at the
cafeteria on
the premises. The Board Meeting will be held on the DBVI Campus on
Azalea Avenue in Richmond.

Our General Assembly visits will be Tuesday, January 21. The affiliate
will reimburse transportation expenses and hotel expenses.

Chapter presidents should arrange cost effective transportation for
their chapter members. Individuals are expected to share hotel rooms
and must obtain
hotel reservations themselves at the NFB of Virginia rate. If you need
assistance identifying a room share, please contact Joe Orozco via
email:
jsorozco at gmail.com.

Hotel rooms are available at the Delta Hotel.) The complete contact
information is:

Delta Hotels by Marriott Richmond Downtown

555 East Canal Street

Richmond, VA 23219

The group rate is $139 plus applicable taxes. You may begin making
reservations at any time by booking it online, or calling the
reservations line at 844-781-7397and
referencing the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia. Please
note reservations must be made no later than Friday, January 3, 2020.

If you run into any problems with making reservations or need
assistance at the hotel, please call our Operations Coordinator, Joe
Orozco.

Chapter presidents must provide an initial list of the names of the
individuals planning to attend from their chapter to Nijat Worley by
Sunday, January
5, 2020 and additional names as they are known so we can establish and
update teams in advance.

Finally, if anyone in your chapter is interested in being a team
leader, have them reach out to Nijat Worley directly. If you have any
questions, please
contact Nijat Worley at 720-219-9517, or
nijatnfbv at gmail.com.

Please have them send their full name, the location where they live,
and their contact info, including email and phone number.

 --
Nijat Worley
J.D.

Twitter: @nijatworley