[NFBWATlk] Recap of February meeting and important links

[Kris Colcock]

So, I did have the Save the Date flyers and here they are. Please pass
out far and wide

Kris

On 2/24/24, Kris Colcock <kris at colcock.com> wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Well, it has been almost a week since our last meeting. Truly
> wonderful visiting with you all and getting to know everyone better.
> Here is a recap of the items we discussed:
>
> 1. An idea of making braille fun was suggested with a braille BINGO /
> Scavenger hunt. To incorporate exploration and encourage braille use,
> it was suggested to have braille bingo cards created or a lists made
> and students mark off when they find something. Either some "braille
> graffiti or specific items.
>
> 2. It is looking like the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is our
> most favorable field trip for Friday. I believe Bear (Chris Higley is
> looking into this)
>
> 3. We need to have people start filling the volunteer forms so "i's"
> can be dotted and "t's" crossed. Here is the link to the form.
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcHzdKsqGGfc6VZo1KLOXmSYM3Yeo6H75lH7hP2sC-YvHf4g/viewform?usp=sf_link
>
> 4. Here is the link to the registration form for our students. Share
> it widely https://nfb.org/form/bell-combo-reg
>
> 6. I thought I had previously sent out Save the Date flyers. However,
> I cannot find them on my drive. I have sent an email to the national
> office and when I receive the flyers I will send them out immediately.
>
> 7. Remember our BELL Training during the convention. This is a 2 hour
> training and we will have another in-person training in May or June.
> Dates will be discussed soon.
>
> 8. Our next Zoom gathering will be on March 18th at 7pm. Please mark
> your calendars.
>
> 9. We will have tables at both the NW AER conference and the WSSB
> Track Meet. If you would like Justin or I to talk to a group of
> parents or teachers please let us know.
>
> Finally Angi shared with us a wonderful story about a student from
> last year. This student came to us knowing no braille at age 13. By
> the time she left the BELL Academy she knew the alphabet. Since then
> she has been asking to be taught braille at school. Her TVI felt that
> the residual vision she has was sufficient and there was not a need
> for braille. Angi helped the student advocate for herself through
> email. The result is that starting in February, the TVI said OK but
> that they would start the student at Kindergarten level. the student
> has progressed through the Kindergarten level, 1st grade level and as
> I understand things is well into the 2nd grade level of braille. Also,
> the student remembered the contraction for "and" as well as "the". The
> TVI was surprised as they had not covered that conraction yet. The
> student informed the TVI they they had learned it over the summer at
> the BELL Academy. Thank you Angi for sharing this. If I have it all
> correct, I'd like to share the story as it is with our National office
> as well as with the parents at our convention. This is a great example
> of lighting the desire to learn braille by being exposed in a fun way.
>
> Have a great weekend and I look forward to seeing you all again soon.
>
> Kris
>
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