[Nfbwv-talk] President Riccobono's Notebook for 9/11/18

[David Andrews]

They go to state presidents once a week.

Dave

At 12:55 PM 9/23/2018, you wrote:
>Charlene does the national office send the notebook out every month 
>or do I need to go online and get it?
>
>Thanks much
>
>Sheri Koch, President
>National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia
>304-993-5103
>
>
>
> > On Sep 17, 2018, at 10:08 AM, Smyth, Charlene R via NFBWV-talk 
> <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > September 11, 2018
> > President's Notebook
> > National Federation of the Blind
> > Mark A. Riccobono
> > officeofthepresident at nfb.org<mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>
> > (410) 659-9314
> >
> > Dear Fellow Federationists,
> >
> > Meet the Blind Month is quickly headed this way, but we have a 
> lot of exciting happenings around the Federation in the month of 
> September. You will find information below about our work with the 
> Baltimore Orioles. You should know that we will be reaching out to 
> the other major league teams, with the support of the Orioles, to 
> get them to pursue similar activities next year. When we open those 
> doors, we will be working with the state affiliate and local 
> chapter for each team to make sure the local Federation resources 
> are acknowledged.
> >
> > Some of you have asked about the announcement regarding Lyft's 
> assistance in getting voters to the polls for Election Day. We do 
> not have all of the logistics worked out with Lyft yet. Please 
> stand by and know that we will push it out to our members as soon 
> as we have the process worked out with Lyft.
> >
> > Finally, please keep those in the path of Hurricane Florence in 
> your thoughts and prayers. It is likely to disrupt the lives of 
> many of our members in the Carolinas, and we hope that it ends up 
> being nothing more than an inconvenience. If you learn of members 
> who face trouble because of the impact of the storm, please let me know.
> >
> > Critical Actions This Week:
> >
> > Legislative Alert:
> > A very important legislative alert was sent yesterday. Please be 
> sure to share the information with all of your members, as well as 
> others that would be willing to contact their representatives. The 
> entire alert is at the bottom of this message, but below are the highlights.
> >
> >
> >
> >  *   The Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (S. 2559) is sitting 
> idle in the House Judiciary Committee. We need Chairman Goodlatte 
> to discharge this bill and put it on the House suspension calendar for a vote.
> >  *   The Access Technology Affordability Act (H.R. 1734) has 
> eighty-four cosponsors in the House and twelve in the Senate. We 
> need everyone to check the list and, if their elected 
> representatives have not already signed up as a sponsor of ATAA, to 
> call to urge them to do so.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > News:
> >
> > Presidential Release:
> > The September Presidential Release is available at 
> https://nfb.org/presidential-releases. Of course, it is also 
> available on NFB-NEWSLINE, the NFB mobile app, via podcast, and 
> through the Amazon Echo.
> >
> >
> >
> > Orioles:
> >
> > Next Tuesday, September 18, is National Federation of the Blind 
> Night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The jerseys will have 
> "Orioles" and the players' names in Braille, we will be handing out 
> Braille alphabet cards, and I will be throwing out the first pitch. 
> We have invited many of our partners to join us at the game. Below 
> are two articles about the event.
> >
> >
> > Baltimore magazine: 
> https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/2018/9/7/os-to-honor-national-federation-of-the-blind-with-braille-jerseys
> > Baltimore Sun: 
> http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-blind-20180904-story.html
> >
> >
> >
> > Also, the jerseys will be auctioned after the game from September 
> 18 at 7:00 p.m. until September 25 at 10:00 p.m., with proceeds 
> benefiting the National Federation of the Blind. All jerseys will 
> be authenticated by MLB and autographed. The auction will be taking 
> place at orioles.com/auctions<http://orioles.com/auctions>.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dates to Keep in Mind:
> >
> >  *   Fall conventions<https://nfb.org/state-conventions>
> >  *   October 11-12, 2018: Tactile Graphics Symposium
> >
> > *         November 1, 2018: NFB scholarship application period begins
> > *         November 15, 2018: Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award application 
> period begins
> >
> >  *   March 28-29, 2019: Jacobus tenBroek Law Symposium
> >  *   July 7-12, 2019: NFB National Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada
> >
> >
> > Full Legislative Alert:
> > Dear Fellow Federationists:
> >
> > We are at a critical point with two of our legislative priorities 
> that need your immediate attention.
> >
> > First, the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (S. 2559) is 
> sitting idle in the House Judiciary Committee. We need Chairman 
> Goodlatte to discharge this bill and put it on the House suspension 
> calendar for a vote. The Department of State will not ratify the 
> treaty until the House of Representatives passes this bill and the 
> president signs it into law. This legislation is noncontroversial, 
> supported by all relevant stakeholders, and was passed unanimously 
> by the Senate on June 28.
> >
> > Please call Chairman Goodlatte at 202-225-5431 and urge him to 
> "support blind Americans by putting the Marrakesh Treaty 
> Implementation Act, S. 2559, on the House suspension calendar." 
> Note that Chairman Goodlatte's email web form blocks any emails 
> from outside his district, so please contact his office via phone.
> > Our second topic is the Access Technology Affordability Act (H.R. 
> 1734). We are up to eighty-four cosponsors in the House and twelve 
> in the Senate. Special thanks to the National Federation of the 
> Blind of Illinois. Fourteen House members from Illinois and Senator 
> Tammy Duckworth have cosponsored this legislation.
> > You can contact your member of Congress by calling the Capitol 
> Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number is 
> 202-224-3121. If you email your representative, please copy me at 
> JPare at nfb.org<mailto:JPare at nfb.org>.
> >
> > When you call or email, you might say something like the following:
> > "Hello, my name is [your name] and I am a constituent of [your 
> representative]. I live in [city, state]. I am calling to urge 
> [your representative] to cosponsor H.R. 1734, the Access Technology 
> Affordability Act. This bill would increase the availability of 
> access technology, thereby increasing educational and employment 
> opportunities for all blind Americans. The bill does this by 
> creating a tax credit for the purchase of access technology. The 
> National Federation of the Blind has analyzed the cost impact and 
> the bill is either cost neutral or will save the government money. 
> I urge [representative] to cosponsor the bill. Thanks."
> > The eighty-four House cosponsors are listed below in alphabetical 
> order by state. You do not need to contact your representative 
> regarding the Access Technology Affordability Act if he or she is 
> already on this list.
> >
> > In summary we are asking you to make two calls: one to Chairman 
> Goodlatte regarding the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act, and a 
> second call to your representative regarding the Access Technology 
> Affordability Act. If you have any questions I can be reached at 
> 410-659-9314, extension 2218.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John
> >
> >
> > Access Technology Affordability Act (H.R. 1734) Cosponsors
> >
> > Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
> >
> > Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
> >
> > Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3]
> >
> > Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
> >
> > Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
> >
> > Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
> >
> > Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]
> >
> > Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
> >
> > Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
> >
> > Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
> >
> > Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
> >
> > Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
> >
> > Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
> >
> > Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
> >
> > Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
> >
> > Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
> >
> > Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
> >
> > Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
> >
> > Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
> >
> > Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
> >
> > Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
> >
> > Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
> >
> > Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
> >
> > Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
> >
> > Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
> >
> > Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
> >
> > Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
> >
> > Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
> >
> > Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
> >
> > Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
> >
> > Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
> >
> > Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
> >
> > Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
> >
> > Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
> >
> > Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
> >
> > Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
> >
> > Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
> >
> > Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
> >
> > Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
> >
> > Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
> >
> > Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
> >
> > Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
> >
> > Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
> >
> > Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]
> >
> > Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]
> >
> > Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1]
> >
> > Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
> >
> > Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]
> >
> > Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
> >
> > Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
> >
> > Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]
> >
> > Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
> >
> > Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
> >
> > Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
> >
> > Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
> >
> > Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
> >
> > Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
> >
> > Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
> >
> > Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
> >
> > Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
> >
> > Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
> >
> > Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
> >
> > Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
> >
> > Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
> >
> > Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3]
> >
> > Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
> >
> > Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
> >
> > Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
> >
> > Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]
> >
> > Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
> >
> > Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
> >
> > Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
> >
> > Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
> >
> > Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
> >
> > Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
> >
> > Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2]
> >
> > Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]
> >
> > Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16]
> >
> > Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]
> >
> > Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
> >
> > Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
> >
> > Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
> >
> > Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]
> >
> > Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5]
> >
> > Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
> >
> > Mark A. Riccobono, President
> > 200 East Wells Street
> > Baltimore, MD 21230
> > (410) 659-9314
> > officeofthepresident at nfb.org<mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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