[Nfbwv-talk] Fwd: [Chapter-presidents] New Forum for Sharing NFB Events

[Sheri Koch]

Below is a very fascinating New website for blind travelers. Check it out. I had a little trouble getting registered 



Sheri Koch, President
National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia
304-993-5103



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> From: "President, National Federation of the Blind via Chapter-presidents" <chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org>
> Date: June 5, 2019 at 7:31:30 AM EDT
> To: NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list <chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "President, National Federation of the Blind" <OfficeOfThePresident at nfb.org>
> Subject: [Chapter-presidents] New Forum for Sharing NFB Events
> Reply-To: NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list <chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org>
> 
> The following message comes from Stacy Cervenka, a member of the Federation in Nebraska. The Federation has not been asked to be an official partner in this project but it may be of interest to many here:
> 
> In 2018, I received a Holman Prize from the San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind to develop an online travel forum for people who are blind. The purpose of this forum is to serve as a crowd sourcing space where blind and low vision people can share information about the good and bad experiences they have while traveling locally, nationally, and internationally. Website users will be able to write reviews, ask questions, and give advice to one another about businesses and locations in their own hometowns and around the world. Hopefully, this will allow blind people to make informed decisions about where they spend their money and time. I am also hoping that it will demonstrate to the travel industry (and to businesses in general) that blind people should be a target market for them and they should make their businesses welcoming and friendly to blind consumers. 
> 
> One section of the website is set aside for people and organizations to post information on events of interest to the blind community. Events can be anything from chapter meetings to state conventions to informal meetups of blind people getting together to attend a local festival. Other website users can indicate whether they will be attending the event, ask questions, and engage with the event organizer. When users register for the website, they have the option of being notified by email when there are events in their local area, their state, or their country. 
> 
> I would like to invite NFB state presidents, chapter presidents, division chairs, or other NFB members planning events to consider posting their events on the Blind Travelers Network website. I'm hoping that this will be a useful new way for state affiliates and local chapters to inform blind people in their area about meetings, conventions, fund raisers, and other events that they may not have known about otherwise. 
> 
> The official launch of the website was on Monday, June 3, please feel free to register for an account and post information about local NFB events. The website address is www.blindtravelersnetwork.org. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me at blindtravelersnetwork at gmail.com.
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