[NJAGDU] Yappy Hour and NAGDU Board of Directors Meeting this coming weekend

Thu Jun 25 13:21:11 UTC 2020

Hello Alice, this is great. We will assign a volunteer to type out what 
is being said since we currently don't have a 3rd-party system in place 
with such short notice. Perhaps you can help me by telling me what works 
when you have a virtual DeafBlind meeting, and also, can you tell me how 
other NFB divisions have added captioning or interpreter services? I'm 
very willing to learn, and I agree this should be in place.

Thank you so much, and hope to see you on Saturday and Sunday.

Take care.

Raul A. Gallegos
Vice President: National Association of Guide Dog Users
Vice President: National Federation of the Blind Houston Chapter
(832) 554-7285  |  rgallegos at nagdu.org

"Blindness is a characteristic, not a handicap." -- Dr. Kenneth Jernigan

On 6/23/2020 12:42 PM, Alice Eaddy wrote:
> Dear Raul, I’d like to be a deafblind NAGDU Division participant for the Yappy Hour and the Board calls. I look forward to being able to part take through the use of captions.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Alice Eaddy
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jun 23, 2020, at 11:37 AM, Raul A. Gallegos (NFB) <rgallegos at nagdu.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Alice, thanks for your question. Not as yet. We haven't had any request for this in the past. Ever since meeting on Zoom, we have been exploring captioning options. For example, assigning a captioner to type what is said, and also assigning an interpreter to speak in case a person needs one-on-one audio whether it's because of a hearing loss or a different language. So if you or if someone you know would like to attend one of our meetings, please let us know ahead of time so we can make proper arrangements.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> --
>> Raul A. Gallegos
>> Vice President: National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Vice President: National Federation of the Blind Houston Chapter
>> (832) 554-7285  |  rgallegos at nagdu.org
>>
>> "Blindness is a characteristic, not a handicap." -- Dr. Kenneth Jernigan
>>
>>> On 6/22/2020 9:48 PM, Alice Eaddy via NJAGDU wrote:
>>> Are any of these meetings captioned so that the deafblind can participate?
>>> Alice Eaddy, President
>>> DeafBlind Division of the NFB
>>>>> On Jun 22, 2020, at 4:47 PM, Raul A. Gallegos (NFB) via NJAGDU <njagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello all, please share this where appropriate.
>>>>
>>>> This upcoming weekend will be very busy for the board members of the National Association of Guide Dog Users. We would like to invite you to join us for two events.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> First is our Yappy Hour informal get-together. This will take place on Saturday, June 27 at 3 p.m. Eastern time. This meeting takes place every two weeks.
>>>>
>>>> Second is our monthly NAGDU Board of Directors Meeting. This will take place on Sunday, June 28 at 8 p.m. Eastern time. This meeting takes place on the last Sunday of every month.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The meeting connection information is the same for both meetings. We will meet on Zoom, and the meeting ID is 813 626 2789. We have a password for this meeting, and it is 62438. You can remember it by thinking of the way that NAGDU is spelled on the telephone keypad. The easy-connect link which works from Windows, Mac, tablet, and smartphones is:
>>>>
>>>> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8136262789
>>>>
>>>> If you will need to dial in, you can use this easy-tap link from a smartphone.
>>>>
>>>> +13462487799,,8136262789#,,#,62438#
>>>>
>>>> And finally, if you want to simply make a phone call from any land line or mobile phone, dial (346) 248-7799 and follow the prompts to enter the meeting ID 813 626 2789 and the password 62438. After you enter the meeting ID, you will need to press the pound key twice.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Both of these meetings, along with other NAGDU events are available in the NAGDU Public Calendar, which you can subscribe to by following this link.
>>>>
>>>> https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/nagdu.org_7eopjofhnd4968m46rcmgrck0s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you have any questions about our meetings or about the calendar subscriptions, please write me directly. My contact information is in my signature below. You can also contact all members of the NAGDU board by sending an email to board at nagdu.org.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Raul A. Gallegos
>>>> Vice President: National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>> Vice President: National Federation of the Blind Houston Chapter
>>>> (832) 554-7285  |  rgallegos at nagdu.org
>>>>
>>>> "Blindness is a characteristic, not a handicap." -- Dr. Kenneth Jernigan
>>>>
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