[Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report

Margo and Elmo margo.downey at verizon.net
Mon Nov 3 23:29:15 UTC 2008 

Yep, I thought of that, too.  I have written to David andrews to revise the 
contact information on the Nagdu site--excuse me, the nyagdu email list on 
nfb net.  I haven't gotten to the Nyagdu page yet but will this evening.

Been doing my Church board stuff a lot of today.

Mike robinson, the web developer for the NFB NY site says he'll put whatever 
we want him to put on the state website.

Margo and elmo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "Lucy Cox" <bryhn at mindspring.com>; "New York Association of Guide Dog 
Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report


> on the nfbny.org website, it only lists that Lucy is the president and 
> shelley is the v.p. there is no other information on the website, but we 
> should think about posting a page period of what is going on NYAGDU as 
> well as the NAGDU.
>
> and then ask the schools to post our link on there site.,
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> Treasurer
> National Federation of the Blind
> Greater Long Island Chapter
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lucy Cox" <bryhn at mindspring.com>
> To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report
>
>
>> Hi Margo,
>>
>> How about if we post a document which includes the url to our web page?
>>
>> Take care,
>>
>> Lucy
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Margo and Elmo" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
>> To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 9:22 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report
>>
>>
>> > Cheryl, these are very good ideas.
>> >
>> > Actually, I want to look at Florida and California's websites to see 
>> > what
>> > they've posted about their divisions and then to find out if they've
>> > posted anything on, say, Southeastern's and GDB's websites.
>> >
>> > Let me ask you all a question.  When we post something about our 
>> > divison
>> > to the guide dog schools' websites, do we post a letter or document 
>> > about
>> > Nyagdu or should we have Mike robinson, with the schools' permission, 
>> > link
>> > our nyagdu page on the state website to the schools' website?  In other
>> > words, do we post a document or a web page?
>> >
>> > there are advantages to both and disadvantages to just a  document.
>> >
>> > Margo and Elmo
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
>> > To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 6:59 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report
>> >
>> >
>> >> May I also make a suggestion to get members or at least let potential
>> >> members know if NY State is to send the NYAGDU convention report to 
>> >> all
>> >> the Guide Dog school lists in NY State. I know that GDF has a talk 
>> >> list
>> >> and would like to post this.  It was also nice to see was it The 
>> >> Seeing
>> >> Eye or was the Guiding Eyes, but were there other schools invited that
>> >> didn't come, because as I had stated at the convention. Some schools 
>> >> are
>> >> just support GDUI and only come to like to our National meeting at
>> >> conventions only because they have to show good face so to say.
>> >>
>> >> just some ideas Madame President and the NYAGDU members.
>> >>
>> >> Cheryl Echevarria
>> >> Treasurer
>> >> National Federation of the Blind
>> >> Greater Long Island Chapter
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> From: "Margo and Elmo" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
>> >> To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> >> Cc: <President at nfb-nagdu.org>
>> >> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 8:46 PM
>> >> Subject: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> Hi, everyone.
>> >>>
>> >>> I am margo Downey, the newly elected president of Nyagdu.  We just 
>> >>> had a
>> >>> wonderful Nyagdu luncheon and NFB New York state convention.
>> >>>
>> >>> I'd like to report first on our elections.
>> >>>
>> >>> Lucy Cox and Shelley Bamrick stepped down from office due to
>> >>> circumstances in their life situations which need more of their time 
>> >>> at
>> >>> this point.
>> >>>
>> >>> elections were held to fill the two vacancies for the coming year.
>> >>>
>> >>> the officers are:
>> >>>
>> >>> Margo Downey, president
>> >>> Joyce Carrico, Vice President
>> >>> Julie Phillipson, Secretary-Treasurer
>> >>>
>> >>> We have officers but everyone is important and it's time for all of 
>> >>> us
>> >>> to enthusiastically roll up our sleeves and help Nyagdu really take 
>> >>> off
>> >>> to do many things.
>> >>>
>> >>> some of those things were discussed at this year's NYAGDU luncheon:
>> >>>
>> >>> 1.  find more members so we can do more work to expand what it means 
>> >>> to
>> >>> be blind and what it means to be a guide dog handler;
>> >>>
>> >>> 2.  Start the process of revising our state access law to strike the
>> >>> sentence which states an I D card can be requested and to begin the
>> >>> process of getting the  access law into the Penal Code.  At next 
>> >>> year's
>> >>> National Convention in Detroit, a resolution will be presented which
>> >>> will state that all state access laws will be in the state penal 
>> >>> codes.
>> >>>
>> >>> 3.  We need to do more community outreach and education with the 
>> >>> public
>> >>> at large and with entities such as health care facilities, police and
>> >>> fire departments, emergency medical personnel, and so on.
>> >>>
>> >>> Rayne Wayne, our state NFB NY Treasurer who is also an attorney, 
>> >>> talked
>> >>> with us about our rights and responsibilities as guide dog handlers.
>> >>>
>> >>> I want to thank Lucy Cox and Shelley Bamrick for serving as officers 
>> >>> and
>> >>> hope you'll be able to help us with our Nyagdu projects.
>> >>> Tracy Carcione is gong to look at our state website to see what's up
>> >>> there and will help determine what types of  items to be placed on 
>> >>> the
>> >>> Nyagdu page. From her work with that, we will plan a Nyagdu brochure.
>> >>>
>> >>> We will probably want to take a look at the guide dog brochures from 
>> >>> NFB
>> >>> itself so we don't have to completely invent the wheel.
>> >>>
>> >>> Very shortly, I want to write a letter and/or email to Chapter
>> >>> Presidents and division Presidents to find other guide dog users who 
>> >>> are
>> >>> not presently attending Nyagdu functions or who are not on this list.
>> >>> We want to invite them to join with us.
>> >>>
>> >>> After Tuesday's elections, I'm going to talk with a couple of
>> >>> Assemblypeople about the state access law.  I have approval from Carl
>> >>> Jacobsen to at least start talking to people.  Let's hold off on that
>> >>> until we see who's elected in our districts and then we can all 
>> >>> figure
>> >>> out what to do.
>> >>>
>> >>> Please send your comments, questions, complaints, thoughts, and ideas 
>> >>> to
>> >>> this list so we can all work together.
>> >>>
>> >>> also, very shortly, we will begin to hold regularly scheduled 
>> >>> conference
>> >>> calls.
>> >>>
>> >>> I want to thank all of you for helping us move forward in our 
>> >>> journey.
>> >>>
>> >>> Sincerely,
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Margo Downey, president
>> >>> new York Association of Guide Dog users
>> >>>
>> >>> Email:
>> >>> margo.downey at verizon.net
>> >>>
>> >>> Phone:
>> >>> (716)886-0567
>> >>> Cell:  (716)541-5574
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