[Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report

Mon Nov 3 23:30:47 UTC 2008

very cool.

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>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report

> 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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