[Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report

Thu Nov 6 05:34:00 UTC 2008

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At 05:29 PM 11/3/2008, Margo and Elmo wrote:
>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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