[Nyagdu] For all NFB members in NY I just received this on myGuideDog School List AER Chapters - Supportingvisionprofessionals in our community

Fri Apr 9 15:35:30 UTC 2010

I don't know why ACB is still insisting on this, since a number of these 
members are on the executive board.

Cheryl Echevarria
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Albert J Rizzi" <albert at myblindspot.org>
To: "'New York Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] For all NFB members in NY I just received this on 
myGuideDog School List AER Chapters - Supportingvisionprofessionals in our 
community

> Why should we oppose licensure  for teachers of the blind and visually
> impaired?  With all the confusion and misdirection in o and m instruction
> explain why this is a bad idea?
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nyagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nyagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of cheryl echevarria
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 10:42 AM
> To: Brad Greenspan
> Cc: pat logan; Charlie Richardson; carl jacobsen NFB of NY President; Mike
> Robinson; ray wayne; Dr. Mindy Joy Jacobsen; Elaine Rink; joyce Carrico; 
> Jim
> Bonerbo; Carl Jacobsen; Romeo NFB NY; Lucy Cox; New York Association of
> Guide Dog Users; Margo and Elmo NFB Buffalo; George and Pam Dominguez;
> loraine stayer; David R. Stayer; Mike Robinson; maria garcia; Glen Stewart
> Subject: [Nyagdu] For all NFB members in NY I just received this on my
> GuideDog School List AER Chapters - Supporting visionprofessionals in our
> community
>
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> Independent Travel Consultant
> C10-10646
>
> http://Echevarriatravel.com
> 1-866-580-5574
>
> http://blog.echevarriatravel.com
> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
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>
> I know all of you will be up in Albany either now or this weekend.
>
> Please read, and make sure that this is brought up when up in Albany, we
> cannot have this pass.  This is one of those issue we are working on that
> doesn't pass.
>
> Just giving a heads up.
> > For those of you who live in New York State...
> >
> > [http://templates.commpartners.com/AERBVI/division/images/header.gif]
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> > AER Chapters - Supporting vision professionals in our community
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> >
> >
> > NYS Lobby Day!
> >
> > April 27, 2010
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > AER New  York Chapter Communication
> >
> > New York Vision Rehabilitation Association
> > In association with New York State Association for the Education and
> > Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired and the
> > Long Island Council of the Blind
> > are sponsoring
> > Lobby Day
> > NYS Legislative Office Building (LOB)
> >  Albany, NY
> > Tuesday April 27, 2010
> >
> > Please come and speak your mind!
> >
> > When: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:45 AM
> > Where: We will meet in the NYS Legislative Office Building (LOB)
> >
> > How: Click here to complete the Lobby Day Registration form.
> >
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> >
> > Why:
> > To make a powerful statement that New Yorkers want O&M Specialists and
> > Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Licensed in New York come to Albany 
> > this
> > April 27, 2010. Come and personally tell your representatives in Albany
> > that licensure is important and we must pass this bill, this year.
> >
> > *        Meet the bill sponsors State Senator Craig Johnson and Assembly
> > Member Jonathan Bing before our appointments.
> > *        NYVRA will set the appointments so please sign up
> >
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> > *        Wear your T-shirt from last year-there will be t-shirts 
> > available
>
> > for those who don't have one!!
> >
> > Appointments will start after remarks from the bill sponsors: State
> > Senator Craig Johnson (D-Nassau) and Assembly Member Jonathan Bing, (D)
> > Manhattan. The day ends at 3:00PM.
> > For more details about Lobby Day 2010 email Grace Ambrose-Zaken at
> > gambrose at hunter.cuny.edu<mailto:gambrose at hunter.cuny.edu> or leave a
> > message at 212-772-4741.
> >
> > For more information about VRT and O&M licensure and to sign up on-line 
> > go
>
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> >
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