<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> October 12, 2021 at 9:40:35 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Richard Payne <rchpay7@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Ohio-Talk] State convention</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Ohio,</span><br><span></span><br><span>I’m Shure that a lot of you are not included in this number do not wait</span><br><span>get it done here are the numbers at this time.</span><br><span></span><br><span>We currently have 115 that have registered for the convention, and 58 to</span><br><span>vote I will send out the information a few times, but chapter and division</span><br><span>leaders start asking our members if they have completed the very important</span><br><span>task and either assist them or guide them to another leader.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>October 24th is the final day for you to opt into voting at the Ohio State</span><br><span>Convention. Please go to WWW.NFBOhio.ORG <http://WWW.NFBOhio.ORG> and input</span><br><span>your name, telephone number and email. Use the telephone number that you</span><br><span>will cast your vote.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>October 27, 2021 is the last date to register for the Ohio State Convention</span><br><span>if you want to receive door prizes. Go to WWW.NFBOhio.ORG</span><br><span><http://WWW.NFBOhio.ORG> to register. It is free. Also, if you would like</span><br><span>to donate to the Ohio Affiliate, ten dollars will add your name into a pot</span><br><span>for a drawing. The prize is $one hundred dollars. Every ten dollars will get</span><br><span>you that many chances. If you donate thirty dollars, then your name will be</span><br><span>put into the drawing three times.</span><br><span>Note: If you have already registered, please re-registered and add your</span><br><span>donation, in order to capture your opportunity to win. The Affiliate</span><br><span>apologizes for any inconvenience as we had to cancel the in-person</span><br><span>convention.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Here is a message from our Door Prize Facilitator, Annette Lutz.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Good morning NFB Ohio family!</span><br><span>Yes, Convention is less than four weeks away. Four weeks from right now we</span><br><span>will all be looking back on what I’m sure it will be a wonderful 75th</span><br><span>convention. But some of us will be happier than others. That’s because many</span><br><span>folks will be winning door prizes. But, it is up to you how many people Will</span><br><span>be feeling that exhilaration Of having won a prize. We are still taking</span><br><span>donations for door prizes. If you, your chapter or division, or anyone else</span><br><span>you know, would like to donate a door prize, please let me know. You can</span><br><span>email or call me and let me know what you would like to donate. I am sure</span><br><span>one of our lucky attendees is now just dreaming about what prize they could</span><br><span>win. Remember, if you donate a prize, it will be your responsibility to get</span><br><span>it to the winner. After convention I will let everybody who donated know who</span><br><span>their lucky winner was and share their contact information with them so that</span><br><span>a price can be sent.</span><br><span>Also, if you have not yet registered for convention, please do so by October</span><br><span>27 so that you can be on the list to be eligible to be a possible lucky</span><br><span>winner yourself.</span><br><span>Thanks to all those who have already donated and for those who are planning</span><br><span>to, and good luck to all. See you at convention.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span> Blind Equality Achievement Month: Send in Your Events:</span><br><span> Remember history. Advance equality. Celebrate accomplishments. The</span><br><span>National Federation of the Blind celebrates the organized blind movement</span><br><span>during the month of October. Chapters across the country organize local</span><br><span>outreach events and many White Cane Awareness Day</span><br><span><https://nfb.org/programs-services/blind-equality-achievement-month/white-ca</span><br><span>ne-awareness-day> Proclamations. Submit your events, activities, and</span><br><span>celebrations to web@nfb.org <mailto:web@nfb.org> so they can be posted on</span><br><span>nfb.org/blind-month <https://nfb.org/blind-month> . </span><br><span> </span><br><span>News:</span><br><span> Access Technology Affordability Act:</span><br><span> We continue to make progress on the Access Technology Affordability</span><br><span>Act on several fronts. H.R. 431 is now up to 114 cosponsors. The most recent</span><br><span>House cosponsors are from Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, and New York,</span><br><span>so special thanks to those affiliates. On the Senate side, S. 212 is up to</span><br><span>27 cosponsors, with the two most recent being Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN),</span><br><span>the Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Senator</span><br><span>Catherine Cortez Masto (NV), who is a member of the Senate Finance</span><br><span>Committee. Finally, the text of the Access Technology Affordability Act has</span><br><span>been included in the reconciliation package currently moving through</span><br><span>Congress, in Section 138519, starting on page 2339. Please keep up the good</span><br><span>work and continue to build cosponsor support for the ATAA.</span><br><span> </span><br><span> NFB Training Centers—Understand Our Affiliated Training Programs and</span><br><span>What Makes Them Different:</span><br><span> This meeting, to be held Thursday, November 18, at 8:00 p.m.,</span><br><span>eastern, will be for NFB affiliate presidents to better understand the</span><br><span>relationship between the NFB and its affiliated training centers, what makes</span><br><span>those centers unique, and how you can best inform the work of those programs</span><br><span>and help students get this training. </span><br><span> </span><br><span> Celebrate Blind Equality Achievement Month with Our Blind Students:</span><br><span> Use the registration form</span><br><span><https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecmriDvTsPgduC3xCXQ6vmP58gtlCDnAO</span><br><span>YeL4tBKdl7OMLvQ/viewform> to sign up to join the National Association of</span><br><span>Blind Students (NABS) on Saturday, October 16, at 8:00 p.m., eastern, for</span><br><span>our virtual Blind Equality Achievement Month Trivia Fundraiser! The event</span><br><span>will be a great night of friendly Federation competition and a celebration</span><br><span>of the movement of the organized blind. Registration is a $5 donation to</span><br><span>NABS. We will be giving a portion of the proceeds to the student division of</span><br><span>the winning state. If the winning state does not have an active division,</span><br><span>the funds will be gifted to the affiliate instead.</span><br><span> </span><br><span> October Presidential Release Available:</span><br><span> The audio and streaming versions of the October Presidential Release</span><br><span>are available now at</span><br><span>https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/presidential-releases. The</span><br><span>English and Spanish transcripts will be posted at the same link as soon as</span><br><span>they are ready. The next presidential release is scheduled for November 1 at</span><br><span>8 p.m., eastern, via Zoom.</span><br><span> </span><br><span> Pearson:</span><br><span> As a reminder, in 2020, the National Federation of the Blind engaged</span><br><span>in a collaboration agreement with Pearson</span><br><span><https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/national-federation-blind-and-pearson-a</span><br><span>nnounce-agreement-promote-equal-access> . As a part of the agreement,</span><br><span>Pearson established a communication channel through which the NFB can alert</span><br><span>Pearson to accessibility issues that blind students are experiencing. If you</span><br><span>or your student encounter barriers with Pearson products this fall, please</span><br><span>contact Valerie Yingling, legal program coordinator at the NFB, at</span><br><span>vyingling@nfb.org <mailto:vyingling@nfb.org> .</span><br><span> </span><br><span> Where the Blind Work Webinar:</span><br><span> This webinar is a panel discussion celebrating the work and</span><br><span>workplace accomplishments of blind and low-vision people. On Thursday,</span><br><span>October 14, at 8:00 p.m., eastern, hear about what a typical day looks like,</span><br><span>discover elements that prepare for career success, learn about alternative</span><br><span>techniques and strategies used to do these jobs, as well as how to advocate</span><br><span>for accommodations on the job. Register for the webinar today</span><br><span><https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=23101&qid=> .</span><br><span> </span><br><span> Upcoming Accessibility Seminar: iOS 15 and Android 12 Releases:</span><br><span> Both iOS and Android have exciting new features, and the National</span><br><span>Federation of the Blind Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access</span><br><span><https://nfb.org/programs-services/center-excellence-nonvisual-access/traini</span><br><span>ngs/accessibility-boutiques/accessibility-boutique-registration> is</span><br><span>covering them in an upcoming seminar. Come join us on October 13 from</span><br><span>1:00-5:00 p.m., eastern, via Zoom to learn about all the new features coming</span><br><span>to iOS 15 and Android 12. Register today</span><br><span><https://nfb.org/programs-services/center-excellence-nonvisual-access/traini</span><br><span>ngs/accessibility-boutiques/accessibility-boutique-registration> .</span><br><span> </span><br><span> Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research:</span><br><span> Volume 11 number 2</span><br><span><https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/jbir/jbir21/jbir1102tc.html> of</span><br><span>our Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research is now available. Articles</span><br><span>included in this issue describe how sculpture can be used to teach concepts</span><br><span>in the visual arts education of blind students, inexpensive and easily</span><br><span>employed methods to make geographic instructional materials accessible, the</span><br><span>perspectives of blind patients on their interactions with healthcare</span><br><span>providers, and the perceptions of blind students in post-graduate distance</span><br><span>learning in STEM fields.</span><br><span> </span><br><span> New Blog—On Blindness, Equality, and Achievement: Who Defines Us:</span><br><span> Read the first blog of defining Blind Equality Achievement Month in</span><br><span>the Voice of the Nation’s Blind Blog, “On Blindness, Equality, and</span><br><span>Achievement: Who Defines Us</span><br><span><https://nfb.org/blog/blindness-equality-and-achievement-who-defines-us> ,”</span><br><span>by President Mark Riccobono. New blog posts are published each Monday.</span><br><span> </span><br><span> October Braille Monitor Available:</span><br><span> The latest issue of the National Federation of the Blind flagship</span><br><span>publication is now available. Read more 2021 National Convention speeches,</span><br><span>articles about raising expectations, and stories from members. Access the</span><br><span>Braille Monitor now.</span><br><span><https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2109/bm2109tc.htm> </span><br><span> </span><br><span> Independence Market Highlighted Items for October:</span><br><span> Products of the Month:</span><br><span>* Talking All-Purpose Thermometer - $35.00 – Digital talking</span><br><span>thermometer that can be used for cooking, candy making, gardening, and other</span><br><span>hobbies. </span><br><span>* Pot Clip for Talking Thermometer - $4.50 – To be used in conjunction</span><br><span>with the Talking All-Purpose Thermometer mentioned above. Handy for</span><br><span>monitoring the temperature of liquids. Thermometer sold separately. </span><br><span>* Braille Measuring Spoons (set of four) - $6.00 – Plastic measuring</span><br><span>spoons labeled in print and Braille; includes sizes of 1 tablespoon, 1</span><br><span>teaspoon, ½ teaspoon, and ¼ teaspoon. </span><br><span>* Braille Measuring Cups (set of four) - $9.00 – Plastic measuring</span><br><span>cups labeled in print and Braille; includes sizes of 1 cup, ½ cup, 1/3 cup,</span><br><span>and ¼ cup. </span><br><span> </span><br><span> Sale and Close-Out Items (Supplies Limited):</span><br><span>* Solitaire and Fox and Geese Game - $10.00</span><br><span>* Shut the Box Math Game - $10.00</span><br><span>* Egg Separator - $1.00</span><br><span> </span><br><span>Dates to Keep in Mind:</span><br><span> (all times eastern)</span><br><span>* October 14: Where the Blind Works Webinar</span><br><span><https://nfb.org/programs-services/blind-month/2021_where_the_blind_work_web</span><br><span>inar> , 8:00 p.m. </span><br><span>* October 15: White Cane Awareness Day</span><br><span><https://nfb.org/programs-services/blind-month/2021_where_the_blind_work_web</span><br><span>inar> </span><br><span>* November 1: Scholarship Program Applications Open</span><br><span><https://nfb.org/programs-services/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-progr</span><br><span>am> </span><br><span>* November 1: Presidential Release, 8:00 p.m.</span><br><span>* November 18: NFB Training Centers Meeting, 8:00 p.m.</span><br><span>* December 2: Presidential Release, 8:00 p.m.</span><br><span>July 5-10, 2022: National Convention, New Orleans</span><br><span></span><br><span>Richard Payne, President</span><br><span>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio</span><br><span>937/829/3368</span><br><span>Rchpay7@gmail.com <mailto:Rchpay7@gmail.com> </span><br><span>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the</span><br><span>characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the</span><br><span>expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles</span><br><span>between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;</span><br><span>blindness is not what holds you back.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Ohio-Talk mailing list</span><br><span>Ohio-Talk@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ohio-Talk:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org/dr.carolyn.peters%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>