[Ohio-talk] FW: The Convention Agenda
J.W. Smith
jwsmithnfb at frontier.com
Thu Oct 11 20:43:09 UTC 2012
Dr. J. Webster Smith
President, National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
PO Box 458 Athens, OH 45701
740-592-6326
"Changing what it means to be blind"
For more information go to nfbohio.org
From: Smith, JW [mailto:smithj at ohio.edu]
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 3:10 PM
To: jwsmithnfb at frontier.com
Subject: The Convention Agenda
Colleagues,
Attached and cut and pasted below is a copy of our state convention agenda.
AGENDA
66th Annual Convention
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
November 2 to November 4, 2012
Wyndham Garden Dayton South Hotel
31 Prestige Plaza Drive
Miamisburg, Ohio 45342
937-434-8030
Convention Theme:
TO TOUCH THE UNTOUCHABLE DREAM
"Being blind is not what almost everybody thinks it is. Contrary to popular
belief, the real problem of blindness is not the lack of eyesight but the
misconceptions and misunderstandings which exist-misconceptions and
misunderstandings by the public at large and also, unfortunately, sometimes
by many of the blind themselves. However, we are learning new ways of
thought about blindness, and every day our situation is improving. This is
true because we have established our own nationwide self-help organization,
the National Federation of the Blind, and because more and more sighted
friends are doing what they can to help us.
We know that with proper training and opportunity the average blind person
can do the average job in the average place of business and do it as well as
a sighted person similarly situated. We know that blind children can
successfully live and compete with sighted children, that blind seniors can
function as well as sighted seniors, and that there is almost no job that
some blind person is not doing competently. In short, through the work of
the National Federation of the Blind and of our sighted friends and
associates we are changing what it means to be blind."
-Kenneth Jernigan, Baltimore, Maryland 1998
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
The NFB of Ohio would like to thank the following contributors:
Karen Warrner and her very, very good friends
TABLE OF CONTENTS
About the NFB of Ohio.............Page 3
Navigating the Wyndham Garden Hotel...Page 4
Convention Arrangements and Registration.Page 6
Friday, November 2...............Page 8
Saturday, November 3.............Page 9
Sunday, November 4............Page 13
2012 Board of Directors...........Page 15
NFB-O CONVENTION
NFB PLEDGE
I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation of
the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to
support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its
constitution.
ABOUT THE NFB OF OHIO
The National Federation of the Blind of Ohio is a statewide organization
composed primarily of blind Ohioans. It is the state affiliate of the
National Federation of the Blind, Inc., a national-membership organization
which holds nonprofit tax-exempt status under Section 501(c) 3 of the
Internal Revenue Code. It is not an organization speaking for the blind; it
is the blind speaking for themselves.
We know that blind people have very often lived tragic lives, and we know
that even now blindness can be defeating. But we also know why. Not
blindness, but society's devastating attitude about it constitutes our
burden. We, the blind of today, have carried out a revolution and have won
our independence. We have written our own philosophy, we have found our own
direction, and we have learned to speak with our own voice-the National
Federation of the Blind. We have taken our future into our own hands, and we
are changing what it means to be blind. We now imagine a future full of
opportunity, and as the voice of the nation's blind we invite you to help us
make it a reality.
Navigating the Wyndham Garden Dayton South Hotel
by Barbara Pierce
The first thing you need to keep in mind about the Wyndham Garden is that it
is a holodome property. That is, its central architectural feature is an
atrium with recreational facilities: pool, hot tubs, pool table, and maybe a
game room by convention time. The guest rooms on all three floors circle
this atrium. The rooms on the inside of the circle have sliding glass doors
that overlook the pool and room doors on the opposite wall that give access
to the corridors that in turn give access to the outside and lead to the
public rooms of the hotel. You cannot lock the glass sliding doors from
outside the room, so you should not leave your room that way unless someone
can lock the door from the inside after you leave.
The main entrance of the hotel is on its east wall, toward the north end.
You pass through two sets of doors to reach the lobby. Just inside the inner
doors of this main entrance, on both the left and right side, are small
board-type meeting rooms, and the front desk is on the west wall of the
lobby, not far in front of you. If you turn right (north) at the desk, you
can turn left (west) at the north end of the desk and walk toward the
ballroom, which runs north/south along the west side of the hotel. A foyer
along the length of the ballroom gives access to the various sections of the
ballroom on the west side of the foyer. If, instead of walking south along
the ballroom, you turn first right and then left, you will find the
restaurant and bar at the northwest corner of the building.
To reach the guest rooms, return to the front desk and turn left so that you
are walking south toward the atrium. On the right you will pass an archway
that gives access to the ballroom foyer about halfway down its length.
Continuing south along the carpeted corridor, you will find sectional
seating in the middle of the hall at a point when the space opens into an
art gallery. At the south end of this central seating you can angle east or
west to find corridors giving access to wooden room doors, which have raised
and Braille room numbers as required by the ADA.
If you choose to go straight south instead of angling, you will reach the
northernmost of the two elevators. Turning left or right at the elevator
will take you straight east or west to doors giving access to stairwells.
The one on the east side is door 1, and the one on the west end is door 4.
At the ground-floor level these stairwells, as well as doors 2 and 3 at the
far ends of the corridors, each contain a door to the outside, a door to the
atrium, the door you just walked through, and a door to the connecting
guest-room corridor. The stairs to the upper floors are also in this
uncarpeted area. By the way, your room key will open the outside doors,
which are kept locked. You will find the box for inserting the key card to
the right of the door on the outside. Grassy dog relief areas are available
outside any door. Also outside these doors, numbered 1-4, you will find a
trash receptacle, located directly below the key entry box to the right of
the door as you face it to go inside.
To grasp the guest-room layout, think of the hotel as an arrow with the
corridor leading from the front desk to the elevator already mentioned as
the shaft of the arrow. The arrowhead is the guest-room area with the pool
atrium in the center of the arrowhead. Parallel corridors make a circuit
around the arrowhead with a flattened tip, that is, not coming to a point.
The south elevator actually faces south and is located at the extreme
southern end of the hotel. The innermost of the parallel corridors circles
the atrium with a chest-high wall separating the hallway from the drop to
the atrium. The outside wall of this corridor contains the glass sliding
doors to the rooms. Most of the ground-floor rooms are located only on the
outside wall of the hotel, though near the northern elevator the
wheelchair-accessible rooms are located on both sides of the outer hallway.
If you take the time to study this description, it should give you a place
to begin learning the layout of the convention hotel. Remember that we will
be at this facility for the next four years, so you will have plenty of time
to become familiar with it.
CONVENTION ARRANGEMENTS
If you have any questions about convention arrangements, contact Sheri
Albers, chair of the convention committee.
Registration and Literature
NFB literature will be available during registration hours in the
Chandelier Area Friday, November 2nd, between 12:00 and 1:30 and 6:00 to
7:30 PM and Saturday, November 3rd, between 8:30 and 9:00 AM and 1:00 and
2:00 PM.
Attention First-Time Convention Attendees
All those attending their first NFB of Ohio convention are invited to
stop at the literature table Friday afternoon to pick up a first-timer's
ribbon and to have their names entered for a special door prize drawing.
Door Prizes
Door prizes should be labeled clearly in print and Braille with the
donor's name and the amount of cash or type of gift. Paul Dressell is in
charge of door prizes. They may be brought to him directly or left in
Convention Registration with Anna Wiederhold.
Guide Dogs
If you have a problem with your dog or need advice or assistance, contact
Deanna Lewis (513-328-7976), president of our guide dog division, or Debbie
Baker (937-206-2935). Relief areas are located outside of each door. Also
outside these doors, numbered 1-4, you will find a trash receptacle, located
directly below the key entry box to the right of the door as you face it to
go inside.
Friday, November 2
11:00-12:00 PM Board Meeting
Gallery Room
12:00-1:30 PM Convention Registration
Chandelier Area
1:30 PM Call to Order of General Session and Opening Remarks
J.W. Smith, President
Plaza C
1:40 PM Blind People Need and Want Good Jobs Kevan Worley,
NFB National Rep.; Executive Director, National Association of Blind
Merchants; and CEO, Worley Enterprises
2:00 PM The Monitor and Rehabilitation Training Barbara
Pierce
2:20 PM An Overview of Rehabilitation in Ohio Kevin Miller,
Executive Director of the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
2:35 PM The BSVI Perspective
Rose Reed, Interim Deputy Director
2:50 PM Rehabilitation: The Cleveland Perspective, Cleveland
Sight Center
Jassen Tawil and Joel Zureick
3:10 PM Rehabilitation: The Northwest Ohio Perspective,
Sight Center of Northwest Ohio
Dawn Christensen, Executive Director
3:30 PM Rehabilitation: The Cincinnati Perspective,
Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
John Mitchell, Executive Director
3:50 PM Tools for the Trade
Mike Tindell, National Blindness Product
Specialist, Humanware, Inc.
4:10 PM Speaking of Success
Suzanne Turner, Benefits Counselor
Cleveland Sight Center
4:45- 5:45 PM Membership Workshop
Richard Payne, Committee Chair
Plaza D
6:00-7:30 PM Convention Registration
Chandelier Area
7:00-8:00PM Members at Large Chapter Meeting
Colleen Roth, President
Directors Room
8:00-8:30 PM Resolutions Committee Meeting
Deborah Kendrick, Chair
Directors Room
8:00-9:00 PM Ohio Association of Blind Merchants Meeting
Annette Lutz, President
North Octagon (Two steps to enter room)
8:30 PM Nominating Committee Meeting
Bruce Peters, Chair
Directors Room
9:00-11:00 PM Hospitality
Hosted by the Miami Valley Chapter and Merchants Division
Everyone Welcome
Patterson Room
10:00-10:45 PM Radio Play Performance Not the Royal Shakespeare
Company Presents "Our Miss Brooks," a Radio Play
Admission $5, Sponsored by Ohio NAPUB
Plaza D
Saturday, November 3
7:00-8:00 AM Diabetes Action Network of Ohio (DAN) Breakfast
Wanda Sloan, President
Garden Bistro
7:30-8:45 AM National Association to Promote the Use of Braille
(NAPUB)
Continental Breakfast Meeting
Barbara Pierce, President
Plaza D
8:30-9:00 AM Convention Registration
Chandelier Area
9:00 AM Call to Order of General Session
J.W. Smith, President
Plaza C
9:05 AM Welcome to Dayton
Richard Payne, President, Miami Valley Chapter
9:15 AM Convention Arrangements
Sheri Albers, Chair, Convention Committee
9:20 AM Roll Call of Chapters
Shelbi Hindel, Secretary
9:25 AM National Report
Kevan Worley, NFB National Rep.; Executive Director, National Association of
Blind Merchants; and CEO, Worley Enterprises
9:55 AM Report from the Talking Book Library
Tracy Grimm, Ohio Library for the
Blind and Physically Disabled
10:20 AM Beyond BARD
Deborah Kendrick, Syndicated Columnist
10:40 AM Living the Dream
Richard Payne, President, Miami Valley Chapter
11:00 AM Teaching the Blind Today and Tomorrow
Shelley McCoy
11:20 AM Spotlight on Exhibitors
Eric Duffy, First Vice President
12:00 PM Recess
(Those who have ordered boxed lunches
can pick them up in the Chandelier Area.
Only those with tickets will be served.)
12:00-5:00 PM Exhibits and Technology
Plaza A
12:15 PM Parents of Blind Children Division Lunch
Meeting, Carol Akers, President
Plaza D
12:15 PM Ohio Organization of the Senior Blind
Barbara Fohl, President
Gallery Room
12:15 PM Student Division Pizza Party
Aleeha Dudley, President
Patterson Room
12:15 PM Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users
Deanna Lewis, President
Directors Room
1:00-2:00 PM Convention Registration
Chandelier Area
2:00-5:00 PM Parents of Blind Children Seminar Carol Akers, President
Plaza D
3:00-5:00 PM iPhone and other IOS Devices for Beginners
Eric Duffy, Research Scientist
Wright State Research Institute
Patterson Room
5:30-6:00 PM Social Hour
(Cash bar will remain open until 7:00)
Plaza BC
6:00 PM Annual Banquet
Eric Duffy, Master of Ceremonies
Plaza BC
Banquet Address
Kevan Worley, NFB National Rep.; Executive Director,
National Association of Blind Merchants; and CEO, Worley Enterprises
Affiliate Awards and
Scholarship Awards
Honor Roll Call of Chapters
9:00 PM Post-Banquet Party
Music and Karaoke in Garden Bistro (Restaurant)
Games and Conversation in Plaza A
Sunday, November 4
9:00 AM Call to Order of the General Session
Plaza BC
9:05 AM Memorial Service
J.W. Smith and Paul Dressell
9:20 AM Why I'm a Federationist
Sheri Albers, President, NFB of Cincinnati
9:40 AM On Leadership and Affiliate History
Paul Dressell and Barbara Pierce
10:10 AM NFB-NEWSLINER Report
Cheryl Fischer
10:20 AM NFB Philosophy Audience Discussion
Barbara Pierce and Kevan Worley
11:00 AM Treasurer's Report
Sherry Ruth
11:10 AM Report of the Nominating Committee
Bruce Peters, Chair
11:20 AM Affiliate Elections
11:40 AM Closing Remarks by J.W. Smith
Noon Adjournment
OH_TOP_K
2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: J.W. Smith
(740) 592-6326
P.O. Box 458, Athens, Ohio 45701-0458
jwsmithnfb at frontier.com
First Vice President: Eric Duffy
(614) 377-9877
48 W. Longview Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43202
eduffy at pobox.com
Second Vice President: Barbara Fohl
(440) 964-7824
1116 Thayer Ave., Ashtabula, OH 44004
barbfohl at pobox.com
Secretary: Shelbi Hindel
(614) 558-8059
185 Crestview Road, Columbus, OH 43202
shelbiah at att.net
Treasurer: Sherry Ruth
(440) 324-4218
6922 Murray Ridge Rd., Elyria, OH 44035
babyruth2 at windstream.net
Members at Large
2011-2013
Sheri Albers, (513) 886-8697
9824 Dartmouth Way, Loveland, OH 45140
salbers1 at cinci.rr.com
Debbie Baker, (937) 206-2935 or (937) 471-5193
1107 Burt St., Springfield, OH 45505
lahm at pobox.com
Susan Day, (937) 717-6968 or (937) 401-0806
27 Council Court, Unit C, Springfield, OH 45504
sday24 at roadrunner.com
Deborah Kendrick, (513) 321-2228 or (513) 673-4474
2848 Ridgewood Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45213-1062
dkkendrick at earthlink.net
Richard Payne, (937) 829-3368
1019 Wilmington Ave., Apt. 43, Kettering OH 45420
rchpay7 at sbcglobal.net
William Turner, (216)-355-4577
1064 E. 167th St., Cleveland OH 44110-1523
william.h.turner at ssa.gov
2010-2012
Bruce Peters
(330) 780-5827
1670 Liberty Dr., Akron, OH 44313
Crystal McClain
(937) 935-6188
1070 Twp. Rd. 181, Bellefontaine, OH 43311
mcmcclain at columbus.rr.com
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