[Ohio-talk] fyi

Tue Jan 10 03:41:11 UTC 2017

So, I have been out of the email loop, but are we talking about OOD has NEVER provided braille instruction for consumers? Or they only provide it "sometimes"? I probably cannot participate in this conversation because BSVI has provided braille instruction for me. This did not happen at first. I was originally denied many years ago and I then decided to pay for my own, when Bernie Dressell was my instructor, but when I was going to start college in 2013, they paid for lessons with Deborah Kendrick.
I guess a question could be, why pay for some, and not for others?
Thanks,
Sheri Albers

-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio-Talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marianne Denning via Ohio-Talk
Sent: Monday, January 9, 2017 10:11 PM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
Cc: Marianne Denning
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] fyi

Richard and al federation members. I would love to have a NAPUB phone call in February and invite OOD to participate in this call. I would like answers to questions about why OOD does not provide braille instruction to consumers in Ohio. Before I schedule this meeting I would like feedback. I would hope the meeting would be well attended so OOD understands that we are serious about braille instruction. Please share your thoughts.

On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 9:22 PM, Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk < ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Greetings federation family, I hope all of you had a great end of the year?
> We in the federation enjoy so many good times and we have many more to 
> come.
> The state convention was a great one and it   is my pleasure to serve you.
> Several great things happen at the state convention and many great 
> partnerships for the future of the NFBO was developed. We had so many
> first-time conventioneers    I hope   you continue to reach out to them.  I
> started working from home right before Christmas and that will help me 
> to get more done with the down time. I will ask if you see anything in 
> this email that you wish to ask a question about please email me off list at
> rchpay7 at gmail.com <mailto:rchpay7 at gmail.com>   While it is tempting
> sometimes to just do as much work as I can it would not be right to 
> try and do it all, I do not even want to kid you it is not possible.  
> We have so much work to do that even though the year just began we are running behind.
> I will share with you that several of our NFBO family members are 
> preparing to go to the Washington seminar. Sherri is very busy 
> planning for this very important event. I will be attending the affiliate presidents meeting
> January 28in Baltimore.   I will be including in the body of this email
> information about the committees for 2017 I also wish to encourage you 
> to reach out to me if for some reason, you thought I should have got your
> request to serve.     This Wednesday I will be in federal court to try and
> mediate along with several other plaintiffs against the Dayton mall 
> and the greater Dayton regional transit to add a bus stop and fix rout 
> buses at the Dayton mall. We currently have a strike going on with the 
> bus system in Dayton and I will keep you posted about that. I am also 
> going to include the presidents note book that will have information 
> that you should be paying
> close attention to. Next Monday January 23rd    at 7:00 PM the board of
> directors of NFBO will have our state board meeting, you should make a 
> point to call 712/775/7031 and use code 240281423 this meeting is open 
> to all of you and should be well attended.
>
> I have also included a message at the end from OOD.
>
> 2017 NFB of Ohio Committee appointments.
>
> You will find the 2017 NFBO appointments listed the first name after 
> the description will be the one of the chair person.
>
>
>
> Here are the charges to the affiliate committees:
>
> DEAF-BLIND COORDINATORS
>
>         Charge: To aid and information to those who are in this unique 
> community and to serve as a vehicle to foster a positive relationship 
> for the deaf-blind community. In 2017 coordinators, will assist the 
> affiliate in forming a deaf blind division.
>
>
>
> Delcenia Brown
>
> Lisa Hall
>
> Susan Day
>
>
>
> AWARDS COMMITTEE
>
>         Charge: To oversee the awards process, to provide information 
> and feedback when necessary, and to make reasonable judgments about 
> NFBO awards.
>
>
>
> Cheryl Fields
>
> Annette Lutz
>
> Shelbi Hindel
>
> Emily Pennington
>
> Jerry Purcell
>
> Robby Spangler
>
> Barbara Pierce,
>
>
>
> CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE
>
>         Charge: To make sure that all NFBO constitutions follow the 
> state and national constitutions, both philosophically and rhetorically.
>
>
>
> Shelbi Hendil
>
> Colleen Rot
>
> Cheryl Fields
>
> Joe Mager
>
>
>
> CONVENTION COORDINATOR
>
>         Charge: To assist and advise the president in the planning of 
> the state convention and to provide additional assistance in planning 
> and executing affiliate activities at national conventions.
>
>
>
> Sherri Albers co-chair Rachel Kuntz
>
>
>
> EDUCATION COMMITTEE
>
>         Charge: To advise the president about policies, legislation, 
> strategies, and initiatives in which the National Federation of the 
> Blind of Ohio should be engaged to improve educational opportunities 
> for blind youth throughout the state.
>
>
>
> Debbie Baker
>
> Elif Emir Öksüz
>
> Joe Manger
>
> Marianne Denning
>
> Christopher Sabine
>
> Heather Leiterman
>
>
>
> FINANCING THE MOVEMENT COMMITTEE (
>
> SUN coordinator
>
> , Jernigan Fund coordinator
>
> , PAC coordinator
>
>    Charge: To make members aware of these specific organizational 
> fundraising opportunities and to implement strategies to increase 
> participation.
>
>
>
> Sherry Ruth
>
> Gloria Robertson
>
> Sue Ott
>
> Susan Day
>
>
>
> Fundraising COMMITTEE
>
>         Charge: To investigate additional opportunities to increase 
> NFB-O resources and to implement effective fundraising strategies and 
> programming.
>
>
>
>
> Annette Lutz
>
> Walter Mitchell
>
> Shelbi Hendil
>
> Geza Vamos
>
> Deanna Lewis
>
> StephanieClaytor
>
> Wanda Sloan
>
> Milena Zavoli
>
>
>
> LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
>
>         Charge: To increase the organization’s visibility and 
> effectiveness in the state legislature and to continue to support our 
> efforts in Washington throughout the year.
>
>
>
> Sherri Albers
>
> Annette Lutz
>
> Jordy Stringer
>
> Joe Mager
>
> Geza Vamos
>
> Michael Leiterman
>
> Barbara Pierce,
>
>
>
> MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
>
>         Charge: To implement effective strategies to recruit and retain
> members and   to reinvigorate the chapters and divisions of the NFB of
> Ohio.
>
>
> Carolyn Peters
>
> Chenelle Hancock
>
> Suzanne Turner
>
> Walter Mitchel
>
> Sue Ott
>
> William Turner
>
> Macy McClain
>
> Heather Leiterman
>
> Michael Leiterman
>
>
>
>
>
> Promotion   AND PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
>
>         Charge: To promote and publicize the programs and events of 
> the NFB of Ohio and to acquire as much positive publicity as possible 
> for such activities.
>
>
>
> Rachel Kuntz
>
> Cheryl fisher
>
> Walter Mitchel
>
> Jordy Stringer
>
> Annie McEachirn
>
> Suzanne Turner
>
> Sue Ott
>
> Heather Leiterman
>
>
>
> RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
>
>         Charge: To oversee the submission process and to write and 
> distribute clearly articulated and philosophically sound resolutions.
>
>
>
> Michael Leiterman
>
> Debbie Baker
>
> Cheryl Fields
>
> Marianne Denning
>
> Colleen Roth
>
>
>
> SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
>
>         Charge: To conduct the affiliate scholarship program and to 
> develop and implement effective strategies to increase the visibility 
> of the program and increase participation.
>
>
>
>
>
> Jordy Stringer
>
> Cheryl Fields
>
> Elif Emir Öksüz
>
> Natassha. Ricks
>
> Heather Leiterman
>
>
>
>
> President’s Notebook
>
>
> National Federation of the Blind
>
>
> Mark A. Riccobono
>
>
> officeofthepresident at nfb.org <mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>
>
>
> (410) 659-9314
>
>
>
>
> Dear Fellow Federationists,
>
>
>
> I had the opportunity to represent the Federation at the Consumer 
> Electronic Show (CES) last week. In talking to technology providers, 
> it is encouraging to find more awareness of what "accessibility" means 
> than I did years ago when I last attended CES. It is clear that we are 
> living in an ever-connected world from cars, to homes, to wearables, 
> to the physical environment. I think that our advocacy and technology 
> expertise put the blind in a great position to take advantage of all 
> of these innovations.
>
>
>
> Technology will never be the answer. We need to continue to articulate 
> our philosophy about blindness. I think that we need to walk carefully 
> around the use of technology making sure that the blind continue to 
> direct that use in our lives. There are many simple things that do not 
> require a technology solution. However, how can we further leverage 
> technology to give us increased access to information that is 
> expensive or difficult to get in our everyday lives? It will be up to 
> the National Federation of the Blind to define what the cutting edge 
> of technology and independence is, and I am looking to the leaders of 
> the Federation to help by actively participating in those discussions.
>
>
>
>
> Critical Actions This Week:
>
>
> Washington Seminar:
> The Great Gathering-In is exactly three weeks from today. Please 
> schedule appointments with members of your Congressional delegation 
> for January 31, February 1, and February 2. Once your appointments are 
> scheduled, please notify us at Hillappointments at nfb.org 
> <mailto:Hillappointments at nfb.org> , providing as much information about each meeting as you can, including:
> date, time, meeting location, and (perhaps most importantly) whether 
> you are meeting with a staffer or an actual member of Congress.
>
>
>
> The 2017 Legislative Fact Sheets <https://nfb.org/washington-seminar>  
> are online. This is a great time to be studying our issues for the 
> 2017 Washington Seminar and memorizing the fact sheets. Be sure to 
> check back often for updates regarding the Washington Seminar in the 
> weeks leading up to the Great Gathering-In on January 30 at 5:00 p.m. 
> at the Holiday Inn Capitol.
>
>
>
>
> News:
>
>
> 2017 BELL Academy Program launched:
> On Louis Braille's birthday, January 4, we launched the 2017 BELL 
> Academy Program with Wells Fargo. In addition to sponsoring the BELL 
> Academy, Wells Fargo will provide strategic input into the program and 
> offer team member volunteers at select academies.
>
>
>
> Presidential Release:
> The January Presidential Release has been posted to our website at 
> https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/pr/pr457.mp3.
>
>
>
> EPUB 3 Training Seminar:
> We will be hosting a training seminar designed to teach how to create 
> and implement accessible EPUB 3 in a variety of different settings and 
> to discuss the upcoming release of the EPUB accessibility conformance 
> specification. This event will be hosted under the auspices of the 
> National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Center of Excellence in 
> Nonvisual Access to Education, Public Information, and Commerce 
> (CENA), with financial support through the Non-Visual Accessibility 
> Initiative grant from the State of Maryland.
>
>
>
>
> Dates to Keep in Mind:
>
>
> *       January 30, 2017: Great Gathering-In
> *       January 30-February 2, 2017: Washington Seminar
> <https://nfb.org/washington-seminar>
> *       March 23, 2017: EPUB 3 Training Seminar
> <https://nfb.org/ebooks-and-epub-accessibility>
> *       March 30-31, 2017: Jacobus tenBroek Law Symposium
> *       March 31, 2017: Deadline for scholarship applications
> <http://www.nfb.org/scholarships>
> *       April 15, 2017: Deadline for Jacob Bolotin Award applications
> <https://nfb.org/bolotin-award-main>
> *       July 10-15, 2017:
> <https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm16/bm1611/bm161101.htm>
> National Convention, Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, Orlando, Florida
> *       July 21-29, 2017: Youth Slam
> <http://www.blindscience.org/nfb-youth-slam> , Towson University
> *       September 12-17, 2017: BLAST <http://blindmerchants.org/
> blast-2017/>
> , Nashville, Tennessee
>
>
>
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the 
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the 
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create 
> obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life 
> you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
>
>
>
> Mark A. Riccobono
>
> President
>
> 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
>
> (410) 659-9314 | officeofthepresident at nfb.org 
> <mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>
>
>
>
>
>
>  <https://nfb.org/>
>
>
>
>
> <http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind>
> <https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice>      <https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind
> >
>
>
>
> The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and 
> friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. 
> Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they 
> want.
>
> I have been asked by OOD to share this information with our chapters.
>
> Hello and happy new year from our BSVI staff! We were glad to meet or 
> catch up with many of you at November’s statewide meeting, but now 
> doesn’t that seem a long time ago?
>
> During 2017, we’re setting some big goals, and these include outreach, 
> involving you. If possible, local and some statewide staff would like 
> to attend one of your chapter meetings. We would plan to make it a 
> brief but productive session. First, we’d like to offer some updates 
> on what’s happening in the agency. Second, we’d like to hear from you 
> as we make further outreach plans. Since you live in your community 
> every day, you’re the experts about what doctors, teachers, 
> librarians, community leaders or others you think we’d do well to 
> reach out to. And finally, as always, we want to encourage any 
> questions we can answer in the informal atmosphere of your own meeting place.
>
> For questions and possible dates, we can join you, please email 
> Elizabeth Sammons at Elizabeth.sammons at ood.ohio.gov 
> <mailto:Elizabeth.sammons at ood.ohio.gov>  or call/voicemail her at 
> 614.438.1260.
>
> Thanks for your considering participation with this, and as we await 
> your reply, we are wishing you the very best for this 2017.
>
>
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Elizabeth Sammons and all the BSVI staff
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Elizabeth L. Sammons
>
> Program Administrator
>
> Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency
>
> Tel. 614.438.1260
>
>
>
> Richard Payne rchpay7 at gmail.com
>
>
>
>
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--
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053
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