[Ohio-talk] OOD and Braille
Cheryl Fields
cherylelaine1957 at gmail.com
Wed Jan 11 00:06:49 UTC 2017
Is it possible for you to copy and paste letter here? I'm thinking we
should contact her and invite ood to chapter meetings on a regular
basis.
On 1/10/17, Sheri Albers via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello Fellow Federationists,
> When we participated in the statewide OOD training meeting on August 30,
> 2016, the common theme throughout the day was consumer choice and the need
> for braille. Every counselor, supervisor and manager was in attendance. At
> our state convention, we reiterated this theme in the general session, and
> in the job workshop. Apparently, all of this had fallen on deaf ears -
> again.
> If you read the letter from Elizabeth Sammons, that President Payne put at
> the end of his email, OOD has invited themselves to each of our chapter
> meetings. This is yet another opportunity to have our voices heard. I urge
> all chapter presidents to take them up on this invitation.
> We need to show them that we will not give up, and we will not go away,
> until we are truly living the lives we want.
> Sheri Albers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-Talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Shelbi
> Hindel via Ohio-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 8:53 AM
> To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'
> Cc: Shelbi Hindel
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] fyi
>
> I would like to know why OOD doesn't assist with Braille technology for
> those who are long time Braille users. I have been denied repeatedly, told I
> need to learn to listen and record. I have been a Braille user since age
> four. I certainly do think that listening skills are important but not to
> the exclusion of a means of reading and writing. When I was an elementary
> student at OSSB we had a class called Listening Skills. It was held once a
> week in the speech room. We had listening exercises with tests, recorded
> plays, played games and who can remember what else after all these years.
> At our convention I was told that it was unreasonable to expect tax payers
> to pay for the expense of anything Braille because all the equipment is
> costly, the production is costly and so is the instruction. Perhaps some of
> the determination about services provided is dependent upon the individual
> counselor and their personal understanding and beliefs of the system.
>
> We should all be thankful for the services we have received, realize that
> not all are as fortunate, and be willing as Federationests to fight for the
> rights of all.
> Shelbi
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-Talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deanna
> Lewis via Ohio-Talk
> Sent: January 10, 2017 8:17 AM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
> Cc: Deanna Lewis
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] fyi
>
> I think it's a great idea to have someone from OOD on the OAPUB call. We
> will have many questions for them regarding braille instruction! Thanks for
> organizing this and please keep us posted on the date for the call.
> Deanna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-Talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sheri
> Albers via Ohio-Talk
> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 10:41 PM
> To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'
> Cc: Sheri Albers
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] fyi
>
> 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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