[Ohio-Talk] Information to keep you updated.

Sat Oct 19 21:33:14 UTC 2019

Greeting Ohio Federation Members, I am ready for the state convention!  

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

Members, we still have so much work to do, and it is an indeed honor to
serve you! 

As a reminder, I need to reemphasize that October 24th  is the last day to
preregister for the State of Ohio Convention. So, please go to
WWW.NFBOhio.ORG <http://WWW.NFBOhio.ORG>  and complete this task.

By now, you should have made your room reservations for the State
Convention. the room rate was good until October 15th. If you did not get
your reservation taken care of; then you should be calling the hotel in hope
that they still have rooms available.

Chapter and Division Presidents, please pay attention to the following
information! 
A: You should   have submitted  your gavel award information to the awards
committee, on or before October ninth. But. if  you decided  not to submit a
report for the competition, you  still must submit a report due one week
prior to the convention.
B: In addition, Membership lists and dues must also be submitted no later
than one week prior to the Convention.
C: Any late submissions from a Chapter, Division, or an offending chapter or
division will be subject to a fine of 25 dollars. 
D: Eric and   I should also know who will      represent your chapter on the
Nominating Committee. The members of this committee are appointed by chapter
presidents. Thus, it is the Affiliate President who selects the Nominating
Chair from among the members. Please let us know who will represent your
chapter as soon as possible. 

We have mailed out hundreds of postcards and sent out several Public Service
Announcements (PSA) in Franklyn County providing information about the
Convention. Also, the Columbus Chapter will host our national rep on the
voice core radio show, and OOD announced our event in their bulletin.
Therefore, that buzz that you are hearing across the state is the exciting
movement of the federation.

In conjunction with the 73rd convention of the National Federation of the
Blind of Ohio, we have invited  families of blind children to an afternoon
of learning and fun. The focus will be centered around an informative
meeting, with exciting educational and social activities. We are also
inviting blind high school and college students to join us for a great time,
which will also include learning opportunities. These activities for parents
and students will take place on Friday, November 1st and Saturday, November
2nd, 2019, at the DoubleTree Hotel. The address is 175 Hutchinson Ave,
Columbus, Ohio.

The October  Sharing Solutions for Vision Loss teleconference will be held
Sunday, October 20,  at 7:00 p.m.  The topic this month will be home
organization.     Our guest speaker, Chris, from Home Joy will share ideas
about organizing and decluttering your home.  Callers can bring their own
clutter and organization challenges to the discussion and share tips about
staying organized and clutter free.  The monthly teleconference is sponsored
by the NFB of Ohio Senior Division.  Callers do not need to be seniors or
members of NFB to participate.  

Here are the details for joining the teleconference:
Phone number: (712) 775-7031
Access Code, when prompted: 240281423#
Date: Sunday, October 20, 2019
Time:  7:00 p.m.

Please review our organization's code of conduct on the www.nfb.org
<http://www.nfb.org>   website by referring to this link:
https://www.nfb.org/about-us/history-and-governance/code-conduct. We must
Continue to remind members about the code and review it with our  affiliate
leaders periodically.

	Share this event information with contacts who are interested in the
National Federation of the Blind, but are not members yet: 
	Sunday, October 20, 2019, at 4:00 p.m. EST, the National Federation
of the Blind is hosting another call for blind people to learn about
membership and its benefits. This is a great opportunity to hear from active
members and leaders on the myths and uncertainties of the Federation. Sign
up by emailing membership at nfb.org <mailto:membership at nfb.org>  or calling
410-659-9314, extension 2509. 

News!

	Presidential Release:
	The October Presidential Release is available at
https://www.nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/presidential-releases.

	Meet the Blind Month Twitter Chat: Web Accessibility:
	There is great buzz about the activities happening so far during
Meet the Blind Month across the nation. In addition to the many local
activities, the National Federation of the Blind is hosting a weekly Twitter
chat each Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. eastern in October. Here is the
schedule:
*	October 18, 2019 - Independence and Traveling | 12:00 p.m. ET to
1:00 p.m. ET | #MeetTheBlind
*	October 25, 2019 - Meet Our Members | 12:00 p.m. ET to 1:00 p.m. ET
| #Meet The Blind

A Twitter chat is a scheduled, organized topical conversation on Twitter
centralized around a specific hashtag. Our hashtag is #Meet the
Blind. Learn more about how to participate in the Meet the Blind Month
<file:///C:\Users\Suzanne\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary%20Intern
et%20Files\Content.Outlook\3FHXXG17\nfb.org\mtbm>  Twitter chat. We look
forward to your participation.

 October Braille Monitor Available:
	This month's Braille Monitor includes more national convention
highlights, why click-by lawsuits damage our progress, coming to terms with
vision loss, and the partnership between the National Federation of the
Blind and Mattel Games. Access the October Braille Monitor
<https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm19/bm1909/bm1909tc.htm>
or subscribe to the monthly publication
<https://www.nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/braille-monitor> .

	Upcoming Braille Readers are Leaders Contest:
	The American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults and National
Federation of the Blind announce the 2019-2020 nationwide Braille Readers
are Leaders contest for children and adults. K-12 students and adults
learning Braille across the U.S. compete to read the most Braille pages,
going up against other participants in similar contest categories for seven
weeks. Registration opens November 1, 2019 and the contest will be from
December 1, 2019 to January 18, 2020. It isn't too early to start getting
ready for the contest. One way to prepare is by getting books from
ShareBraille.org <https://sharebraille.org/>  now. 

	Name Change at NLS:
	Effective October 1, NLS has a new name: National Library Service
for the Blind and Print Disabled. The goal of the name change is to remove
outdated language in the old name and replace it with wording that more
clearly communicates the audience that they serve. They will continue to use
NLS as the abbreviation.

	Dates to Keep in Mind:
	*	January 10-12, 2020: BELL(r) Academy Training Seminar 
*	February 10, 2020: Great Gathering-In; Washington Seminar begins
*	March 26-27, 2020: Jacobus tenBroek Law Symposium, Baltimore,
Maryland
*	April 14-17, 2020: NABM BLAST <http://www.blindmerchants.org> ;
Chicago, Illinois
June 30-July 5, 2020: NFB National Convention, Houston Texas

Richard Payne,  President
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
937-396-5573 or 937/829/3368
Rchpay7 at gmail.com
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

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