[Ohio-Talk] There is a great panel on employment at the Indiana state convention. If interested, please join! They are talking now!

Sat Oct 9 15:20:04 UTC 2021

Good morning Ohio,

If you have a moment today, the state of Indiana has their state convention today. Right now there’s a great panel discussion on employment. There are various occupation present to talk about independence, advocacy and more. Below is the link!

Suzanne

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> Date: October 9, 2021 at 12:30:00 AM EDT
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> Subject: NFB Indiana 2021 State Convention Events for October 9 and 10
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> State Convention 2021
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> Stronger Together! | Anywhere and everywhere!
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> Virtual Convention, October 8-10, 2021
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> Saturday, October 9, 2021
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> Morning Session
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> 9AM:               Convention called to order
> Ron Brown, President, NFB of Indiana.  
> 9:05AM:         Invocation
> 9:10AM:         NFB Brand and Pledge
> 9:15AM:         Welcoming remarks, Host Chapter Presidents
> Diane Graves, Indianapolis;
> Lee Martin, Circle City.
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> 9:30AM:         National Report, NFB National Representative,
> Denise Avant
> NFB National Board Member and Illinois Affiliate Vice-President.
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> 10AM:              A Power That Gives Strength.
> Presenter: Simone Arnold Liebster.
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> Simone Arnold was born in 1930 in France. As a young child, Simone had a strongly developed sense of justice. As Jehovah's Witnesses, Simone's parents raised her to listen to her conscience, even if it meant being different from or unpopular with others.
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> As Hitler's armies invaded France, Simone, age 11, refused to give the Hitler salute or sing Nazi songs. She was arrested and put in a Nazi penitentiary home in Germany. Her parents were imprisoned in Nazi camps.
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> The Arnold-Liebster Foundation was established by Max Liebster and Simone Arnold Liebster in January 2002 to educate future generations in the lessons of history, and especially aims to help young people repudiate racism and violence, and to learn to listen to the voice of conscience.
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> 11:AM:           Panel Discussion, the illusion of inclusion: Working in the shadows of equal employment opportunities.
> Moderator: Dr. Evette Simmons-Reed, Co-Chair NFB Indiana Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee; Assistant Professor, Special Education Department in Applied Behavior Analysis, Faculty, Ball State University; Center for Autism Spectrum Disorder (CASD); and President, CEC Division for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners (DDEL).
> Panelists:
> Colin Wong, M.A, NOMC: Co-Chair National Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, National Federation of the Blind.
> Training Coordinator/Cane travel instructor, Saavi Services for the Blind.
> Carlos Taylor, Program Manager; Gregory S. Fehribach Center at Eskenazi Health.
> Kielan Williams: Upper Division Academic Advisor, School of Art, Ball State University.
> Diane Graves: NFB-Indiana, Indianapolis Chapter, President,
> Mediator: Alternative Dispute Resolutions, Indiana Civil Rights Commission.
> Tyler Sherck: NFB-Indiana, At Large Chapter President.
> Alex Gilland: NFB-Indiana, At Large Chapter Vice President,
> general caseload vocational rehabilitation counselor for Clark County Indiana, Area 25.
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> Saturday Afternoon Session
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> 1PM:   Community Service.
> Jeanetta Price, Community Service Division President, National Federation of the Blind.
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> 2PM:   Togetherness Through Volunteerism: Hoosier Federationists share their experiences.
> Tammy Hollingsworth, Robin’s Nest of Indy Inc. Cat Rescue.
> Cori Wills, Lions Clubs of America.
> Susan Jones, Seniors in Community Service.
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> 2:30-3:30PM:  Survivors Task Force: We’re in This Together.
> Presenters: Marci Carpenter, Cheryl Fields.
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> 3:45-4:30 p.m. Working Together: Focus on Employment.
> 3:45PM: NFB DirectSource: A Brand-New Tool for Blind Jobseekers
> Dick Davis, Chair, NFB Employment Committee
> 4PM:   Randolph-Sheppard Program: Making It Work!  Chris Hollingsworth, Chair, Indiana Elected Committee of Blind Managers
> 4:15PM: Internships Change Lives! Alex Gilland
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> 4:30PM: Indiana Parental Rights for People with Disabilities, where we are now.
> Presenter: Chris Hollingsworth
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> 4:45PM: NFBI Convention Resolutions, Chris Hollingsworth.
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> Adjourn.
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> Click here for NFB Indiana Banquet via zoom Conference, (7PM Eastern)
> MC. Ron Brown, NFB of Indiana President, NFB National 2nd-Vice-President.
> Keynote Speaker: NFB National Representative, Denise Avant.
> NFB of Indiana Scholarship Presentation: Diane Graves.
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> Sunday, October 10
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> 2:00PM: NFBI Business Meeting
> Nominating Committee Report
> NFBI 2021 Elections
> Audit committee Report.
> Treasurer's Report, Mika Baugh.
> Resolutions Committee Report, Chris Hollingsworth
> Chapter and Division Reports
> NFBI State Convention 2022
> Adjourn
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> Pam Schnurr, Vice-President: (317) 322-0901.
> Lee Martin, 2nd Vice-President: (317) 709-7747.
> Diane Graves, Acting Secretary.
> Mika Baugh, Treasurer.
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