[Ohio-Talk] Blind Equality Achievement Month

[Richard Payne]

Good morning,

Many of you are still learning so you will find opportunities to be more
involved in what we do across the country.

	Blind Equality Achievement Month
Remember history. Advance equality. Celebrate accomplishments. Formerly
known as Meet the Blind Month, the National Federation of the Blind
celebrates the organized blind movement during October. Throughout the
month, our members conduct a variety of outreach activities in their local
communities. Many of these activities center on White Cane Awareness Day
which is October 15.
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - Where the Blind Work Webinar
8:00-9:15 p.m., eastern, via Zoom | Unemployment and under-employment
persist as among the most stubborn factors affecting blind people's pursuit
of cultural and economic equity in society. Join us to celebrate the work
and accomplishments of blind and low-vision people with a panel discussion.
Our panelists will be:
*	Jennifer Wenzel, Human Resources Generalist, Wisconsin
*	Kris Colcock, Certified Benefits Specialist/Entrepreneur, Washington
*	Rachel Kuntz, Community Relations Liaison, Arizona 
Register for Where the Blind Work to receive Zoom details.
<https://nfb.org/programs-services/employment/where-the-blind-work-webinars-
registration>  
Thursday, October 26, 2023 - National Federation of the Blind Virtual Career
Fair 
1:00-4:00 p.m., eastern, via Zoom | Join our fall virtual career fair to
find your occupational passion (employees) or add talent to your team
(employers). This event is free of charge for both employers and jobseekers.
Registration opens on September 22, 2023. You must register by October 16,
2023.
*	Career Fair - Jobseeker Registration
<https://nfb.org/form/career-fair-jobseeker-registration> 
*	Career Fair - Employer Registration
<https://nfb.org/form/career-fair-employer-registration> 
For more information about the career fair, please contact Jennifer Wenzel,
Employment Committee chair, at jenwen319 at gmail.com
<mailto:jenwen319 at gmail.com>  or Rachel Kuntz, employer liaison at
rkuntz at saavi.us <http://rkuntz@saavi.us/> .
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 - Accessibility Boutique on Job Search Websites
2:00-3:30 p.m., eastern, via Zoom. Searching for jobs online is becoming
increasingly popular. Join our Center of Excellence in Nonvisual
Accessibility to evaluate job-search websites at each stage of the process.
Register for the October Accessibility Boutique. 
White Cane Awareness Day
The National Federation of the Blind celebrates White Cane Awareness Day
<https://nfb.org/programs-services/blind-equality-achievement-month/white-ca
ne-awareness-day>  every year on October 15. For blind people, the white
cane is an essential tool that gives us the ability to achieve a full and
independent life. It allows us to move freely and safely from place to
place-whether it's at work, at school, or around our neighborhoods.
White Cane Awareness Day Proclamation
Anyone can encourage their local government to issue a White Cane Awareness
Day Proclamation. This is a great way to involve your local community and
educate the public about the blind. Please print out either the White Cane
Awareness Day Proclamation (HTML)
<https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/meet-blind-month/white-cane-awareness
-day-proclamation>  or the White Cane Awareness Day Proclamation (Word)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/word/white-cane-awareness-day-proclama
tion-final.docx>  and share it with your local administration.
Courtesy Rules of Blindness
Our sighted friends often ask for advice regarding what they should do or
say when meeting a blind person. Blind people are ordinary people, so please
don't be nervous around us. We are also highly capable people, so please
don't grab our arms, our canes, or our guide dogs if we haven't asked you to
do so. For more tips, read our courtesy rules of blindness
<https://nfb.org/programs-services/meet-blind-month/courtesy-rules-blindness
> .
Share Your Federation Memory Minute
It's Blind Equality Achievement Month. Using the hashtag #BlindMonth, share
the positive impact that mentors within the Federation have had on your life
and how opportunities to earning equal wages and other aspects of employment
are valuable to you.
Tips for making a video
<https://nfb.org/programs-services/blind-equality-achievement-month/share-yo
ur-federation-memory-minute> 


Richard Payne,  President
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
937/829/3368
Rchpay7 at gmail.com <mailto: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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