From dandrews at visi.com Tue Jun 2 16:51:27 2009 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:51:27 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] Detroit Tigers game and picnic at National Convention Message-ID: Subject: Detroit Tigers game and picnic at National Convention Here is a great opportunity to add big fun to your convention time in Detroit. We have for sale, tickets to the Tuesday night 7:05 P.M. game against the Kansas City Royals. At 6:30 P.M. we proceed to the Mountain Dew Porch for a picnic with hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, pasta salad, cole slaw, chips and drinks. Then by 8:00P.M. we proceed to our seats on the lower level third base line. Public transportation is available on the people mover or an energetic person could walk to Comerica Park. Tickets are available for $60.00 each and must be purchased by June 12th. Please make your check payable to Donna Posont and mail to: Donna Posont 15429 Prospect St. Dearborn, MI. 48126 Please call or email Donna with any questions. 313-220-8140 or email Donnabutterfly50 at gmail.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Zaremba" To: "David Andrews" Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 8:05 PM Subject: David Please post to NFB lists Hi David, One of our chapter presidents, Donna Posont, posted this to the Chapter Presidents list, but I don't think this was circulated anywhere else. I leave it to your discretion, but I thought this might be worth cross posting on the NFB lists. I understand if you would prefer to not cross post this announcement. Too many of these announcements and people start to feel like they are being spammed. Thanks, Peter Zaremba in Michigan ----- Donna Posont To: NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 2:02 PM Subject: Detroit Tigers game and picnic at National Convention Here is a great opportunity to add big fun to your convention time in Detroit. We have for sale, tickets to the Tuesday night 7:05 P.M. game against the Kansas City Royals. At 6:30 P.M. we proceed to the Mountain Dew Porch for a picnic with hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, pasta salad, cole slaw, chips and drinks. Then by 8:00P.M. we proceed to our seats on the lower level third base line. Public transportation is available on the people mover or an energetic person could walk to Comerica Park. Tickets are available for $60.00 each and must be purchased by June 12th. Please make your check payable to Donna Posont and mail to: Donna Posont 15429 Prospect St. Dearborn, MI. 48126 Please call or email Donna with any questions. 313-220-8140 or email Donnabutterfly50 at gmail.com David Andrews and white cane Harry. From dandrews at visi.com Tue Jun 9 01:05:39 2009 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:05:39 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] Braille Carnival Needs Volunteers Message-ID: I am Andrea Beasley Wisconsin Parents of Blind Children president. I was put in charge of the Braille Carnival and have been working very hard to put together a great carnival that all will enjoy. I have come up with several activities that are all adapted carnival games. I am looking for volunteers for this event. I will need a lot of help with this activity, please let me know if you can help out and where you like to help. The list of games are as follows: balloon pop with Braille notes hidden underneath fishing for Braille letters bean bag toss to make Braille letters and signs face painting Braille letters and signs no bake play dough using a Braille recipe treasure hunt simplified sand buckets with Braille to find within Braille math games quiet table with books, cards, etc... ticket prize booth This is where I am running into trouble, I was asked this weekend to have a separate activity for the middle school age kids because the thought is they will not like these activities so I am now searching for ideas. I hope all of this sounds fun and exciting to you. I know we have a volunteer with a latex allergy and I would love to know who this is and be able to talk with them so if it is you please email me about this. I also have a need for someone who has had experience in face painting. I think I could do this activity if no one feels they could do it. I have a list of needed items so please write me and let me know if you have any of these items and would be willing to bring them with you. tickets- each booth will be passing out tickets to the kids, like at a Chuck E. Cheese where they will spend it at the ticket booth prizes for behind the ticket booth small balloons- I am checking into nonlatex balloons cork board to tac balloons and messages onto darts to pop balloons magnetic fishing poles magnetic Braille print letters small/baby inflatable swimming pool small bean bags muffin tins buckets dry oatmeal- because I think sand would just be too messy slates, stylus, Braille writer, paper, Braille books of various levels, Brailled playing cards, Braille Uno, Brailled board games, etc... for quiet table Brailled notes to place behind the balloons and for the clues for the treasure hunt- might need to be written that morning face paint- preferably one that can be felt not just seen I think that about covers what I had. Again I want to thank everyone for their help and effort that will be put into this fun event, I know my son is very much looking forward to going to convention this year. We did not go last year because I could not travel but this year I will be glad to be back. I will accept any ideas that you all have for the middle schoolers, I hated those years so I have blocked them out and don't remember what I liked to do during that time. :) Thanks, Andrea Contact Info: 608-563-4708 home, 608-314-6384 cell, abeasley at jb11.net From braille at nbpcb.org Tue Jun 9 02:14:33 2009 From: braille at nbpcb.org (Braille Certification) Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:14:33 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] NCLB Braille Exam Dates For 2009 Message-ID: The National Blindness Professional Certification Board would like to announce that the NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN LITERARY BRAILLE (NCLB) will be held on the following dates and locations: Detroit, Michigan Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center Saturday & Sunday, July 4-5, 2009 1:00pm-5:00pm both days Orangeburg, New York Dominican College Sunday, July 12, 2009 8:00am-5:00pm Elkins Park, Pennsylvania Salus University Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009 8:00am-5:00pm Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque Grand Airport Hotel Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 8:00am-5:00pm A combined application/testing fee of $250 applies. For updates, application deadlines, and to apply online go to: www.nbpcb.org/pages/announcements For additional information, please visit the NBPCB website at: www.nbpcb.org, or contact Louise Walch, NBPCB Coordinator, at (318) 257-4554 or braille at nbpcb.org. Louise G. Walch NBPCB Coordinator braille at nbpcb.org www.nbpcb.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Announcement NCLB 06-08-09.doc Type: application/msword Size: 35840 bytes Desc: not available URL: From abeasley at jb11.net Wed Jun 10 03:05:00 2009 From: abeasley at jb11.net (Andrea Beasley) Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:05:00 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] Time and Place of Carnival Message-ID: I realize that I did not send out the most important info: day and time. Could you also pass this along with my apologies. The Carnival will take place on Friday, July 3, 2009. Volunteers need to come to the Ambassador 2 Ballroom no later than 9:45. The children will be arriving at 10:15 and will be leaving at 12:00. The extra thirty minutes will give you time to get acquainted with others in the room and with your games of choice. When I get a true list of volunteers I will be contacting you and letting you know specifics on how to reach me in Detroit. If you have offered to bring items please bring them to that same room no later than 9:30 so the games can be set up. Thanks, and again sorry for forgetting this info. Andrea Contact Info: 608-563-4708 home, 608-314-6384 cell, abeasley at jb11.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JWilson at nfb.org Fri Jun 12 04:02:38 2009 From: JWilson at nfb.org (Wilson, Joanne) Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:02:38 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] Last Chance for Hilton Reservations for Convention Message-ID: ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! Hi All, June 12, 2009 is the last day that the Hilton will be holding the National Federation of the Blind block of rooms. After June 12 you will be taking a chance on whether you can get a room FOR National Convention at the Hilton. Joanne Wilson Affiliate Action DA: Here is part of the original announcement from Joanne, announcing these rooms: Joanne Wilson tells us: Rooms are now also available in the Hilton Garden Inn, about seven blocks north of the Renaissance Center, at 351 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226. The above convention rates apply, with a nonrefundable deposit of $60.00 at booking and a five-night minimum stay for arrivals beginning Thursday, July 2, and departures no later than Friday, July 10. Please note this means that by making a reservation there you are obligated to pay for the full five nights at convention rates even if you stay fewer than five nights. 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As this is the first convention since launching NFB-NEWSLINE® Online (Web site: www.nfbnewslineonline.org), we wanted to seize this occasion to afford convention attendees with an opportunity to become familiar with our new features, including Web News on Demand and NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket. To aid us in this effort, in addition to our two tables at the exhibit hall, the NFB-NEWSLINE® team has arranged for a suite (accommodating up to 25 people) that will allow for hands-on demonstrations of our newest online initiatives. This great effort to promote the service to convention attendees means that we are in great need of a great many pair of hands to help us out! Our suite will be available for 28 hours of walk-in traffic and our tables in the exhibit hall will need to be staffed for 23 hours--thats a total of 51 hours! We are looking for support from our members who are familiar with the NFB-NEWSLINE® service; our volunteers will be asked to assist visitors in many ways; by providing information, handing out literature and helping sign up new subscribers, and demonstrating the services features. I would very much appreciate it if you would take some time during the convention to assist us in promoting and demonstrating the service to convention attendees. Please also ask others in your affiliate who you know use NFB-NEWSLINE® to volunteer their time as well In return, you'll provide a valuable service and receive prodigious thanks! Please send me an e-mail indicating your interest in volunteering during convention. My e-mail address is rwest at nfb.org and my inbox can accept a lot of entries! If you have questions, you may also reach me by phone at (410) 659-9314, extension 2411. Thank you for your time and for your attention to this matter. Renee West, Marketing and Outreach Manager NFB-NEWSLINE® Renee West Manager, Marketing and Outreach Sponsored Technology Programs NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND 1800 Johnson Street Baltimore MD 21230 Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2411 Fax: (410) 659-5129 Websites: www.nfb.org www.nfbnewsline.org www.nfbnewslineonline.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From MRiccobono at nfb.org Fri Jun 12 04:07:05 2009 From: MRiccobono at nfb.org (Riccobono, Mark) Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:07:05 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] Opportunity to Participate in Research at NFB Convention Message-ID: Dear Federationists, A researcher planning to attend the NFB Convention in Detroit has asked us to distribute the following fo ryour consideration Thanks, Mark A. Riccobono Executive Director, Jernigan Institute NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND Opportunity to Participate in Research! Shannon B. Rinaldo, Ph.D. from Texas Tech University is seeking visually impaired adults ages 18-65 (older persons may also be considered) to participate in a research study while attending the National Federation of the Blind National Convention in Detroit July 3-8, 2009. Scheduled sessions will be set as to not interfere with the general sessions of the conference. The study involves listening to or reading Braille advertisements and completing questionnaires. Braille readers are preferred but the study may be able to incorporate non-Braille readers. Participants will be paid $20 for one hour or less of their time. The study requires approximately 70 participants. Contact Shannon Rinaldo via phone (859) 492-4939; email Shannon.rinaldo at ttu.edu; or contact her room at the Marriott Renaissance Center during the conference. 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We can get more details and exact times to volunteers when we have their contact information, but a good estimate would be 6:30 - 10:30 p.m. Everyone will need to be at the briefing, but not everyone will have to stay to clean up. We may also meet for about 30 minutes sometime during the day of the session so that Noreen can brief volunteers. I will be there, along with the co-coordinator, Stephanie Kieszak-Holloway, but I'd still like 21 dedicated volunteers, so that she and I can be available to run around as needed. Please let me know if you'd like to volunteer or if you know someone who might. My e-mail is weberfam07 at comcast.net. Thanks! Laura Weber "Weber, Laura B HS" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Unless you have a contract that includes it, you might consider contacting your provider to disable international roaming, if only for the first couple of weeks of July. I found AT&T to be very helpful in providing assistance with my request. To make it a bit easier for those interested, here are contact numbers for the various carriers: AT&T : 611 or 800-331-0500 Sprint : *2, press Talk or 888-211-4727 T-Mobile : 800-937-8997 Verizon : *611 or 800-922-0204 Virgin Mobile : 888-322-1122 Here's to no cell phone bill surprises, eh? If you supervise anyone without e-mail, please advise any of those attending convention. Regards, John -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From RWest at nfb.org Sun Jun 21 01:09:59 2009 From: RWest at nfb.org (West, Renee) Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:09:59 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] NFB-NEWSLINE 2009 National Convention Schedule of Events Message-ID: Opportunities to learn about NFB-NEWSLINE® Onlines revolutionary new features available during NFBs National Convention in Detroit Michigan NFB-NEWSLINE® is looking towards the future with new initiatives that make use of modern-age assistive technology and devices. We have four new initiatives, NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, Web News on Demand, Podable News, and KeyStream, and we want to share information about our new initiatives with national convention attendees. To that end we have arranged for a suite to allow for hands-on demonstrations of our new features in addition to two tables in our exhibit hall. Our suite will feature four computer stations so that you can gain a better understanding of, and first-hand experience with, our new initiatives. We will have several open-house events in our suite to accommodate the time constraints of convention attendees, so please look through the NFB-NEWSLINE® schedule below to see which open-house sessions are a best fit with your own schedule. You may feel free to drop in during any of the open-house sessions. For those of you unfamiliar with our new initiatives, heres a brief description of each to whet your appetite before you come visit us in our suite to fill up on these goodies: Web News on Demand Web News on Demand provides all of the features that subscribers enjoy with the traditional, phone-based service, including access to all of their favorite publications, the TV listings, and the Local Information Channel content. With Web News on Demand subscribers can, for the first time ever, visit a secure, text-only Web site that offers the distinctive ability to view the entirety of any publication offered on the service. Further, this ability affords a uniquely enhanced search capability as a reader can search for a term throughout the publications content. A subscriber using Web News on Demand is able to send a full newspaper, a section of a newspaper, or a single article to his or her e-mail inbox, allowing for unrivaled and immediate access to a breaking news story. NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket With NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, we've increased the flexibility and functionality of NFB-NEWSLINE® so that our subscribers can more easily and quickly get their news through a digital talking book player (such as the Victor Reader Stream, Icon, or Braille+). NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket is a dynamic software application that a subscriber installs on his or her computer that, through an Internet connection, automatically downloads the publications of the subscribers choice to his or her portable digital talking book player (such as the Victor Reader Stream, the Icon, or the Braille+). Through this revolutionary initiative subscribers can gain easy and immediate access to their favorite publications and enjoy the reading experience that is offered with a DAISY-reading device. Podable News Podable News provides publication content in an audio format so that subscribers can use an Ipod or other MP3-playing device to access their favorite newspapers and magazines. Also, with Podable News, you now have the ability to create your own "paper." If you like to read USA Today's sports coverage, but prefer the Wall Street Journal's technology reporting, and you never miss The New Yorker's Shouts and Murmurs column, you'll really appreciate NFB-NEWSLINE®'s innovative functionality using your MP3-playing device. KeyStream This initiative streams NFB-NEWSLINE® publication content over the Internet, allowing for the same usability and flexibility as the traditional, phone-based service, but is accessed with your computer. KeyStream is quite easy to use, even for those with very little computer experience. Friday, July 3: 9:00am - 11:00am At any time during this open-house session, please stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, Web News on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal, hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401 11:30am - 1:30pm Affiliate Presidents Gathering: Presentation, Demonstration, Affiliate outreach. Affiliate presidents, give your members the good news about NFB-NEWSLINE®! In this session we'll give you an opportunity to experience our new initiatives for yourself, and we'll also explore ways in which you and your members can share information about the service in your own communities. Room 6401 2:00pm - 6:00pm At any time during this open-house session, please stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, Web News on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal, hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401 6:30pm - 8:00pm Walk-in NFB-NEWSLINE® informational exhibit for parents of blind children, as well as their children. Please join us with your child(ren) for an opportunity to become familiar with the NFB-NEWSLINE® service and its new features. Besides getting some hands-on experience, you'll also learn how having access to the news can help your child in his or her schoolwork and provide the foundation for a successful adult life. Best suited for ages 10 and up. Room 6401 8:30pm - 10:00pm At any time during this open-house session, please stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, Web News on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal, hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401 Saturday, July 4: 1:00 - 3:00 Whats New with NFB-NEWSLINE®? Presentational Seminar: Come and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE®, the worlds largest audible newspaper service for the blind and visually impaired. Topics covered will include information on our newest online initiatives and improvements to the service. Mackinac West Ballroom, Level 5 3:30pm - 6:00pm At any time during this open-house session, please stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, Web News on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal, hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401 6:30pm - 8:00pm Gathering for professionals in the field of work with the blind. Are you a teacher of blind students? Are you involved in the rehabilitation field, or do you work for an agency or organization that serves the blind? If so, please come and join us for an evening of presentations and possibilities. You can get hands-on experience with our new initiatives and explore how they can serve to assist a blind child achieve educational success as well as provide content for an adults rehabilitation process. Room 6401 8:30pm - 10:00pm At any time during this open-house session, please stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, Web News on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal, hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401 Sunday, July 5: 8:00am - 11:00 At any time during this open-house session, please stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, Web News on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal, hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401 1:30pm - 5:30pm At any time during this open-house session, please stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, Web News on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal, hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401 6:00pm -7:00pm Promotion, Evaluation, and Advancement of Technology Committee Gathering. This session is for anyone working with, has an interest in, or teaches assistive technology. We will provide an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with NFB-NEWSLINE®s new initiatives and discuss ways to promote the service to your colleagues and clients. Room 6401 8:30pm 10:00pm At any time during this open-house session, please stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, Web News on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal, hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401 Monday, July 6: 6:30pm until 10:00pm At any time during this open-house session, please stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, Web News on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal, hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401 Tuesday, July 7: 6:30pm until 10:00pm At any time during this open-house session, please stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, Web News on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! 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We will be operating the KnfbReader booth at the NFB convention. I am looking for a few good Reader users to help demo on Saturday, July 4, and Sunday, July 5. If you believe you can do the job please call me before Friday, June 26, 2009 at (415) 827-4084 so we can discuss how you might fit in. I am also looking for some help from one or two persons who can help us with credit card processing. For this job I will need people who can see and read a laptop computer screen. If you or someone you know might be interested again please call me at (415) 827-4084. Thank you for your help. The KnfbReader Mobile is the most exciting product yet developed by the team of the NFB and Ray Kurzweil. I appreciate your help in making Reader sales a great success in Detroit. To your success, Mike Hingson The Michael Hingson Group "Speaking with Vision" Michael Hingson, President (415) 827-4084 info at michaelhingson.com www.michaelhingson.com for info on the new KNFB Reader Mobile, visit: http://knfbreader.michaelhingson.com http://michaelhingson.com/images/knfbReader-michael_hingson.jpg -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 1bec913.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3059 bytes Desc: not available URL: From newmanrl at cox.net Mon Jun 22 00:29:19 2009 From: newmanrl at cox.net (Robert Newman) Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:29:19 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] =?iso-8859-1?q?Last_Notice-_NFB_Writers=92_Division_200?= =?iso-8859-1?q?9__Workshop_and_Annual_Meeting?= Message-ID: Last Notice- NFB Writers' Division 2009 Workshop and Annual Meeting The 2009 National convention is coming very, very soon. The Writers' Division is providing this final notice of our two events and wish to invite you to attend. Our 2009 work shop is on Friday, July 03, 2009. Time- 1:00 - 3:00 pm Cost- $5.00 Location- Room 6405, 60th floor Program- Visit with a prize winning author, Lev Raphael. Lev will be sharing his writer's story: how he got started; what and who inspired him; what's kept him going; how he works; what publishing means to him; and why he writes. Our 2009 annual division meeting is Sunday, July 05, 2009. Time- 1:00 - 4:00 pm Location- Renoir Room, Level 4 Program- special guest Deborah Kent Stein, leader within the NFB, author of over 100 books for children and young adults; our business meeting, elections and more. See you all there! Robert Leslie Newman -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you Jennelle Bichler Affiliate President National Federation of the blind of North Dakota 2581 Villa Dr. Apt 214 701-200-4486 president at nfbnd.org www.nfbnd.org Job Announcement Vision Rehabilitation Specialist ND Vision Services/School for the Blind Position Title: Vision Rehabilitation Specialist Location of Position: Eastern North Dakota Position Number: 253 26985 Salary Range: $2,984-$3,481 per month Closing Date: July 9, 2009 Status: Full Time Type of Recruitment: External/Internal Job Order Number: None Date Posted to the Web: June 22, 2009 Minimum Qualifications: * Bachelors Degree in education, special education/visually impaired, orientation and mobility, vision rehabilitation teaching, vocational rehabilitation, social work, occupational therapy, or related field * Completion of course work in vision special education or vision rehabilitation * One year of related work experience * Orientation and mobility preferred If unable to find qualified applicants, consideration will be given to underfilling the position as a Vision Rehabilitation Specialist I with a salary range of $2,512 - $2,930 per month. Minimum qualifications for Vision Rehabilitation Specialist I are: a bachelors degree in rehabilitation teaching, orientation/mobility, special education, vocational rehabilitation, social work, occupational therapy, psychology, counseling (including addiction counseling), human resource management (human service track) or related field. Summary of Work: * Provide evaluations and instruction in assistive technology and other vision specific skills (braille, orientation and mobility social interaction, independent living, recreation and leisure, careers, visual efficiency, and self-determination) to adults who are blind or visually impaired * Plan programming for adults * Provide consultation to adults and their family members, vocational rehabilitation and human services personnel, optometrists, ophthalmologists and any related personnel * Provide resources, materials, and equipment for appropriate vision specific adaptations as it relates to assistive technology and other vision specific skills * Provide inservice training * Provide public awareness and education Application Procedures: Submit a letter of application, resume, and completed State of North Dakota Application for Employment (SFN 1095) available at http://www.nd.gov/hrms/jobs/apps/application.htm to, Carmen Grove Suminski, Superintendent, North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind, 500 Stanford Road, Grand Forks, ND 58203. Application materials must be completed and received by the deadline date in order to be considered. Equal Opportunity Employer The state of North Dakota does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services, and complies with the provisions of North Dakota Human Rights Act. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vgc732 at optonline.net Tue Jun 23 20:57:31 2009 From: vgc732 at optonline.net (Vincent Chaney) Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:57:31 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] The Seeing Eye 80th Anniversary on ThruOurEyes Internet Radio Message-ID: Come One, Come All, Please join Joseph Ruffalo, host of the ThruOurEyes Internet Radio Show, as he focuses on The Seeing Eye's 80th Anniversary. Joe will discuss the events which have been held so far and celebrations yet to come. Joe will interview: Jim Kutsch, President and CEO; Rivi Israel, instructor; Roger Woodhour, volunteer puppy raiser; and Vincent Chaney, Seeing Eye Graduate. Joe and Jim will discuss The Seeing Eye's programs and will touch upon the history of the school and the mission it continues to fulfill today and into the future. Joe will then speak with Rivi Israel who is one of the instructors at The Seeing Eye. They will talk about Rivi's experiences training these special dogs and the instruction of the human partners once they have been matched with their dogs. The conversation will then turn to Roger Woodhour and the role of puppy raisers. Some of the topics Joe and Roger will cover include the Puppy Development Program, early training of the pups, and exposure to the world that the dogs receive in preparation for their future as Seeing Eye dogs. Joe will also talk with Vincent Chaney who partners with Randolph, a Yellow Labrador, and review Vincent's 28 years of working with 3 Seeing Eye dogs. Their conversation will touch upon traveling into New York City to work, and their trips around the country for pleasure, work and the NFB National Conventions. We especially wish to thank The Seeing Eye for their acceptance and participation in the show dedicated to and in honor of their 80th anniversary. For those wishing to listen the evening of the show, the link to the ThruOurEyes.org - WTOE Radio Home - Windows Internet Explorer is: http://www.thruoureyes.org/ The Wednesday, June 24th show will air at 5 PM PDT, 6 PM MDT, 7 PM CDT and 8 PM EDT. We are hoping that anyone who has an interest in the history of guide dogs, or in The Seeing Eye who pioneered dog guide services here in the USA, or who just has a love of dogs will listen in for this special show. The ThruOurEyes Internet Radio Show is also available via an Internet Podcast. Should you miss the show and wish to listen, the information is available on JAWS friendly links on http://www.thruoureyes.org/jaws.html Vincent Chaney, NFBNJ Diabetes Division President , Co-chair Lead NJAGDU -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JFreeh at nfb.org Wed Jun 24 08:36:34 2009 From: JFreeh at nfb.org (Freeh, Jessica) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:36:34 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] Senator Levin to Participate in the National Federation of the Blind Motor City March for Independence Message-ID: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Chris Danielsen Director of Public Relations National Federation of the Blind (410) 659-9314, extension 2330 (410) 262-1281 (Cell) cdanielsen at nfb.org Senator Levin to Participate in the National Federation of the Blind Motor City March for Independence Michigan Senator to Address the Marchers Detroit, Michigan (June 23, 2009): The National Federation of the Blind announced today that Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) will speak at the organization's third annual civil rights march and rally. The Motor City March for Independence will take place on the morning of July 6, 2009, as part of the National Federation of the Blind convention, which will be held in Detroit this year. Over one thousand blind people from across the nation will march to raise money to benefit blind people all over the United States and to raise awareness about the capabilities of the blind. Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: "We are pleased to have an outstanding public servant like Senator Levin show his commitment to first-class status for blind Americans by joining our March for Independence this year. We look forward to continuing to work with the Senator to achieve the full integration of the blind into society on a basis of equality." Senator Levin said: "As Detroit hosts the National Federation of the Blind's annual national convention, this is Michigan's chance to show that we fully support equality and opportunity for blind Americans. It is an honor for me to participate in the March for Independence, and I am looking forward to standing shoulder to shoulder with men and women who are so committed to this important cause." Senator Levin has served in the U.S. Senate since 1976 and is Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He joins former Motown singer and current Detroit Councilwoman Martha Reeves, Representative John Dingell, and other local Detroit luminaries who will participate in the Motor City March for Independence. For more information about the March for Independence, including how to participate and how to sponsor a marcher, visit www.marchforindependence.org. To learn more about the National Federation of the Blind, please visit www.nfb.org. ### -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JWilson at nfb.org Wed Jun 24 20:56:14 2009 From: JWilson at nfb.org (Wilson, Joanne) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:56:14 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] YOU HAD HOW MANY PEOPLE AT YOUR CHAPTER MEETING? Message-ID: TO ALL FEDERATIONISTS! On Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 6:00 10:00 pm in the Ambassador Two Room, Level 3 you are invited to The Back to Basics Seminar presented by the Affiliate Action Team. You will be presented with tons of practical, hands-on information for anyone who is interested in learning about starting or strengthening local chapters. Special recognition will be given to chapter presidents, but all are welcome. Don't miss out on this fun and informative session! At the top of each hour, the topic will change, and we will address strategies concerning membership building, running fun and purposeful chapter meetings, fund raising, getting involved with your community , and weaving Federation philosophy into your activities. Lively music, door prizes, informative presentations, and lots of demonstrations will surely make this training session an energetic and lively learning opportunity. Each participant will be given a purple Whozit giftbag full of wonderful chapter building tools. 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A person can give as little as $5.00 a month or more to the Program. All we need is a bank account from which we can withdraw money. We need your bank's name, bank account number, and the bank's national routing number. Your bank can give you all of this information with one simple phone call. However, it would be best to get a voided check from you because that document has all the info we need. So, just throw that check book in your brief case and come ahead! Individuals aren't the only ones who can give. Any affiliate, chapter, division, or Federation group can get on the Program as long as you have a bank account, of course. We can take donations from savings accounts as long as the account permits external withdraws and you give the information noted above. Again, we will need your bank's name, your account number, and the bank's national, also known as ABA, routing number. As usual, We will be running a number of contests at Convention. For the NFB affiliate that has the most number of people/entities either start a new pledge or increase an existing one,, we will award the PAC Rat. The division with the most activity will receive the PAC Mule. At the national board meeting, I will be awarding special prizes to the state affiliates that have had the largest percentage increase over the last year, one award will go to a large affiliate and another to a smaller affiliate. Additionally, we will hold a cash drawing at the end of convention for two categories of people, those who start a new pledge and those who increase a pledge. The individual whose name is drawn will receive $150.00 in cash. There will be two drawings, one for the new pledges and one for the increases. However, if we reach our convention goal of increasing annualized PAC giving to $400,000.00 or more, the cash prizes will increase to $300.00. I look forward to seeing many of you at convention. For those who can't come, I look forward to your participation through other means. For example, I can email you a PAC form if you just shoot me a message at the below email. Scott C. LaBarre, Esq. Chairman, PAC Plan Committee LaBarre Law Offices P.C. 1660 South Albion Street, Ste. 918 Denver, Colorado 80222 303 504-5979 (voice) 303 757-3640 (fax) slabarre at labarrelaw.com (e-mail) www.labarrelaw.com (website) CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the designated recipient, you may not read, copy, distribute or retain this message. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender at 303) 504-5979 or slabarre at labarrelaw.com, and destroy and delete it from your system. This message and any attachments are covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2521. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JFreeh at nfb.org Thu Jun 25 20:25:15 2009 From: JFreeh at nfb.org (Freeh, Jessica) Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:25:15 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] National Federation of the Blind and American Council of the Blind File Discrimination Suit Against Arizona State University Message-ID: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Chris Danielsen Director of Public Relations National Federation of the Blind (410) 659-9314, extension 2330 (410) 262-1281 (Cell) cdanielsen at nfb.org National Federation of the Blind and American Council of the Blind File Discrimination Suit Against Arizona State University Universitys Amazon Kindle DX Pilot Program Discriminates Against the Blind Baltimore, Maryland (June 25, 2009): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the American Council of the Blind (ACB) filed suit today against Arizona State University (ASU) to prevent the university from deploying Amazons Kindle DX electronic reading device as a means of distributing electronic textbooks to its students because the device cannot be used by blind students. Darrell Shandrow, a blind ASU student, is also a named plaintiff in the action. The Kindle DX features text-to-speech technology that can read textbooks aloud to blind students. The menus of the device are not accessible to the blind, however, making it impossible for a blind user to purchase books from Amazons Kindle store, select a book to read, activate the text-to-speech feature, and use the advanced reading functions available on the Kindle DX. In addition to ASU, five other institutions of higher education are deploying the Kindle DX as part of a pilot project to assess the role of electronic textbooks and reading devices in the classroom. The NFB and ACB have also filed complaints with the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education and the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, asking for investigations of these five institutions, which are: Case Western Reserve University, the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, Pace University, Princeton University, and Reed College. The lawsuit and complaints allege violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: Given the highly-advanced technology involved, there is no good reason that Amazons Kindle DX device should be inaccessible to blind students. Amazon could have used the same text-to-speech technology that reads e-books on the device aloud to make its menus accessible to the blind, but it chose not to do so. Worse yet, six American higher education institutions that are subject to federal laws requiring that they not discriminate against students with disabilities plan to deploy this device, even though they know that it cannot be used by blind students. The National Federation of the Blind will not tolerate this unconscionable discrimination against and callous indifference to the right of blind students to receive an equal education. We hope that this situation can be rectified in a manner that allows this exciting new reading technology to be made available to blind and sighted students alike. Darrell Shandrow, a blind student pursuing a degree in journalism at ASU, said: Not having access to the advanced reading features of the Kindle DXincluding the ability to download books and course materials, add my own bookmarks and notes, and look up supplemental information instantly on the Internet when I encounter it in my readingwill lock me out of this new technology and put me and other blind students at a competitive disadvantage relative to our sighted peers. While my peers will have instant access to their course materials in electronic form, I will still have to wait weeks or months for accessible texts to be prepared for me, and these texts will not provide the access and features available to other students. That is why I am standing up for myself and with other blind Americans to end this blatant discrimination. ### -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From LPovinelli at aol.com Thu Jun 25 21:20:18 2009 From: LPovinelli at aol.com (by way of David Andrews ) Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:20:18 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] Employment Exploration; Creative Route Finding - Friday, July 3, 2009 Message-ID: Employment Exploration; Creative Route Finding Employment Committee National Federation of the Blind Friday, July 3rd, 2009 10 a.m until 5 p.m. Marriott - Richard B Room - Level 5 Detroit, Michigan AGENDA 10:00-10:30 a.m. Registration 10:30-11:00 a.m. Opening Session Buna Dahal Employment Trainer and Motivational Speaker DynamicBuna, Inc. Centennial, Colorado 11:00-11:30 a.m. Mapping Career Possibilities within the Social Security Administration Michele Eccles Lead Specialist in the Area 3 Director's Office for the Detroit Area Social Security Administration Orion, Michigan 11:30-12:00 p.m. 50 Ways to Not Get a Job Bryan Bashin Management Consultant Id Pro Quo Job Services Sacramento, California 12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch 1:30-2:00 p.m. Where is that Next Opportunity? Audience 2:00-2:30 p.m. Getting Your Foot in the Unknown Tracy Soforenko (Moderator) Senior Project Manager Corporation for National and Community Service Arlington, Virginia Darian Smith AmeriCorps. Core Member National Civilian Community Core Denver, Colorado Angela Howard Frederick Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology University of Texas Austin, Texas Sam Gleese Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator for the City of Jackson City of Jackson Jackson, Mississippi 2:30-3:00 p.m. ADAAA New Vistas Daron Calhoun Program Analyst Detroit Field Office Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Detroit, Michigan 3:00-3:20 p.m. Expanding your curiosity Audience 3:20-3:40 p.m. Creative Route Finding Michelle Chacon Teacher of the Blind and Low Vision and Orientation and Mobility Specialist Adams School District 50 Westminster, Colorado 3:40-4:00 p.m. Equip Yourself for Competency Phil Raistrick President David Bode Regional Sales Manager En-Vision America, Inc. Normal, Illinois 4:00-4:20 p.m. Online Applications Way-marking on the Federal Landsccape John Halverson Senior Program Management Analyst Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights Arlington, Virginia 4:20-4:40 p.m. Authenticity the Art of Being Genuine Dr. J. W. Smith Professor of Speech Communication Ohio University School of Communication Studies Athens, Ohio 4:40-5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks From youthslammi at yahoo.com Fri Jun 26 08:34:12 2009 From: youthslammi at yahoo.com (melinda latham) Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:34:12 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] Need for Marshalls on Monday, July 6th and volunteers throughout convention Message-ID: Greetings from the GREAT State of Michigan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As everyone knows the March for independence is Monday, July 6th. I am writing you about an opportunity that exists to serve your Federation Family. If you think you have a loud voice and don't mind using it, I need you. I need people to Marshall inside the hotel the morning of the March. This would mean meeting me in the hotel lobby , 3rd floor near the Volt Bar at 5:45 AM. We need time to go over things and get you in place by 6:15. You may still participate in the March if you'd like, very much encouraged. Also, if you would like to volunteer at any other point during convention please let me know. I need people to Marshall during lunch and the night of the Banquet. I can use you for as long or as short of a time as you'd like. Thank you for your Help and we welcome you to the Great state of Michigan. MELINDA LATHAM Youth Outreach Coordinator, NFB of MI 517.803.3800 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From KBowman at nfb.org Sat Jun 27 17:39:21 2009 From: KBowman at nfb.org (Bowman, Kristi) Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:39:21 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] 2009 March Information Packet (Large Print).doc Message-ID: The 2009 Motor City March for Independence: NFB in the D Before the March * An information session for Marchers will be held on Saturday, July 4, at 6:45 p.m. in the Greco Room on Level 4. * The ambassador briefing sessions will be held on Sunday, July 5, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. in Brulé B Room on Level 5. Those Federationists wanting to serve as ambassadors or wanting to familiarize themselves with the March and rally, can drop in any time during the three hour briefing session. The March route and tasks will be covered in detail. * Marchers can register for the March, turn in donations, and pick up their March items (such as t-shirts and medallions) at the Imagination Fund table in the Renaissance Foyer on Level 4 near the Convention registration table during registration times. March Gathering Places and TimesBe Ready to Chant and Cheer * Ambassadors and other March volunteers need to report at the Wintergarden entrance on Atwater Street by 6:00 a.m. on Monday, July 6. * Appointed sign and banner carriers need to gather 100 yards to the left of the Wintergarden entrance by 6:30 a.m. to pick up their banners/signs. * Torchbearers need to gather toward the front of the procession, at least 100 yards to the right of the Wintergarden entrance at 6:30 a.m. * Rally coordinators and stagers need to report to Rivard Plaza by 6:30 a.m. * Marchers need to gather at least 100 yards to the right of the Wintergarden entrance by 6:45 a.m. What Will Happen at the March At 6:45 a.m. the March for Independence will begin with opening remarks by Dr. Maurer. The Torch of Freedom will be lit and the March will begin by 7:00 a.m.! Around 7:30 a.m., as we are heading back toward the Renaissance Center, the mini-Marchers will join the procession and we'll all march together toward the rally site at Rivard Plaza. By 8:00 a.m. we will reach Rivard Plaza and the rally will begin. Route Description 1. Gather at the Wintergarden entrance on Atwater Street. Walk west on the south side of Atwater Street toward Renaissance Drive West. Be aware of potential traffic on the north side of the street. 2. Just after Bates Street (on your right), take a left back onto the RiverWalk. 3. Follow the RiverWalk until passing Hart Plaza (on your right) and the Detroit Princess Riverboat (on your left). 4. Return back to Atwater Street, which becomes Civic Center Drive. Follow Civic Center Drive to Joe Louis Arena. 5. At the intersection of 3rd Street and Civic Center Drive (with Joe Louis Arena on the right) make a left back onto the RiverWalk, and follow it back toward Hart Plaza. 6. Take the cobblestone path that leads up to Hart Plaza. 7. Go through Hart Plaza, past the fountain, and toward East Jefferson Avenue. 8. Just before East Jefferson Avenue, follow the large concrete path to the right that crosses a dead-end street (to the Ford Auditorium on the right) and leads to Bates Street. 9. Turn right onto Bates Street and continue southeast to Atwater Street. Make a left back onto Atwater Street and follow it east, back toward the Renaissance Center. We will then take the ramp to the RiverWalk. 10. Continue east along the RiverWalk the short distance to Rivard Plaza for the rally. 11. Join the rally at Rivard Plaza! The Mini-March For those who cannot walk the full 4 kilometer route (1 kilometer less than last year), there is a shorter route of approximately four blocks. This mini-March will join the main procession as it passes back by the Renaissance Center on the way to the rally site. To join the mini-March, please gather at 7:15 a.m. at the Wintergarden exit of the Renaissance Center. We will take the ramp down to the RiverWalk. If you choose to use the steps instead of the ramp to the RiverWalk, please note these steps are especially deep. There will be ambassadors on hand to make sure mini-Marchers connect with the main procession at the right time. The Rally Program The rally will begin at approximately 8:00 a.m. at Rivard Plaza. Water will be available at the rally site for all participants. The rally program will include speeches by Dr. Maurer, Senator Carl Levin of Michigan, and Dave McCurdy of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. Three outstanding Imagination Fund grant programs will be featured, and be ready to dance in the streets when Martha Reeves performs some of her Motown hits. At about 8:45 a.m., Dr. Maurer and other VIPs will lead the procession out of the plaza back to the Wintergarden. Marchers should make their way to the opening of General Session in the Renaissance Ballroom on Level 4 by 9:30 a.m. Be sure to stay for the entire rallythere are bound to be lots of surprises throughout the morning! Transportation Those with wheelchairs or special transportation needs should come to the Imagination Fund table during registration times to make sure their needs are met. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2009 March Information Packet (Large Print).doc Type: application/msword Size: 12702720 bytes Desc: not available URL: From youthslammi at yahoo.com Sun Jun 28 01:40:06 2009 From: youthslammi at yahoo.com (melinda latham) Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:40:06 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] Michigan Youth Outreach Welcome Party (time included) Message-ID: I have been asked to resend as the original message didn't have the time. Dave --- On Fri, 6/26/09, melinda latham wrote: From: melinda latham Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Michigan Youth Outreach Welcome Party To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 4:40 AM ATTENTION ALL YOUTH The Youth of Michigan welcome you to our GREAT STATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come join us for FREE FOOD and socialize. Friday, July 3, 2009 from 8;30- 11:30 PM Location; Michigan suite, 6805 Open to youth age 12-20 Please bring cards and any other games you might want to play. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me, information below. Thank You and have a Great stay in Michigan. MELINDA LATHAM Youth Outreach Coordinator, NFB of MI 517.803.3800 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From info at michaelhingson.com Tue Jun 30 17:12:47 2009 From: info at michaelhingson.com (Michael Hingson) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:12:47 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] KnfbReader Mobile new pricing and exciting news Message-ID: KnfbReader Mobile new pricing and exciting news Greetings everyone, I am excited to announce to you that the National Federation of the Blind Reader sales program will be selling the KnfbReader Mobile at this year's convention in Detroit. If you have wanted a KnfbReader and have not had a chance to experience it then come to Detroit and see this exciting and innovative technology marvel for yourself. You can also walk away from the convention with a Reader of your own for the best price ever. Because of negotiations with our suppliers we now are offering a KnfbReader Mobile including software, the Nokia N82 phone, and Talks all for a bundled price of $1,595.00. This price is only good for the purchase of the full bundle. Our normal price for Talks is $295.00. The Reader including the phone without Talks is $1,370. This means that buying the Reader now and Talks later will cost $1,665.00 or $70 more than the bundled price. We also can provide the Reader with MobileSpeak for the same $1,665 price. At this point we cannot offer the less expensive bundled price with MobileSpeak. For those who do not have a credit card or cash on hand we will be taking NFB technology loan applications in the exhibit hall. We are working on a way to provide expedited approval for applications received at the NFB convention. In all, owning a KnfbReader Mobile has never been more affordable and it has never been easier. Come see us in Detroit and learn how you too can go totally globally mobile. Oh yes, if you plan to buy a Reader at the convention and wish to pre order with a credit card, please call me at (415) 827-4084. By pre ordering all you need do in Detroit is come by and pick up the Reader with your name on it. See you in Michigan. To your success, Mike Hingson The Michael Hingson Group "Speaking with Vision" Michael Hingson, President (415) 827-4084 info at michaelhingson.com www.michaelhingson.com for info on the new KNFB Reader Mobile, visit: http://knfbreader.michaelhingson.com From dandrews at visi.com Tue Jun 30 21:09:08 2009 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:09:08 -0500 Subject: [Sd-talk] =?iso-8859-1?q?Availability_of_Organizational_Conventio?= =?iso-8859-1?q?n_Agendas_on_NFB-NEWSLINE=AE?= Message-ID: Availability of Organizational Convention Agendas on NFB-NEWSLINE® Both the ACB and the NFB will be holding their conventions within the next few weeks, and as a service to our subscribers we are making the convention agendas for both consumer organizations available on NFB-NEWSLINE®. To access these convention agendas, from the main menu press option number five Newspapers in a Different State for regions, and choose option number four National Meetings of Interest to the Print Disabled. From that point you may select option number one to access the ACB 2009 Convention Agenda, or option number two for the NFB 2009 Convention Agenda, or option number three for NFB-NEWSLINE® Detailed Convention Agenda. For those of you who use NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, you may choose to download these convention agendas onto your personal digital talking book player and enjoy having the entire agenda on your small portable device. To do so, you will first need to add the convention agenda(s) to your Favorites list (option number four from the main menu) over the phone. This information is also available online via Web News on Demand at www.nfbnewslineonline.org. To find the agenda of your choice, search for the agenda title in the Publications Organized Alphabetically category. Using Web News on Demand to read your agenda(s) allows you to easily search for details such as a particular meetings start time or room number. You can also have an e-mail of the entire agenda, a particular days schedule, or meeting information sent to your inbox on demand. If you should have any questions, please call Bob Watson, NFB-NEWSLINE® Content Manager, at (410) 659-9314, extension 2356. David Andrews and white cane Harry. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: