[stylist] Writers' division Holiday Gathering - combined Nov.&Dec. Meeting! A special guest (a publisher)

[Robert Leslie Newman]

Dear Writers' division Member 

RE: Holiday gathering, publishing & the National Braille Press

 

*#1 About our meeting 

*#2 About when and how to get on the call 

*#3 About our special guest and the organization she represents 

 

*#1 This notice is about our November-December combined gathering. Recall
that if a month's last weekend includes a major holiday we normally skip
having a meeting. However, this is one time of the year where there are two
months in a row which normally have people engaged in holiday activities
during the latter portion of the month, historically this has lessened our
participation; the combined gathering came from this reality. 

 

The idea for our upcoming topic and guest, came about during one of our
recent member-chat, gatherings; suggested by Bob Gardner. So hey,
please-please, when you have your thinking caps on, and get a good idea,
pass it on; be prepared to assist in arranging for your idea to come to
fruition. 

 

*#2 The information you need to get on the call:

Date: Sunday December 7th  

Time: 8:00 PM ET; 7:00 CT; 6:00 MT; 5:00 PT

Phone#: 712-432-0460

Access#: 568839Pound 

 

*#3 Here is the BIO for our special guest; before the meeting, visit the
website for the National Braille Press at http://nbp.org

 

Diane Croft has been working at National Braille Press since 1982 after
receiving her Masters in Education from Harvard University. She oversees all
publishing efforts, new product development, and the marketing and promotion
of braille products.

 

She has been recognized by the blindness community for her contributions to
the field with numerous awards: 2009 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award from the
National Federation of the Blind, the Uncommon Vision Award given by the
Massachusetts Association for the Blind, the Bay State Council of the
Blind's Outstanding Service Award, the 1990 Book Award from the President's
Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, the Access Award from
the American Foundation for the Blind, the Vernon Henley Memorial Award from
the American Council of the Blind, the Looking Out Award from the Guide Dog
Users of Massachusetts, and the Jacobus tenBroek Award from the National
Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts.

>From her knowledge as editor of Louis Braille: A Touch of Genius, Ms.

Croft served as curator for a traveling exhibit on the life and achievements
of Louis Braille, which traveled the country in honor of his Bicentennial.

 

 

Diane Croft

Publisher

National Braille Press

88 St. Stephen Street

Boston, MA  02115-4302

Phone: 617-266-6160 ext. 421

 

 

 

 

Respectfully yours,

Robert Leslie Newman e

President, NFB Writers' division