From nabs.president at gmail.com Fri Apr 2 04:30:44 2010 From: nabs.president at gmail.com (Arielle Silverman) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 23:30:44 -0500 Subject: [Uabs] NABS Bulletin Additions Message-ID: Hi all, I think you know the drill--all those student divisions who did something exciting in March, or who have something exciting planned for April, please send me your announcements for the bulletin! Thanks! -- Arielle Silverman President, National Association of Blind Students Phone: 602-502-2255 Email: nabs.president at gmail.com Website: www.nabslink.org From nabs.president at gmail.com Tue Apr 6 03:37:50 2010 From: nabs.president at gmail.com (Arielle Silverman) Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 22:37:50 -0500 Subject: [Uabs] NABS April Bulletin! Message-ID: National Association of Blind Students >From the Desk of the President April 5, 2010 In This Bulletin: 1. Get Ready for Convention! 2. Coming Soon: New NABS Website! 3. Announcements Get Ready for Convention! The following appeared in the latest issue of the Braille Monitor, the monthly newsletter of the NFB: Dallas Site of 2010 NFB Convention The 2010 convention of the National Federation of the Blind will take place in Dallas, Texas, July 3-8, at the Hilton Anatole Hotel at 2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75207. Make your room reservation as soon as possible with the Hilton Anatole staff only. Call (214) 761-7500 (214) 761-7500. The 2010 room rates are singles, doubles, and twins $62 and triples and quads $67 a night, plus a 15 percent sales tax. The hotel is accepting reservations now. A $60-per-room deposit is required to make a reservation. Fifty percent of the deposit will be refunded if notice is given to the hotel of a reservation cancellation before June 1, 2010. The other 50 percent is not refundable. Rooms will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations may be made before June 1, 2010, assuming that rooms are still available. After that time the hotel will not hold our block of rooms for the convention. In other words, you should get your reservation in soon. Guestroom amenities include cable television, coffee pot, iron and ironing board, hair dryer, and high-speed Internet access. The Hilton Anatole has several excellent restaurants, twenty-four-hour-a-day room service, first-rate meeting space, and other top-notch facilities. It is in downtown Dallas with shuttle service to both the Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport and Love Field. The schedule for the 2010 convention will follow that of last year: Saturday, July 3 Seminar Day Sunday, July 4 Registration Day Monday, July 5 Board Meeting and Division Day Tuesday, July 6 Opening Session Wednesday, July 7 Business Session Thursday, July 8 Banquet Day and Adjournment To pre-register for the convention, go to www.nfb.org We know that attending a national NFB convention can often exceed a student?s budget. If you would like to attend the convention, talk to your state or chapter president about potential funding. Many state affiliates provide funding for their members to attend national conventions. Also, your affiliate president may be able to help you find people to share a hotel room in Dallas, which will cut costs. NABS will hold our annual business meeting at the NFB convention on Sunday, July 4. Stay tuned for more details about our business meeting and other events for students! New NABS Website: We are working on reorganizing the NABS Website in order to make it more user-friendly and to ensure that our information and resources are all up-to-date and helpful. We expect to launch our new site by the end of this month! If you have comments or suggestions, please contact our NABS webmaster, Meghan Whalen, at mewhalen at wisc.edu . Announcements: >From the membership committee: Continuing our NABS conference call series, we will be holding some conference calls in April in which we will be discussing NFB philosophy. More details will be posted soon. You can also receive timely updates about our conference calls and other upcoming activities by becoming a fan of National Association of Blind Students on Facebook or following Nabslink on Twitter! >From Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Association of Blind Students is rushing around completing the many last-minute tasks required to host the NFB of Wisconsin's anual state convention. We're going to have a great time! On the afternoon of April 22, we're having a seminar dealing with conflict resolution and leadership. That evening, we'll have our anual technology seminar. Friday night, we'll have a talent show, Saturday, we'll be having a pie throwing fundraiser over the lunch break, and We'll conduct a short business meeting and elections before we head out to throw pies at state and national leaders. Saturday night, after the banquet and the auction, we're having a mock prom, complete with photographer, music and dancing, and we'll be having a goalball seminar Sunday shortly after the convention adjourns. April will be a busy month full of lots of planning, organizing and learning. WABS is very proud to host this convention in Appleton Wisconsin. >From North Carolina: The NC Association of Blind Students hosted a student seminar on Saturday March 20 in Raleigh. The day-long event was a complete success; approximately three dozen high school and college students gathered and participated in discussions on blindness and education, importance and resources for learning Braille, sports, and social involvement. Additionally, we organized an interactive community service project with pre-school students and held a hands-on technology fair. More information can be found at our website at www.ncabs.org. Brice Smith President, NC Association of Blind Students Brice.Smith319 at gmail.com -- Arielle Silverman President, National Association of Blind Students Phone: 602-502-2255 Email: nabs.president at gmail.com Website: www.nabslink.org From PDiggs at nfb.org Wed Apr 14 09:02:15 2010 From: PDiggs at nfb.org (Diggs, Parnell) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:02:15 -0500 Subject: [Uabs] Imagination Fund Conference Call April 20, 2010 at 8:00 PM EST Message-ID: Subject: Imagination Fund Conference Call Tuesday, April 20, at 8:00 p.m. (eastern) Dear Colleagues: Some of my fellow Federationists have asked me to conduct a fundraising seminar for those participating in the 2010 Race for Independence. The Dallas Convention is approaching fast, and we need to kick it into high gear for the final push to generate proceeds for NFB programs at the national, state, and local levels. If you have signed-up for the Race for Independence, or if you plan to do so, please call into (800) 910-2399 and use code 573791 next Tuesday, April 20, at 8:00 p.m. (eastern). The call will last no longer than thirty minutes. During this brief call, you will be able to hear from some of those who have already met their fundraising goals for 2010. Find out how they did it. There is ample time to raise $250 by July 31, but we need to start now. I look forward to your participation in this important call, and I thank you for the work you are doing. Sincerely, Parnell Diggs, Chairman National Federation of the Blind Imagination Fund *********************************** Parnell and Kim Diggs 8845-B Chandler Dr. Myrtle Beach, SC 29575 Home: 843-215-9056 Parnell office: 843-492-7411 Fax: 843-215-4928 From David.B.Andrews at state.mn.us Sat Apr 24 02:01:37 2010 From: David.B.Andrews at state.mn.us (Andrews, David B B (DEED)) Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:01:37 -0500 Subject: [Uabs] New Accessible Diabetic Devices Available Message-ID: From: Wilson, Joanne [mailto:JWilson at nfb.org] Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 1:43 PM To: Andrews, David B B (DEED) Subject: New Accessible Diabetic Devices Available Dear Colleagues, Five years ago, the NFB asked all the blood glucose meter companies to make a talking meter for our members. Prodigy was the only company to step up and make a talking meter. At our request, they made the first talking Prodigy AutoCode? meter. They also worked with many NFB Team members for over a year and made the first fully audible Prodigy Voice? meter allowing NFB Members with diabetes total independence. In 2008, we presented the NFB Access + Award to Prodigy for their Prodigy Voice? meter. The Count-A-Dose has been used for many years by blind diabetics, so they can independently fill their insulin syringes. We were told it would no longer be available and we asked Prodigy again to help us out. Prodigy bought the patent rights to make the Count-A-Dose, and after some slight improvements, they released the new Prodigy Count-A-Dose? on April 1st, 2010. The NFB Independence Market in Baltimore will be selling the Prodigy Count-A-Dose? Later this year, Prodigy will also be releasing the first fully audible insulin pump, as well as a talking pill bottle, a laser lancing device, and other new accessible products. Please pass on this information on to blind diabetics. 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Sam is the president of the NFB of Mississippi. please join us on the conference line 712.775.7100 passcode 257963 if you can't make it for some reason- no problem, the call will be streamed live recorded so individuals who can't make it but really want to know what they missed can find out too! thanks so much and we look forward to seeing you there! -- Darian Smith membership co-char board member National association of blind students Skype: The_Blind_Truth Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com " Life is not about always making the right dicisions, it's about learning which dicisions are the right ones to make." From dsmithnfb at gmail.com Sun Apr 25 20:44:28 2010 From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith) Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:44:28 -0700 Subject: [Uabs] Reminder: Nabs Membership committee Conference call today. Message-ID: Greetings nabs listers! Just a reminder that today?s conference call regarding the discussion of National Federation of the Blind philosophy is scheduled to start at 7p.m. eastern time, 6 central, 5 mountain, 4 pacific and 1 Hawaiian. The Call in information is as follows: 712.775.7100 Pass code 257963 Thanks so much, and we look forward to your participation in what should be a very informative and lively discussion! The Nabs membership committee. -- Darian Smith Skype: The_Blind_Truth Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com " Life is not about always making the right dicisions, it's about learning which dicisions are the right ones to make." From fowlers at syix.com Sun Apr 25 22:16:16 2010 From: fowlers at syix.com (Angela Fowler) Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:16:16 -0500 Subject: [Uabs] Attend A NFB Center Message-ID: Hello everyone, Interested in or just curious about the three NFB training centers? Want to attend one of these excellent centers, but not sure how to secure funding? Then come join us tomorrow, April 25 at 8:00 p.m. eastern time, 5 PM Pacific time for the California Association of Blind Students April membership teleconference. To join the conference, dial 218-339-2500. When prompted, enter pass code 958093, followed by the pound sign. Confirm that you have entered the correct pass code and you will automatically be placed in the conference. This will be an informative and interactive conference. The participation of all who attend is welcome and encouraged. Do come with any questions you may have. sincerely, Angela Fowler (president) California Association of Blind Students -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nabs.president at gmail.com Tue Apr 27 01:26:32 2010 From: nabs.president at gmail.com (Arielle Silverman) Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:26:32 -0600 Subject: [Uabs] NABS Bulletin Additions Message-ID: Hi all, Please send me your announcements/updates for next week's May NABS bulletin. Also, if you have announcements about convention activities you are running that would appeal to students, I will publish those in the June bulletin to be sent out Monday, June 7. You can send your convention announcements to me now or before Sunday, June 6 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Thanks! Arielle -- Arielle Silverman President, National Association of Blind Students Phone: 602-502-2255 Email: nabs.president at gmail.com Website: www.nabslink.org From parnell at sccoast.net Wed Apr 28 00:51:56 2010 From: parnell at sccoast.net (Parnell and Kim Diggs) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:51:56 -0500 Subject: [Uabs] NFB Blind Driver Challenge Launches Facebook Page! Message-ID: NFB Blind Driver Challenge Launches Facebook Page! Today marks the launch of the official NFB Blind Driver Challenge Facebook page! Stay up-to-date on all the latest news, videos, and photos relating to the Blind Driver Challenge and the Race for Independence by becoming a fan of the page on Facebook. As a fan, you will receive live updates from the Blind Driver Challenge in your newsfeed. We will be updating the page continuously; when there is breaking news or exciting new content, you will be among the first to know! Become a fan of the Blind Driver Challenge by visiting the Blind Driver Challenge Facebook page now! The Facebook page can also be used as a fundraising tool for the Race for Independence! Send the page to your friends and family to encourage them to learn more about the Race and the Blind Driver Challenge. In addition to the Facebook page, you can get updates on the Blind Driver Challenge and the Race for Independence by following us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/nfb_voice) or visiting our YouTube page (www.youtube.com/nations_blind). And it is not too late to join the Race for Independence! To sign up to be an Imaginator and help build the Imagination Fund, please visit www.raceforindependence.org or call (410) 659-9314, extension 2371. 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