From jsorozco at gmail.com  Fri Feb 11 22:23:16 2011
From: jsorozco at gmail.com (Joe Orozco)
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:23:16 -0500
Subject: [Uabs] student fiction contest (no fee): Charles Johnson Student
	Fiction Award
Message-ID: <F96FC011C4594B46824F066848E9668B@Rufus>

Subject: [CRWROPPS-B] student fiction contest (no fee): Charles Johnson
Student Fiction Award


  

GUIDELINES FOR THE 2011 CHARLES JOHNSON STUDENT FICTION AWARD
http://johnson.siuc.edu/

The Charles Johnson Student Fiction Award from Southern Illinois 
University Carbondale is an annual award competition intended to 
encourage increased artistic and intellectual growth among students, as 
well as reward excellence and diversity in creative writing. Each year, 
$1000 and a signed copy of a Charles Johnson book will be awarded to 
the winner. The winning entry will also be published in the 
Winter/Spring issue of CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW. The award is co-sponsored 
by Charles Johnson, CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW, and the SIUC Department of 
English and College of Liberal Arts.

The award competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate 
students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents currently 
enrolled full- or part-time in a U.S. college or university. There is 
no entry fee. Entrants may only submit one story. All entries will be 
screened by published and accomplished writers and editors. The award 
winner will be selected by Charles Johnson. Finalists must meet all 
contest guidelines and be able to verify their status as students. 
(Evidence of current enrollment: a xeroxed copy of a grade transcript, 
a class schedule or receipt of payment of tuition showing your full- or 
part-time status for the Spring 2011 semester. The name of the 
institution and its address must be clear. Please indicate the name of 
the department of your major field of study.)

Submit one unpublished short story, no longer than 20 pages in length. 
All entries must be typed double-spaced. Please type or print full 
name, complete address, phone number, e-mail address, and name of 
college or university attending on a cover page for the manuscript. 
Cover letters are not required. Submissions must be postmarked in 
February 2011. Entries will not be returned, and we are unable to 
provide feedback on the entries. Simultaneous submissions are 
acceptable, but the contest director must be informed immediately if a 
story is accepted for publication elsewhere.

Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification of contest 
results. If you would like confirmation that the manuscript has been 
received, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard as well. 
The winner will be announced in September 2011 on the Southern Illinois 
University Carbondale website <http://johnson.siuc.edu/winners.html>.

Mail entries (with a self-addressed stamped envelope) to:

Allison Joseph
Charles Johnson Student Fiction Award
English Department- Mail Code 4503
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1000 Faner Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
You may e-mail questions or comments to <aljoseph(at)siu.edu>. 
Electronic submissions and faxes are not accepted.



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From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Thu Feb 17 17:39:51 2011
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:39:51 -0800
Subject: [Uabs] Next Nabs conference call: All about Youth Slam 2011
Message-ID: <AANLkTi=_YmmkO_DM94E7VnwMnrCri2TBbOP0CnHmJ1cY@mail.gmail.com>

On 2/17/11, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>   Please spread the word.  Appoligies for the late-breaking nature of this.
>
> Hello NABS,
>
> It?s amazing how much stress we go through on a daily basis. Between
> homework, note taking, tests, family, significant others where
> applicable, etc, the much-needed summer break seems so far away, but
> in fact, will be here before we know it. And thinking about it seems
> pointless because of what?s already on your plate. But what if you
> could have it taken care of and not have to think about it till you?re
> free, free, free? Perhaps your lovely membership committee can assist
> you in making your plans with this month?s conference call, in which
> we?ll be talking about the 2011 Youth Slam!, Treva Olivero will be on
> hand to talk about and answer questions about this exciting 5-day STEM
> academy for blind high school students taking place in Maryland this
> July.
>
> Who: The Membership Committee of the National Association of Blind Students
> What: Conference call on the 2011 Youth Slam
> When: Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 7:00 PM ET
> Where: (712) 775-7100, followed by access code 257963
> Why: Because even if you?re not into science, technology, engineering
> or math, there?s something for everyone at Youth Slam!
>
> Please spread the word and join us for an exciting call about a summer
> to look forward to (beach attire optional.) See you there.
>
> NABS Membership Committee
>
>
> --
> Darian Smith
> Skype: The_Blind_Truth
> Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
> Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/goldengateace
>
> "You could be shown the road, given the vehicle, even handed the key.
> But only you can have the drive."
>


-- 
Darian Smith
Skype: The_Blind_Truth
Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/goldengateace

"You could be shown the road, given the vehicle, even handed the key.
But only you can have the drive."



 Appoligies for the mis -labeling... here is the announcement with an
actual title! *smile*



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Thu Feb 17 17:32:53 2011
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:32:53 -0800
Subject: [Uabs] (no subject)
Message-ID: <AANLkTiku94_hGedGP7fp47h2mGtMWW1CDTT5vr9oiHcP@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,
  Please spread the word.  Appoligies for the late-breaking nature of this.

Hello NABS,

It?s amazing how much stress we go through on a daily basis. Between
homework, note taking, tests, family, significant others where
applicable, etc, the much-needed summer break seems so far away, but
in fact, will be here before we know it. And thinking about it seems
pointless because of what?s already on your plate. But what if you
could have it taken care of and not have to think about it till you?re
free, free, free? Perhaps your lovely membership committee can assist
you in making your plans with this month?s conference call, in which
we?ll be talking about the 2011 Youth Slam!, Treva Olivero will be on
hand to talk about and answer questions about this exciting 5-day STEM
academy for blind high school students taking place in Maryland this
July.

Who: The Membership Committee of the National Association of Blind Students
What: Conference call on the 2011 Youth Slam
When: Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 7:00 PM ET
Where: (712) 775-7100, followed by access code 257963
Why: Because even if you?re not into science, technology, engineering
or math, there?s something for everyone at Youth Slam!

Please spread the word and join us for an exciting call about a summer
to look forward to (beach attire optional.) See you there.

NABS Membership Committee


-- 
Darian Smith
Skype: The_Blind_Truth
Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/goldengateace

"You could be shown the road, given the vehicle, even handed the key.
But only you can have the drive."
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From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Sat Feb 19 17:01:13 2011
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:01:13 -0800
Subject: [Uabs] Don't forget to "slam" your weekend with this month's nabs
 conference call! (Tomorrow)
Message-ID: <AANLkTiksHa5S=Tv1PjETkDaw3ebXD9Fywv_1YEiSUf74@mail.gmail.com>

Hello NABS,

It?s amazing how much stress we go through on a daily basis. Between
homework, note taking, tests, family, significant others where
applicable, etc, the much-needed summer break seems so far away, but
in fact, will be here before we know it. And thinking about it seems
pointless because of what?s already on your plate. But what if you
could have it taken care of and not have to think about it till you?re
free, free, free? Perhaps your lovely membership committee can assist
you in making your plans with this month?s conference call, in which
we?ll be talking about the 2011 Youth Slam!, Treva Olivero will be on
hand to talk about and answer questions about this exciting 5-day STEM
academy for blind high school students taking place in Maryland this
July.

Who: The Membership Committee of the National Association of Blind Students
What: Conference call on the 2011 Youth Slam
When: Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 7:00 PM ET
Where: (712) 775-7100, followed by access code 257963
Why: Because even if you?re not into science, technology, engineering
or math, there?s something for everyone at Youth Slam!

Please spread the word and join us for an exciting call about a summer
to look forward to (beach attire optional.) See you there.

NABS Membership Committee


-- 
Darian Smith
Board member
National Association of Blind Students



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Thu Feb 24 20:07:37 2011
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:07:37 -0800
Subject: [Uabs] Fwd: [Youth-outreach] Independence 2011
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTik+WURwUiyugck0p8Ru7sEB+t4GJcowPbHAp9Qf@mail.gmail.com>
References: <144BBD32E57C5045B736FBC8D447D0EC02F3810D@blindmail.BISM.COM>
	<AANLkTik+WURwUiyugck0p8Ru7sEB+t4GJcowPbHAp9Qf@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <AANLkTi=-k-M=Tp9PRw8UDfU=6txVRq3n5gDruq8U0+Br@mail.gmail.com>

For your information. Appoligies if you've seen this before.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:26:24 -0800
Subject: Fwd: [Youth-outreach] Independence 2011
To: cabs-talk <cabs-talk at nfbnet.org>

For your information

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Amy Phelps <aphelps at bism.org>
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:01:22 -0500
Subject: [Youth-outreach] Independence 2011
To: Youth outreach projects  Support List <youth-outreach at nfbnet.org>



Spring is almost here, so it is time to start thinking about summer fun
and Blind Industries and Services of Maryland Independence 2011!



Last year Independence 2010 was a great success and this year it is
going to be even better.



Independence 2011 is a seven-week residential program where blind and
low vision youth entering into the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades in the
fall of 2011 will have the opportunity to learn the nonvisual skills of
blindness from successful blind instructors. We will return to the
campus of Towson University, where students will live in apartments with
their blind adult instructors/mentors and learn how to manage their own
apartment, cook, clean, grocery shop, manage money, wash clothes, to
name just a few things. Not only will students of the seven-week
residential program learn the skills of blindness through classes such
as cane travel, Braille, computer/technology, and independent living
(Home Ec.) but they are going to be able to gain that much needed resume
builder - paid employment. With these economic times, who doesn't need a
little extra spending money? Students will have the opportunity to work
a total of 30-40 hours in the community during the last two weeks of the
program.



Independence 2011 is going to attend the national convention of the
National Federation of the Blind in Orlando, FL and participate in the
National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam and we can't forget spend a
day having fun in Disney World. Then, there are the times that we
explore Baltimore, Towson, visit our Nation's capital, attend an O's
game, go swimming, check out a movie or two and we can't forget those
evenings of playing cards until the wee hours of morning.



Sound fun!?! You better believe it!



Dates: June 19 - August 5, 2011



For more information about Independence 2011, feel free to email me at
aphelps at bism.org and please forward this to youth, parents, teachers,
and blindness professionals.





Warm regards,



Amy C. Phelps, CRC, NOMC



Help sponsor our youth program activities Donate
<https://npo.networkforgood.org/Donate/Donate.aspx?npoSubscriptionId=100
3647>

Check out information about our summer youth program: Independence 2011
<http://bism.org/r_youth_TEMP_2.cfm>

Take the NCLB at BISM  in Baltimore on March 26. For information:
National Certification in Literary Braille
<http://www.nbpcb.org/pages/NCLBcertification.php>



Blind Industries and Services of Maryland

3345 Washington Blvd

Baltimore, MD 21227

Phone: 410-737-2642

Mobile: 410-274-1647

Fax: 410-737-2689

Toll Free: 888-322-4567

E-mail: aphelps at bism.org <mailto:aphelps at bism.org>



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do the average job in the average place of business and do it as well as
his or her sighted neighbor..." Freedom for the Blind, James H. Omvig







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-- 
Darian Smith
Skype: The_Blind_Truth
Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/goldengateace

"You could be shown the road, given the vehicle, even handed the key.
But only you can have the drive."



-- 
Darian Smith
Skype: The_Blind_Truth
Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/goldengateace

"You could be shown the road, given the vehicle, even handed the key.
But only you can have the drive."
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From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Thu Feb 24 20:05:40 2011
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:05:40 -0800
Subject: [Uabs] Fwd: [nabs-l] Slate Contest
In-Reply-To: <4d65b0be.0548960a.5e2e.4b48@mx.google.com>
References: <4d65b0be.0548960a.5e2e.4b48@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <AANLkTikQD68jgNfdEjowzcgqpjUiJSvVcTFwkWEBzd7M@mail.gmail.com>

For your information. appoligies for any repeat-posting.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Karen Anderson <kea.anderson at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:13:29 -0600
Subject: [nabs-l] Slate Contest
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org

Hello NABSters,



James Konechne from BISM has asked me to cerculate the following. Feel free
to contact either him or me with any questions.



Karen Anderson





Hi all,

My name is James Konechne. I'm the Braille instructor at Blind Industries
and Services of Maryland's comprehensive adult blindness structured
discovery

training program.

As a large component of my Braille curriculum, I teach our students how to
write with the slate and stylus. A strategy I recently began utilizing to
monitor

my students' accuracy and speed with this skill has been to create a monthly
contest within the student body. Not only does this give me the information

I need to gage their progress, it also encourages a healthy dose of
competition between the students. The contest consists of two components: a
slate sprint

and an endurance race. Each involves writing the alphabet repeatedly. For
the slate sprint, the students write as fast as they can for 30 seconds. I
count

each four letters as a word and take a word off for every error that is
made. The endurance race is similar in scoring and speed, with the exception
of

the student being timed for five minutes of constant writing.

My students were trash talking lately and came up with the idea of having a
friendly little competition among all adults currently learning how to write

with the slate. They are ready and willing to take on any writer with the
guts to join in on the contest!! If you want to get a piece of the action,
time

your students for both races and send me your results via e-mail. Then, let
the trash talk begin!! Let's have a little fun and promote Braille writing

at the same time!



Official Rules:

Contest writing must be done using a standard, 28-cell, four-line slate.

Standard, heavy weight Braille paper must be used.

Only one alphabet can be written per line.

The clock must be allowed to continue to run while the slate is being moved
to fresh paper since this is an essential component of writing.



A Timing Example and Scoring:

In the five minute endurance race, if, for example, a student writes five
complete alphabets, they will have written a total of 30 words. If they make

five errors, five words are subtracted bringing them down to a total of 25
total correct words. This is then divided by five to come up with a total of

five words per minute.



Call or e-mail with any questions.

James K

cell 4109250707



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-- 
Darian Smith
Skype: The_Blind_Truth
Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/goldengateace

"You could be shown the road, given the vehicle, even handed the key.
But only you can have the drive."



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Mon Feb 28 00:19:01 2011
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:19:01 -0800
Subject: [Uabs] Fwd: [nabs-l] New Nabs Conference Call Is Available For
	Download
In-Reply-To: <E1PiIkE-0000WW-1p@delivery.icastcenter.com>
References: <E1PiIkE-0000WW-1p@delivery.icastcenter.com>
Message-ID: <AANLkTikjfXaVNp5-5O=ySdrjo8w_AbtSbNjz4dZ9ofXi@mail.gmail.com>

Hello all,
 The following is a link to  an   informitive conference call talking
about  the National Federation of the blind scholarship program.
 Chair of the scholarship committee, Patty chang  speaks about this
amazing oppertunity for blind students, and I encourage you to listen
and  spread the word!
   Thank you,
  Darian

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: NabslinkAudioWebMaster <djdrocks4ever at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:42:02 -0500
Subject: [nabs-l] New Nabs Conference Call Is Available For Download
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org



Greetings!
This is an automatic notification to let you know that our latest
conference call has been uploaded, and is now ready for you to
download.

Title: The Nabs Conference Call For January 2011
Description: College semesters are in full swing again, and between
books and other necessities, who doesn't need money in college? I know
I did when I was in college, and I'm sure many of you do too.
Luckily, the NFB has an awesome scholarship program, and Patty Chang,
head of the scholarship committee, and others speak with us about this
amazing program. Apply, and who knows? Maybe you'll win, learn more
about the nfb, get to convention, and so much more! This is a call you
don't want to miss.


You can download the show directly at:
http://www.nabslinkaudio.org/audio/presentations/January2011ConferenceCall.mp3

Alternatively you can visit the archive page at:
http://www.nabslinkaudio.org/audio/presentations
to hear some of the other calls we've done.
Best regards,
David Dunphy And The Nabs Membership Committee
http://www.nabslinkaudio.org
http://www.nabslink.org

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Skype: The_Blind_Truth
Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/goldengateace

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

? Robert Byrne



From jsorozco at gmail.com  Mon Feb 28 21:45:30 2011
From: jsorozco at gmail.com (Joe Orozco)
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:45:30 -0500
Subject: [Uabs] Summer Internship Opportunity at Automaticity in Cognition,
	Motivation, and Evaluation Lab at Yale University
Message-ID: <B09A0A6E8A44401B934B9751C1BB14B2@Rufus>

Subject: Summer Internship Opportunity at Automaticity in
Cognition,Motivation, and Evaluation Lab at Yale University

> Summer Internship Opportunity at Automaticity in Cognition,
> Motivation, and Evaluation Lab at Yale University
> 
> The Automaticity in Cognition, Motivation, and Evaluation Lab (ACME;
> http://yale.edu/acmelab), under the direction of Dr. John Bargh at
> Yale University, is looking for bright and motivated research
> assistants interested in getting hands-on experience in psychological
> research to apply to our summer 2011 internship program. This is a
> volunteer internship program in which we aim to immerse our interns in
> every aspect of the research process, including hypothesis generation
> (in the lines of research we are currently pursuing), designing the
> study, creating the materials for the study, running the study,
> entering the data, doing data analysis and writing, all while working
> closely with our graduate students and post-doc. Interns will also
> participate in a weekly reading group where we will discuss empirical
> and theoretical papers at the cutting edge of our discipline.
> 
> The dates of the program are June 1st - August 5th, and we generally
> prefer a full-time commitment, though dates and daily schedules are
> flexible to accommodate your needs.  Undergraduates interested in
> pursuing graduate studies in Psychology or Cognitive Science are
> especially encouraged to apply.
> 
> If you would like to apply find out more information about this
> internship program, please e-mail sarah.hailey at yale.edu. In addition
> to sending a CV and unofficial transcript, please send a brief
> statement of interest detailing how working in our lab in particular
> will help you develop your research interests and goals. You may also
> have faculty members send letters of recommendation on your behalf.
> Our policy is to use rolling admissions, so please apply as soon as
> you can.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Sarah Hailey
> Graduate Student
> Yale University