From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Sun Oct 14 17:53:36 2012
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:53:36 -0700
Subject: [Uabs] Fwd: [nabs-l] The 2012-2013 Braille Readers Are Leaders
 Adult Contest and the NABS Pennies for Pages Fundraiser
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>From the Nabs Fundraising Committee.

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From: Gabe Cazares <gcazares10 at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 16:12:41 -0500
Subject: [nabs-l] The 2012-2013 Braille Readers Are Leaders Adult
Contest and the NABS Pennies for Pages Fundraiser
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>, Texas Association of Blind Students
<txabs at nfbnet.org>, NFB of Texas Members <members at lists.nfbtx.org>

Dear TABSters, NABSters, and Federation Family

As you very well know, October 1 officially marks the beginning of Meet The
Blind Month, as well as the registration period for the Adult Braille
Readers Are Leaders Contest. Our very own National Association of Blind
Students runs a fundraiser known as Pennies for Pages in conjunction with
the Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest, and this year we're counting on
you!

The way it works:

Much like a walkathon, the Pennies for Pages fundraiser counts on pledges.
If you are pledging, you have the option to pledge a flat rate, or a certain
amount per each page read. For example, if I were pledging a flat rate, I'd
say I'll give $50.00 at the end of the contest period for your pages read.
If I were pledging  a certain amount per page, I'd say for every page you
read I'll give you $0.25. It doesn't matter if you pledge a flat rate, or
pledge a certain amount per page, the point is to collect pledges! At the
end of the contest period, your pledge checks will be mailed to the NABS
Treasurer, and the amount made by each state student division will be split
50/50 with NABS. What do I mean by that, I mean that whatever amount of
money the Texas Association of Blind Students manages to collect, for
example, will be split with NABS, meaning that TABS will get some of the
money raised back, and so will your student division! So affiliate members
and chapters, commit to pledge one or a group of students in your affiliate
participating in this fundraiser!

Find the pledge form here: http://www.nabslink.org



How you can get involved:

Sign up to participate in the 2012-2013 Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest,
you have the option to sign up individually, or to make a team of 2 to 5
people and sign up that way! You don't have to be a student to read for the
Pennies for Pages fundraiser! Whether you sign up on your lonesome, or make
a group of Braille Superstars and sign up that way, it doesn't matter. The
point is to sign up and put the fingers to the Braille!

Find the signup form here:
http://www.nfb.org/braille-readers-are-leaders-overview



In addition to signing up, collect pledges! Ask your parents, your aunts and
uncles, friends, employers, church members, who ever has money that you can
get to, ask away! This fundraiser will help support both the excellent
programs that NABS puts on for us, as well as supporting our local student
divisions!

Only your participation will have the ability to make this fundraiser
successful!

Let's see who the most active student division in NABS is for real, time to
put our money where our mouth is! Out raise your fellow student divisions
for the greatest prize of all, bragging rights!

If you have any questions or concerns, or would like clarification with any
portion of the #P4P fundraiser, please feel free to contact NABS President
Sean Whalen or me.

I look forward to a very competitive Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest,
and Pennies for Pages fundraiser!



All the best,



Gabe Cazares, NABS Fundraising Committee Chair



PS. I think Texas is going to raise more money than anyone else! smile



Support fair wages for workers with disabilities! (H.R. 3086)

www.nfb.org/fairwages

Gabriel M. Cazares, 1st Vice President

Texas Association of Blind Students - TABS (A Division of the National
Federation of the Blind of Texas)

www.nfbtx.org/tabs

Phone: 713-581-0619



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Darian Smith

"Let's work together to eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities"

http://www.nfb.org/fairwages


"To dream what is possible and to put oneself in service of that dream is the
formula
for a life well lived."

- Dr. Peter Benson



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Fri Oct 19 16:44:27 2012
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:44:27 -0700
Subject: [Uabs] Voting call this Sunday
Message-ID: <CAEwUdjPxR+9wVigu4E1Z4fcbeC132oDztrUyYLOPpNnD7Ny5Ww@mail.gmail.com>

For everyone, student or not.
 Greetings fellow blind students and NFB members,

	In the words of former U.S. president Franklyn D. Roosevelt, ?Nobody
will ever deprive American people of the right to vote accept for the
American people themselves and the only  way they could do this is by
not voting.?
As a result, it is the goal of the NABS Membership Committee to ensure
that no one deprives themselves of their right to vote because of a
lack of information on accessible voting. Thus we want to extend an
invitation to take part in our October membership call ?the ABC?s of
voting.? Join us on October 21st to hear from Luanne Blake from our
national center on how to register to vote, voter rights in terms of
completing your ballot independently, and how to file a complaint if
your rights are violated.

What: The ABC?s of Voting Conference Call
Who: Anyone, not just students!
When: October 21, 2012 at 7:00 P.M. ET, 4:00 P.M. PT.
Where: Conference Call, (530)881-1212 Code: 757-809-541

We look forward to you joining us!
The NABS Membership Committee



-- 
Darian Smith

"Let's work together to eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities"

http://www.nfb.org/fairwages


"To dream what is possible and to put oneself in service of that dream is the
formula
for a life well lived."

- Dr. Peter Benson



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Mon Oct 22 16:02:35 2012
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:02:35 -0700
Subject: [Uabs] Regarding the voting call...
Message-ID: <CAEwUdjM0E+0MHvf12dRHA2_AKkVyhjauegzjkx4wVEhRqWRC0w@mail.gmail.com>

Fellow Federationests,
 On behalf of the membership committee of the National Association of
Blind Students, I would like to apologize to all of you who had
attempted to call in for the voting call presented by Nabs. We had
experienced some technical difficulties with the conference line and
were unable to fix them in a timely manner.  Please be assured that we
have fixed these matters and have rescheduled the voting call for this
Tuesday (Tomorrow) at 8 p.m. ET. The information for this call can be
found below this note.


Greetings fellow blind students and NFB members,

	In the words of former U.S. president Franklyn D. Roosevelt, ?Nobody
will ever deprive American people of the right to vote accept for the
American people themselves and the only  way they could do this is by
not voting.?
As a result, it is the goal of the NABS Membership Committee to ensure
that no one deprives themselves of their right to vote because of a
lack of information on accessible voting. Thus we want to extend an
invitation to take part in our October membership call ?the ABC?s of
voting.? Join us on October 23rd to hear from Luanne Blake from our
national center on how to register to vote, voter rights in terms of
completing your ballot independently, and how to file a complaint if
your rights are violated.

What: The ABC?s of Voting Conference Call
Who: Anyone, not just students!
When: October 21, 2012 at 8:00 P.M. ET, 5:00 P.M. PT.
Where: Conference Call, (530)881-1212 Code: 757-809-541

We look forward to you joining us!
The NABS Membership Committee







-- 
Darian Smith

"Let's work together to eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities"

http://www.nfb.org/fairwages


"To dream what is possible and to put oneself in service of that dream is the
formula
for a life well lived."

- Dr. Peter Benson



From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Wed Oct 24 18:51:01 2012
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:51:01 -0700
Subject: [Uabs] information from the voting call
Message-ID: <CAEwUdjOk6PPSiQFvErGRmMP78DJUiE6E7zxcsBvJKm=S5ATgug@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,
 Credit Cindy Bennett for the notes from last nights call.  Also, and
most importantly, thanks to Lou Ann Blake from  the National Center
for voting information and Nijat  Worley from the  National Center for
the Newsline information related to this election!
 Please enjoy  the notes and atatched documents. Utilize the
information because information is an empowering thing!



Access the NFB?s information about accessible voting and materials for
running voting drives go to
http://nfb.org/hava-intro.

Hava was signed into law in 2002. It was a result from the close 2000
election and the confusing ballots.

HAVA insures that everyone can vote independently and privately. HAVA
covers federal elections only. It states that all polling places must
have an accessible voting machine. States that conduct vote by mail
does technically fall under HAVA guidelines, but some do not believe
it does.

HAVA does not cover state elections.

HAVA also does not cover absentee voting.

A new requirement in some states is the requirement of voters to bring
an ID. This brings up issues because some people don?t bother getting
an ID if they don?t drive, and some do not have transportation to get
one. It is a measure to help prevent voter fraud.

Most election law is state law, not federal law.

Typically, you must be a citizen and at least 18 years old by Election
Day to register to vote.

You can register to vote in many ways. Typically public service
offices, libraries, the board of elections, etc. have registration
forms. Many states have accessible online forms.

Go to
www.eac.gov
There is a national mail voter registration form that can be used if a
state does not have an accessible form. You just print and sign it and
send it to your state board of elections.

Many voter registration periods end 21 days before the actual election.

Rights as a blind voter:

For federal elections you have the right to vote privately and
independently on an accessible machine.

HAVA covers early voting as long as it is for a federal election. So
if you vote early, your polling place should have a machine.

If there is no machine available or if the poll workers don?t know how
to set it up or work it, you have the right to file a complaint with
your state board of elections.

If poll workers are having problems with the machine, it is suggested
that you continue to insist that you want to use the machine and stay.
But if they take some time and fix it, then they know how to use it
and it will be easier in the future.

You have the right to take whoever you want with you to assist you to
vote if you wish. This can be helpful for state elections that do not
have the accessible ballot requirement. If you do not bring anyone,
you can ask a poll worker to assist you. They are not to comment on
any voting decision you make at any time.

File claims about inaccessible machines or the lack thereof. You can
and should also file complaints about any poll worker who attempts to
influence your decision. Your state protection and advocacy committee.
They can assist in filing a complaint and there is no charge. They get
federal money to help make sure voting runs smoothly. P&A contact info
for each state is available on your local channel of Newsline.

A typical voting machine has a touch screen and there is an audio
component once headphones are plugged in and you use a keypad to make
your entries. There is no time limit.

Some states use a vote by phone system but it has to be done at the
polling place.
Some states have turned to an online ballot marking system. This is
typically used for military and overseas citizens, but the NFB and
others are advocating the allowance of this method to be extended to
people who need an accessible ballot.

There are guidelines for the design of accessible voting machines for
things like the quality of the audio, the presence of buttons, etc.
there are no federal government regulations that are enforced. Most
states have regulations though.

If your state is looking into transitioning to a vote by mail system,
advocate that they do not switch or that they include a more
accessible option.
?Get the NFB affiliate involved.

Ways to educate poll workers and blind voters

You can organize voting drives
Volunteer to train poll workers
Sign up to be a poll worker
Ask someone from the board of elections to bring an accessible machine
to a chapter meeting or NFB event

The NFB is hosting a blind voter hotline on Election Day. It will be
monitored from 7:00 A.M. Eastern Time to 7:00 P.M. Pacific Time.
877.632.1940
Call if poll workers are having trouble setting up the machine, or you
are having trouble voting.

The league of women voter?s website has nonpartisoned candidate
information and registration.

Newsline presentation

There is now an election news section in the main menu on the phone.
On the iPhone app, go to publication options, choose all publications,
and election news will be on the list.

This feature allows you to read information about candidates from their website.
It is then divided into sections to read about positions on various
categories such as foreign policy, taxes, etc.

You can search for political news. The search function will search the
50 top newspapers in the country about individual candidates. You can
also use the global search option in the main menu.

P&A contact info for each state, and information about rights for
blind voters is available on your state channel of Newsline.
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