From dsmithnfb at gmail.com Sat Jan 5 20:06:09 2013 From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith) Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 12:06:09 -0800 Subject: [Uabs] Western Region Student Seminar. Message-ID: Greetings, the below information is intended for you if you are reading this, as this seminar is open to anyone in the country who wants to come to it. Please read and feel free to contact me if you have any questions that wern't answered in the flyer. I'll be glad to get you connected with the needed info. Note: financial assistance is not available via Nabs or the host affiliate. Striving for Independence: Southwest Regional Student Seminar When: March. 22nd - March 24th 2013 Where: Fortune Inn 325 E Flamingo Rd, (At Paradise and Flamingo,) Las Vegas, NV 89169 US. Phone: (702) 732-9100 College Students: Learn about your rights as a Student. Find out why school clubs can be just as important as school classes in your scholastic life. Network with students from all over the west coast Learn about our NFB Training Centers. Parents: Meet other parents and network Find out how you can help your student get ready for college. Learn about what good rehabilitation training can do for your student. Get your student connected with Mentors. All of this and much more, including Guest Speaker, Dr. Marc Maurer (National Federation of the Blind President), banquet, and the opportunity to enjoy an evening in Las Vegas on ?the Strip? and fun activities within the hotel. Note: All students under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a guardian RSVP: Please send your full name and contact information (email and phone number) to be alerted once pre-registration becomes available email: swstudentseminar at gmail.com From dsmithnfb at gmail.com Wed Jan 9 05:10:47 2013 From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith) Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 21:10:47 -0800 Subject: [Uabs] Nabs presents: National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Call Message-ID: Fellow students: It is time once again for the monthly NABS Membership Committee conference call. This month we bring you a call all about scholarships - and who could not use one of those? Please join us as we will have several speakers on the call to talk about various scholarship opportunities. Patti Chang, National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Chair will be on the call to talk about the scholarships that the NFB is giving out at the national level. To find out more about the NFB National scholarship program prior to the call, you may visit the following link: http://www.nfb.org/scholarships To sum it up: When?: Wednesday, Janurary 16, 2012; 8:00 PM EST. What?: A conference call on the topic of scholarships. Where?: NABS Conference Call Line: (605) 475-6700. Code 7869673 We look forward to seeing everyone on the call! Your NABS Membership Committee -- Darian Smith Text the word BLIND to 85944 to donate $10 to the NFB Imagination Fund via your phone bill. The time is now to eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities http://www.nfb.org/fairwages ?We know not of our future, but we know of our past. A past that is made up of our ancestor?s Dreams, their stories and hopes. These sights once seen, sounds heard and emotions felt are now our knowledge. The knowledge that guides us to this very moment?? -Darian Smith From dsmithnfb at gmail.com Wed Jan 9 05:17:40 2013 From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith) Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 21:17:40 -0800 Subject: [Uabs] *for any and all students across the country* Western Region Student Seminar. Message-ID: Hi all, here is an updated flyer with contact info should you have any questions. I hope you can make it to this exciting seminar that the NFB of Nevada is putting on! Darian Striving for Independence: Southwest Regional Student? Seminar When: March. 22nd - March 24th 2013 Where: Fortune Inn 325 E Flamingo Rd, (At Paradise and Flamingo,) Las Vegas, NV 89169 US. Phone: (702) 732-9100 College Students: Learn? about your? rights as a? Student. Find out? why school clubs can be just as important as school classes in your scholastic life. Network with students from all over the west coast Learn? about our NFB Training Centers. Parents: Meet other parents and network Find out? how you can help your student get ready for college. Learn about what good rehabilitation training can do for your student. Get your student connected with Mentors. All of this and much more, including Guest Speaker, Dr. Marc Maurer (National Federation of the Blind President), banquet, and the opportunity to? enjoy an evening in Las Vegas on ?the Strip? and fun activities within the hotel. Note: All students under the age of 18 must be - RSVP: Please send your full name and contact information (email and phone number) to be alerted once pre-registration becomes available email: swstudentseminar at gmail.com or contact Rena Smith at 702-228-4217 or realhappygirl1 at gmail.com From dsmithnfb at gmail.com Tue Jan 15 23:47:19 2013 From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith) Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:47:19 -0800 Subject: [Uabs] Reminder: Nabs presents: National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Call Message-ID: Fellow students: It is time once again for the monthly NABS Membership Committee conference call. This month we bring you a call all about scholarships - and who could not use one of those? Patti Chang, National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Chair will be on the call to talk about the scholarships that the NFB is giving out at the national level. To find out more about the NFB National scholarship program prior to the call, you may visit the following link: http://www.nfb.org/scholarships To sum it up: When?: Wednesday, Janurary 16, 2012; 8:00 PM EST. What?: A conference call on the topic of the NFB National scholarship program. Where?: NABS Conference Call Line: (605) 475-6700. Code 7869673 We look forward to seeing everyone on the call! Your NABS Membership Committee -- Darian Smith Text the word BLIND to 85944 to donate $10 to the NFB Imagination Fund via your phone bill. The time is now to eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities http://www.nfb.org/fairwages ?We know not of our future, but we know of our past. A past that is made up of our ancestor?s Dreams, their stories and hopes. These sights once seen, sounds heard and emotions felt are now our knowledge. The knowledge that guides us to this very moment?? -Darian Smith From dsmithnfb at gmail.com Wed Jan 23 16:28:02 2013 From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith) Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:28:02 -0800 Subject: [Uabs] Nabs Membership Call: Using the National Association of Blind Students as a Resource for Scholastic Success. Message-ID: Greetings fellow Blind students, Do you want to learn about all of the resources that NABS has to offer you? If so, please join us on January 27, for a membership call which will cover extensively all of the ways in which students can benefit from being involved in NABS We will have guest speaker Mary Fernandez present on the benefits of the NABS list serve, as well as tips on list serve etiquette and how to properly use the list serve. In addition we will have NABS President, Sean Whalen, discuss what the Student Slate and NABS Resource Page have to offer to students. What: The Benefits of NABS Membership Conference Call When: Sunday, January 27, 5:00 P.M. ET. Where?: NABS Conference Call Line: (605) 475-6700. Code 7869673 From dsmithnfb at gmail.com Fri Jan 25 17:26:12 2013 From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:26:12 -0800 Subject: [Uabs] Nabs Membership Call: Using the National Association of Blind Students as a Resource for Scholastic Success. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Greetings fellow Blind students, Do you want to learn about all of the resources that NABS has to offer you? If so, please join us on January 27, for a membership call which will cover extensively all of the ways in which students can benefit from being involved in NABS We will have guest speaker Mary Fernandez present on the benefits of the NABS list serve, as well as tips on list serve etiquette and how to properly use the list serve. In addition we will have NABS President, Sean Whalen, discuss what the Student Slate and NABS Resource Page have to offer to students. What: The Benefits of NABS Membership Conference Call When: Sunday, January 27, 5:00 P.M. ET. Where?: NABS Conference Call Line: (605) 475-6700. Code 7869673 * if you can't call in, you may listen by going to the following website: http://www.nabslinkaudio.org/livecall ** Note this call will be recorded and streamed, so pleasemake sure to conduct yourself accordingly. The Nabs Membership Committee -- Darian Smith 2nd Vice-President, National Association of Blind Students website: www.nabslink.org twitter: @nabslink facebook: www.facebook.com/nabs.link Text the word BLIND to 85944 to donate $10 to the NFB Imagination Fund via your phone bill. The time is now to eliminate Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities http://www.nfb.org/fairwages ?We know not of our future, but we know of our past. A past that is made up of our ancestor?s Dreams, their stories and hopes. These sights once seen, sounds heard and emotions felt are now our knowledge. The knowledge that guides us to this very moment?? -Darian Smith