From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Sat Feb  1 06:06:15 2014
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 22:06:15 -0800
Subject: [Uabs] Fwd: NABS Bulletin
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> From: "Gabe Cazares" <gcazares10 at gmail.com>
> Subject: NABS Bulletin
> Date: January 31, 2014 at 9:40:17 AM PST
> To: "'Darian Smith'" <dsmithnfb at gmail.com>
> 
> Hey Darian,
> Can you please circulate the below message to our various student mailing lists?
> Thanks,
>  
> Dear Friends,
> Your NABS Communications Committee is excited to be bringing back the monthly NABS Bulletin! In order for this to be a success though, we need your help. If your state has anything exciting to report, please email it to me so we can included it in our monthly update. Our goal is to have the first installment to the 2014 NABS Bulletin out by Feb. 9, so please send me your state updates no later than Feb. 5 to be included.
> If you have any other questions about the update, or about the communications committee in general, please feel free to email Bre Brown or me off-list.
> Looking forward to hearing about all the exciting things our state student divisions are doing!
>  
> ...Gabe
>  
> Gabe Cazares
> Phone: 281-965-9583
> Twitter: @gmcazares
> ?Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.?-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

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From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Tue Feb  4 18:52:12 2014
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 10:52:12 -0800
Subject: [Uabs] Reminder : NABS Bulletin Submission Requests.
Message-ID: <7889DBF8-24C3-463F-AEE3-749BA53027F1@gmail.com>

From the communications committee:
Dear Friends,
Your NABS Communications Committee is excited to be bringing back the monthly NABS Bulletin! In order for this to be a success though, we need your help. If your state has anything exciting to report, please email it to me so we can included it in our monthly update. Our goal is to have the first installment to the 2014 NABS Bulletin out by Feb. 9, so please send me your state updates no later than Feb. 5 to be included.
If you have any other questions about the update, or about the communications committee in general, please feel free to email Bre Brown or me off-list.
Looking forward to hearing about all the exciting things our state student divisions are doing!
 
...Gabe
 
Gabe Cazares
Phone: 281-965-9583
Twitter: @gmcazares
?Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.?-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr


Darian Smith
2nd Vice President, National Association of Blind Students
dsmithnfb at gmail.com

www.nabslink.org
Follow the National Association of Blind Students on twitter: @nabslink
> 
> Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further 
> Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!
> For more information, please visit: www.carshelpingtheblind.org or call 1-855-659-9314

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From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Wed Feb  5 20:47:55 2014
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 12:47:55 -0800
Subject: [Uabs] NABS presents: National Scholarship Program Call.
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Greetings all:

  
 Each year the National Federation of the Blind  awards thirty scholarships to deserving blind students at our national convention. 
 these people come from many different walks of life, have diverse backgrounds, aspirations and interests. 
 They come from all over the country  and chances are you?ve  probably met one of them.
 well, on Sunday, you will find out how to be one of them!

 Join the National Association of Blind Students as we collaborate once again with our friend and fellow federationest Patti gregory-Chang.
 As chair of the national scholarship committee, she?ll let you in on the secret to a successful  scholarship application, so you won?t want to miss it!

 When: Sunday, February 9, 2014 
Where?: conference line:  (605) 475-6700.  Code: 786-9673.
  Talk to you then!
The membership committee of the National Association of Blind Students. 

        
Darian Smith
2nd Vice President, National Association of Blind Students
dsmithnfb at gmail.com

www.nabslink.org
Follow the National Association of Blind Students on twitter: @nabslink
> 
> Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further 
> Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!
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From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Wed Feb  5 21:54:28 2014
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 13:54:28 -0800
Subject: [Uabs] And just when is the scholarship call?
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Hi all,
 Apologies for my failure to list a time for sunday?s  call.
  The Scholarship call will take place on Sunday February 9 at 6p.m. Eastern Time.
 
 Please note the call-in  information again: ( 605) 475-6700. Code: 786-9673.  
 

 Regards,
   Darian 


From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Sat Feb  8 22:46:39 2014
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 14:46:39 -0800
Subject: [Uabs] Reminder,
	Join NABS to talk about NFB scholarship program (tomorrow at 6ET).
Message-ID: <9CD8ABA1-F640-4384-BE50-FD8D6C3DCE12@gmail.com>

Greetings all:

  
 Each year the National Federation of the Blind  awards thirty scholarships to deserving blind students at our national convention. 
 these people come from many different walks of life, have diverse backgrounds, aspirations and interests. 
 They come from all over the country  and chances are you?ve  probably met one of them.
 well, on Sunday, you will find out how to be one of them!

 Join the National Association of Blind Students as we collaborate once again with our friend and fellow federationest Patti gregory-Chang.
 As chair of the national scholarship committee, she?ll let you in on the secret to a successful  scholarship application, so you won?t want to miss it!

 When: Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 6:00 P.M. Eastern 
Where?: conference line:  (605) 475-6700.  Code: 786-9673.
  Talk to you then!
The membership committee of the National Association of Blind Students. 

Darian Smith
2nd Vice President, National Association of Blind Students
dsmithnfb at gmail.com

www.nabslink.org
Follow the National Association of Blind Students on twitter: @nabslink
> 
> Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further 
> Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!
> For more information, please visit: www.carshelpingtheblind.org or call 1-855-659-9314

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From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Mon Feb 10 14:36:58 2014
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 06:36:58 -0800
Subject: [Uabs] The Return of: NABS Notes
Message-ID: <0AC2EE32-216A-4F5B-9353-7F3202506710@gmail.com>

From the Communications Committee:

 NABS Notes
 
February 2014
 
 
In this edition of NABS? monthly bulletin:
 
1. We?re Bringing Updates Back
2. Washington Seminar Roundup
3. The TEACH Act Petition on Change.org
4. State Announcements
 
We?re Bringing Updates Back
 
The Communications Committee of the National Association of Blind Students is proud to present once again, the NABS Monthly Bulletin! Check this space for monthly updates from the NABS board, national initiatives, and from fellow state student divisions. Bre Brown and Gabe Cazares, both hailing from the great state of Texas, are heading up the Communications Committee, so if you have anything you?d like to see included in this space please contact them at bre.brown24 at gmail.com orgcazares at nfbtx.org respectively. We look forward to hearing about all the exciting things our state student divisions are doing!
 
Washington Seminar Roundup
 
The week of Monday January 27 through Thursday January 30, 2014, saw hundreds of blind Americans with cane or dog guide in hand, converging on our nation?s capitol for our annual NFB Washington Seminar. As is customary, the National Association of Blind Students came out in full force. Monday morning brought with it our annual Mid-Winter Seminar, which First Vice President Karen Anderson skillfully chaired. We heard from members of our National Center staff, from Jeannie Massay, President of the National Federation of the Blind of Oklahoma who spoke to us about scholarships and our NFB scholarship program, in addition to moderating a NABS forum in which members got the opportunity to voice their opinions on ways we can continue to improve this great division. President Maurer also addressed our crowd of students, encouraging us to continue getting involved in our movement. State student divisions updated us all on the exciting projects and programs they are currently working on; see the end of this update for some of those announcements.
 
The afternoon segment brought with it our NABS resource fair in which students had the opportunity to peruse information and services provided by a number of companies and organizations, including our three NFB training centers.
 
NABS Caf?, an evening of music and entertainment was held shortly after the conclusion of the Great Gathering-In Monday Evening. Federationists from all across the country came together to support our national student division, as well as to hear wonderful music selections performed by fellow Federationists, and to participate in our very lively and wildly entertaining auction. Special thanks go out to fundraising co-chairs, Cindy Bennett and Candice Chapman, as well as their impressive team of volunteers for planning and executing this event. Special thanks also go out to Corb O?Cconnor for serving as our lively auctioneer, as well as to all the Federationists who took time out of their evening to grace our event with their musical abilities.
 
The TEACH Act Petition on Change.org
 
the National Association of Blind Students is proud to be leading the charge with the Technology, Education and Accessibility in College and Higher Education Act, or the TEACH Act, as its most popularly known with the guidance and direction of Lauren McLarney and our Government Affairs Team. Mary Fernandez, Jamie Principado, and Lauren McLarney have been working with change.org, to create a petition on their website to bring awareness to this issue. Not only have we managed to get the petition created, but thanks to the reach of social media and student?s constant use of it, we have made this one of the most rapidly growing petitions on the site. As of the time of the writing of this article we have 115,285 signatures. While this number is incredibly exciting, the House of Representatives of the United States represents 313 million Americans, so we still have work to do. If you haven?t already, please read, sign, and share the petition far and wide. If you?ve already signed and shared, consider doing it again. Visit www.change.org/teachact to see awareness in action, additionally please post on social media using the hashtag #teachact.
 
About H.R. 3505, taken directly from our online petition:
The Technology, Education and Accessibility in College and Higher Education Act (HR 3505) will provide equal access to educational materials to students with disabilities across the country. The new TEACH Act guidelines will offer a direct path for schools towards compliance with current disability law, and gives directions to manufacturers which will increase the number of affordable, accessible options in the marketplace.
 
State Announcements
 
Note: All announcements are printed below as they were received from their senders. No effort to edit for content, grammar or clarity has been made on the part of NABS.
 
Colorado
 
Colorado Association of Blind Students, Colorado Center for the Blind, and Colorado Department of Vocational Rehabilitation Present: Student Connect 2014 Western States Seminar April 10-13, 2014
Connect to build success in the classroom and beyond!
 
What happens when you get a group of intelligent, enthusiastic, and ambitious blind students from across the western United States together for a weekend? You have a MIND BLOWING Student Connect 2014 Western States Seminar where students gain information about tools and resources, learn to network, brainstorm creative solutions to common problems facing blind students, and HAVE FUN!
 
Join the Colorado Association of Blind Students at Connect 2014 on April 10-13 for the year's most dynamic student seminar in the Western United States. Seminar sessions will be held at the Colorado Center for the Blind in Littleton Colorado. There will be presentations and information about all aspects of college. From the high-school transition to graduation and finding a job, from the classroom to the intramural sports field, we will address all the tough questions about how to be a successful college student.
 
Our hotel room block is available at the Hampton Inn, Highlands Ranch located at 3095 W. County Line Rd. Littleton, CO 80129. Room rates are $89.00 per night regardless of occupancy number. There is FREE hotel shuttle within a 5 mile radius of the hotel including the CCB. Make your reservation NO LATER THAN March 10, 2014 by calling 855-261-5567. Mention that you are with the Colorado Association of Blind Students Student Seminar to receive the 89.00 room rate. DO NOT wait! Make your reservations today!
 
Registration will be $50 and will include Friday lunch, Saturday Lunch, and Saturday dinner. To REGISTER or get more information contact Antonio Rozier at arozier at cocenter.org. You can also call 404-376-5661.
 
CONNECT!
CONNECT to the latest innovations in science, technology, math, and science for blind students.
CONNECT to scholarships, employment and internship opportunities, and blind professionals.
CONNECT to the largest network of blind students in the United States!
 
More info and tickets at http://studentconnect14.brownpapertickets.com/
 
Ohio
 
This year we have divided into 2 really strong committees for membership and fundraising.  The membership committee is working to recruit more members through a variety of means, including a brochure which will be circulated to various state agencies for the blind and to teachers of the visually impaired.  Our corresponding secretary has just launched our web site, and is in the process of adding new content.  In the future this web site will house the information about our organization and board member bios, as well as an archive of our minutes and recordings of our meetings.  The web site domain iswww.nfboabs.wordpress.com. 
 
Our fundraising committee is currently working on two projects.  Our short-term fundraiser will be a gift card raffle, with the winners being announced at the spring affiliate board meeting in late April.  Our long-term fundraising project is to produce and sell Braille bookmarks.  On one side the book marks would feature the Braille alphabet and an NFB logo, complete with a picture of Whozit.  The other side would have a simple text description of Braille and a puzzle for sighted readers to solve.  The puzzle would read, ?Seeing occurs in the mind.?  These bookmarks will be great accessories for blind and sighted readers alike.      
 
We?re looking forward to a year of growth in Ohio.  More about our recruitment and fundraising efforts will follow.    
 
Texas
 
The stars at night are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas! The Texas Association of Blind Students is gearing up for our fourth annual NFBT Youth Conference hosted jointly with the Texas Parents of Blind Children. We are excited to be bringing this dynamic and interactive conference for blind students, parents of blind children, and related professionals to Houston Texas, the weekend of April 4-6, 2014. We are equally excited to be welcoming Pam Allen, Executive Director of the Louisiana Center for the Blind, and board member of the National Federation of the Blind as this year?s national representative and keynote speaker. Get all the details on this year?s conference, including hotel rates, registration cost, and pertinent agenda information by visiting www.nfbtx.org, or by following the hashtag #NFBTYC14.
 


Darian Smith
2nd Vice President, National Association of Blind Students
(415) 215-9809
dsmithnfb at gmail.com.
twitter: @goldengateace

www.nabslink.org
Follow the National Association of Blind Students on twitter: @nabslink.
? A good Head and a good heart are always a formidable combination? 
 - Nelson Mandela.  
> 
> Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further 
> Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!
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From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Wed Feb 12 14:45:07 2014
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 06:45:07 -0800
Subject: [Uabs] Fwd: [Nabs-presidents] People with Disabilities Included in
	President Obama's Executive Order
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Rose Sloan <rosesloan920 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Nabs-presidents] People with Disabilities Included in President Obama's Executive Order
> Date: February 12, 2014 at 6:39:11 AM PST
> To: List for NABS State Presidents <nabs-presidents at nfbnet.org>, nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Reply-To: List for NABS State Presidents <nabs-presidents at nfbnet.org>
> 
> Students:
> 
> 
> Below, please see a recent press release from the While House.  President
> Obama plans to include people with disabilities in his executive order to
> raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers.
> 
> 
> Thanks for all your work,
> 
> 
> Rose
> 
> 
> THE WHITE HOUSE
> 
> Office of the Press Secretary
> 
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> 
> February 12, 2014
> 
> 
> 
> *FACT SHEET - **Opportunity For All: Rewarding Hard Work*
> 
> 
> 
> *Raising the Minimum Wage through Executive Order to $10.10 for Federal
> Contract Workers*
> 
> *& Calling on Congress to Finish the Job for All Workers by Passing the
> Harkin-Miller Bill*
> 
> 
> 
> Today, continuing to fulfill his promise to make 2014 a year of action, the
> President will sign an Executive Order to raise the minimum wage to $10.10
> for federal contract workers.
> 
> 
> 
> The Executive Order the President will sign today will benefit hundreds of
> thousands of people working under contracts with the federal government who
> are making less than $10.10 an hour. It will also improve the value that
> taxpayers are getting from the federal government's investment. Studies
> show that boosting low wages will reduce turnover and absenteeism, while
> also boosting morale and improving the incentives for workers, leading to
> higher productivity overall. These gains improve the quality and efficiency
> of services provided to the government.
> 
> 
> 
> In his State of the Union Address, President Obama pledged to both take
> executive action wherever he can and work with Congress to increase
> opportunity for all Americans. Consistent with that pledge, the President
> will continue to work with Congress to finish the job to raise the minimum
> wage for all Americans and pass the Harkin-Miller bill so that all workers
> can be paid at least a $10.10 minimum wage.
> 
> 
> 
> * Details of the Executive Order *
> 
> 
> 
> ?  *The Executive Order will raise the minimum wage to $10.10 effective for
> new contracts beginning January 1, 2015.   *The higher wage will apply to
> new contracts and replacements for expiring contracts.  Boosting wages will
> lower turnover and absenteeism, and increase morale and productivity
> overall. Raising wages for those at the bottom will improve the quality and
> efficiency of services provided to the government.
> 
> 
> 
> ?  *Benefits hundreds of thousands of hardworking Americans. *There are
> hundreds of thousands of people working under contracts with the federal
> government to provide services or construction who are currently making
> less than $10.10 an hour.  Some examples of the hardworking people who
> would see their wages go up under this Executive Order include nursing
> assistants providing care to our veterans at nursing homes, concessions
> workers in National Parks, people serving food to our troops, and
> individuals with disabilities working to maintain the grounds on military
> bases.
> 
> 
> 
> ?  *Includes an increase in the tipped minimum wage.  *This executive order
> also includes provisions to make sure that tipped workers earn at least
> $10.10 overall, through a combination of tips and an employer
> contribution.  Employers are currently required to pay a minimum base wage
> of $2.13 per hour, a base that has remained unchanged for over twenty
> years, and if a worker's tips do not add up to the minimum wage, the
> employer must make up the difference. Under the Executive Order, employers
> are required to ensure that tipped workers earn at least $10.10 an hour.
> The Executive Order requires that employers pay a minimum base wage of
> $4.90 for new contracts and replacements for expiring contracts put out for
> bid after January 1, 2015.  That amount increases by 95 cents per year
> until it reaches 70 percent of the regular minimum wage, and if a worker's
> tips do not add up to at least $10.10, the employer will be required to pay
> the difference.
> 
> 
> 
> ?  *Covers individuals with disabilities. * Under current law, workers
> whose productivity is affected because of their disabilities may be paid
> less than the wage paid to others doing the same job under certain
> specialized certificate programs. Under this Executive Order, all
> individuals working under service or concessions contracts with the federal
> government will be covered by the same $10.10 per hour minimum wage
> protections.
> 
> 
> 
> ?  *Improves value for the federal government and taxpayers.*  One study
> showed that when Maryland passed its living wage law for companies
> contracting with the state, there was an increase in the number of
> contractors bidding and higher competition can help ensure better quality.
> The increase will take effect for new contracts and replacements for
> expiring contracts put out for bid after the effective date of the order,
> so contractors will have time to prepare and price their bids accordingly.
> 
> 
> 
> *Continuing to Work With Congress, States and Localities to Help All
> Workers*
> 
> 
> 
> The President is using his executive authority to lead by example, and will
> continue to work with Congress to raise the minimum wage for all Americans
> by passing the Harkin-Miller bill. The bill would raise the Federal minimum
> wage for working Americans in stages to $10.10 and index it to inflation
> thereafter, while also raising the minimum wage for tipped workers for the
> first time in over 20 years.  The President will also continue to support
> and encourage state, local and private sector efforts to increase wages and
> help more working families.
> 
> 
> 
> ?  *Businesses like Costco have supported past increases to the minimum
> wage because it helps build a strong workforce and profitability over the
> long run*. Low wages are also bad for business, as paying low wages lowers
> employee morale, encourages low productivity, and leads to frequent
> employee turnover--all of which impose costs.
> 
> 
> 
> ?  *Across the country, Americans are saying it's time to raise the minimum
> wage.* The President believes that it's time for action, and people across
> the country agree. Since the President called for an increase in the
> minimum wage in last year's State of the Union, five states have passed
> laws increasing their minimum wage. And many businesses, from small
> businesses to large corporations, see higher wages as the right way to
> boost productivity and reduce turnover and therefore boost their
> profitability.
> 
> 
> 
> ?  *Raising the minimum wage is good for government, good for business and
> workers and key to a stronger economy.*  A range of economic studies show
> that modestly raising the minimum wage increases earnings and reduces
> poverty without jeopardizing employment.  Higher wages can also boost
> productivity, increase morale, reduce costs and improve efficiency.
> 
> 
> 
> ?  *Raising the minimum wage will make sure no family of four with a
> full-time worker has to raise their children in poverty.* It has been seven
> years since Congress last acted to increase the minimum wage and, adjusted
> for inflation, today the real value of minimum wage is roughly the same as
> what it was in the 1950s, despite the fact that the typical American
> family's income has doubled since then. And right now a full-time minimum
> wage worker makes $14,500 a year, which leaves too many families struggling
> to make ends meet. Even after accounting for programs like the Earned
> Income Tax Credit, a family of four supported by a minimum wage worker
> still ends up living below the poverty line.
> 
> 
> 
> ?  *Indexing the minimum wage to inflation would help lower-income workers
> keep up in the future.* Since it was first established in 1938, the minimum
> wage has been increased 22 times, but was eroded substantially over several
> prolonged periods between increases because of inflation. Indexing would
> prevent a repeat of the 34 percent decline in the real value of the minimum
> wage from 1978 to 1989 and the 19 percent decline in real value from 1998
> to 2006, as well as the 40 percent decline in the real value of the base
> wage for tipped workers since it was last raised in 1991. Last year alone,
> workers earning the minimum wage basically got the equivalent of a $200 pay
> cut because the minimum wage stayed the same while the cost of living went
> up.  Democrats and Republicans agree that indexing the minimum wage to
> inflation would ensure that working families can keep up with expenses.
> Unfortunately, those families will continue suffer if Congress continues to
> not act.
> 
> 
> 
> ?  *Helping parents make ends meet.* Around 60 percent of workers who would
> benefit from a higher minimum wage are women.  Less than 20 percent are
> teenagers.  Also, those workers who would benefit from an increase in the
> minimum wage brought home 46 percent of their household's total wage and
> salary income in 2011.  Raising the minimum wage directly helps parents
> make ends meet and support their families.
> 
> 
> 
> ###
> _______________________________________________
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From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Wed Feb 12 16:07:05 2014
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 08:07:05 -0800
Subject: [Uabs] Fwd: [nabs-l] Press Release: NFB Commends President Obama
	for Executive Order on Wages
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Rose Sloan <rosesloan920 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [nabs-l] Press Release: NFB Commends President Obama for Executive Order on Wages
> Date: February 12, 2014 at 7:42:23 AM PST
> To: "il-talk at nfbnet.org" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>, List for NABS State Presidents <nabs-presidents at nfbnet.org>, nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Reply-To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> 
> *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
> 
> 
> 
> *CONTACT:*
> 
> Chris Danielsen
> 
> Director of Public Relations
> 
> National Federation of the Blind
> 
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
> 
> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
> 
> Cdanielsen at nfb.rg
> 
> 
> 
> 
> *National Federation of the Blind Commends President Obama for Executive
> Order on Wages*
> 
> 
> 
> *Order Ensures Economic Mobility for Federal Contract Employees with
> Disabilities*
> 
> 
> 
> *Baltimore, Maryland (February 12, 2014):* The National Federation of the
> Blind (NFB) <http://www.nfb.org/> commented today on President Obama's
> executive order requiring a wage floor of $10.10 for individuals employed
> under all new federal contracts, including workers with disabilities who
> are currently excluded from minimum wage protections under special
> certificate programs.
> 
> 
> 
> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the
> Blind<http://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind>,
> said: "President Obama's courageous action today is a tremendous victory
> for federal contract workers with disabilities, and we wholeheartedly
> applaud the spectacular step forward that this new executive order
> represents.  The National Federation of the Blind commends President Obama
> for recognizing the value of workers with disabilities and ensuring that
> these workers can take advantage of the same opportunity for economic
> mobility as their nondisabled co-workers.  We urge Congress to finish the
> work that President Obama has begun by passing the Fair Wages for Workers
> with Disabilities Act (H.R. 831) <https://nfb.org/fair-wages> to ensure
> that all workers with disabilities, not just those working under federal
> contracts, will no longer be subjected to the antiquated and discriminatory
> practice of being paid less than the federal minimum wage."
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> *###*
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> *About the National Federation of the Blind*
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> United States.  Founded in 1940, the NFB advocates for the civil rights and
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From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 08:52:09 -0800
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> The Following Comes from NABS board member Justin Salisbury  regarding an opportunity that student division leaders looking to build their membership  will not want to miss out on. 


> Colleagues:
> 
>  
> 
> So, we have an idea.  We?re putting on a student seminar, a student division social, or a fun activity at the state convention.  We know how to run it, who will speak, what kind of food we want, but now?how do we get people to attend?  Who do we invite?  How do we spread the word?
> 
>  
> 
> We once struggled with these questions in the North Carolina Association of Blind Students, and we devised a solution: create an advertising directory for our state.  With four people working on the project for only about two months, we realized that it was, in fact, possible. 
> 
>  
> 
> The system is simple. A division can create a directory of disability contacts at all universities, community colleges, and trade schools in its state.  As soon as we had organized this directory, advertising our events became much simpler.  We did it all in Microsoft Excel, too.
> 
>  
> 
> The NABS Membership Committee has been hosting a series of conference call workshops, which I have been leading, where we will explain and discuss how to organize and best use an advertising directory for student division events in your state.
> 
>  
> 
> The last two of these conference call workshops will be held:
> 
>  
> 
> Sunday, March 2
> 
> 8:00 PM eastern
> 
>  
> 
> Tuesday, March 4
> 
> 9:00 PM eastern
> 
>  
> 
> For each of these calls, use the following conference line:
> 
> Dial (605) 475-6700
> 
> Enter access code 7869673
> 
>  
> 
> I look forward to talking with many on the calls.  Each call is stand-alone, but people are welcome to come again if interested.  If you have any questions, please email me directly at <justin.salisbury at earthlink.net>.
> 
>  
> 
> Yours,
> 
>  
> 
> Justin Salisbury
> 
> President
> 
> Connecticut Association of Blind Students
> 

Darian Smith
2nd Vice President, National Association of Blind Students
(415) 215-9809
dsmithnfb at gmail.com.
twitter: @goldengateace

www.nabslink.org
Follow the National Association of Blind Students on twitter: @nabslink.
? A good Head and a good heart are always a formidable combination? 
 - Nelson Mandela.  
> 
> Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further 
> Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!
> For more information, please visit: www.carshelpingtheblind.org or call 1-855-659-9314

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From dsmithnfb at gmail.com  Thu Feb 27 14:27:49 2014
From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith)
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 06:27:49 -0800
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> 
> 
>> The Following Comes from NABS board member Justin Salisbury  regarding an opportunity that student division leaders looking to build their membership  will not want to miss out on. 
> 
> 
>> Colleagues:
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> So, we have an idea.  We?re putting on a student seminar, a student division social, or a fun activity at the state convention.  We know how to run it, who will speak, what kind of food we want, but now?how do we get people to attend?  Who do we invite?  How do we spread the word?
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> We once struggled with these questions in the North Carolina Association of Blind Students, and we devised a solution: create an advertising directory for our state.  With four people working on the project for only about two months, we realized that it was, in fact, possible. 
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> The system is simple. A division can create a directory of disability contacts at all universities, community colleges, and trade schools in its state.  As soon as we had organized this directory, advertising our events became much simpler.  We did it all in Microsoft Excel, too.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> The NABS Membership Committee has been hosting a series of conference call workshops, which I have been leading, where we will explain and discuss how to organize and best use an advertising directory for student division events in your state.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> The last two of these conference call workshops will be held:
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Sunday, March 2
>> 
>> 8:00 PM eastern
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Tuesday, March 4
>> 
>> 9:00 PM eastern
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> For each of these calls, use the following conference line:
>> 
>> Dial (605) 475-6700
>> 
>> Enter access code 7869673
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> I look forward to talking with many on the calls.  Each call is stand-alone, but people are welcome to come again if interested.  If you have any questions, please email me directly at <justin.salisbury at earthlink.net>.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Yours,
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Justin Salisbury
>> 
>> President
>> 
>> Connecticut Association of Blind Students
>> 
> 
> Darian Smith
> 2nd Vice President, National Association of Blind Students
> (415) 215-9809
> dsmithnfb at gmail.com.
> twitter: @goldengateace
> 
> www.nabslink.org
> Follow the National Association of Blind Students on twitter: @nabslink.
> ? A good Head and a good heart are always a formidable combination? 
>  - Nelson Mandela.  
>> 
>> Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further 
>> Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!
>> For more information, please visit: www.carshelpingtheblind.org or call 1-855-659-9314
> 

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