[VABS] December membership call notes

Jacob Ham jacobryanham at gmail.com
Thu Dec 19 02:42:23 UTC 2019


Hi all,

Here are the notes from the December membership call:


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   Call to Order: 8:12 PM
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   Role Call
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      Nick P - President
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      Elizabeth S - Vice President
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      Kelly J - Treasurer
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      Jacob H - Membership Chair
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      Michael Munn
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      David Bartling
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      Michael Matthews
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      Aaron Daring
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      Lucas Sanders
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      Melvin
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   Presidential Report
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      Establishing Committees
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         Communications Committee - Jacob
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         Fundraising Committee - Kelly,
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         Legislative Committee - Andre
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      Richmond Seminar
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         Affiliate funding for students
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            Affiliate will pay for half of a hotel room
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            Affiliate will cover the whole cost with a roommate
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         Dates: January 20-21
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         Interested Students
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            Nick
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            Andre
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            Jacob
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            Kelly
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            Lizzy
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            Melvin
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      Washington Seminar
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         Funding From VABS, NABS
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      Scholarships
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         National Scholarships
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            National Conventions Scholarships
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      Braille Readers Are Leader
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   Treasurer's Report
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      Found in the mailing list
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      Approved
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   Legislative Report
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         Federal Initiatives
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            HR5312 - AIM High Access to Instructional Materials in Higher
            Education Act
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               One cosponsor
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               NABS needs testimonials about inaccessible instructional
               materials
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            HR2086 - Accessible Technology Affordability Act
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            HR873 - Transformation to Competitive Employment Act
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               Three cosponsors
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            HR3929 - Greater Accessibility and Independence thorugh Non
            Visual Access Technology Act
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            Senate bill 815
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            S260 - Transformation to Competitive Employment Act
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               Unchanged



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