[Nfbc-info] NFBC-Info Digest, Vol 147, Issue 7

Fri Aug 11 04:20:39 UTC 2017

May I ask how this happened? 

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> On Aug 10, 2017, at 9:14 PM, Karmalynne via NFBC-Info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Jordan, hopefully Facebook will let us choose that name.
> Sometimes Facebook can be picky when it comes to page titles.
> 
>> On 8/10/17, Jordan Mirander via NFBC-Info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> The at large chapter's Facebook page has been hacked. Do not go on there or
>> you will get a virus. We have not yet fixed it and gotten a new Facebook
>> page, however our Facebook page would be the national Federation of the
>> blind of California chapter at large.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> Today's Topics:
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>>>  1. Re: Research study announcement (Jenniffer Frazier)
>>>  2. listening to the eclipse (nancy Lynn)
>>>  3. Re: listening to the eclipse (Lyn Gwizdak)
>>>  4. Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] S. 732 Legislative Alert
>>>     (Shannon Dillon)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 09:34:27 -0700
>>> From: Jenniffer Frazier <jenniferlynnfrazier at gmail.com>
>>> To: NFB of California List <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Research study announcement
>>> Message-ID: <6DD6990C-23E0-44F5-9866-66DD83136FF8 at gmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=us-ascii
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>>> I would like to participate. It is along the same lines of other things I
>>> have personally thought about.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Jennifer
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 7, 2017, at 08:26, Karen Arcos via NFBC-Info
>>>> <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>> 
>>>> Hope this email finds you well.
>>>> 
>>>> My name is Karen Arcos. I am a Ph.D. student in the Visual Perception
>>>> and Neuroimaging Lab at the University of California, Irvine and am
>>>> totally blind.
>>>> 
>>>> Would you like to participate in a research study to understand how
>>>> memory ability varies among blind and sighted individuals? This work
>>>> has implications for understanding how to better educate students who
>>>> are blind, as well as for designing products they can use more
>>>> effectively. Please see below and attached for more information if
>>>> interested.
>>>> 
>>>> Eligibility. May be either sighted or legally blind. Must be between
>>>> 18-50 years old.
>>>> 
>>>> You are ineligible if you have any additional neurological or
>>>> developmental disabilities other than visual impairment or a recent
>>>> history of illicit drug use.
>>>> 
>>>> Time Commitment: Between 1.5-2 hours total
>>>> 
>>>> Where: Mutually agreed upon location. This may be at the University of
>>>> California Irvine campus, schools, or organizations for visually
>>>> impaired individuals
>>>> 
>>>> Contact Information
>>>> Karen Arcos, Lead Researcher
>>>> E-mail: karcos1 at uci.edu
>>>> Phone: (949) 824-8378
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you in advance,
>>>> 
>>>> Karen Arcos
>>>> 
>>>> University of California, Irvine
>>>> Ph.D. student
>>>> School of Social Sciences, Department of Cognitive Science
>>>> National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, 2015 cohort
>>>> 2020 cohort
>>>> B.A., University of Southern California (2015)
>>>> E-mail: karcos1 at uci.edu
>>>> <Recruitment Flyer.doc>
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>>> 
>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 15:22:39 -0500
>>> From: "nancy Lynn" <seabreeze.stl at gmail.com>
>>> To: "mcb chat" <chat at moblind.org>, "nfbmo list" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>,
>>>   "NFBC List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>, "Seniors"
>>>   <NFBNJ-Seniors at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: [Nfbc-info] listening to the eclipse
>>> Message-ID: <4D20CE67A3224F19A4DB823361D51ECF at nancyPC>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="utf-8"
>>> 
>>> I got this from another list and thought you?d want to check it out.
>>> Scientists are working to make the eclipse accessible to us. Here?s the
>>> link.
>>> http://eclipsesoundscapes.org/
>>> Nancy Lynn seabreeze.stl at gmail.com
>>> 
>>> ------------------------------
>>> 
>>> Message: 3
>>> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 13:40:08 -0700
>>> From: Lyn Gwizdak <gwizdaklyn at gmail.com>
>>> To: NFB of California List <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: nancy Lynn <seabreeze.stl at gmail.com>, Seniors
>>>   <NFBNJ-Seniors at nfbnet.org>,    mcb chat <chat at moblind.org>, nfbmo list
>>>   <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] listening to the eclipse
>>> Message-ID:
>>>   <CAHTx+LMwdujrQPme7cjcHepyVjwK-Pocb3DjWv2dYGvKCEcMng at mail.gmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>> 
>>> Thanks, Nancy for the link to the eclipse! I shared it on my Facebook
>>> page.
>>> 
>>> On Aug 7, 2017 1:24 PM, "nancy Lynn via NFBC-Info" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I got this from another list and thought you?d want to check it out.
>>>> Scientists are working to make the eclipse accessible to us. Here?s the
>>>> link.
>>>> http://eclipsesoundscapes.org/
>>>> Nancy Lynn seabreeze.stl at gmail.com
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>>> 
>>> Message: 4
>>> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 15:39:26 -0700
>>> From: Shannon Dillon <shannonldillon at gmail.com>
>>> To: nfbc-info at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [Nfbc-info] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] S. 732 Legislative
>>>   Alert
>>> Message-ID:
>>>   <CA+JLRL_tkDaLj9tDM2Ap62XKa3CcN68ZEpptbCxH1ZOWjjow+g at mail.gmail.com>
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>>> 
>>> Good afternoon,
>>> Please see the below legislative alert from John Pare. His email
>>> includes everything you need to make calls, but if there is something
>>> you would like help with please feel free to send me an email.
>>> Thanks.
>>> Shannon Dillon
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: "Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List"
>>> <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
>>> Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:24:11 -0500
>>> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] S. 732 Legislative Alert
>>> To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Dear Fellow Federationists:
>>> 
>>> Thank you for all of your calls and emails since
>>> the last legislative alert. We are now up to
>>> thirty-four cosponsors on AIM HIGH, H.R. 1772,
>>> ten cosponsors on the Access Technology
>>> Affordability Act, H.R. 1734, and twelve
>>> cosponsors on the TIME Act, H.R. 1377. In the
>>> Senate, the Access Technology Affordability Act,
>>> S. 732, has one cosponsor. The complete list of
>>> cosponsors is included at the end of this email.
>>> 
>>> The House of Representatives adjourned on July 28
>>> and will not return to Washington, DC until
>>> September 5. The Senate is still in session and
>>> will not adjourn until August 11. The Senate will
>>> then also return on September 5.
>>> 
>>> I have two recommendations. First, call your
>>> Senator immediately and ask him or her to
>>> cosponsor S. 732, the Access Technology
>>> Affordability Act. It would be terrific if we
>>> could grow the number of cosponsors before the
>>> Senate adjourns on August 11. Second, invite your
>>> member of Congress to attend a chapter meeting or
>>> other local NFB event while they are in the
>>> district. Alternately, you could ask to meet with
>>> them in their district office.
>>> 
>>> I also want to update you on H.R. 620, the ADA
>>> Education and Reform Act. Your calls and emails
>>> have significantly helped in this area. In
>>> addition President Riccobono wrote an
>>> <http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/343880-passing-the-ada-education-and-reform-act-would-be-a-step>op-ed
>>> published in
>>> <http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/343880-passing-the-ada-education-and-reform-act-would-be-a-step>The
>>> Hill on July 26, the twenty-seventh anniversary
>>> of the signing of the ADA into law.
>>> 
>>> Your calls and emails have also made a tremendous
>>> difference protecting Medicaid. As I mentioned in
>>> a previous alert, an estimated 38.8 percent of
>>> blind Americans rely on Medicaid for their
>>> healthcare according to the US Census Bureau. To
>>> learn more about this topic please read President
>>> Riccobono?s
>>> <http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/339073-saving-medicaid-is-critical-to-americas-blind>Saving
>>> Medicaid op-ed, also published in The Hill.
>>> 
>>> The Senate will be in session until August 11 but
>>> please try to make your calls or send your emails
>>> by Friday, August 4. A short summary of each bill
>>> is included below. I have also included a list of
>>> all the current cosponsors. The best way to
>>> contact your member of Congress is to call the
>>> Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask for
>>> the office in question. Emailing your member of
>>> Congress is also a good idea. If you do so,
>>> please copy <mailto:JPare at nfb.org>JPare at nfb.org.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for all you do!
>>> 
>>> Warm regards,
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
>>> John G. Par?? Jr.
>>> (410) 659-9314 x 2218
>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>> 
>>> Bill Summaries
>>> 
>>> Accessible Instructional Material in Higher Education Act, H.R. 1772 (AIM
>>> HIGH)
>>> This bill will promote instructional technology
>>> and content that are accessible to the blind and
>>> other students with print disabilities.
>>> <https://nfb.org/aimhighfactsheet>Read the AIM HIGH fact sheet to learn
>>> more.
>>> 
>>> Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017, H.R. 1734 and S. 732 (ATAA)
>>> These bills will facilitate the purchase of
>>> access technology for blind people by creating a
>>> refundable, per person tax credit.
>>> <https://nfb.org/access-technology-affordability-act>Read
>>> the Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017 fact sheet to learn more.
>>> 
>>> Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful
>>> Employment Act of 2017, H.R. 1377 (TIME)
>>> This bill will increase employment opportunities
>>> by removing stigmas and low expectations
>>> propagated by section 14(c) of the Fair Labor
>>> Standards Act. Note that the bill now phases out
>>> subminimum wages over a six year period
>>> corresponding to the recommendation of the
>>> National Council on Disability.
>>> <https://nfb.org/timefactsheet>Read the TIME Act fact sheet to learn
>>> more.
>>> 
>>> Current Cosponsors
>>> 
>>> Accessible Instructional Material in Higher
>>> Education Act, H.R. 1772 (AIM HIGH) Current Cosponsors
>>> Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] - Sponsor
>>> Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
>>> Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
>>> Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
>>> Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
>>> Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
>>> Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
>>> Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
>>> Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
>>> Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
>>> Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
>>> Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]
>>> Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
>>> Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
>>> Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
>>> Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]
>>> Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
>>> Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
>>> Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
>>> Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
>>> Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
>>> Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]
>>> Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
>>> Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
>>> Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
>>> Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
>>> Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
>>> Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
>>> Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
>>> Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]
>>> Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
>>> Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
>>> Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
>>> Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
>>> Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
>>> 
>>> Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017, H.R.
>>> 1734 and S. 732 (ATAA) Current Cosponsors
>>> Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] - Sponsor
>>> Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
>>> Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
>>> Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
>>> Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
>>> Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
>>> Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
>>> Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
>>> Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
>>> Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16]
>>> Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
>>> 
>>> Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful
>>> Employment Act of 2017, H.R. 1377 (TIME) Current Cosponsors
>>> Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] ? Sponsor
>>> Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
>>> Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
>>> Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
>>> Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]
>>> Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
>>> Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
>>> Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
>>> Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
>>> Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
>>> Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
>>> Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
>>> Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> SHANNON L. DILLON
>>> 
>>> 
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