[Colorado-Talk] National Convention Registration and Vaccine and Testing Survey

[Amy Sabo]

hello scott and all,
first of all thanks for the update of some of the news here in the
nfb. as for registering for national convention i have already done so
for myself. as for the inaccesible site for setting up for the vaccine
i can can concur on this. i had to have a family member do this for me
in making my appointment for me which i had this done last weekend. i
believe that i have a email address for the tricare health department
in the email that i got in confirming for my appointment that i had
last saturday. if anyone wants it let me know here on this list or
privately off list.

as to dealing with discrimination at the facility i didn't have it at
all. they were very accomodiating to me and, dealt with my blindness
when i got it at the douglass county fairgrounds. but, after you get
whatever shot you plan to give you will need to do a daily check in
through the ap or on the net through the cdc and, it was very
accessible with jaws. here is the link you will need to do the daily
check in's which you will be notified by text message everyday. you
need to do this after you get the vaccine. it is vsafe.cdc.gov

you will need to register with the site and, then just do the rest.

as for the the testing well, i had this done through my doctor last
summer when i had came down sick after i had to do as unplanned trip
to michigan. she sent to uc health a form and, then i went with a
family member who is my regular driver to the drive in site. when i
got there they knew i was already in their system and, i just had to
give them the form to do this. at first they didn't know that i was
blind but, i had to educate them. to get the results through uc health
the web site was very accessible with jaws.

so, that's my two cents worth on this newsworthly issue. thanks again
and, i will talk to you all soon.


sincerely,
amy sabo

On 3/8/21, Scott C. LaBarre via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Greetings Colorado!!
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> NATIONAL CONVENTION
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> As I sit here this fine Monday morning, we are 120 days away from the start
> of this year's National Convention being conducted virtually, anywhere and
> everywhere from July 6th through the 10th.  As you may know, registration
> is
> now open, and like last year, Convention registration is free!!  At a
> meeting this morning, I learned that 1000 plus people have already
> registered through the end of last week.  Don't know how many from
> Colorado,
> but I'm sure we'll be getting periodic reports.  Last year, we registered
> 355 folks from the Centennial State, and I hope we can do more this year.
> Depending on the health conditions and public safety guidelines at the
> time,
> my hope is that we can organize several Convention activities throughout
> the
> State such as gatherings for the Banquet and so on.  It could be a lot of
> fun.  In any event, if you haven't registered yet, please do so by going
> to:
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> www.nfb.org/registration <http://www.nfb.org/registration>
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> Now, if you are having trouble registering, we can help out.  Please email
> Lisa at lbonderson at cocenter.org <mailto:lbonderson at cocenter.org>  or call
> my
> office at 303 504-5979.  You can also email assistance at nfbco.org
> <mailto:assistance at nfbco.org>  or call 303 778-1130, Ext. 219.
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> COVID19 TESTING AND VACCINE SURVEY
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> We know that COVID19 testing and vaccination programs continue to expand
> rapidly.  Often times, registering for tests or vaccinations occurs online.
> As you might imagine, many providers don't even consider accessibility of
> their websites or apps when tossing their sites up.  So, we are asking
> everyone to fill out a survey about your experiences.  Here is the link:
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> Access to COVID-19 Vaccine and Testing Survey | National Federation of the
> Blind (nfb.org)
> <https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/legal-program/access-covid-19-vaccine
> -and-testing-survey>
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> CONCLUSION
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> Well, as they say, that is all the news fit to print at the moment.  Have a
> great Monday and stay healthy and safe!!
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> All my best,
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> Scottt
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