[Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: NFB DB Division Looking for Convention Mentors & Mentees

[Marsha Drenth]

  From: NFB DB Division <nfb.db.division at gmail.com>
 > Date: May 17, 2018 at 11:33:21 AM EDT
 > To: undisclosed-recipients:;
 > Subject: NFB DB Division Looking for Convention Mentors & Mentees
   Greetings,

 > Included in this email are forms from the 
National Federation of the Blind DeafBlind 
Division Mentoring Committee. A pilot 
Mentor/Mentee Program has been created to foster 
greater independence in persons who have both a 
hearing and vision loss at the upcoming NFB 
National Convention. As it is the Federation 
philosophy that “Blind persons are the best 
teachers, leaders, mentors, and hold the most 
knowledge about blindness," the same is true for 
persons who are deafblind. It is the hope and 
desire that persons who are deafblind will 
benefit from one-on-one mentoring support during 
the convention to not only have a friend at the 
convention and someone to share, perhaps, a meal 
and thoughts about the convention experience, but 
also to overcome challenges such as registering 
for workshops, getting food from a vendor, 
orienting to the large hotel and conference 
center, and becoming familiar with the accommodations the NFB offers.

 > We are looking for Mentors who are comfortable 
working with  persons who have a combined hearing 
and vision loss during the convention. If you are 
interested in being a Mentor, please fill out the 
Mentor form and follow the instructions. Or if 
you’re a person who is deafblind but might not 
consider ever attending such a large convention, 
as you’re not sure how a person who is 
deafblind would navigate the hotel, but would 
like to learn from others like you, please fill 
out the Mentee form and return it to the email 
provided. Please keep in mind that Mentors are 
not interpreters or Support Service Providers but 
are meant to provide one-on-one peer support.

 > The NFB DeafBlind Division  looks forward to 
providing an innovative mentoring program to 
persons who are deafblind. For questions, please email:
 > nfb.db.mentoring at gmail.com
 >
  Thank you,
 > NFB DeafBlind Division Mentoring Committee


Please send out widely!

Marsha drenth
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>From: NFB DB Division 
><<mailto:nfb.db.division at gmail.com>nfb.db.division at gmail.com>
>Date: May 17, 2018 at 11:33:21 AM EDT
>To: undisclosed-recipients:;
>Subject: NFB DB Division Looking for Convention Mentors & Mentees
>
>Greetings,
>
>Included in this email are forms from the 
>National Federation of the Blind DeafBlind 
>Division Mentoring Committee. A pilot 
>Mentor/Mentee Program has been created to foster 
>greater independence in persons who have both a 
>hearing and vision loss at the upcoming NFB 
>National Convention. As it is the Federation 
>philosophy that “Blind persons are the best 
>teachers, leaders, mentors, and hold the most 
>knowledge about blindness," the same is true for 
>persons who are deafblind. It is the hope and 
>desire that persons who are deafblind will 
>benefit from one-on-one mentoring support during 
>the convention to not only have a friend at the 
>convention and someone to share, perhaps, a meal 
>and thoughts about the convention experience, 
>but also to overcome challenges such as 
>registering for workshops, getting food from a 
>vendor, orienting to the large hotel and 
>conference center, and becoming familiar with 
>the accommodations the NFB offers.
>
>We are looking for Mentors who are comfortable 
>working with  persons who have a combined 
>hearing and vision loss during the convention. 
>If you are interested in being a Mentor, please 
>fill out the Mentor form and follow the 
>instructions. Or if you’re a person who is 
>deafblind but might not consider ever attending 
>such a large convention, as you’re not sure 
>how a person who is deafblind would navigate the 
>hotel, but would like to learn from others like 
>you, please fill out the Mentee form and return 
>it to the email provided. Please keep in mind 
>that Mentors are not interpreters or Support 
>Service Providers but are meant to provide one-on-one peer support.
>
>The NFB DeafBlind Division  looks forward to 
>providing an innovative mentoring program to 
>persons who are deafblind. For questions, please email:
><mailto:nfb.db.mentoring at gmail.com>nfb.db.mentoring at gmail.com
>
>Thank you,
>NFB DeafBlind Division Mentoring Committee
>




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