From fschroeder at sks.com  Sat Jul  2 13:50:47 2011
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:50:47 -0400
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] [Chapter-presidents] anyone need a room with a
	roommate?
Message-ID: <4e0f2206.e5b4ec0a.52c0.2126@mx.google.com>



 ---- Original Message ------
From: "JMassay" <jmassay1 at cox.net
Subject: [Chapter-presidents] anyone need a room with a roommate?
Date sent: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 21:16:03 -0500

Good evening,



I have a younger male member who has a room to himself and is 
looking for a
roommate.  He arrives on Sunday the 3rd and will be leaving on 
the 9th.  If
you know of someone who is still looking or is interested, please 
get in
touch with me.  I'm leaving at 6:00 in the morning so please call 
my cell and
I'll get back to you when I land.



Jeannie Massay

NFB of Oklahoma

405-600-0695





From fschroeder at sks.com  Wed Jul 13 19:13:32 2011
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:13:32 -0400
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Services for Christopher Fountain
Message-ID: <4e1dedf8.8c75dc0a.135f.ffffb07e@mx.google.com>

Friends,

As you may have heard, Christopher Fountain passed away on Monday 
evening.  He had just returned from the national convention where 
he was recognized as a national scholarship winner.

Christopher's mother says that visitation for Chris is being 
planned for Friday evening, and the service is being planned for 
Sunday afternoon.
> Plans are not yet totally final, but his mother stated that 
Altermeyers Funeral Home in Virginia Beach will be helping the 
family with arrangements.  She also said that anyone who wishes 
to come is very welcome, and that Christopher would have liked 
having folks there.

Fred Schroeder, President
National Federation of the Blind of Virginia



From fschroeder at sks.com  Wed Jul 13 19:53:04 2011
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:53:04 -0400
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Christopher Fountains funeral information
Message-ID: <4e1df73c.6948340a.017e.ffff856a@mx.google.com>

>From Mary Durbin:

Information for Christopher Fountain



Obituary can be found at www.altmeyer.com  Go to Obituary and 
then to
Virginia.



In lieu of flowers, donations to be made to the National 
Federation of the
Blind, NFB.org or Children's Hospital of the Kings Daughters 
chkd.org.



Visitation to be held on

Friday, Jul.  15, 2011

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm



Altmeyer Funeral Home, Southside Chapel

5792 Greenwich Road Virginia Beach, VA US 23462

757-422-4000



Service to be held on

Sunday, Jul.  17, 2011

3:00 pm



Catholic Church of the Ascension

4853 Princess Anne Road Virginia Beach, VA US 23462

757-495-1886



Dora and Michael Fountain

1151 Flobert Dr

Virginia Beach, VA 23464















From fschroeder at sks.com  Thu Jul 14 12:00:47 2011
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:00:47 -0400
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Chris Fountain's Obituary
Message-ID: <4e1eda78.4412e50a.3b63.043e@mx.google.com>

Here is Christopher Fountain's obituary.


_http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pilotonline/obituary.aspx?n=chr
istopher-fo
untain&pid=152531387&fhid=14303_
(http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pilotonline/obituary.aspx?n=chr
istopher-fountain&pid=152531387&fhid=14303)

Christopher M.  Fountain VIRGINIA BEACH - Christopher Michael
"Ponce"
Fountain marched onto the field of heaven July 11, 2011.  Ponce
now drums for the
greatest drum major of all.  Born May 24, 1979, Ponce never let
life's
challenges  best him; he always yearned to live his life to the
fullest.  His
interests  included music, sports, comedy and scouting.  Ponce
earned scouting's
greatest  honor, Eagle Scout with two Palms and was a member of
the National
Eagle Scout  Association.  After high school, he marched with
Drum Corps
International.  Ponce  graduated from TCC with honors and was
currently
attending ODU working towards a  Bachelor of Arts in human
services.  He recently
attended the Virginia School for  the Blind and Visually Impaired
and was a
Virginia recipient of a National  Federation of the Blind
scholarship in 2011.
Ponce loved following sports, being  a big fan of the Detroit
Lions, Detroit
Tigers, Detroit Red Wings and the _University of Michigan_
(http://www.legacy.com/memorial-sites/university-of-michigan/?per
sonid=152531387&affiliateID=
2290)  Wolverines  Football.  His intelligence and wit was
notorious.  He
challenged all of us and  the rest of the world to get out of his
way and let
him achieve what he wanted  and knew he could achieve.  Ponce
will be greatly
missed by his loving parents,  Michael and Dora Fountain of
Virginia Beach;
his brother, Nathan and  sister-in-law Leslie; nephews, Tosh and
Parker and
niece, Kiley of Lexington,  Va.; his grandmother, Margaret of
Manistique,
Mich.; uncles, Ray, Sammie and  Danny, and Aunt Judy of
Farmington, N.M.;
Uncle Brian in Virginia Beach, Uncle  Jeff in Burbank, Calif.,
and Aunt Debby in
Manistique, Mich.  He also has a great  many cousins throughout
the United
States who will dearly miss him.  Visitation  will be Friday,
July 15, from 6
to 8 p.m.  at the Altmeyer Funeral Home,  Southside Chapel, 5792
Greenwich
Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462.  A femorial  service will be held
Sunday, July
17, at 3 p.m.  at Church of the Ascension, 4853  Princess Anne
Road, Virginia
Beach, VA 23462.  In lieu of flowers, memorial  donations can be
made to the
National Federation of the Blind (http:  //www.nfb.org) or
Children's
Hospital of The King's Daughters (_http://www.chkd.org/_
(http://www.chkd.org/)
).  Condolences may be expressed to  the family at
_www.altmeyer.com_
(http://www.altmeyer.com/) .









From mrdurbin at cox.net  Tue Jul 19 00:09:42 2011
From: mrdurbin at cox.net (Mary Durbin)
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:09:42 -0400
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] NFBV Board Meeting
Message-ID: <000901cc45a8$29a4a4e0$7cedeea0$@cox.net>

Hi Everyone,

The next NFBV board meeting will be August 13, 2011  from 11am - 2pm at the
Library and Resource Center located at 395 Azalea Avenue, Richmond, VA
23227.

Please plan to attend.

Mary Durbin



-----Original Message-----
From: nfbv-announce-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfbv-announce-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Fredric Schroeder
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 8:00 AM
To: nfbv-announce at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Students Needed for Research

FYI.  I know this researcher and think we should help recruit participants
for her study.

Best,

Fred Schroeder, President
National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

----------

Seeking Students for Research Study

 

Students who are between the ages of 16 and 22 years who are braille readers
and users of assistive technology are needed for a study. This study will
explore how you use both braille and electronic information for classroom
work, and how you learned these literacy practices. The purpose of this
research will be to add to our understanding of the current role of both
hard-copy (paper) braille and use of electronic access to information by
people who are blind from ages 16-22, and your attitudes and perceptions
about both braille and technology. This information will inform how we
prepare pre-service teachers to instruct young braille readers.

 

If you are interested in participating in this study or getting more
information, please contact me via email at  fmd22 at pitt.edu, by calling
412-521-5797, or by writing to me at:

Frances Mary D'Andrea

5513 Posvar Hall

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh PA 15260

 

If you are under 18, you MUST have your parents' or guardians'
permission. A consent form will be send to you in braille or electronically
after you verify that you are:

1. between the ages of 16-22

2. a student enrolled in school

3. a braille reader

4. a user of electronic assistive technology devices, hardware, or software.

If you are under 18, your parents will also receive a consent form that must
be signed before you can participate.

 

Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your interest! 

 

Frances Mary D'Andrea


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From fschroeder at sks.com  Wed Jul 20 19:14:15 2011
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:14:15 -0400
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Subminimum Wage Issue
Message-ID: <001901cc4711$38059d90$a810d8b0$@com>

Friends,

We need to send letters to the members of the U.S. Senate asking them to
help insure that blind people and others with disabilities are not tracked
into subminimum wage jobs. Virginia does not have any members on the Senate
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, but we still need to ask
our Senators for help. Here is a sample letter you can use. Feel free to
make any changes you wish. The important thing is that our members of the
Senate hear our views.

Fred Schroeder, President
National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

+++++

9522 Lagersfield Circle
Vienna, VA  22181

July 20, 2011 

Dear Senator:

Currently the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee
is considering a bill to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
which includes the rehabilitation act as Title V.  The proposed bill
includes a new provision, Section 511 that would reaffirm the policy of
placing blind people and others with disabilities into sheltered, subminimum
wage jobs. This is a serious step backward and will only serve to further
reduce the already limited opportunities for blind people and others with
disabilities to become self-supporting members of society.

Section 511 sanctions the payment of sub-minimum wages to blind people and
others with disabilities.  There is no place in the rehabilitation act for
this kind of provision.  The emphasis in the rehabilitation act is to train
people for competitive employment, to forbid discrimination against
qualified applicants, and to commit the federal government to buying
technology which has nonvisual access built into it.  This latter provision
has served to provide a powerful incentive for companies to make their
products accessible nonvisually. Everything about the rehabilitation act is
progressive.  Sanctioning the sub minimum wage in this act is completely out
of character with the reason for its creation.  At present the Fair Labor
Standards Act allows the payment of subminimum wages. It was passed in 1938
and should be repealed, not reaffirmed and expanded. 

I am writing to ask for your help. Please contact Chairman Harkin and urge
him to remove Section 511 from the WIA reauthorization proposal. Mr.
Harkin's intent is positive but the language of Section 511 is harmful to
blind people.

Please feel free to write or call me if I can answer questions you have
about this legislation.  My telephone number is 573-874-1774, and you may
use the e-mail address which appears above.

Fred Schroeder, president
National Federation Of The Blind of Virginia 





