From holleymanor at verizon.net  Fri Sep  7 23:28:53 2012
From: holleymanor at verizon.net (Richard Holley)
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 16:28:53 -0700
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] September At Large Meeting
Message-ID: <5C115C3FE67D49388D9CBE2549396A5B@LENOVOE40B4A08>

Date:  9/11/12
Time:  * PM to 9 PM
Conference Call No.:  866-704-2476
Passcode:  880775#

Topics:  Continue Mobility, Community activities, State convention, and Meet the Blind month

Come and enjoy a good discussion@

Rick Holley, Host

From mwroane at mindspring.com  Thu Sep 20 02:48:47 2012
From: mwroane at mindspring.com (Mark W. Roane)
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:48:47 -0400
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] 2012 NFB of Virginia Convention
Message-ID: <E756465483FE4F13860E26B38789EB29@LapTop>

The 2012 Convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia will be held November 2 through 4, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Richmond Downtown hotel, located at 555 East Canal Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.  To make hotel reservations, call the hotel directly at (804) 788-0900 or (800) 227-6963.  Online reservations may be made at www.crowneplaza.com/ric-downtown by using the three character code "nfb".  Special room rates have been negotiated for convention attendee's.  When you call the hotel, make sure to tell them that you are attending the NFBV convention so that you will receive the special convention rate.  The deadline to make hotel reservations is October 19, 2012.  After the deadline, there is no guarantee that you will get a room at the convention hotel.

 

Child care is available to the children of convention attendee's (ages infant through 5th grade) during 4 sessions of convention.  These sessions are:

Session 1  Friday evening 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Session 2  Saturday morning 8:45 am to 12:15 pm

Session 3  Saturday afternoon 12:15 pm to 5:15 pm

Session 4  Saturday evening 6:45 pm to ? hour after banquet adjournment

Snacks will be provided during Session 2 and Session 3.  Even though child care will be open and fully staffed during lunch on Saturday, lunch will not be provided.  Parents should either pick their child up for lunch at the end of Session 2 or provide a lunch for their child to eat in the child care room.  Also, dinner will not be provided on Saturday evening.  Parents should feed their child dinner prior to bringing them to Session 4.  The cost of child care is $5 per family per session.  If you need more information, please contact Child Care coordinator Jennifer Kennedy at (330) 465-6245 or msjenniferkennedy at gmail.com.  Please indicate the number of children per session on the Convention Pre Registration Form.

 

On Friday afternoon, 3 Seminars will be held between 1:00 and 5:00.  They are:

iOS for Dummies - Utilizing iPhone, iPad and iTouch

What's New With and How To Get The Most From NFB Newsline

Chapter Fundraising - What works best from those who have done it

If you need more information, please contact Seminar coordinator Jennifer Kennedy at (330) 465-6245 or msjenniferkennedy at gmail.com.  Please indicate on the Convention Pre Registration Form if you plan to attend any of the seminars.

 

Running parallel to the convention will be the 2012 Youth Track, presented by the NFB of Virginia Students Division. The Youth Track will:

            Connect students with positive role models and their peers throughout the state;

            Challenge students to think about themselves and their role in the civil rights movement;

            Introduce students to our positive NFB philosophy on blindness;

            Educate students about their choices for blindness skills training;

            Put these new experiences to work through a travel activity outside the convention hotel

Complete and return the attached Youth Track Registration Form if you plan to participate in the Youth track.  If you need more information, please contact Youth Track coordinator Tracy Soforenko at (703) 635-2085 or PotomacNFB at verizon.net.  Please indicate on the Convention Pre Registration Form if you plan to participate in the Youth track.

 

On Saturday, there will be luncheons for the Students Division, the Parents Division, the Diabetics Division and the Merchants Division.  Please indicate on the Convention Pre Registration Form if you plan to attend one of these luncheons.  Box lunches should be purchased if you plan to attend one of these luncheons.

 

On Saturday, box lunches will be available for a cost of $16 if purchased in advance on the Convention Pre Registration Form.  Otherwise, the cost will be $20 if purchased at the convention.  Box lunches can only be guaranteed for those purchased on the Convention Pre Registration Form.  A limited number may be available for purchase at the convention.

 

Complete the attached Convention Pre Registration Form and mail it with payment included to:

NFB of Virginia

3230 Grove Avenue

Richmond, VA  23221
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From mwroane at mindspring.com  Thu Sep 20 15:50:18 2012
From: mwroane at mindspring.com (Mark W. Roane)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:50:18 -0400
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] 2012 NFBV Raffle
Message-ID: <D1372FEDE61E4C60A60835AA53ABF8C9@LapTop>

Good morning all,
Just a reminder for all of us to continue selling our 2012 NFBV Raffle tickets.  The drawing for the $1000 prize will be held at our convention banquet on Saturday, November 3, 2012.  Let's all do our part to ensure that this is a profitable event for our affiliate.
If anyone still would like tickets to sell, please contact me ASAP.

Mark Roane
NFBV Treasurer


From fschroeder at sks.com  Mon Sep 24 19:47:34 2012
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:47:34 -0400
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] MRI auditory study description
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>From Maurice Peret [mailto:mauriceperet at gmail.com] 


**************************************************
On 9/20/12, JK Kim <crossmodal.plasticity at gmail.com wrote:

 ---------

 *Participate in a paid research study on blindness!*


 *About the study*:


 The brain of blind individuals is different from that of the sighted 
 in that part of the brain called the occipital cortex which normally 
 processes visual information in the sighted is involved in processing 
 of information gathered from other senses such as touch and hearing.  
 This phenomenon, called crossmodal plasticity, is understood as 
 changes resulting from long-term visual deprivation in the blind and 
 has been shown in performance of non-visual tasks such as Braille 
 reading, verbal tasks, shape discrimination, and sound localization.  
 We hope to further our understanding of crossmodal plasticity by 
 examining other behavioral domains that have not yet been 
 investigated.  Findings of our studies will not only have potential 
 implications for blindness rehabilitation but also contribute significantly
to our understanding of how the human brain works.


 We are currently looking for blind volunteers who would be interested 
 in participating in the study that will examine melody processing in 
 the blind, more specifically, how long-term visual deprivation affects 
 the way blind people process sound in general and pitch in particular.  
 This study will consist of one behavioral and one functional magnetic 
 resonance imaging (fMRI) session.  During both of these sessions, you 
 will be asked to listen to sequences of tones and make simple 
 perceptual judgments on them.  Findings of this study will help 
 understand superior pitch abilities that the blind possess compared to 
 the sighted, and further knowledge on musical processing in the blind.


 Each of these sessions will last approximately 2 hours, and all the 
 participants will be reimbursed for travel expenses (provided that 
 they reside in areas of or nearby Washington, DC) and participation in 
 the studies.  MRI has been shown to be a safe imaging technique as no 
 known side effects have been reported.

 *Who we are looking for*: Blind individuals who are ages between 18 
 and 65 and have no residual vision or light sensitivity.

 *Location*: The study will take place at the Medical Center of 
 Georgetown University located in Washington DC.



 *Contact Us*: If you are interested, please email JK Kim at 
 crossmodal.plasticity at gmail.com or call (202)687-4981





From corbbo at gmail.com  Wed Sep 26 18:00:27 2012
From: corbbo at gmail.com (Corbbmacc O'Connor)
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:00:27 -0400
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Online registration now open for the 2012 NFB of
	Virginia convention!
Message-ID: <19E5BDEF-8E23-48E3-9907-35BA7FE6CF12@gmail.com>

Good afternoon, Fellow Federationists.

On behalf of the convention organizing team, I am excited to announce that you can now pre-register for the 2012 convention using your VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express card online or via a toll-free number anytime before October 22, 2012!

We have partnered with Brown Paper Tickets, an online vendor, to accept these payments.

To pre-register for the convention, please visit the following web site:
http://nfbv.brownpapertickets.com
or call (800) 838-3006 and choose option 1.

Please note that if you plan to register your student for Youth Track, you will still need to complete, sign, and return the separate Youth Track Registration Form, which is attached to this e-mail and may be downloaded from the NFBV web site (www.nfbv.org).

You may still pre-register using the "snail mail" system, though please note that we can only accept a check when you register through the mail. The "snail mail" registration form may be downloaded from the affiliate web site.

Hotel rooms are still available by calling the Crowne Plaza Richmond Downtown at (804) 788-0900.

Finally, remember that pre-registering helps the affiliate to provide an accurate head-count to the hotel for chairs in the room, enters you into a drawing for $75, and saves you the higher cost of registering on-site.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns with this online ordering system. You may reach me via phone at 202-684-6130 or e-mail me directly.

See you in Richmond!

Corbb

---
Corbbmacc O'Connor, Communications Coordinator
National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

(202) 684-6130 // corbbo at gmail.com
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From fschroeder at sks.com  Wed Sep 26 18:49:37 2012
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:49:37 -0400
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Benifit Wine Dinner
Message-ID: <019a01cd9c17$ae8735d0$0b95a170$@sks.com>

Wine Dinner to Benefit the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

To make a reservation, please call Caf? Renaissance at (703) 938-3311

Join us for a five course wine dinner to benefit the National Federation of
the Blind of Virginia. 

 

Where: Caf? Renaissance 163 Glyndon Street Southeast, Vienna, VA 22180 (703)
938-3311

Cost: $95 including tax and tip

When:  Sunday, October 7, 2012

Time: 1:00 to 4:00 PM

Menu

First Course: Creme of asparagus and mushroom soup -- "Gruner Veltliner from
Austria "

 

Second Course: mixed salad with mixed berries and goat cheese with a
raspberry vinaigrette " Marchesa Gavi, Italy"

 

Third Course: Roasted salmon with honey and teriyaki glaze "Simple Life
Pinot Noir, Ca"

 

Fourth Course: Stuffed chicken with cheese and artichokes with a sherry wine
creme sauce " Inurrieta Crainza, Spain"

 

Fifth Course: Creme Brulee  " Poema Cava, Spain"

 

 



From corbbo at gmail.com  Thu Sep 27 19:29:36 2012
From: corbbo at gmail.com (Corbbmacc O'Connor)
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:29:36 -0400
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Perkins Brailler needed for international work
Message-ID: <59687914-17F3-49BC-96FD-568FDE90E95C@gmail.com>

-----Original Message-----
From: greater-baltimore-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:greater-baltimore-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ewell, Jason
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 11:36 AM
To: nfbmd at nfbnet.org; greater-baltimore at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Greater-baltimore] Perkins Brailler needed for international work

Fellow Federationists:

Do you or does someone you know happen to have a Perkins Brailler that isn't getting much use? Might you or they be willing to donate it to a blind youth who could benefit from using it every day? One of the graduates from the Louisiana Tech University Teaching Blind Students program, Elnura Emilkanova, who is from Kyrgyzstan, is trying to bring Federation philosophy to the blind of her country. Elnura is truly one of us in spirit, and she brings much energy to her work. She is currently in Baltimore, but she will be returning to Kyrgyzstan on October 4. If you are able to help her, please contact Joanne Wilson at 410-659-9314, Ext. 2335, or JWilson at nfb.org.

Thanks,
Jason



From fschroeder at sks.com  Sat Sep 29 13:59:47 2012
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:59:47 -0400
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] {Disarmed} Wine luncheon for a great cause
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