From tracy.soforenko at gmail.com  Fri Jan  3 17:49:55 2014
From: tracy.soforenko at gmail.com (Tracy Soforenko)
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 12:49:55 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Update: Join Us at the 2014 Richmond Seminar - Jan
	20 - 21
Message-ID: <01bc01cf08ac$368a1590$a39e40b0$@gmail.com>

Hi Fellow Federationists,

 

Richmond Seminar is going to be very exciting this year. We have two topics
with bills in the General Assembly with support from both parties. However,
to move this legislation forward, we need your help.

 

Update on our bills:

National Reading Media Assessment (NRMA) - Require use of the NRMA for
assessing the reading needs of blind and low vision students. We have a bill
in both the Senate and the House of Delegates.

Eliminate Virginia's Blind registry -  DBVI is required to maintain a
registry of blind Virginians. This requirement is wasteful, useless to DBVI
and others, discriminatory and incomplete. DBVI agrees with its elimination.
We have a bill in the House of Delegates.

 

The hotel deadline is coming up within 1 week.  Reservations are due no
later than Friday, January 10. Make your reservation today.

Michael and I really need to know who is coming. Please let us know if you
are planning to attend so we can work out the teams and start scheduling
appointments. We especially need representation from across the
Commonwealth.

Finally, if you cannot attend, we still need to know where you live. Look
for a note in the coming days 

 

All details are provided in the note below. Please know that the affiliate
will pay for transportation and your hotel room as long as you share a room.
If you need help with room shares, please contact me.

 

-------

 

The National Federation of the Blind of Virginia is a powerful force
advocating for blind Virginians. Please join us for the Richmond Seminar on
January 20- 21, 2014 to ensure our voice is heard in the offices of the
General Assembly. 

If you have never attended a Richmond Seminar, we strongly encourage you to
attend and participate in representative democracy in action. Everyone is
assigned to a team with an experienced leader. The General Assembly members
and their staff are very receptive and welcoming. They know we are
organized, articulate, and well versed in the subject matter. We will put
everyone on the team to work, sharing our issues and answering the questions
of legislators and their staff. 

 

The issues we will bring to Richmond will most likely include:

.         Requiring a research based reading media assessment as part of
every blind and low vision student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) so
Virginia's students who need Braille will get Braille;

.         Elimination of the registry of Virginia's Blind maintained by
DBVI;

.         Defending Virginia's Randolph Sheppard priority ; and 

.         Support for Virginia Department of the Blind and Vision Impaired
(DVBI) as a separate agency. 

 

The final list of issues will be presented at the board meeting.

 

We have bills being drafted that will need co-sponsors. Chapter Presidents
should make contact with their General Assembly members in their local
offices before the end of the year. If you need assistance in identifying
them, contact Michael or Tracy. A meeting with them will go a long way in
establishing the recognition that is needed for our visit to Richmond. All
Chapter members are encouraged to participate.  

 

Our board meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 20 which is Martin Luther
King Day. The Board Meeting will be held from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at The DBVI
Library and Resource Center, 395 Azalea Avenue, Richmond, VA 23227. 

Our General Assembly visits will be Tuesday, January 21.

 

The affiliate will reimburse transportation expenses and hotel expenses.

Chapter presidents should arrange cost effective transportation for their
chapter members. Individuals are expected to share hotel rooms and must
obtain hotel reservations themselves at the NFB of Virginia rate. If you
need assistance identifying a room share, please contact Michael or Tracy.

 

Hotel rooms are available at the Crowned Plaza Hotel Downtown, 555 East
Canal Street, Richmond, VA 22319. Hotel rooms can be reserved by telephone
at 804-788-0900 or 800-227-6963. The NFB rate is $85 plus tax per night. The
deadline for booking hotel rooms is January 10, 2014. Hotel reservations at
this rate must be cancelled 72 hours in advance of arrival to avoid a
penalty. Parking at the NFB rate is $6.

 

Chapter presidents must provide the names of the individuals planning to
attend from their chapter to Michael and Tracy by Wednesday, January 15,
2014 so we can establish teams in advance. If you have any questions, please
contact Michael Kasey at (540)760-3885 or michaelgkasey at verizon.net or Tracy
Soforenko at (703)635-2085 or tracy.soforenko at gmail.com

 



From holleymanor at verizon.net  Wed Jan  8 23:16:12 2014
From: holleymanor at verizon.net (Rick Holley)
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 15:16:12 -0800
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] January At Large Chapter Meeting
Message-ID: <349962D539804688B320D83A38AA6C3B@LENOVO0A00C700>

  This should be an exciting meeting.  Bring excitement and questions.

Date:  1/14/2014
Time: 8PM
Teleconference No.: 877-394-5901
Passcode: 2216375
Speaker: Mark Riccobono of the Jernigan Institute
Topic: Blind Car Challenge Update

Like I said,EXCITING

Rick Holley 

From mwroane at mindspring.com  Fri Jan 10 17:23:01 2014
From: mwroane at mindspring.com (Mark W. Roane)
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:23:01 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Fw: Honk Honk! Vehicle Donation Drivers: Idea
	Starter 14
Message-ID: <FD8C3DA853B44761B958B0A2B9653357@LapTop>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Wilson, Joanne 
To: Chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org 
Cc: State President, New Mexico ; morganalfredljr at gmail.com ; tti777 at gmail.com ; bpierce at oberlin.net ; State President, Connecticut ; State President, Arizona ; State President, New York ; State President, New Hampshire ; charlene.r.smyth at wv.gov ; cthurston74 at gmail.com ; dsmithnfb at gmail.com ; daver29 at gmail.com ; State President, Vermont ; State President, North Dakota ; dwightej7 at comcast.net ; ecrobbins517 at gmail.com ; ebarrantesbullard at yahoo.com ; eschlenker at cox.net ; State President, Ohio ; State President, North Carolina ; State President, Missouri ; State President, Rhode Island ; graciejackson050 at gmail.com ; ladydjpitts1126 at yahoo.com ; jb007d at att.net ; debandjeff at inebraska.com ; State President, Minnesota ; State President, Pennsylvania ; State President, Wisconsin ; State President, Alabama ; State President, South Dakota ; kevanworley at blindmerchants.org ; larrydickerson48 at ymail.com ; ltroxell at sbcglobal.net ; leelibra342 at gmail.com ; State President, Delaware ; president at map-n.org ; mwroane at mindspring.com ; markspark at roadrunner.com ; mgrunwald at sbcglobal.net ; State President, Maryland ; State President, Washington ; mfreholm at unbridledaccess.com ; State President, Hawaii ; guidingpaws at icloud.com ; ramona.walhof at gmail.com ; State President, Nevada ; rwebb at acetekk.com ; Scott.nfbi at gmail.com ; Shaldarr01 at gmail.com ; locagirl at windstream.net ; State President, Arkansas ; zpearcy at lcb-ruston.com ; carol.lemieux at thehartford.com ; State President, Alaska ; State President, Arkansas ; State President, California ; State President, Colorado ; State President, District of Columbia ; State President, Florida ; State President, Georgia ; State President, Idaho ; State President, Illinois ; Brown, Ron ; State President, Iowa ; donnajwood at cox.net ; State President, Kentucky ; State President, Louisiana ; State President, Maine ; State President, Massachusetts ; State President, Michigan ; State President, Mississippi ; State President, Montana ; State President, Nebraska ; State President, New Jersey ; State President, Oklahoma ; admin at mainstreetmontessori.org ; State President, Puerto Rico ; State President, South Carolina ; State President, Tennessee ; kimberly.aguillard at gmail.com ; State President, Utah ; Schroeder, Fred ; State President, West Virginia ; State President, Wyoming ; ever.hairston at gmail.com ; Gashel, Jim 
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 10:05 AM
Subject: Honk Honk! Vehicle Donation Drivers: Idea Starter 14


Key Fourteen: "Oh, the Places You'll Go!"

 

Every place you go is a pit stop for vehicle donation promotion material! This is the first of a series of "places" you can go to advertise the program.

 

o   Gas stations, car washes, mechanic shops, auto part and tire stores, local branch of Department of Motor Vehicles, driver education schools, and rest stops.  

 

Let's rev up our donations by getting the vehicle donation stickers in every nook and cranny!

 

Please send me your additional ideas about places to go to be shared in future keys! 

 

Remember you can order more promotional materials by contacting Joanne Wilson at jwilson at nfb.org and find more ideas to advertise the program by visiting https://nfb.org/vehicle-donation-materials.

Honk Honk! Thanks for helping steer this project down the road to success!

 

 

Thanks,

Joanne

 

Joanne Wilson

Director, Affiliate Development

Office of the President

200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place

Baltimore, MD 21230

Phone: 410-659-9314 x2335

Email: jwilson at nfb.org

www.nfb.org

 

Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further 

Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!

For more information, please visit: www.carshelpingtheblind.org or call 1-855-659-9314

 

The National Federation of the Blind needs your support to ensure blind children get an equal education; to connect blind veterans with the training and services they need; and to help seniors who are losing vision continue to live independent and fulfilling lives. To make a donation, please go to www.nfb.org.

 

 


From fschroeder at sks.com  Fri Jan 10 21:23:21 2014
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 16:23:21 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Board Meeting Agenda - January 20
Message-ID: <005001cf0e4a$33172f80$99458e80$@sks.com>

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia (NFBV)

Meeting of the Board of Directors

Monday, January 20, 2014

2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.

 

Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired

Library and Resource Center

395 Azalea Avenue

Richmond, Virginia 23227

 

Note: There will be a Seminar for blind parents immediately preceding the
Board meeting from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.

 

        I.                        Call to order 

 

     II.                        Roll call and introduction of guests

 

   III.                        Approval of minutes from October 25, 2013
meeting of the NFBV Board of Directors;  C. J. Fish, Recording Secretary

 

  IV.                        Treasurer's report; Mark Roane, Treasurer

 

     V.                        Administrative issues

 

A.     All chapters should submit updated membership lists, including
mailing address and email addresses;  

B.     Consideration of raising affiliate mileage reimbursement;

C.     NFBV website update;

D.     Vigilant update; and

E.      NFB NewslineR report.

 

  VI.                        2014 NFBV Committee Assignments 

 

A.     Meet the Blind Month, Althea Pittman;

B.     Fundraising;

C.     Membership;

D.     Scholarship, Jennifer Kennedy;

E.      McDonald Fellowship Program, Tracy Soforenko;

F.      Imagination Fund; and

G.     Shares Unlimited in the National Federation of the Blind (SUN), Sandy
Halverson.  

 

VII.                        Upcoming 2014 Washington Seminar, Jennifer
Kennedy

 

VIII.                        2014 National Convention 

 

A.     Dates and location;

B.     Subsidies;

C.     Reminder of the need to have chapter pledges to:

1.White Cane Fund;

2.Jacobus tenBroek Fund;

3.SUN;

4.Jernigan Fund; and

5.NFB Camp.

D.     Other Business

1.Affiliate Internship Program; and

2.Assistive Listening Equipment.

 

  IX.                        2014 NFBV Convention plans; Michael Kasey,
First Vice President

 

     X.                        Richmond Seminar; Michael Kasey, First Vice
President and Tracy Soforenko, Second Vice President

A.     2014 issues 

B.     Group assignments 

 

  XI.                        Date and location of next Board meeting.  

 

 

 



From fschroeder at sks.com  Wed Jan 15 09:53:20 2014
From: fschroeder at sks.com (Fredric Schroeder)
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 04:53:20 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Fix WIA Wednesday - Everyone's Help Is Needed!
Message-ID: <001801cf11d7$9f6ebff0$de4c3fd0$@sks.com>

Friends,

 

We need everyone to help.  Please take a minute to call our members of the
Senate and forward this email to your friends and family and ask them to
help as well.

 

Subject: One Simple Email - Fix WIA Wednesday

 

Fellow Federationists:

 

                We know it only takes two minutes, and I want to make it
even easier for everyone by providing the phone numbers you need to call our
Senators' offices.  I have also included, in this order, a sample voicemail
message, background information, and a sample email message.

If you're too nervous to talk to a human, you can still send emails and call
outside business hours to leave a voicemail.  We need the message heard!  Do
not be afraid to be a nag!  We want them to hear the issue so many times
that they can explain it in their sleep.

 

Phone Numbers

Senator Mark Warner: (202) 224-2023

Senator Tim Kaine: (202) 224-4024

 

Sample Voicemail Message: 

#####
Hi! My name is Fred Schroeder, and I am a constituent of Senator Kaine.  I
am calling to express my objection to language in S. 1356, the Workforce
Investment Act.  Please ask the Senator to offer an amendment that will
strike Section 511 of Title V., which endorses segregated subminimum wage
training and employment, and to remove the language that diminishes the
quality of rehabilitation services by transferring the Rehabilitation
Services Administration from the Department of Education to the Department
of Labor. Thank you!   
#####
 

Background Information:

Over the summer the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) S. 1356 was passed by the
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.  We have been told
that this bill may be coming to the Senate floor for a vote soon, and it is
being pre-conferenced with members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
There are aspects of this bill that we need the Senate to fix before it
becomes law. 
 
We are designating this Wednesday, January 15, 2014 as #FixWIA Wednesday.
We are respectfully requesting that you call, email, fax, tweet, or Facebook
your Members of Congress expressing your feelings about WIA (S. 1356).
Please use the hash tag #FixWIA with all of your social media messaging.  
 
As the saying goes: "nothing about us, without us" -if we do not act now,
the discriminatory language in Section 511 of Title V., and the misguided
relocation of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) will become
the law of the land.  Let your voices be heard. Contact your Members of
Congress.  
 
Read the Fix WIA blog post at:  <https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/fix-wia>
https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/fix-wia to get more information about the
issue, and get ready to #FixWIA on this Wednesday, January 15, 2014.
Additional information will be sent soon.

 

Sample Email Message:

#######

 

Dear Senator Warner:

 

I am writing to voice my concerns about S. 1356, the reauthorization of the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA).  Although I know the reauthorization of WIA
is overdue, I just cannot support the current bill as it is written.

 

During the 1990s, the disability community fought really hard for language
that would *not *allow a vocational rehabilitation case to be closed by a
placement in a sheltered workshop. The current bill language of Section 511,
a controversial section among the disability community, will allow
vocational rehabilitation counselors to successfully close cases by placing
their clients in subminimum-wage sheltered workshops.  Subminimum-wage
sheltered work does not come close to adequately training people with
disabilities for mainstream competitive employment.  In fact, research shows
that people with disabilities have to *unlearn *the habits taught in
sheltered workshops in order to get a mainstream job.  Ninety-five percent
of people with disabilities who enter sheltered workshops never obtain the
employment they are being "trained" for.  In other words, once a person with
disability is placed in a sheltered workshop, their full potential is almost
never reached.  They must remain on public assistance for the rest of their
lives.

 

I am also concerned with the bill language moving the Rehabilitation
Services Administration (RSA) from the Department of Education to the
Department of Labor. There is no evidence that shows this move will improve
the efficiency and outcomes of the RSA.  It is important to keep in mind
that everyone needs an education before he/she obtains a job.  For many,
this education comes in the form of college and/or graduate school.  For
people with severe disabilities, this might mean having access to quality
rehabilitation services to develop their unique skills and talents.  This is
especially true for youth transitioning from school to work.  Right now, RSA
is in the same office with the Office of Special Education Programs.  That
linkage is essential to  make sure youth do not fall through the cracks and
end up in sheltered work being paid a subminimum wage. This process is an
educational process-RSA should stay in the Department of Education.

 

Senator Warner, I need your help.  Please consider offering an amendment
that will strike Section 511 of Title V of WIA, and remove the language that
transfers RSA from Education to Labor.  The blind of Virginia desperately
need your help.

 

Thank you.  I look forward to hearing from you soon.  If you have any
questions or concerns, feel free to reach me at fschroeder at nfb.org.

 

Sincerely,

 

Fred Schroeder 



From tracy.soforenko at gmail.com  Thu Jan 16 02:41:15 2014
From: tracy.soforenko at gmail.com (Tracy Soforenko)
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:41:15 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Correction: NFB of Virginia Board Meeting Starts
	2:00 PM on Monday (1/20)
Message-ID: <003a01cf1264$6d9bcb70$48d36250$@gmail.com>

Hi Fellow Federationists,

 

When the original Richmond Seminar announcement went out, I stated that the
Board meeting on Monday started at 3:00 PM. This is now incorrect.

Consistent with the Meeting agenda distributed by Fred, the Board meeting
starts at 2:00 PM. 

 

Tracy Soforenko

Second Vice President, NFB of Virginia

202 285-4595

 

 

 

 



From michaelgkasey at verizon.net  Thu Jan 16 18:49:33 2014
From: michaelgkasey at verizon.net (Michael Kasey)
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:49:33 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Location of Blind Parents Seminar and NfBV Board
	meetings
Message-ID: <004b01cf12eb$b28c56f0$17a504d0$@net>

The VDBVI Library and Resource Center conference room will not be available
on Monday, January 20 as previously announced.  We will meet in the building
next door instead.  Therefore, the blind parents seminar and the NFBV Board
meeting will need to take place in the Assembly Room at VRCBVI which is
located at 401 Azalea Avenue, Richmond, VA 23227.  We will put a sign on the
LRC door to let people know of the change.

 

 

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia (NFBV)

 

Meeting of the Board of Directors

 

Monday, January 20, 2014

 

2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.

 

Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired

Assembly Room at VRCBVI which is located at 401 Azalea Avenue, Richmond, VA
23227.  We will put a sign on the LRC door to let people know of the change

 

 

Note: There will be a Seminar for blind parents immediately preceding the
Board meeting from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.

 

 

        I.                        Call to order 

 

 

     II.                        Roll call and introduction of guests

 

 

   III.                        Approval of minutes from October 25, 2013

meeting of the NFBV Board of Directors;  C. J. Fish, Recording Secretary

 

 

  IV.                        Treasurer's report; Mark Roane, Treasurer

 

 

     V.                        Administrative issues

 

 

A.     All chapters should submit updated membership lists, including

mailing address and email addresses;  

 

B.     Consideration of raising affiliate mileage reimbursement;

 

C.     NFBV website update;

 

D.     Vigilant update; and

 

E.      NFB NewslineR report.

 

 

  VI.                        2014 NFBV Committee Assignments 

 

 

A.     Meet the Blind Month, Althea Pittman;

 

B.     Fundraising;

 

C.     Membership;

 

D.     Scholarship, Jennifer Kennedy;

 

E.      McDonald Fellowship Program, Tracy Soforenko;

 

F.      Imagination Fund; and

 

G.     Shares Unlimited in the National Federation of the Blind (SUN), Sandy

Halverson.  

 

 

VII.                        Upcoming 2014 Washington Seminar, Jennifer

Kennedy

 

 

VIII.                        2014 National Convention 

 

 

A.     Dates and location;

 

B.     Subsidies;

 

C.     Reminder of the need to have chapter pledges to:

 

1.White Cane Fund;

 

2.Jacobus tenBroek Fund;

 

3.SUN;

 

4.Jernigan Fund; and

 

5.NFB Camp.

 

D.     Other Business

 

1.Affiliate Internship Program; and

 

2.Assistive Listening Equipment.

 

 

  IX.                        2014 NFBV Convention plans; Michael Kasey,

First Vice President

 

 

     X.                        Richmond Seminar; Michael Kasey, First Vice

President and Tracy Soforenko, Second Vice President

 

A.     2014 issues 

 

B.     Group assignments 

 

 

  XI.                        Date and location of next Board meeting.  

 



From michaelgkasey at verizon.net  Thu Jan 16 19:38:04 2014
From: michaelgkasey at verizon.net (Michael Kasey)
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:38:04 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Reminder of Blind Parents Seminar
Message-ID: <006701cf12f2$79fc30b0$6df49210$@net>

If you are expecting a child or planning to have children in the future.if
you are planning to adopt a baby or a toddler.if you want to babysit or be a
nanny for little ones.or if you just love being around babies, you might be
wondering how your blindness will influence your ability to care for a baby.
you might be feeling overwhelmed or afraid at the prospect of taking care of
a child.  You may have thought about taking one of those infant care classes
at your local hospital, but you are concerned about how the instructor and
sighted classmates might handle your blindness.  Besides, you might feel
like you would not even learn anything useful, since they will be teaching
with visual aids and few hands-on activities.  How frustrating and
embarrassing!  

Well, this is the seminar for you!  As a blind mother, I know first-hand
what you are experiencing right now.  This seminar offers you an opportunity
to gain one-on-one, hands-on, non-visual instruction in prenatal, newborn,
infant, and toddler care.  It will include informational sessions about each
overall stage of development and tips for non-visual care related to that
stage.  Each informational session will be followed by sessions with
hands-on activities during which you will be able to practice the
corresponding non-visual childcare skills.  Come join me for this exciting,
empowering, enlightening experience!  

 

Presenter: C. J. Fish, MA, NCC 

Date: Monday, January 20, 2013, prior to the NFBV board meeting 

Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, board meeting to follow at 2:00 PM 

Location: Administration Building, Assembly Room

401 Azalea Ave. 

Richmond, VA 23227 

 

 

 

 

 



From tracy.soforenko at gmail.com  Sat Jan 18 04:34:19 2014
From: tracy.soforenko at gmail.com (Tracy Soforenko)
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 23:34:19 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] 2014 Richmond Seminar Fact Sheet
Message-ID: <000301cf1406$8e5f4000$ab1dc000$@gmail.com>

Please find attached and below the Richmond seminar fact sheet. We will have
Braille and large print copies at the Board Meeting along with copies to
pass out on our Salmon colored paper.

Team assignments will be distributed later this weekend.

We have  legislation in motion and expect a fast paced day at the General
Assembly.

Dr. Fredric K. Schroeder, President
9522 Lagersfield Circle
Vienna, VA 22181
(703) 319 - 9226
fschroeder at sks.com
           

 

 

 

2014 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FROM THE BLIND OF VIRGINIA

 

Priority #1: Virginia's Blind Students Deserve Literacy Equal to their
Sighted Peers

 

Action:  Co-patron SB 291 (Patron Senator Carrico) /HB 228 (Patron Delegate
Cole) which requires a research based assessment of the literacy needs of
Virginia's blind and low vision students as a component of a student's
Individual Education Plan (IEP) 

 

Issue: Visually impaired students in Virginia are not obtaining the literacy
skills to achieve future employment. Since most visually impaired students
have some residual vision, students are taught to read using large print
even when Braille or a combination of large print and Braille would best
meet the students' current and future needs. While Braille is the presumed
reading media, Virginia schools are teaching Braille to only 100 of
Virginia's 1,200 blind and low vision students. Thus, Virginia's blind and
low vision students are falling behind their sighted peers because they are
not provided the literacy skills to keep pace. While 70% of blind Americans
are unemployed, 90% of those employed know Braille. The future success and
employment of Virginia's blind and low vision students depends on literacy.
Virginia has no specific requirements for the reading media assessment. As a
result, bias, cost and familiarity often drive the use of large print when
Braille or both Large Print and Braille would best meet the students'
current and future needs.

 

Solution: SB 291/HB228 require use of a research based, data driven and
valid literacy assessment tool. The literacy assessment must provide the IEP
team of parents, teachers, administrators and the teacher for the visually
impaired an objective recommendation for meeting the student's current and
future needs as compared with sighted peers. Existing literacy assessment
tools which meet this standard include a free tool developed by Louisiana
Tech University, the National Reading Media Assessment (NRMA). Since the
entire assessment can be completed in just over an hour, the NRMA could be
easily performed annually. The National Federation of the Blind of Virginia
urges your support of SB 291 (Patron Senator Carrico) / HB 228   (Patron
Delegate Cole).

 

Priority #2. Eliminate the Registry of Blind Virginians

 

Action:  Co-Patron HB664 (Patron Delegate Brink) to eliminate the Registry
of Blind Virginians

 

Problem: The Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI) is required
to maintain a registry of blind citizens. The Registry is:

 

.        Discriminatory - Most other groups of disabled citizens are not
maintained in a registry and there is no reason to specifically call out the
blind for registration.

.        Inefficient - DBVI's resources are distracted from their important
work by a 64 year old requirement designed to assist medical researchers. No
requests from medical researchers have been received for over 20 years. 

.        Incomplete - Medical professionals generally do not report patients
due to privacy and a concern that patients will not visit doctors if the
patient could be reported to the state authorities. As a result, the
registry vastly underrepresents Virginia's blind citizens.

.        Inaccurate - DBVI has no means to know when blind citizens leave
Virginia so the list is not current.

.        Useless - DBVI does not benefit from the registry. DBVI has
alternative methods to identify blind citizens to report to DMV.

Solution: Support HB 664 (Patron Delegate Brink) to eliminate the registry
of blind citizens.

 

Additional Priorities:

 

Priority #3:  Keep DBVI as a Separate Agency - The Virginia Department for
the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI) should remain a separate agency
responsible for serving the unique needs of Virginia's blind citizens. The
National Federation of the Blind of Virginia opposes efforts to merge DBVI
into other agencies.

 

Priority #4:  Support Blind Entrepreneurs - Virginia's Business
Opportunities for the Blind vending program provides a priority opportunity
for blind entrepreneurs licensed by DBVI to operate vending facilities in
state buildings. The National Federation of the Blind of Virginia opposes
efforts to weaken the priority for blind entrepreneurs.

 

*****

 

ABOUT THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

 

We are your neighbors, changing what it means to be blind.  The National
Federation of the Blind is America's largest and most active organization of
the blind.  With more than 50,000 members, we are not an "agency" claiming
to speak for the blind; we are blind people speaking for ourselves.  In
Virginia, we are organized into 13 local chapters in major population
centers, and into various special interest divisions.  Through advocacy,
peer support, scholarships, specialized literature, student seminars, free
white canes, and much more, we do whatever it takes to promote full
integration of the blind into society on terms of equality.   

 

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From tracy.soforenko at gmail.com  Sun Jan 19 06:16:57 2014
From: tracy.soforenko at gmail.com (Tracy Soforenko)
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 01:16:57 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] 2014 Richmond Seminar Team Assignments
Message-ID: <000001cf14de$0ece4c90$2c6ae5b0$@gmail.com>

Please find below and attached the team assignments for Richmond Seminar.
Braille, regular print and large print versions will be available at the
board meeting on Monday. 

2014 teams for Richmond Seminar: 

 

Each listing contains the delegate or senator's name, room number, relevant
Committee assignment, GAB phone number, party affiliation and District
office city/town. The last two digits of the GAB phone number are the number
of the member's district. Note that all house members contain 10 before the
district number, making up the final four digits of the phone  number; the
senate members contain 75 before the district number, making up the final
four digits of the phone number.    For some GAB members, there are
additional notes about the county or various counties that the district
covers.

 

This year we should focus our visit on the House and Senate Education
Committees. 

On Thursday, our bill to eliminate the Registry of Blind Virginians passed
the House Health Welfare and Institutions committee and is now forwarded to
the full House of Delegates.

 

The following are the teams with designated team leaders.  We have reworked
the lists due to the many changes in the election and the composition of the
teams.

 

Team leaders should feel free to adjust lists based on your greater
knowledge of the area. We have deliberately placed some members visits with
teams not in their areas with the thought of making team visits more even.
And, we may have placed some visits with the wrong teams for unknown
political reasons or due to members and Federationists having good
relationships, please make those corrections.  

 




Mark Roane (Team leader) - Jennifer, Jeanette, Anna, and Leon

 

House of Delegates:

 

Cox, M. Kirkland  Rm607 Vice Chair Appropriations committee (804)698-1066 R
Colonial Heights 

Massie,  James P. III Rm516 Appropriations, Education and Health, welfare
(804) 698-1072 R Henrico County

McQuinn, Delores L.  RM 522  (804) 698-1070 D Richmond  Counties of
Chesterfield (part) and Henrico (part); City of Richmond (part)

 

McClellan, Jennifer L. Rm515 Education Committee (804) 698-1071 D Richmond

Morrissey, Joseph  Rm413 education and health welfare and institutions
committees (804) 698-1074 R Richmond

Farrell, Peter F. Rm528 ((804)698-1056 R Richmond 

Loupassi, G. Manoli Rm520 Education Committee  (804) 698-1068 R Richmond

Carr, Betsy B.  RM 414  (804) 698-1069 R Richmond  and Chesterfield

O'Bannon, John M., III RM 521  (804 698-1073 R Henrico  

Robinson, Roxann L.  RM 409  (804) 698-1027  Chesterfield

Rensone, Margaret B.  RM 809  (804) 698-1099 R Kinsale  

Richmond, Westmoreland

 

Senate:

Stosch, Walter A. Rm626 finance committee (804) 698-7512 R Glen Allen

Marsh Henry L. III Rm432 finance, committee (804) 698-7516 D Richmond 

McEachin, A. Donald Rm428 (804)-698-7509 D Richmond 

Watkins, john Rm331 finance committee (804) 698-7510 R Midlothia




Fred Schroeder  Team Leader - Susan Benbow, Darron Denmark

 

House of Delegates:

Rust, Thomas Davis  RM 820 Education Committee (804) 698-1086 R Herndon  

Comstock, Barbara J. RM 407  (804) 698-1034 R McLean  

Poindexter, Charles D. Rm802 Appropriations (804) 698-1009 R

Glade Hill

Ramadan, David Rm718 (804)698-1087 R South Riding in Loudon  (Patroned SOQ
in 2006) 

Yost, Joseph Rm518 education committee ((804)698-1012 R Blacksburg 

Hugo, Timothy D.  RM 523  (804) 698-1040  Centreville  

 

Tyler, Roslyn C. Rm506 education committee (804) 698-1075 D Jarratt 

Keam, Mark L. Rm706 (804) 698-1035 D Vienna 

Peace, Christopher Kilian Rm527 health welfare and institutions committee
(804) 698-1097 R Mechanicsville 

LaRock Dave RM 721  (804) 698-1033 R Leesburg  Counties of Clarke (part),
Frederick (part), and Loudoun (part)

 

Senate:

Martin, Stephen Rm 311  education committee Chair (804) 698-7511 R
Chesterfield

 

Black, Dick Rm308 education and health, finance committee (804) 698-7513 R
Sterling

McDougle, Ryan T. Rm314 REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (804)
698-7504 R Mechanicsville

 




Joe Hobson Team Leader - Suzanne Kamel,  Billie Ruth Schlank

House of Delegates:

Lopez, Alfonso H. Rm716   (804)698-1049 D Arlington 

Scott, Edward Rm 525  (Appropriations Committee)   (804) 698-1030 R
Culpepper

Krrupica, Rob Rm707, Health Welfare and Institutions Committee, (804)
698-1045 D Alexandria 

Sickles, Mark, Rm703, Health Welfare and Institutions Committee,
(804)698-1043 D Franconia

Greason, Thomas A. Rm513 Appropriations, Education (804) 698-1032 R
Landsdowne

Head, Chris Rm408 Finance and Health Welfare Committees (804) 698-1017 R
Roanoke

Morefield, James Rm714 (804) 698-1003 R North Tazewell   

 

Senate:  

 

Ebbin, Adam Rm318 (804) 698-7530 D Alexandria  (Suzanne's Senator) 

 

Ruff, Frank M. Rm328 Education and Health committee (804)698-7515 R
Clarksville 

(South of Lynchburg, East of Danville)

Smith, Ralph K. Rm319 (804) 698-7519 R Roanoke 

DEEDS, R. CREIGH RM430, (804) 698-7525 D  Charlottesville




Charlie Brown, Team leader-

Deborah Jackson  , Lorraine 

House of Delegates:

Hope, Patrick, Rm712 Health Welfare and Institutions 804 698-1047 D
Arlington

Berg, Mark RM 512  (804) 698-1029 R Winchester 

Mason, Monty RM 806  (804) 698-1093 D Williamsburg  

Minchew, Randy Rm505,  (804)698-1010 R Leesburg

Bell, Richard P. Rm 517 Education Committee K12 Sub Committee Chair (804)
6981020 R  Staunton

Webert, Michael Rm510, ((804)698-1018 R Marshall

Rush, Larry N. Rm519 (804)698-1007 R Christiansburg

Marshall, Robert G. Rm501 (804) 698-1013 R Manassas (patron of hj80, 2008
resolution to consolidate agencies) 

Gilbert, C. Todd Rm511 (804) 698-1015 R Woodstock

Toscano, David J.  RM 614  (804) 698-1057 D Charlottesville   

Ware, R. Lee, Jr.  RM 421  (804) 698-1065 R Powhatan Counties of
Chesterfield (part), Fluvanna (part), Goochland (part), and Powhatan

 

Senate:

 

Howell, Janet D. Rm321 EDUCATION AND HEALTH, FINANCE COMMITTEES (804)
698-7532 D Arlington/Fairfax   

Vogel, Jill Holtzman Rm309 Rehabilitation and Social Services committee
(804) 698-7527 R Winchester 

Puller, Linda T. Rm332 chair Rehabilitation and Social Services committee
(804) 698-7536 D Mount             Vernon 

Norment, Thomas K. Rm621 finance committee (804) 698-7503 R Williamsburg   

 




Mary Durban (Team Leader) Theresa and Elizabeth Willis, Nikki 

House of delegates:

 

Davis, Glenn RM 416 Education Committee (804) 698-1084 R Va. Beach  

Taylor, Scott RM 418  (804) 698-1085 R Va. Beach  (Nikki's Delegate)

Stolle, Christopher T. Rm422 Appropriations, Health, Welfare, and
Institutions (804) 698-1083 R  Virginia Beach 

DeSteph, Bill RM 420  (804) 698-1082 R Va. Beach  

Villanueva, Ronald A.  RM 503  (804) 698-1021 R Virginia Beach  and
Chesapeake 

Spruill, Lionell,Sr. Rm804  health welfare and institutions 

committees (804) 698-1083 R Chesapeake 

Knight, Barry Rm415 (804)698-1081 R Virginia Beach (patroned HB2224, braille
certification)  

 

Edmunds, James E. II Rm805 (804) 698-1060 R Halifax

in SW Virginia

Bell, Robert Rm801 Health welfare and institutions Committee (804) 698-1058
R Charlottesville

Dance, Rosalyn Rm811 appropriations committee (804)698-1063 D Petersburg

 

Senate: 

McWaters, Jeffrey L. Rm310 Rehabilitation and Social Services 

(804) 698-7508 R Virginia Beach 

Wagner, Frank Rm303 rehabilitation and social services committee  Chair
(804) 698-7507 R Virginia Beach    (Nikki's Senator)

Garrett, Thomas Jr.Rm317  (804) 698-7522 R Bumpass 

Hanger, Emmett W. Rm431 finance and rehabilitation and SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMITTEES (804) 698-7524 R Mount Solon  

 




Tracy Soforenko team leader- Jessica and Sean

 

House of Delegates: 

Landes, R. Steven Rm947 Appropriations  Committee, vice chair Education
Committee,   (804)698-1025 R Verona near Staunton   

(previously patroned  agency consolidation bill 2005)   

 

Brink, Robert Rm711 appropriations committee  (804)698-1048 D

Arlington(Patron HB 664 Registry Bill 

Watts, Vivian Rm514 (804)698-1039 D Annandale

Surovell, Scott A. Rm708 (804) 698-1044 D Mount Vernon

Garrett, T. Scott Rm524 Health Welfare and Institutions (804) 698-1023 R
Lynchburg 

Bulova, David L. Rm405 Education Committee (804) 698-1037D

Fairfax City 

LeMunyan, James M. Rm419 Education (804) 698-1067 R (Fairfax and Loudon)

Plum, Kenneth Rm401 (804)698-1036 D Reston

Filler-Corn, Eileen, Rm705  (804)698-1041 Finance Committee,  D Fairfax
including Burke and Robinson 

 

Senate: 

Favola, Barbara Rm316 Rehabilitation and Social Services committees (804)
698-7531 D Arlington

Carrico, Bill Rm312 Education and FINANCE COMMITTEE (804)698-7540 R Galax 

(in Southwet VA)

Petersen, J. Chapman Rm329 (804)698-7534 D Fairfax City  (Sen. Petersen
patroned newsline when in the House of Delegates.)

Newman, Stephen D. Rm304 education and health committee (804)698-7523 R
Forest 

 




Michael Kasey, team leader- Karen Walker, Britany Crone and Deepah

 

House of Delegates:

 

Ingram, Riley E. Rm404 appropriations committee (804)698-1062 R Hopewell

Cole, Mark L. Rm808 Education Committee (804)698-1088 R

Fredericksburg (Michael and Brittany's Delegate)

Yancey, David E.  RM 717 Education Committee (804) 698-1094 R Newport News


Howell, William J. Rm635  speaker of the house (804) 698-1028 R
Fredericksburg

Anderson, richard L.  RM 406  (804) 698-1051 R Woodbridge  

Futrell, Michael RM 509  (804) 698-1002 D Stafford  

Miller, Jackson H.  RM 720  (804) 698-1050 R Manassas  

Wilt, Tony O.  RM 526  (804) 698-1026 R Harrisonburg  County of Rockingham
(part); City of Harrisonburg

Wright, Thomas C., Jr.  RM 410  (804) 698-1061 R Victoria   Counties of
Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway

Fariss, Matt. Rm808 Finance committee (804) 698-1059 R Rustburg 

 

 

Senate:

Colgan, charles j. Rm326 chair finance Committee  (804) 698-7529 D Manassas

Reeves, Bryce Rm320 (804) 698-7517 R Fredericksburg 

Stuart, Richard H. Rm302 rehabilitation and social services committee (804)
698-7528 R Montross (Brittany's Senator) 




Nancy Yeager (Team Leader)- Wanda Taylor and Carl 

 

House of Delegates: 

Herring, Charniele RM 816 (804) 698-1046  D Alexandria  (Wanda's Delegate)

Simon, Marcus RM 710  (804 698-1053 D Merrifield  and Falls Church (carl's
Delegate)

Kory, Kaye Rm709 (804)698-1038 D Falls Church

Albo, David B. RM 529  (804) 698-1042 R Springfield  

Kilgore, Terry L. RM 704  (804) 698-1001 R Gate City   and Norton

Marshall, Daniel W., III RM 702  (804) 698-1014 R Danville  

Morris, Richard Rm807 (804) 698-1064 R Carrollton

O'Quinn, Israel D. RM 818  (804) 698-1005 R Bristol  and Galax

Rasoul, Sam _ELECTED 1/7/14 RM 715  (804) 698-1011 R Roanoke  

 

Senate: 

Barker, George L. Rm315 education and health and rehabilitation and social
services committees  (804) 698-7539 D Alexandria (Wanda's Senator)

Saslaw, Richard L. Rm613 Education and Health, Finance (804) 698-7535 D
Springfield   (Carl's Senator)

Marsden, David RM 429 (804) 698-7537 D Burke

Puckett, Phillip Rm 330 (804) 698-7538 D Tazewell (Patrick Johnson lives in
this district)

 




Stewart Prost (Team Leader - Renee Rogers, Sherry Hatfield,

 

House of delegates: 

Hester, Daun Sessoms  RM 813 Education Committee (804) 698-1089 D Norfolk  

Leftwich, James A. Jr. RM 417 Education Committee (804) 698-1078 R
Chesapeake  

Joannou, Johnny S. Rm423 appropriations committee (804)698-1079 D Portsmouth

Jones, S. Chris Rm948 appropriations committee  (804) 698-1076 R Suffolk

Howell, Algie T., Jr. Rm402 appropriations and Finance committee  (804)
698-1090 D Norfolk and Virginia Beach

James, Matthew RM 814  (804) 698-1080 D Portsmouth  Cities of Chesapeake
(part), Norfolk (part), Portsmouth (part), and Suffolk (part)

 

Chafin, Ben RM 819  (804) 698-1004 R Abdingdon

  Counties of Dickenson, Russell (part), Washington (part) and Wise (part)

Cline, Benjamin L.  RM 722  (804) 698-1024 R Amherst  Counties of Amherst
(part), Augusta (part), Bath, and Rockbridge; Cities of Buena Vista and
Lexington

Fowler, Buddy RM 810  (804) 698-1055 R Ashland  Counties of Caroline (part),
Hanover (part), and Spotsylvania (part)

Habeeb, Gregory D. RM 713  (804) 698-1008 R Salem  Counties of Craig,
Montgomery (part), and Roanoke (part); City of Salem

Senate: 

 Lucas, Louise Rm426 education and health, finance committees  (804)
698-7518 D Portsmouth

Alexander, Kenneth,  Rm315, rehabilitation and social services(804) 698-7505
D Norfolk 

COSGROVE, JOHN A., JR. Rm323, (804) 698-7514  R Chesapeake and part of
Portsmouth

Edwards, John S. Rm301 education and health committee (804) 698-7521 D
Roanoke  (Patroned older blind amendment 2006) 




Lynne Lesko (Team Leader) -  Hardey  and Andre

 

House of Delegates:

BaCote, Mamye Rm507 appropriations, health welfare and institutions
committees (804) 698-1095 D Newport News

Heisel, Gordon C., Jr.  RM 812  (804) 698-1091 R Poquoson  County of York
(part); Cities of Hampton (part) and Poquoson

Hodges, Keith Rm821 appropriations committee (804)698-1098 R Urbanna   

Pogge, Brenda L. Rm403 education and health welfare and institutions
committees  (804) 698-1096 R Yorktown 

Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. Rm803  (804) 698-1000 (District 100) D 

Accomac (Currently leading in vote recount for Virginia Senate) 

Ward, Jeion A. Rm502 (804)698-1092 D Hampton 

Adams, Les RM 719  (804) 698-1016 R Chatham  and Martinsville

Austin, Terry L  RM 412  (804) 698-1019 R Bedford  and Covington Byron,
Kathy J. RM 411  (804) 698-1022 R Lynchburg  

Campbell, Jeff RM 817  (804) 698-1006 R Wytheville  

 

 

Senate:

Locke, Mamie Rm427 education and health, rehabilitation and social services
committees (804) 698-7502 D Hampton 

Miller, John C. Rm306 education and health, rehabilitation and social
services committees (804) 698-7501 D Newport News

Obenshain, Mark Rm 327  (804) 698-7526 R  Harrisonburg

            Stanley, Bill Rm313 (804) 698-7520 R Moneta 

 

 

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From tracy.soforenko at gmail.com  Mon Jan 20 04:44:19 2014
From: tracy.soforenko at gmail.com (Tracy Soforenko)
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 23:44:19 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Tuesday (1/21) Lunch Meeting after General Assembly
	Visits at the Federal Courthouse Cafeteria
Message-ID: <009301cf159a$4894c550$d9be4ff0$@gmail.com>

Hi Fellow Federationists:

Leon Anderson is a member of the Richmond Chapter, a McDonald Fellowship
winner, and a Randolph Sheppard vendor at the Federal Courthouse 1 block
from the General Assembly building. He will be joining us in our visits to
the  General Assembly offices.

After our visits  to the General assembly on Tuesday morning, we are going
to support one of our own by doing our debriefing lunch at Leon's Cafeteria.
The Courthouse is between 7th and 8th on Broad Street, closer to 8th Street.
Mark Roane will explain the directions at the Board meeting.

The lunch menu is provided below.  Individuals are responsible for paying
for their own lunch.

Since the Federal Courthouse doesn't allow people to bring their phones into
the building, we will need to briefly provide your phones to either Leon or
his girlfriend Maria. As employees into eh building, they can bring in your
phones, take them to the cafeteria and give them back to you. I will have
plastic bags and print / Braille cards with names at the Board meeting so no
one will lose their phone. Please ensure that your phone is on vibrate
before giving the phone to Leon or Maria.
To contact Maria, please call  757-348-2039
We will either work out times to meet Maria or Leon or have you call when
your team is leaving the General Assembly Building.
Directions once in the Courthouse:

Once inside the court house, everyone must go through two sets of doors,
then make a right turn to go through the metal detectors where they will
have to show I. D. to security. Once inside the metal detector you go
straight about 20 yards, make a left turn to the elevators , press b for the
basement. the caf? is next to the elevators on the basement floor.
				Lunch Menu
All Daily Lunch Specials are
$5.95
January 21 Lunch Specials:
Taco Salad
Maria's Rotini  Pasta
Daily Lunch Specials come with two sides and a Can Soda



Lunch items
Chicken Wing Combo- Three Chicken Wings, two sides with a Can Soda
$5.95
Cheese Burger Combo- Cheese burger, Fries with a Can Soda
$5.00
Jumbo Hot Dog Combo- Lg. Hot Dog, Fries with a can soda
$4.29
Hot Dog Combo- Hot Dog, Fries with a can soda
$3.59
				Subs 12 inches Long
Turkey & Cheese
$5.00
Ham & cheese
$5.00
Turkey, Ham & Cheese
$5.00
Tuna Salad & Cheese
$5.00
Chicken Salad & Cheese
$5.00
				Sandwiches
Turkey & Cheese
$3.89
Ham & Cheese
$3.89
Tuna Salad & Cheese
$3.89
Chicken Salad & Cheese
$3.89
 				Drinks
Lg Bottle Water
$1.75
Bottle Water
$1.15
Bottle Soda 24 oz.
$1.75
Bottle Soda 12 oz.
$1.00
Can Soda
$0.90
				Gator rade
$1.39
Power rade
$1.75
Flavored Water
$1.75
Snapple
$1.99
				Sides
Chicken Wings ( Each )
$1.20
Lg Hot Dog
$2.25
Hot Dog
$1.50
Hamburger
$2.99
Cheese burger
$3.39
Grilled Cheese
$2.00
Grilled Ham & Cheese
$2.35
Hot Vegetables
$1.39
Potatoes Salad
$1.39
Macaroni Salad
$1.39
				Dessert
Home made Cake
$1.39
Home made Sweet Potatoes Pie (per slice)
$1.39
Home made Apple Pie
$1.39
Homemade Cookies ( each )
$1.00

Tracy Soforenko
Second Vice President, NFB of Virginia
202 285-4595




From msjenniferkennedy at gmail.com  Tue Jan 21 00:56:02 2014
From: msjenniferkennedy at gmail.com (Jennifer Kennedy)
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 19:56:02 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Last Call Washington Seminar
Message-ID: <189AB73499B241C39442ED92613A7F90@AcerPC>

Hi all,
 
I have already begun forming our teams for our visits next week and am
looking forward to seeing so many of you there. We have many appointments
that will overlap so please understand it is important you not assume all
the group will be in the same place. As in years past, we have many seasoned
Seminar goers who will be leading the teams. Please be sure to directly
email me so that you are included in the team assignments as well as the
mailings. In order to contain our work and not clog up the listserv, mailing
regarding appointments will be heading directly to the team members.
 
Second, if you're still unsure about attending Washington Seminar due to
housing, both Potomac and Fairfax have members of their chapters willing to
house people. I must know about this by 5 PM on Wednesday to help you make
connections for this to happen.
 
If you haven't done so already, please check out all the good information
regarding our issues at:
https://nfb.org/washington-seminar
 
Thank you for all your work and we will see you in DC next week.
 
Jennifer Kennedy
Legislative Director
National Federation of the Blind of Virginia


From mwroane at mindspring.com  Wed Jan 22 17:29:21 2014
From: mwroane at mindspring.com (Mark W. Roane)
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 12:29:21 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Fw: Saturday Technology Seminars at VRCBVI
Message-ID: <55E943C86F954E2FB3184D2D76F2A25C@LapTop>

We have been asked to forward the following announcement.  Please use the contact information found in the brochures if you have any questions.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Roane, Melody (DBVI) 
To: Mark W. Roane 
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 4:21 PM
Subject: FW: Saturday Technology Seminars at VRCBVI


Hello everyone, 

 

On Saturday, April 12, 2014, VRCBVI will be hosting three Saturday seminars, IOS, Excel and an introduction to Braille.  In addition, you will find a flyer for a technology seminar on February 22.  The topic of this seminar is Accessing Accessible Media, Where Is it, What Is It and How Do I Get it.

 

Please share this information with consumers, teachers, other professionals in the blindness Field and anyone else who might be interested.

 

If you have any questions, please let me know.

 

Have a great day!

 

Melody Roane, Director

Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired

401 Azalea Avenue

Richmond, Virginia 23227

Phone: 804.371.3323

Email: melody.roane at dbvi.virginia.gov

Worldwide Web: http://www.vrcbvi.org

 

 
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From mwroane at mindspring.com  Wed Jan 22 17:34:16 2014
From: mwroane at mindspring.com (Mark W. Roane)
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 12:34:16 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Fw: Honk Honk! Vehicle Donation Drivers: Idea
	Starter 15
Message-ID: <241E04D5A9BD4BDB9638801B4B8A0644@LapTop>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Wilson, Joanne 
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 3:56 PM
Subject: Honk Honk! Vehicle Donation Drivers: Idea Starter 15


Key Fifteen: "Oh, the Places You'll Go! Part 2"

 

Every place you go is a pit stop for vehicle donation promotion material! This is the second of a series of "places" you can go to advertise the program.

 

  a.. Senior centers, retirement homes, and condo communities
 

Please send me your additional ideas about places to go to be shared in future keys! 

 

Materials will be available at Washington Seminar!

 

Remember you can order more promotional materials by contacting Joanne Wilson at jwilson at nfb.org and find more ideas to advertise the program by visiting https://nfb.org/vehicle-donation-materials.

 

Honk Honk! Thanks for helping steer this project down the road to success!

 

 

Thanks,

Joanne

 

Joanne Wilson

Director, Affiliate Development

Office of the President

200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place

Baltimore, MD 21230

Phone: 410-659-9314 x2335

Email: jwilson at nfb.org

www.nfb.org

 

Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further 

Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!

For more information, please visit: www.carshelpingtheblind.org or call 1-855-659-9314

 

The National Federation of the Blind needs your support to ensure blind children get an equal education; to connect blind veterans with the training and services they need; and to help seniors who are losing vision continue to live independent and fulfilling lives. To make a donation, please go to www.nfb.org.

 

 


From mwroane at mindspring.com  Thu Jan 23 22:28:41 2014
From: mwroane at mindspring.com (Mark W. Roane)
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:28:41 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] NFBV Reimbursement Request Form
Message-ID: <38330DBFAA134AE3B6A9DA367504E84A@LapTop>

Good afternoon all,
Attached is our Reimbursement Request Form which has been modified to show the new mileage reimbursement rate of $0.56 per mile as approved by our Board of Directors at our January 20, 2014 meeting.  Please replace any existing forms that you may have with this one.
Thank you,
Mark Roane
NFBV Treasurer

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From msjenniferkennedy at gmail.com  Fri Jan 24 01:29:56 2014
From: msjenniferkennedy at gmail.com (Jennifer Kennedy)
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 20:29:56 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Looking for Deborah Jackson
Message-ID: <A968D9F098A649A5AAD8BDCEFC70815C@AcerPC>

I need Deborah Jackson to please email me off-list ASAP. Thanks everyone!
 


From mwroane at mindspring.com  Wed Jan 29 20:56:36 2014
From: mwroane at mindspring.com (Mark W. Roane)
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:56:36 -0500
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Fw: Honk Honk! Vehicle Donation Update!
Message-ID: <E873F476330A4DF1AE7E6B0C1C36B92E@LapTop>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Wilson, Joanne 
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 1:07 PM
Subject: Honk Honk! Vehicle Donation Update!


Honk Honk! 

We now have 5 new states who can claim bragging rights in our vehicle donation race! Kentucky, Nevada, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin have now entered the race! As of today we have 104 vehicles donated in 34 states! Congratulations! Let's keep going at full throttle!  We need each of you to let the public know that the NFB benefits greatly from the donation of their cars, trucks, or anything that can be towed. This is the greatest fundraiser ever! You do not need to ask anyone for money, give money yourself, and it nets us an average of $350 per donation!

The following states have now created some traffic in our vehicle donation program:

 

Alabama 5, Alaska 1, Arizona 3, Arkansas 2, California 4, Connecticut 3, Florida 2, Hawaii 6, Idaho 1, Illinois 2, Indiana 1, Iowa  2, Kansas 1, Kentucky 1, Louisiana 5, Maryland 17, Massachusetts 2, Minnesota 3, Mississippi 2, Montana 1, Nebraska 2, Nevada 1, New Jersey 3, New York  6, North Carolina 1, Ohio 1, Pennsylvania 3, Rhode Island 1, Tennessee 3, Utah  2, Virginia 9, Washington 5, West Virginia 2, and Wisconsin  1. 

 

Remember you can order more promotional materials by contacting Joanne Wilson at jwilson at nfb.org and find more ideas to advertise the program by visiting https://nfb.org/vehicle-donation-materials.

 

Honk Honk! Thanks for helping steer this project down the road to success!

 

 

Thanks,

Joanne

 

Joanne Wilson

Director, Affiliate Development

Office of the President

200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place

Baltimore, MD 21230

Phone: 410-659-9314 x2335

Email: jwilson at nfb.org

www.nfb.org

 

Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further 

Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!

For more information, please visit: www.carshelpingtheblind.org or call 1-855-659-9314

 

The National Federation of the Blind needs your support to ensure blind children get an equal education; to connect blind veterans with the training and services they need; and to help seniors who are losing vision continue to live independent and fulfilling lives. To make a donation, please go to www.nfb.org.

 

 


From lras at sprynet.com  Thu Jan 30 15:54:08 2014
From: lras at sprynet.com (Lloyd Rasmussen)
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:54:08 -0600
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] Opportunity for Blind Actors
Message-ID: <auto-000141291372@mailfront3.g2host.com>

I don't know anything about this, but the casting call was passed to us via
one of the narrators in the NLS studio.  Please contact the address below.
--------------------------
Casting for Blind Talent
If you know anyone that is blind - please pass this along:
We are casting a spot and need blind people. We will be casting in DC,
Chicago, LA
& NYC & will shoot in LA. Great pay, travel, etc.
email me for details:
betsy at betsycasting.com
--
Thanks,
Betsy
Betsy Royall Casting, CSA
Like Us On FACEBOOK
Check Us Out On IMDB
betsy at betsycasting.com
www.betsycasting.com
410-493-7322



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