[nfbwatlk] divisions of the NFB (fwd)

[Mike Freeman]

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Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 15:37:33 -0700
From: Elizabeth Lalonde <elalonde at shaw.ca>
To: list at cfb.ca
Subject: divisions of the NFB

Hi everyone,
for your info,
Here is a list of all the divisions of the NFB with their contact info.
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NFB Divisions & Groups



Agriculture and Equestrian Division
President: Diane Starin
1042 Hawthorne Avenue
Redding, California 96002-0322
Home: (530) 223-9084
Email:
iamhorseheart at yahoo.com
Deaf-Blind Division
of the National Federation of the Blind
President: Robert Eschbach
1186 N Verbena Place
Casa Grande, Arizona 85222-5440
Phone: (520) 836-3689
Email:
Resch at earthlink.net
Web site:
http://www.nfb-db.org

Deaf-blind persons working nationally to improve services, training, and
independence for the deaf-blind.  Offers personal contact with other
deaf-blind
individuals knowledgeable in advocacy, education, employment, technology,
discrimination, and other issues surrounding deaf-blindness. Interested?
Join our mailing list.
Diabetes Action Network for the Blind
President: Lois Williams
3305 Stonebrook Circle NW
Huntsville, Alabama 35810
Home: (256) 852-4143
Email:
loiscares898 at yahoo.com

Ed Bryant, Editor
Voice of the Diabetic
1200 West Worley
Columbia, Missouri 65203
Phone: (573) 875-8911
Fax: (573) 875-8902
Email:
ebryant at socket.net
Web site:
www.nfb.org/voice.htm

Leading support and information organization of persons losing vision due to
diabetes. Provides personal contact and resource information with other
blind
diabetics about non-visual techniques of independently managing diabetes,
monitoring glucose levels, measuring insulin, and other matters concerning
diabetes.
  Publishes
Voice of the Diabetic,
the leading publication about diabetes and blindness.

Human Services Division
President: Melissa Riccobono
1026 East 36th Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: (410)-235-3073
Email:
maricco at uwalumni.com

Membership organization of blind persons working in counseling, personnel,
psychology, social work, psychiatry, rehabilitation, and other social
science
and human resource fields. Dedicated to improving employment opportunities
and advancement for blind persons and provides resources regarding
blindness-related
techniques and methods used in these fields. Interested?
Join our mailing list.

Masonic Square Club
President: Fred Flowers
3110 Wisteria Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21214
Home: (410) 598-0155

Blind individuals committed to the sharing of Masonic experiences, goals,
and history.

National Association of the Blind in Communities of Faith
President: Tom Anderson
c/o Colorado Center for the Blind
2233 West Sheppard Avenue
Littleton, Colorado 80120-2038
Work: (303) 778-1130
Email:
tanderson at cocenter.org

A membership organization of blind persons devoted to work in all faiths,
denominations, and religions.  Provides support and resources to those
interested
in these concerns and to all seminary and religious students.

National Association of Blind Entrepreneurs
President: Jim Bonerbo
733 Yonkers Avenue, Suite 304
Yonkers, New York 10704
Phone: (914) 476-8444
Email:
j.bonerbocpa at verizon.net

A membership organization of blind persons who are self-employed or are
directing personal businesses and those interested in starting their own
business.
  Provides advocacy and resource information and offers support for both the
beginner and the established entrepreneur.

National Association of Blind Lawyers
President: Scott LaBarre
1660 South Albion Street, Suite 918
Denver, Colorado 80222-4046
Phone: (303) 504-5979
Fax: (303) 757-3640
Email:
slabarre at labarrelaw.com

Membership organization of blind attorneys, law students, judges, and others
in the law field. Provides support and information regarding employment,
techniques
used by the blind, advocacy, laws affecting the blind, current information
about the American Bar Association, and other issues for blind lawyers.
Interested?
Join our mailing list
National Association of Blind Merchants
President: Kevan Worley
263 Pyrite Terrace
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
Home: 719-520-1391
Work: 719-527-0488
Merchant's Message: (877) 521-8363
Email:
kevanworley at blindmerchants.org
Web site:
http://www.blindmerchants.org

Membership organization of blind persons employed in either self-employment
work or the Randolph-Sheppard vending program. Provides information
regarding
rehabilitation, social security, tax, and other issues which directly affect
blind merchants. Serves as an advocacy and support group. Interested?
Join our mailing list.
National Association of Blind Office Professionals
President: Lisa Hall
9110 Broadway Street, Apt. J-102
San Antonio, Texas 78217-6104
Home: (210) 829-4571
Email:
lehtex at concentric.net

Membership organization of blind secretaries and transcribers at all levels,
including medical and paralegal transcription, office workers, customer
service
personnel, and many other similar fields. Addresses issues such as
technology, accommodation, career planning, and job training.

National Association of Blind Piano Tuners
President: Don Mitchell
218 St. Louis Way
Vancouver, Washington 98664-1257
Home: (360) 696-1985
Email:
donmi at pacifier.com

Membership organization of blind persons working as professional piano
technicians and those interested in pursuing this career.  Works with
training schools
for piano tuning and addresses issues related to the advancement of new
technology regarding electronic pianos and keyboard equipment.

National Association of Blind Rehabilitation Professionals
President: Carlos Servan
3800 C Street
Lincoln, NE 68510
Home: (402) 327-0414
Work: (402) 471-8104
Email:
cservan at inebraska.com

National Association of Blind Students
President: Ryan Strunk
221 South 28th Street, Apt. 3
Lincoln, Nebraska 68510
Home: (402) 730-4092
Email:
r_strunk at hotmail.com

Web site:
http://www.nfbstudents.org

For over 30 years this national organization of blind students has provided
support, information, and encouragement to blind college and university
students.
Leads the way in offering resources in issues such as national testing,
accessible textbooks and materials, overcoming negative attitudes about
blindness
from school personnel, developing new techniques of accomplishing laboratory
or field assignments, and many other college experiences. Offers strong
advocacy
and motivational support. Interested?
Join our mailing list.
National Association of Guide Dog Users
National Federation of the Blind
President: Priscilla Ferris
55 Delaware Avenue
Somerset, Massachusetts 02726-3714
Phone: (508) 673-0218
NFB of MA: (508) 679-8543
Email:
nfbmass at earthlink.net

Web site:
http://www.nfb-nagdu.org
Nationwide networking. Publishes magazine for guide dog users.

Please join our listserve:
http://www.accesstechnologyinstitute.com/lists/nfbnet/nagdu.html

Provides information and support for guide dog users and works to secure
high standards in guide dog training. Addresses issues of discrimination of
guide
dog users and offers public education about guide dog use. Nationwide
networking. Publishes magazine for guide dog users.

National Association to Promote the Use of Braille
President: Nadine Jacobson
5805 Kellogg Avenue
Edina, Minnesota 55424-1819
Home: (952) 927-7694
Email:
nadine.jacobson at visi.com

Membership organization of blind persons working in various professions with
a common interest in promoting the use of Braille. Interested?
Join our mailing list.
National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science
President: Curtis Chong
3000 Grand Avenue, Apt. 810
Des Moines, Iowa 50312-4238
Home: (515) 277-1288
Work: (515) 281-1361
Email:
curtischong at earthlink.net

National organization of blind persons knowledgeable in the computer science
and technology fields.  Works to develop new technologies, to secure access
to current technology, and to develop new ways of using current or new
technologies by the blind. Interested?
Join our mailing list.
National Organization of Blind Educators
President: Sheila Koenig
2214 Emerson Avenue South, Apt. 4
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405
Home: (612) 977-9110
Email:
shekoenig at msn.com

Membership organization of blind teachers, professors, and instructors in
all levels of education. Provides support and information regarding
professional
responsibilities, classroom techniques, national testing methods, and career
obstacles. Publishes
The Blind Educator,
a national magazine specifically for blind educators.

National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
President: Barbara Cheadle
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230-4998
Work: (410) 659-9314, Extension 2360
Email:
Bcheadle at nfb.org

Support, information, and advocacy organization of parents of blind or
visually impaired children.  Addresses issues ranging from help to parents
of a newborn
blind infant, mobility and Braille instruction, education, social and
community participation, development of self-confidence, and other vital
factors
involved in the growth of a blind child. Strong national network of contacts
with other parents offers encouragement and positive philosophical support.
  Publishes
Future Reflections,
leading national magazine for parents and teachers of blind children. The
NOPBC also has a listserv for parents of blind children. To subscribe, send
an
email message (leave the subject line blank) to:
listserv at nfbnet.org.
In the body put "subscribe blindkid." If you are interested in receiving the
digest version (one message per 24 hours) put "subscribe kids-d."

National Organization of the Senior Blind
President: Judy Sanders
111 Marquette Avenue South, Apt. 503
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-2027
Home: (612) 375-1625
Email:
  jsanders4 at mn.rr.com

Membership organization of elderly blind persons providing support and
information to other blind seniors. Issues include concerns such as
remaining active
in community and social life, maintaining private homes or living in
retirement communities or nursing homes, learning the techniques used by the
blind,
independently caring for oneself, and maintaining a positive approach to
vision loss.

Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind
President: Adrienne Snow
Email:
lavocebella at aol.com

An organization of blind persons working in film, television, theater, and
other performing arts areas.  Addresses issues and concerns related to these
fields, provides support and networking, and works to increase opportunities
for the blind in these careers. Want to learn more? Join our NEW listserve
at:
www.padnfb.starcitynet.com.

Public Employees Division
President: Ivan Weich
4301 Clogston Avenue NE
Bremerton, Washington 98310
Home: (360) 782-9575
Email:
IEWeich at worldnet.att.net

Organization of blind persons holding local, state, or federal jobs. Focuses
on issues such as changes in governmental hiring and retention practices,
new
job skills needed for the future, government employment downsizing, new
electronic means of finding public sector jobs, self-advocacy, and career
planning
strategies.

Science and Engineering Division
President: John Miller
Apartment 118
8720 Villa La Jolla Drive
La Jolla, California 92037-1920
Home: (858) 527-1727
Email:
jmiller at ccpu.com

Blind persons with expertise and experience in fields such as genetics,
telecommunications, biology, chemistry, physics and nuclear physics, or
mechanical,
electronic, and chemical engineering. This is a strong support group to
encourage blind persons in pursuit of these careers, many of which have been
considered
not possible for the blind in the past.

Sports and Recreation Division
President: Lisamaria Martinez
314 West Louisiana, Apt. 1B
Ruston, Louisiana 71270
Phone: 510-289-2577
Email:
lmartinez217 at gmail.com
Travel and Tourism Division
President: Douglas M. Johnson
P O Box 597
Manchester, Washington 98353-0597
Home: (360) 871-3731
Email:
dougmj1 at wavecable.com
Writers Division
President: Tom Stevens
1203 South Fairview Road
Columbia, Missouri 65203-0809
Home: (573) 445-6091
Email:
cthls at earthlink.net

Blind writers in all styles, including poetry, short story, fiction,
non-fiction, magazine writing, and theatrical work offer encouragement and
support
to blind writers and authors. Issues cover various aspects of this business,
including selling your work, publishing, technology, motivation, and
discovering
writing and publishing resources. Interested?
Join our mailing list.
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GROUPS

Blind Musicians
Linda Mentink, Chairperson
1865 42nd Avenue
Columbus, Nebraska 68601
Home: (402) 563-8138
Email:
mentink at megavision.com

Blind persons dedicated to advancing employment and entertainment
opportunities in various music fields.  Offers support and information
regarding copyright,
publishing, promotion, and other career details. Interested?
Join our mailing list.

Blind Parents Group
Deborah Stein, Chairperson
5817 North Nina Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60631
Home: (773) 631-1093
Fax: (773) 792-8245
Email:
dkent5817 at worldnet.att.net
Blind Professional Journalists Group
Elizabeth Campbell, Chairperson
3805 Harley Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas 76107-4081
Home: (817) 738-0350
Email:
elizabeth.campbell at nfb-texas.org

Bryan Bashin, Co-Chairperson
409 21st Street
Sacramento, California 95814-1116
Home: (916) 441-4096
Email:
bashin at calweb.com

A special-interest group of blind persons working in the print media as
writers, editors, reporters, news directors or managers, independent
journalists,
and those interested in pursuing these careers.  Serves as a support and
networking group and works to expand opportunities for blind journalists and
addresses
issues relating to careers in this field.

Educators of Blind Children
Gail Wagner, Chairperson
12012 Palo Duro Avenue NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87111-4149
Home: (505) 237-0544
Email:
swagkat at att.net

Geordi's Engineers
Lorraine Rovig, Chairperson
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230-4998
Phone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2415
Email:
LRovig at nfb.org

Named for the blind character portrayed in the Star Trek: The Next
Generation television and movie series, this group examines the roles of any
blind character
represented in any medium. Serves as an advocacy group and addresses how the
blind are represented in books, films, on television, in the theater, and
in other print and broadcast media.

NFB HAM Radio Group
D. Curtis Willoughby, Chairperson
1279 W. Ridge Road
Littleton, Colorado 80120
Home: (303) 424-7373

This group is for those amateur radio buffs who love to transmit and receive
two-way communications with other amateur radio enthusiasts. Provides
information
and contact with other blind persons with shared interests.

Orientation and Mobility Group
Christine Brown, Co-Chairperson
1603 Saint John Avenue
Ruston, Louisiana 71270-5247
Email:
chrbrown at umich.edu

Dr. Edward C. Bell, Co-Chairperson
716 West Georgia Avenue
Ruston, Louisiana 71270
Home: (318) 255-7006
Email:
edwardcbell at bellsouth.net
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Updated: March 20, 2006
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