From cane.travel at gmail.com  Wed May  6 02:29:25 2026
From: cane.travel at gmail.com (Denise Mackenstadt)
Date: Tue, 5 May 2026 19:29:25 -0700
Subject: [NFBWATlk] Reminder
Message-ID: <AD7D69FD-1438-448F-AEA6-6494559858D9@gmail.com>

Here is the reminder for the upcoming Chapter meeting of the National Federation of the Blind Clallam County on Monday, May 11 at 12:30 until 2:00. We meet at the offices of KSQM Radio Station on W Washington St in Sequim.  This month our program will be a ZOOM presentation by Peggy Chong of Colorado. She is known as the Blind History Lady. She gives presentations on what blind people have accomplished over the years. What she has found out about little known blind people is fun and informative.  Many times hearing about how blind people have accomplished their life dreams under trying circumstances can be uplifting. 
If you have any questions or concerns you can contact me at 206-419-9555 or at cane.travel at gmail.com. 

Denise Mackenstadt, Secretary

From mjc59 at comcast.net  Sun May 10 20:34:26 2026
From: mjc59 at comcast.net (Marci Carpenter)
Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 20:34:26 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [NFBWATlk] =?utf-8?q?Happy_Mothers=E2=80=99_Day!?=
References: <350211102.265647.1778445266311.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <350211102.265647.1778445266311@mail.yahoo.com>



I want to wish all the moms in our community a very Happy Mother’s Day!  May your day be filled with peace and love.
Marci Carpenter, PresidentNational Federation of the Blind of Washington
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

From bjprows at comcast.net  Mon May 11 16:53:14 2026
From: bjprows at comcast.net (bjprows at comcast.net)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 09:53:14 -0700
Subject: [NFBWATlk] FW: Legislative Alert: Independent Living Services for
 Older Individuals
In-Reply-To: <_9gnflxPRHauCgmeHxhPMg@geopod-ismtpd-79>
References: <_9gnflxPRHauCgmeHxhPMg@geopod-ismtpd-79>
Message-ID: <001001dce166$a969f6c0$fc3de440$@comcast.net>

This week we're working on services to   seniors who are blind. Check out
this information from   the national office and call your members of the US
house of representatives and your senators about the program for
independence programs for seniors who are blind.

 

Check out the legislative alert about this issue.

 

/s/

 

Bennett Prows  

 

From: National Federation of the Blind <web at nfb.org> 
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2026 3:03 AM
To: Bennett Prows <bjprows at comcast.net>
Subject: Legislative Alert: Independent Living Services for Older
Individuals

 


 






  <https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/top-blue-bar.jpg> 





 <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43021&qid=12582420> 




Increase Funding for the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals
Who Are Blind Program


The National Federation of the Blind, the transformative membership and
advocacy organization of blind Americans, urges the members of the House of
Representatives and the Senate to vote to increase funding for the
Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind (OIB)
program. 

The OIB program is intended to provide support services for blind Americans
over the age of 55 to reach their independent living goals. Critical aspects
of OIB include orientation and mobility training, learning Braille, cooking,
and training on access technology.


How to Take Action


*	Read the full legislative alert for further details.
<https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43022&qid=12582420> 
*	Call your representative and two senators. To find the contact
information for your specific representative or senators' office, please use
the attached House and Senate spreadsheets.
*	Email your representative and two senators and copy Jesse Shirek at
jshirek at nfb.org <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43023&qid=12582420> 


Sample Script


"My name is [YOUR NAME] and I want to urge [REPRESENTATIVE/SENATOR NAME] to
support the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind
program by contacting Subcommittee Chair [ADERHOLT (in the House)/CAPITO (in
the Senate)] to show support for an increase in funding. 

This program helps blind Americans over the age of 55 learn to live with
their blindness through various forms of independent living training. The
program is currently severely underfunded, allotting less than $10 per
eligible individual per year."

We suggest a subject like: "Help us increase independence for blind
Americans in their golden years."


 

 

	
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 <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43028&qid=12582420> 

 <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43029&qid=12582420> 

	

National Federation of the Blind | 200 E Wells Street | Baltimore, MD 21230
| 410-659-9314 


 
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From humberto_avila.it104 at outlook.com  Tue May 12 01:34:18 2026
From: humberto_avila.it104 at outlook.com (Humberto Avila)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 01:34:18 +0000
Subject: [NFBWATlk] Writing an Article for the Braille Motitor
Message-ID: 
 <SA1P220MB10338D054ACDDC325E7DAA69E8392@SA1P220MB1033.NAMP220.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

Hello All,
Happy Monday. I have some questions I have pertaining to how I might go about submitting an article to be included in the Braille Motitor. 
1. Are there entrance fees I should be aware of?
2. Are there any other editorial considerations I should be aware of, besides being an NFB member and talking about blindness philosophy? 
3. Is there a word count? 
4. Do I actually need to be receiving the Braille monitor for this to work? 
I am being inspired by an experience I experienced during a conversation within my table mates while attending the NFBW Seattle Chapter meeting. 
Thanks! 
Sent from my iPhone

From gabias at telus.net  Tue May 12 01:49:06 2026
From: gabias at telus.net (Mary Ellen Gabias)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 18:49:06 -0700
Subject: [NFBWATlk] Writing an Article for the Braille Motitor
In-Reply-To: 
 <SA1P220MB10338D054ACDDC325E7DAA69E8392@SA1P220MB1033.NAMP220.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
References: 
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Message-ID: <5BE51113-378C-4D0C-8E9D-01BD7A835FDF@telus.net>

The process of submitting an article to the Braille monitor is surprisingly simple. All you need to do is to write the article and send it to Chris Danielson, monitor editor. There are no fees. You don’t need to have subscribed, although reading the monitor is a good way to know what kind of articles are usually welcome.
If you want, you can send an email query to Chris Danielson to ask if your topic is of interest. Even that is unnecessary, though, since   he is more than delighted to accept unsolicited writing.
Good luck. Not even knowing the topic of your article, the setting you describe makes me think I’ll be very interested to read it.
Sent from my iPhone

> On May 11, 2026, at 6:35 PM, Humberto Avila via NFBWATlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> Happy Monday. I have some questions I have pertaining to how I might go about submitting an article to be included in the Braille Motitor.
> 1. Are there entrance fees I should be aware of?
> 2. Are there any other editorial considerations I should be aware of, besides being an NFB member and talking about blindness philosophy?
> 3. Is there a word count?
> 4. Do I actually need to be receiving the Braille monitor for this to work?
> I am being inspired by an experience I experienced during a conversation within my table mates while attending the NFBW Seattle Chapter meeting.
> Thanks!
> Sent from my iPhone
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From nikkirae83 at gmail.com  Wed May 13 04:15:30 2026
From: nikkirae83 at gmail.com (Nikki Palm)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 21:15:30 -0700
Subject: [NFBWATlk] May members at Large Meeting announcement
Message-ID: <A81F4E07-348F-44EC-993C-54C9D1AFEAE4@gmail.com>

Hi everyone,
It is time for this month’s meeting of the members at large chapter. This chapter meets the second Thursday of every month at 6:30 on Zoom.
This month, we will be doing some planning. Some people clean in the spring. The members at large chapter plans. This month, we will be planning our next zoom session, our next fundraiser and planning anything else our heart desire. OK just kidding about that last part. We will also be learning about one of our board members and their story as part of our new meeting segment where we connect with each other through our own personal experiences.
We hope to see you all at our meeting. Feel free to share this meeting announcement to anyone who you think might be interested. Have a wonderful rest of your week and the members at large chapter will see you Thursday evening at 6:30. Please find the zoom information below.

Members at large meeting zoom

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81030669502?pwd=dEJTWjRQeXRzdjF5THk1NUlCVG90dz09

Meeting ID: 810 3066 9502
Passcode: 823589
One tap mobile
+12532158782,,81030669502#,,,,*823589#US (Tacoma)
+13462487799,,81030669502#,,,,*823589# US (Houston)

Dial by your location
      +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 810 3066 9502
Passcode: 823589
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/ketMpSSBH6

Warmly,
Nikki Palm
[she/her]
nikkirae83 at gmail.com
(360) 703-8641


From bjprows at comcast.net  Thu May 14 17:43:35 2026
From: bjprows at comcast.net (bjprows at comcast.net)
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 10:43:35 -0700
Subject: [NFBWATlk] Senioor for May 16t, 2026
Message-ID: <003501dce3c9$315025a0$93f070e0$@comcast.net>

Hi to Seniors and those who want to some day become seniors,

 

 

This Saturday we are going to discuss the latest legislative activity of
senior members of the NfB in Washington, D.C. this week. Suzi Prows was
there, and will bring us the information the group pushed on the "hill" in
the national capitol and we'll talk about what we can do to get funds to get
more and better independence training programs for  older persons who are
blind or becoming blind.


/s/

 

Bennett Prows

 

 

"To succeed  you have to believe in something with such a passion that it
becomes a Reality."

Substituting for Denise Mackenstadt who is injured and may not be able  to
join us this Saturday, May 16.


The Senior Meetup will take place on Saturday at 10:00 am until11:00 am.
Below is the zoom link for the meeting. 

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81784891088?pwd=Ry9iWER2R0gxYldkN3RvV1p3d0dWUT09

Meeting ID: 817 8489 1088
Passcode: 023961
One tap mobile
+12532158782,,81784891088#,,,,*023961# US (Tacoma)
+13462487799,,81784891088#,,,,*023961# US (Houston)

Dial by your location
      +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 817 8489 1088
Passcode: 023961
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kXRwKJRKd
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From kris at colcock.com  Fri May 15 03:19:18 2026
From: kris at colcock.com (Kris Colcock)
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 20:19:18 -0700
Subject: [NFBWATlk] Fwd: Register for DSB Town Hall on May 18th
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Message-ID: 
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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Kris Colcock <achievingaccess at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Subject: Fwd: Register for DSB Town Hall on May 18th
To: Kris Colcock <kris at colcock.com>




---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Verbraak, Yvonne (DSB) <yvonne.verbraak at dsb.wa.gov>
Date: Thu, May 14, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Subject: RE: Register for DSB Town Hall on May 18th
To: Verbraak, Yvonne (DSB) <yvonne.verbraak at dsb.wa.gov>


It’s not too late to register! The Zoom link will be sent out on Monday.



*Subject:* Register for DSB Town Hall on May 18th



Hello everyone,



The Department of Services for the Blind will host a public Town Hall
meeting on Monday, May 18th, 6:30-8:00pm.



You can pre-register here
<https://dsb.wa.gov/events/2026-05/dsb-town-hall-1> on the DSB website. The
Zoom link will be sent out the week prior to the meeting.



I’ve also attached a flyer. Feel free to share this notice with others who
may be interested.



Thank you,



Yvonne Verbraak (she/her)

Executive Assistant

WA State Departm

From kris at colcock.com  Sun May 17 19:54:07 2026
From: kris at colcock.com (Kris Colcock)
Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 12:54:07 -0700
Subject: [NFBWATlk] NFBW Board Meeting
Message-ID: 
 <CACN2TWhGrt6TE8wDP6QuvR59WqBioO0vuQhXJeUzLue+GE-8Ng@mail.gmail.com>

Marci Carpenter  She/her is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: NFB of Washington board meeting
Time: May 17, 2026 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
        Every week on Sun, 98 occurrence(s)
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your
calendar system.
Weekly:
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Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 880 3045 1562
Passcode: 220393

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From kris at colcock.com  Sun May 17 19:59:43 2026
From: kris at colcock.com (Kris Colcock)
Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 12:59:43 -0700
Subject: [NFBWATlk] NFBW Board Meeting
In-Reply-To: 
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References: 
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Message-ID: 
 <CACN2TWiWeakSszkXYK7_kaRFqahSVBJ=eaB6iJezqnG2RGasiw@mail.gmail.com>

Please ignore. The Board Meeting for tonight has been canceled. stay tuned
for updates on the next meeting.

Kris

On Sun, May 17, 2026 at 12:54 PM Kris Colcock <kris at colcock.com> wrote:

> Marci Carpenter  She/her is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
>
> Topic: NFB of Washington board meeting
> Time: May 17, 2026 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
>         Every week on Sun, 98 occurrence(s)
> Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your
> calendar system.
> Weekly:
> https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZwtdOmsqzovHNYGhr2163lQ3jM_ZbebY6ox/ics?icsToken=DPEviey-BirD2CPE5AAALAAAAAUxY672yBqI_LBJqNCyfFDi6DQ1LSDMVXZbRjLwAkNUyWJPf17ee4FjQvEEU8zvl7a69MYHuq1jehNA5zAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=i-tINoFqRoiWnaJMfxbmAw
> Join Zoom Meeting
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>
> Meeting ID: 880 3045 1562
> Passcode: 220393
>
> ---
>
> One tap mobile
> +12532050468,,88030451562#,,,,*220393# US
> +12532158782,,88030451562#,,,,*220393# US (Tacoma)
>
>
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>
> Join by SIP
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>
> Join instructions
>
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>
>

From rags215 at comcast.net  Tue May 19 14:16:16 2026
From: rags215 at comcast.net (Robert Guyette)
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 07:16:16 -0700
Subject: [NFBWATlk] =?utf-8?q?=5BNFBSea=5D_=F0=9F=93=86Save_the_Date!_N?=
 =?utf-8?q?FB_of_Washington_Greater_Seattle_Chapter=3A_May_2026_Meeting_Invi?=
 =?utf-8?q?tation!?=
In-Reply-To: 
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References: 
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Message-ID: <FD598C52-FEAA-4235-AC15-0B319B29B7FC@comcast.net>

If you want to go to The Museum of Flight, give me a call and I think I can arrange your tour. You could have a tact tour also.

Thanks
PS my phone number is 206-765-7999 Robert Guyette.

> On Apr 24, 2026, at 8:12 PM, Humberto Avila via NFBSea <nfbsea at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> ________________________________
> ✨ YOU’RE INVITED!
> 🧑‍🦯 NFB Greater Seattle Chapter Meeting 🖤
> Saturday, May 9, 2026 • 11:00 AM – 1:10 PM
> 📍 Razzi’s Pizzeria – Greenwood<http://www.razzispizza.com/>
> Braille menu available! Bus lines nearby and rideshare/paratransit friendly
> ________________________________
> 🍕 Join us for community, connection, and empowerment!
> We’ll kick off with a friendly mix & mingle, followed by the NFB Presidential Release, chapter business, and committee updates.
> 🎤 Special Guest:
> Thom Hewitt, Seattle Department of Transportation<http://www.seattle.gov/sdot/>
> ➡️ He leads accessibility efforts for the city and will share updates and insights.
> (Backup activity if needed: a fun “get to know you” game or a thoughtful discussion on philosophy and blindness.)
> 🌞 Plus:
> 
>  *   Planning for our 2026 Summer Picnic
>  *   Exploring a possible outing to the Seattle Museum of Flight
>  *   Quick Tech Tidbits & Life Hacks to wrap up the meeting
> 
> ________________________________
> 🕶️ All are welcome — blind, low vision, allies, and community members.
> Come learn, share, and help shape the work we’re doing in Seattle. Let’s go build the movement of the Federation!
> ________________________________
> Sincerely Yours,
> 
> Humberto Avila
> Secretary, NFBW Seattle chapter
> 
> 
> 
> [JAWS Certified, 2025]<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification>
> 
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From mjc59 at comcast.net  Thu May 21 03:59:04 2026
From: mjc59 at comcast.net (Marci Carpenter)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 03:59:04 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [NFBWATlk] Fw:  [Nfbnet-members-list] Share Your Experience
 regarding Access
 to Healthcare
In-Reply-To: 
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References: 
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Message-ID: <900047707.2710114.1779335944994@mail.yahoo.com>




Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone


Begin forwarded message:

On Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 7:34 PM, National Federation of the Blind via NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org> wrote:

 #yiv6979430014 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}
Barriers to Accessible Healthcare, Health Programs, and Section 504 Access
The National Federation of the Blind needs to hear from you about your access to healthcare, health programs, and other services covered by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.We are looking for short, first-person accounts that describe:   
   - A hospital, clinic, insurer, pharmacy, health program, or other HHS-funded service you need to use
   - Barriers you encountered, such as inaccessible patient portals, forms, test results, appointment systems, insurance information, kiosks, or mobile apps
   - How those barriers affected your health care, independence, privacy, ability to make decisions, or access to services for yourself or your family
These stories will help show how delays in enforcing Section 504 accessibility requirements affect blind people and other people with disabilities in real life. We may use them in declarations, advocacy materials, public communications, and legal efforts related to health care access and digital accessibility.For background, a new HHS rule published in 2024 was intended to provide clearer protections, including requirements for accessible websites and mobile applications used by hospitals, clinics, insurers, and other entities that receive HHS funding. However, the Department of Health and Human Services has now delayed key digital accessibility compliance dates through an interim final rule. These delays have real effects on blind people and others with disabilities who need equal access to healthcare information, patient portals, forms, scheduling systems, and other essential services. The National Federation of the Blind is working to oppose this delay, and your personal story can help make the case.
How to participate:
Use one of the following options:   
   - Submit your story in writing to story at nfb.org
   - Leave a voicemail at 410-659-9314, extension 2444
If you’ve been affected, please add your voice. Your experience helps show why timely, enforceable Section 504 protections and accessible health care systems matter.Thank you for helping us push for equal access to health care, health information, and other essential services.



 
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