[Nfbnet-members-list] Tuesday, April 15th, NFB Travel & Tourism Division Meeting

[cheryl echevarria]

NFB Travel & Tourism Division, a proud division of the National 
Federation of the Blind, will be holding it's monthly division 
meeting. All members and non-members are welcome.

The purpose of the National Federation of the Blind Travel & Tourism 
Division is to aid the National Federation of the Blind. It is to 
serve as a vehicle for collective action by the blind of the nation. 
This division functions as a mechanism through which all interested 
blind and sighted persons can come together to plan and execute 
programs that improve the quality of life and travel for the blind. 
We promote vocational, cultural and social advancement of the blind; 
to achieve integration of the blind into society on the basis of 
equality with the sighted; to focus attention upon accessibility and 
problems facing blind travelers, to educate blind people interested 
in the travel and tourism industry; and to take any other action 
necessary to improve the overall condition and standard of living of the blind.


Date:         Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

Time:         8 pm Eastern, 7 pm Central, 6 pm Mountain, 5 pm Pacific time.

Call in number and code:

(805) 360-1000 and the access code is 871517#

We will be discussing, National Convention Meeting which is being 
held on July 3rd from 1-4:30 pm, guests, and presentations.

Also, we will be planning our Annual Fundraiser Trip for 2015, we 
would like to come with ideas of where you would like to go nothing 
is ridiculous;  and have a final 3 options to present for a vote at 
the Division Meeting in Orlando.

We will have updates from our Secretary, and Treasurer.

Also, I will be giving some information from the Museums in NY City 
and some of the updates on the accessibility, I was at Baruch College 
on April 11th for the 7th Annual Conference on Employment & Visual 
Impairment: Policy & Practice, which I also did a presentation at one 
of the seminars.

Hope to hear you on the call Tuesday Night.

Respectfully


Cheryl Echevarria, President
NFB Travel & Tourism
www.nfbtravel.org
travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
cherylandmanxx at hotmail.com
631-236-5138

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