BELL on Youtube

The following appeared in the December 2017 issue of The Vigilant, our former newsletter: 

The Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning (BELL) Academies in Virginia were a tremendous success. This year, we produced an outstanding video to introduce parents, students, sponsors and volunteers to the program and we wanted to share this great video with you. We look forward to introducing more students to BELL academies in 2018. Please help do your part to help spread word of this wonderfully enriching opportunity.

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BLIND ENOUGH

BLIND ENOUGH
NFBV Blog Submission
April 28, 2022
By Renée Valdez

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Board Meeting Minutes for May 2019

From Sarah Patnaude, Substitute Recording Secretary 

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia NFBV
Meeting of the Board of Directors

Saturday, May 18, 2019
1pm-4pm
Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Library and Resource Center
395 Azalea Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227

The National Federation of the Blind of Virginia’s Board of Directors meeting was called to order by President Tracy Soforenko

Invocation by Susie D’mello

Roll Call: 46 members were present including delegates and alternate delegates

Chapter Chatter Part 2: Intention, Prevention, and Intervention

Chapter Chatter Part 2: Intention, Prevention, and Intervention

Christine Faltz Grassman,

President, Potomac Chapter
10% of conflicts is due to difference in opinion and 90% is due to wrong tone of voice.
— Susan Wiertzema

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Chapter Chatter: Listen, Speak, Repeat Christine Faltz Grassman, Esq.

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter."
—James Earl Jones

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Chapter meetings spotlight information

Please check out our Spotlight On section this week. Enjoy your week.

Kudos Corner…

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Coalition of Disability Groups Demand Access to Virginia’s Inaccessible Absentee Voting

For Immediate Release

Media Contacts

American Council of the Blind: Clark Rachfal, crachfal@acb.org <mailto:crachfal@acb.org&gt;, 202-467-5081

disAbility Law Center of Virginia:  Colleen Miller, colleen.miller@dlcv.org <mailto:colleen.miller@dlcv.org&gt;, (804) 225-2042

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Dan Parker, a Blind Man, Breaks Driving Speed Record

Dan Parker, a Blind Man, Breaks Driving Speed Record Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (April 5, 2022):

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Do You Want to be Your Own Boss?

I've heard blind people give advice that in today's job market, starting your own business is a viable option. And, it is, but most people fail to see the reality of going at it alone. I run a freelance copywriting business outside of my day job. It keeps me afloat when our federal government shuts down, and I have to go to work without getting paid. I figure maybe one day I'll grow old and retire from catching bad people, but when that day comes, I had better be prepared to make a smart transition.

Here's a blog post I previously wrote for my freelance blog:

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Employment Opportunity

Program Description

Project RISE (Resilience, Independence, Self-Advocacy, Employment) is a pre-employment transition program within the state of Virginia and part of the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia, focusing on providing blind and low vision students with the skills necessary to become competitively employed. Students between the ages of 14 and 21 come together to enjoy monthly sessions during the school year, participating in workshops designed to make them more competitive in the job market and successful in their next step of life, whatever that may be.

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