AGENDA
National Federation of the Blind of Colorado
58th Annual State
Convention
October 25-28,
2012
Millennium Harvest
House Hotel
1345 28th Street Boulder, Colorado
80302
Grand Ballroom
CELEBRATING OUR PAST, BUILDING OUR
FUTURE
Scott C. LaBarre,
President
2233 W. Shepperd
Avenue
Littleton, CO
80120
303-778-1130
NFB PLEDGE
I pledge to participate actively in the
effort of the
National Federation of the Blind to achieve
equality,
opportunity, and security for the blind; to
support the
policies and programs of the Federation; and
to abide
by its constitution.
TRIBUTE TO OUR
SPONSORS
We extend our sincerest gratitude to the Colorado Center for
the Blind, our Titanium Sponsor. Since
1988, the CCB has been changing what it means to be blind one life at a
time. The Center has provided world
class blindness training to students from all over the world. Contact Julie Deden, Executive Director, jdeden@cocenter.org, 303-778-1130. Also visit www.cocenter.org
for more information.
We
salute this year’s Gold Sponsors, LaBarre Law Offices P.C. and NanoPac, Inc.
LaBarre
Law Offices P.C. is owned and operated by Scott LaBarre and has been providing
legal representation in ADA cases, employment law, disability rights, Social
Security, and some business matters since 1998.
Contact Scott LaBarre at slabarre@labarrelaw.com,
303-504-5979, or go to www.labarrelaw.com
for more information.
NanoPac, Inc. is
Colorado’s
source for Freedom Scientific products!
Topaz,
ONYX, Sapphrire and Ruby video magnifiers.
JAWS,
OpenBook, MAGic, Focus Braille displays.
Please
contact our Colorado representative for Low Vision and Blindness products and
consult at franceyliefert@gmail.com
or call 970-391-2547.
We
thank the following Silver Sponsors:
Audio
Information Network of Colorado
Ai
Squared
DynamicBuna
K-NFB
Reading Technology
GENERAL
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
REGISTRATION:
Friday
8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Grand Ballroom Entrance
Saturday
8:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Grand Ballroom Entrance
Registration Fee: $20.00
Thursday Bonfire and Board Meeting: $20.00
Friday Luncheon: $20.00
Saturday Luncheon: $20.00
Saturday Banquet: $40.00
CHILDCARE
INFORMATION:
Please contact childcare coordinator, Michelle Chacon,
720-240-1074, to make arrangements.
Friday:
Childcare will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Parents must provide meals for their children.
Hospitality Suite 431
Saturday: Childcare will be open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Parents
must provide lunch for their children.
Childcare will re-open at 6:30 p.m. and close at 10:00
p.m.
Hospitality Suite 431
Sunday:
Childcare will be open from 8:45 a.m. to Noon.
Hospitality Suite 431
DOG RELIEF AREA INFORMATION:
Contact
Dog Guide Coordinator, Diane McGeorge, and pay attention to general
announcements. The dog relief area is located out the exit door at the back of
the hotel just past the restaurant and coffee shop. Please deposit all waste in the trash cans provided
DOOR PRIZES:
Jon Deden serves as our Door Prize Chairman. Door Prizes will be drawn in general
convention session and you must be present to win. Please bring your prizes to Jon prior to the
beginning of general sessions
EXHIBITS:
Exhibits will be open in the Sunshine Room and Grand
Ballroom Entrance throughout the entire Convention at the discretion of the
individual exhibitor. The times listed
below are times when the Exhibits will be open without any competing convention
activities.
Grand Ballroom Foyer and Sunshine Room
Friday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Please stop to visit the following exhibitors and sponsors:
Audio Information
Network of Colorado, Silver Sponsor
Ai Squared, Silver
Sponsor
AKB
Visions, Exhibitor
Beyond
Sight, Inc., Exhibitor
Colorado Center for
the Blind, Titanium Sponsor
Colorado
Talking Book Library, Exhibitor
DynamicBuna, Silver
Sponsor
HumanWare,
Exhibitor
K-NFB Reading
Technology, Silver Sponsor
LaBarre Law, Gold
Sponsor
Learning
Ally, Exhibitor
MagniSight,
Inc., Exhibitor
Me
and My Dad, Exhibitor
NanoPac, Gold Sponsor
NFB
of Denver, Exhibitor
NFB-NEWSLINE®,
Exhibitor
THURSDAY, OCTOBER
25, 2012
1:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
NFB COLORADO HISTORY SEMINAR: Celebrating Our Past and Contemplating Our Future
Century Room
Julie Deden, Moderator
First Vice President
NFB Colorado
Special Guests
Mrs. Mary Ellen Jernigan
Policy Advisor to the President
National Federation of the Blind
Baltimore, Maryland
Diane McGeorge, Board Member
NFB Colorado
5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
NFB COLORADO PICNIC AND BONFIRE
Outdoor Pavilion and Fire Pit
This is an old fashioned picnic dinner and bonfire event.
You must make a reservation with Lisa Bonderson or
Scott LaBarre in advance.
A donation of $20.00 will be
requested.
FRIDAY MORNING,
OCTOBER 26, 2012
8:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION
Grand Ballroom Entrance
Pick up your pre-registration packets and register for door
prize drawings. If you didn’t register
in advance, Convention Registration is $20.00, Friday Luncheon $20.00, Saturday
Luncheon $20.00, and Banquet $40.00.
8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
NFB COLORADO KID CORRAL
Hospitality Suite 431
Michelle Chacon, Corral Leader
This is our NFB Colorado Childcare and it’s not just
babysitting. Michelle has planned a
number of activities to keep the kiddos busy.
Although there is no charge for Corral, we ask that you register your
children for the Convention. Donations
to NFBCO are welcome to help defray the expenses. Kids in childcare will be eligible to receive
door prizes through their parents if their names are called. Also, parents are responsible for providing
the children meals except for the banquet when pizza will be provided to the
kiddos. Snacks will be available
throughout.
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
EXCLUSIVE CONVENTION SPONSOR AND
EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE
Sunshine Room and Grand Ballroom Foyer
Peruse this year’s selection of Convention Sponsors and
Exhibitors and find out what is new in technology, products, and services. In particular,
we want to salute our Titanium Sponsor, the Colorado Center for the Blind; and
our Gold Sponsors, LaBarre Law Offices, P.C. and NanoPac, Inc.
10:00
a.m. to NOON
OPENING GENERAL SESSION
Grand Ballroom
10:00 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER, WELCOME, INVOCATION AND
OPENING CEREMONIES
Scott C. LaBarre, President
NFB Colorado
MaryAnn Migliorelli, President
NFB Boulder Valley Chapter
10:15 a.m.
HOW YOUR LIBRARY IS FARING DURING
THESE
CHALLENGING TIMES
Debbi MacLeod, Director
Colorado Talking Book Library
Denver, Colorado
10:35
a.m.
PROTECTING YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE
Faith Gross, HAVA Coordinator for Colorado,
Legal Center for People with Disabilities and the Elderly
10:55 a.m.
CALLING
STOPS 100% OF THE TIME:
How
RTD will make this a Reality
Eric Farrington, P.E. Program Manager
Information Technology, TMO, RTD
11:15 a.m.
GREATER
PARTICIPATION BY THE BLIND IN SPORTS
Brent Batron, Second Vice President,
NFB Colorado
Matt
Simpson, Membership and Outreach Coordinator
USABA
11:35 a.m.
EXPANDING THE HORIZONS OF INFORMATION
ACCESS: A Report from AIN
David Dawson, Executive Director, AIN
Boulder, Colorado
11:50 a.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND MESSAGES FROM OUR SPONSORS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
OCTOBER 26, 2012
12:00 p.m. BREAK
12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
NFB COLORADO ANNUAL LUNCHEON
Grand Ballroom
Mistress of Ceremonies, Buna Dahal, Secretary
NFB Colorado
INTRODUCING OUR FUTURE: A Presentation from the 2012 NFB
Colorado Scholarship Class
Anna Avramenko, Ukraine
Freshman at Emporia State University
Emporia, Kansas
Cody Bair, Greeley, Colorado
Sophomore at the University of Northern Colorado,
Greeley, Colorado
Savanah Baker, Broomfield, Colorado
Freshman at Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska,
Dora Lopez, Greeley, Colorado
Sophomore at Aims Community College, Greeley, Colorado
Kylene Quigley Lima, Greeley, Colorado
Graduate Student at the Colorado School
of Public Health, University
of Colorado in Denver, Colorado
1:10
p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REPORT: Celebrating Our Success, Embracing Our
Future
Scott C. LaBarre, President
NFB Colorado
2:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
TECHNOLOGY: Taking a Byte of the Apple:
Apps and Accessibility in Lion and iOS
Hospitality Suite 231
Chip Johnson, Technology Specialist/Instructor
Colorado Center for the Blind
Technology: It’s Not Just for Geeks
Come to Our seminar and hear from leading vendors of
technology for the Blind, learn about accessible games, get your hands on an
iPad and much more. Hope to see you there.
.
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
YOUTH FITNESS
SEMINAR
Century Room
Brent Batron,
Youth Services Coordinator
Colorado Center for the Blind
Bring your comfortable clothes; learn
to play goal ball,
experience
running with a guide, and other fun fitness activities.
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
ORIENTATION & MOBILITY:
Have Cane, Have Dog will Travel
Millennium Room
Monique Melton
David Nietfeld
Steve Patton
Travel Instructors
Colorado Center for the Blind
Littleton, Colorado
This informational and interactive
seminar is designed for anyone who wants
to learn more about independent travel. Topics to be addressed include: using a GPS device, use of a cane versus a dog, when a
blind child should be introduced to
using a cane, preferred cane techniques,
and methodologies in teaching orientation and
mobility.
We have several instructors who will be
happy to work with participants
individually. Sighted individuals will have an opportunity to use a cane and sleep
shades.
2:00
p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
DEAF BLIND SEMINAR:
When Hearing Loss Strikes
Hospitality Suite 331
Paul Migliorelli, Chairperson
This is a panel discussing how training venues handle the interaction and accommodations for both blind and hearing impaired Deaf Blind clients.
There will be discussions of instructional techniques, along with suggestions and options. Also, an open forum for whatever is of interest. Join us and share.
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
CHAPTER
DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR:
Growing and
Sustaining Our Movement
Flatiron
Conference Room
Jessica Beecham, Moderator
Chapter and Community Development Coordinator NFB Colorado
This seminar
will cover all aspects of chapter building, from how to start a chapter, to
fundraising, and how to
grow and sustain an existing chapter.
FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 26, 2012
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
NFBCO RECEPTION: A Reception to Eat
Drink, Be
Merry, and Hear From Our Convention
Sponsors
Grand Ballroom
Join us for a wonderful reception where heavy
hors d'oeuvres will be served, a cash bar will be available,
and where you will hear briefly from the sponsors helping to make this a
terrific convention.
6:00
p.m. to 6:40 p.m.
FUNDRAISING AUCTION
We will be conducting the silent part of
our fundraising auction Friday
evening.
Anahit LaBarre and her committee have put
together tons of nice items.
A complete list of all auction packages and the companies that have
donated is available as a separate handout. Please inquire at the registration
table in the foyer of the
Grand Ballroom.
7:00
p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEETING
Boulder Creek Board Room
Julie Deden, Chairperson
Each chapter and division should send a representative. This is a closed meeting.
7:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
Millennium Room
Brent Batron and Tom Anderson, Co-chairmen
8:00
p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
NFB COLORADO HOLLYWOOD HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA
Grand Ballroom
COSTUME CONTEST
Dress in your Hollywood best and other Halloween
costumes. Our distinguished judges will
pick out the best costume presentations and the winners will receive nice
prizes.
SATURDAY MORNING,
OCTOBER 27, 2012
8:00
a.m. to Noon
REGISTRATION
Grand Ballroom Entrance
8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
EXHIBITORS AND SPONSORS EXCLUSIVE
SHOWCASE
8:30
a.m.
SECOND GENERAL SESSION
8:30 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER AND OPENING
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Scott C. LaBarre, President
NFB Colorado
8:35 a.m.
THE LATEST AND GREATEST FROM KNFB
READING TECHNOLOGIES
James Gashel, Vice President for Business Development, KNFB Reading Technologies
8:50
a.m.
CHANGING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BLIND THROUGHOUT AMERICA: A National Report
Anil Lewis, Director of Strategic Communications
National Federation of the Blind
Baltimore, Maryland
9:20 a.m.
EDUCATE BLIND CHILDREN NOW: An In-depth
and
Robust Discussion of the Educational
System for Blind
Youth
Kevan Worley, Moderator
Board Member
NFB Colorado
A REPORT FROM THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Dr. Tanni L. Anthony, Director of Low Vision and Blindness
Colorado Department of Education
RINGING THE BELL FOR BRAILLE IN 2012
Diane McGeorge
Michelle Chacon
BELL Program Coordinators
PERSPECTIVES FROM OUR TEACHERS
Trina Boyd Pratt, TVI, COMS, Aurora
Public Schools
Michelle Chacon, TVI, COMS, Adams 50 School
District
NEW LEADERSHIP AT OUR SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
David Dawson, Chairman, Board of
Trustees
Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
Jennifer Langley, Principal
Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
YOUTH PROGRAMS AT THE COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND
Brent Batron,
Youth Services Coordinator
Colorado Center for the Blind
SWAP PROGRAM
LaVerne Dell
State-wide Coordinator for the Blind
Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Barbara Palmer
Principal Consultant in Secondary
Transition Services
Colorado Department of Education
10:50
a.m.
REHABILITATING THE BLIND IN COLORADO:
A Report from the Colorado Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
Nancy Smith, Director
Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
11:10
a.m.
WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE GOT HERE:
Reflections on the Growth of Our
Movement
Mrs. Mary Ellen Jernigan
Policy Advisor to the President
National Federation of the Blind
Baltimore, Maryland
11:30
a.m.
ACHIEVING NEW HEIGHTS OF INDEPENDENCE: A Report from the Colorado Center for the
Blind
Julie Deden, Executive Director
Colorado
Center for the Blind
12:00
p.m.
MY BLINDNESS, MYSELF
Three members of our Federation family will tell their
stories of blindness
and how the Federation forever changed them.
12:45
p.m.
ADJOURN
BREAKING UP AND BOXING YOUR LUNCH
At the end of My Blindness Myself, we will break up into several different afternoon seminars. Boxed lunches will be available in the Grand
Ballroom.
Grab your lunch and go to the seminar of your choice.
SATURDAY
AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 27, 2012
1:00
pm to 5:00 p.m.
COLORADO PARENTS OF BLIND CHILDREN SEMINAR: Making Friends
and Fitting In
Millennium Room
1:00 p.m. to
2:00 pm
Meet, Greet and EAT! Bring your
lunch and enjoy a relaxing social hour
with other parents and families before
the seminar begins.
2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Join us for a look at what it takes for
a blind child to be accepted by
peers as "just another kid on the block". A panel of esteemed NFB of Colorado mentors
will reflect on their experiences as
children and interact with the parents
in a round-table discussion. School psychologist,
Christine Cde Baca, a member of the Bully
Prevention Task Force, will address the problems of bullying and teasing in school.
From 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. we
will hold CO-POBC Board Meeting and Elections. Two door prizes of $25 each will
be drawn at the conclusion of the Board Meeting. One prize will go to a person who has entered
their name on the CO-POBC voicemail before October 25, 2012. (303-778-1130,
ext. 305). The other prize will go to a person who attended the meeting
and who registered for the NFBCO Convention.
1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COLORADO
ASSOCIATION OF BLIND
STUDENTS:
Having Control of your School Life
Century Room
Antonio Rozier, President
We will have a one-hour philosophy discussion about bullying
and how to deal with unusual behavior from others. There will also, be
speakers about gaining access to books, accessible science, how to get money
for college and many more interesting topics.
1:15
p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COLORADO BLIND
SENIORS DIVISION
Hospitality Suite 231
Duncan Larsen, Moderator
Senior Services Program Director
Colorado Center for the Blind
Littleton, Colorado
We will begin at 1:15 when we invite our
At-Large Chapter friends to join us
for a Meet & Greet session. Following
that, we hope that everyone will stay for the Senior
Division meeting at 1:45.
Would you like to find out ways to make
your life easier? During our
meeting, we will show you how to use
alternative skills in technology, cane travel and Braille.
Our business meeting will include
election of officers. Help us set goals
for the upcoming year so that we can all
make a positive impact in the lives of seniors in our state.
3:15
p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF BLIND MERCHANTS
Hospitality Suite 331
Colorado Association of Blind Merchants gather to explore opportunities in Randolph-Sheppard
and beyond.
Kevan Worley, Executive Director
National Association of Blind Merchants
SATURDAY EVENING,
OCTOBER 27, 2012
6:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
PREBANQUET RECEPTION
Grand Ballroom
Let’s get tuned up for our Annual Banquet with music,
a cash bar, and interaction with one another. This year, we are fortunate to have Ann’s
Band performing jazz and folk tunes during our social hour.
7:00
p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
ANNUAL BANQUET
Grand Ballroom
Kevan Worley, Master of Ceremonies
Board Member, NFB of Colorado
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Anil Lewis, Director of Strategic Communications
National Federation of the Blind
Baltimore, Maryland
NFB COLORADO SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATIONS
Buna Dahal, Chairperson
Committee on Scholarships
AWARDS AND OTHER SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Scott C. LaBarre, President
NFB Colorado
ANNUAL FUNDRAISING AUCTION
Anahit LaBarre, Auction Chairperson
SUNDAY MORNING,
OCTOBER 28, 2012
8:00
a.m.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Sponsored by the Colorado Center for the Blind
Grand Ballroom
9:00
a.m. to 11:47 a.m.
THIRD GENERAL SESSION
Moderator, Julie Deden, Executive
Director
Colorado Center for the Blind
9:00 a.m. to 9:05 a.m.
MORNING WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
9:05
a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
DEVELOPING OUR CHAPTERS, BUILDING OUR FUTURE
Jessica Beecham, Chapter and Community Development Coordinator, NFB Colorado
9:30
a.m.
WINNING OUR FUTURE THROUGH THE NFB FELLOWS PROGRAM
James Brown, President
NFB Tennessee
Antioch, Tennessee
Kyle Shachmut, Board Member
NFB of Massachusetts and
President, Massachusetts Association of
Blind Students
Newton, Massachusetts
9:55
a.m.
FIGHTING FOR FAIR WAGES IN AMERICA
Scott C. LaBarre, President
NFB Colorado
Anil Lewis, Director of Strategic Communications
National Federation of the Blind
Baltimore, Maryland
10:20
a.m. to 11:47 a.m.
ALL ABOUT BUSINESS
This is our annual business session. We will conduct elections, take up our
financial report, consider other reports on various activities of our
Federation including reports from chapters and divisions, and adopt
resolutions.
11:47
a.m. ADJOURNMENT
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