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Expecting the Impossible

NFBI State Convention 2012

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AGENDA

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

OF ILLINOIS

Annual Convention

October 5 – 7, 2012

Holiday Inn O’Hare

5615 N. Cumberland

Chicago, IL 60631

(773) 693-5800

Members of NFBI wish to thank the following donors for their generous gifts:

Mr. Harold W. Knapheide III, in honor of his mother, the late Mary McDill Knapheide

The National Federation of the Blind Imagination Fund

Richard Lansden, trustee, The Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust

J. Milton Harris/Alice Chenault Foundation

The Aileen S. Andrew Foundation

Walter M. Florie Jr., Board Member, Earl B. and Loraine H. Miller Foundation

Elick and Charlotte Lindon Foundation

Announcements that you wish to be made from the convention floor during sessions MUST be submitted to the information desk in the convention hall. Roberta Reif is coordinating our information desk this year. Patricia Olsen is handling registration table at convention. Denise Avant is running our door prize table.

If you wish to reach President Patti Gregory-Chang during sessions, please convey your requests to the information desk.

Braille, print, and recorded literature is available at tables in the convention hall. Please take all you can carry and distribute our positive message of blindness far and wide!

Smoking is not permitted in convention sessions.

National Federation of the Blind of Illinois

Patti S. Gregory-Chang, President

6919 W. Berwyn Ave.

Chicago, IL 60656 (773) 307-6440

NFB of Illinois web site:

Have a great convention, everyone!

INFORMATION AND SALES TABLES

The information desk will be in the hotel Main Lobby on Friday Oct. 5 from 12:00 to 4:30, and in the Superior Ballroom during general sessions. Registration will be in the hallway outside of the Superior Ballroom on Friday from 2:00 through 7:30 as well as on Saturday from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. Sales tables for NFBI and IABS will be in the back of Superior during general sessions.

Welcome to our 2012 State Convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Illinois!!!

Friday, October 5th, Afternoon

2:00 – 4:30 Information Table

Roberta Reif, coordinator

Hotel Lobby

2:00 – 7:30 Registration

Pat Olsen, Registration Coordinator

Hallway outside of Superior Ballroom

2:00 - 5:00 Exhibits

Superior Ballroom

A. T. Guys

EnVision America

Hadley School

Horizons

LS&S

NFB-Newsline

2:00 - 4:00 Judo

Come to watch a demonstration and participate to learn

Superior Ballroom

Howard Wilson

Marco Giannotti

Nathaya (Nicki)Nishijima

4:00 – 5:00 Resolutions

George Villa, Chair NFBI Resolutions Committee

Superior Ballroom

Friday, October 5th, Evening

2:00 – 7:30 Registration

Pat Olsen, Registration Coordinator

Hallway outside of Superior Ballroom

5:00 – 6:00 Join Our At-Large Chapter for A Get-To-Know You Dinner

Room TBA

5:00 – 7:00 Scholarship Dinner (Winners and Committee)

Michigan Room

6:00 – 7:15 Vendor Presentations

Superior Ballroom

En-Vision America, Anna McClur

A. T. Guys, Jason Meddaugh, President

E. M. Vitu, Inc., Ed Vitu

Hadley School, Tom Debinsky

Horizons, Byron Lee

Newsline, Dave Meyer

7:30 – 11:00 IABS IDOL

Rose Sloan, IABS Vice President

M.C. Ronza Othman Esq., IABS Treasurer

Superior Ballroom

Saturday, October 6th, Breakouts

9:00 - 10:00 Significant Others Breakout

All who have a significant other: spouse, sibling, child, parent, etc. are encouraged to attend

Francisco Chang and Bob Gardner

Michigan Room

3:30 - 5:00 Teen Scene

Dale Sczweck, Membership Committee Chair

Michigan Room

Saturday, October 6th, All Day Kids Camp

8:45 - 5:15 NFBI Kid Kamp “Have a Ball”

Francisco Chang, Director

Huron Room

8:45 – 9:00 Registration

9:00 – 10:00 Baseball Pennant Craft

10:00 –10:30 Free Play

10:30 – 11:45 Play Ball

String-ball for the Older Kids

Catch for the Youngsters

12:00 – 12:30 Lunch

12:30 – 2:30 Movies: “Arthur Makes the Team”

2:30 – 3:00 Reading with Bill Reif “Babe Ruth Saves Baseball”

3:00 – 4:00 Baseball Music with Dave Meyer and Cathy Randall

4:00 – 4:30 Face Painting, Bryan Moles, NFB Teacher of Tomorrow

4:30 – 5:00 Saying Good Bye and Clean Up

Saturday, October 6th, Morning

7:00 - 8:30 Parents of Blind Children Breakfast

Nelly Gamino, Parent

Debbie Stein, NFBI 1st Vice President

Masters of Ceremony

Superior Ballroom

Opening Remarks: Patti Gregory-Chang, Esq., President, NFBI

Reflections on Growing Up, Mindy Jacobsen

2011-2012 Braille Readers Are Leaders: Matthew Leinart and Shelley McGrath-Myers

2012 Project Innovation: Michael Pickerill

2012 NFB National Writing Contest Winner: Zach Carr

8:00 - 9:00 Registration

Pat Olsen, Registration Coordinator

Foyer Outside of Superior Ballroom

Later registration– see Glenn Moore in General Sessions

9:00 - 11:00 General Session

Patti Chang, Esq., NFBI President

Superior Ballroom

9:00 - 9:15 Call to Order & Welcome

Moment of Silence - We wish to remember those who have passed in the previous year.

Kankakee Chapter –

Carol Gocken, Frank Einfeldt and David Carson

9:15 – 10:00 National Report

Carl Jacobsen, President NFB of New York

10:00 – 10:30 Teachers of Tomorrow

Bryan Moles, NIU Student

Stacy Jena, NIU Student

10:30 – 10:45 Welcome to the District

Hon. Senator Dan Kotowski Illinois, 33rd Dist.

10:45 – 11:00 Your Path to a National Scholarship

Rose Sloan, 2012 national Scholarship Winner

11:00 Announcements and adjournment for lunch

Saturday, October 6th, Luncheons

11:30 - 1:30 Illinois Association of Blind Students (IABS) Luncheon

Anyone interested in students issues is welcome

Superior Ballroom

Master of Ceremonies

Ronza Othman Esq., IABS Treasurer

Welcome and NFBI Internship Program Overview

Patti Gregory-Chang, Esq., President NFBI

Expecting the Impossible Through Business and Partnerships

John Gordon, Chairman Illinois Committee on Blind Vendors

Ed Birmingham, President

Illinois Association of Blind Merchants

Expecting the Impossible through Scholarship: 2012 NFBI Scholarship Program

Debbie Stein - Chairperson, NFBI Scholarship Committee

NFBI Scholarship Class of 2012

Meg Dowell, Junior, Olivet Nazarene University

Katie Leinum, Freshman, Southern Illinois University

Brianna Lilliman, Freshman, Loyola University Chicago

Anthony Overhiser, Freshman, Loyola University Chicago

Adrian Rodriguez, Freshman, Stanford University

Ryan Perry, Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago

Expecting the Impossible, High Expectations Yield Results

Karen Anderson, First Vice President

National Association of Blind Students

Expecting the Impossible; Achieving Your Goals

Muhammad Saif Ullah, IABS Member

Closing Remarks

Rose Sloan, IABS Second Vice President

12:30 - 3:00 Parents Luncheon and Seminar

Anyone interested in parent issues is welcome.

Michigan Room

Introductions: Who's Here and Why

Encouraging Literacy in and out of the Classroom, Stephanie Provence, Illinois School for the Visually Impaired,

Getting the Most from Your IEP: Myths and Realities, Sariah Mattinson, parent, Brookfield, IL and Debbie Kent Stein, First Vice President, NFBI

Saturday October 6th, Afternoon

2:00 - 5:00 General Session

Superior Ballroom

2:00 Call to order and announcements

2:00 – 3:30 Illinois Business Enterprise Program Panel

Edward Birmingham

President, Ake Inc.

President, Illinois Assn of Blind Merchants

Nicholas Gacos

Owner, Colorado Café Associates, LLC.

President, National Assn of Blind Merchants

John Gordon

Chairman, Illinois Committee of Blind Vendors

Raven Pulliam

Business Enterprise Program for the Blind, Program Administrator

Jess Rogers

Member, Illinois Committee of Blind Vendors

3:30 – 3:45 Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky

United States House of Representatives, 9th Dist.

3:45 – 4:00 Project Innovation

Katie Leinum, Mentor

4:00 – 4:15 Employment

Dr. Cary Supalo, Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Illinois State University

4:15 – 4:45 NFB Training Centers

Shawn Mayo, Director, BLIND Inc.

Andrew Webb, Graduate, BLIND Inc.

4:45 – 5:00 Announcements and Adjournment

Saturday, October 6th, Evening

5:00 – 6:30 Scholarship Committee Meeting

Room TBA

6:00 - 7:00 Hospitality

Michigan Room

7:00 - 10:00 Annual Banquet

M.C. Denise Avant Esq., NFBI Board Member

Superior Ballroom

Welcome to Chicago and Invocation

Dave Meyer Chicago Chapter President

Performance

Leslie Hamric, NFBI At-Large Chapter President

15 for Funds

Cathy Randall, NFBI Development Committee Chair

Banquet Keynote Address

Carl Jacobsen, President, NFB of New York

IABS Awards to Outstanding Educators

Scholarship Awards

Debbie Stein, Scholarship Committee Chair

10:00 – 12:00 Hospitality

Michigan Room

Sunday, October 7th, Morning

7:00 - 8:30 Student Breakfast and IABS Business Meeting

Rose Sloan, IABS Vice President

Superior Ballroom

Call to Order and Welcome, Rose Sloan, IABS Vice President

Treasurer's Report, Ronza Othman, Esq., IABS Treasurer

NABS Report, Karen Anderson, First Vice President

National Association of Blind Students

President's Report, Liz Botner, IABS President

Old Business

New Business

Elections

Adjournment

9:00 - 12:15 General Session

Superior Ballroom

9:00 – 9:05 Call to Order

9:05 - 9:45 Braille is Beautiful, a dramatic presentation by talented Braille readers

9:45 – 10:00 Treasurer’s Report, Glenn Moore NFBI Treasurer

10:00 – 10:15 President’s Report, Patti Gregory-Chang, NFBI President

10:15 –11:00 Coping with Cancer and Blindness

Gina Falvo, NFBI Chicago Chapter Board Member

Connie Davis, NFBI Newsletter Committee Chair

11:00 – 11:30 Resolutions

George Villa, Chair NFBI Resolutions Committee

11:30 – 12:00 Elections

Election of Five Executive Board Positions

Election of two members of the Board of

directors to fill seats currently held by Annette Grove and Mary Lou Grunwald

Election of Delegate and Alternates to 2013

National Convention

12:00 – 12:15 Closing Remarks and Announcements

12:15 Adjournment

Thanks to the Special Events Committee and all others who have served on committees, worked registration and information tables, secured door prizes, and appeared on the agenda. You have helped make this convention a tremendous success.

NFB of Illinois

President: Patti S. Gregory-Chang, Esq.

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.

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