The Cobb County Empowerment chapter
National Federation of the Blind of Georgia Ink.
National Federation of the Blind of Georgia Ink.
Posted under: Most Recent Chapter Update,Presidential Highlights,Success Stories
Members:
Wow! Another awesome meeting this month! We are making tremendous strides as our chapter grows by leaps and bounds. Let us welcome Kim Jones as our newest member to the chapter. Elections were held at this month’s meeting and the results are as follows: President – VaShaun Jones; 1st Vice President – Georgeo Vickers; 2nd Vice President – Marcia Robinson; Treasurer – LaKeisha Holmes; and Secretary – Lori Reber. The Board Members are Beau Broton, Angela Pratt, Lafayette Wood and Tamara Greenwood. We each take our positions very seriously and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for allowing us to serve as your officers, as we continue to work together to produce a truly dynamic and effective chapter.
Posted under: Podcast,Presidential Highlights,Success Stories,The Hotness
My good friend Mrs. greenlaw who is the 2nd Vice President of the Arizona State affiliate and President of the Phoenix chapter delivered a powerful speech on invoking change. We started out as a chapter with changing the mindset of the blind in Georgia and now that the change has come we have moved into an area of prosperity and freedom from the mind being stuck on tradition and customary ways of doing things. I am proud of her and the accomplishments that she’s made and when you listen you will see that she is not afraid of change because it’s what is needed to become the individuals that the world will see very shortly. After listening add your comments below and remember change will come, but it’s only you that can make the change happen.
Posted under: Mob Squad,Mobility/Transportation,Success Stories,The Hotness
I hopped on the bus with the unsolicited assistance of a person that was sure that the number 10 bus was pulling off right then. The helpful lady Pulled, pushed, and bullied us to the side of the barely moving fixed route bus. The driver slammed on the brakes and opened the doors, as the lady rained blows on the side wall of the public transportation. The driver’s breath caught in his throat as the lady thrust me onto the bus. “Is this the 10?”
I asked as the lady dashed away to assist someone else. “Uh huh,” said the driver as I gained my balance.
Posted under: Presidential Highlights,Success Stories,The Hotness
This lovely lady really impresses me. She has taken this fund raiser to a whole noter level. Here is her story and a testament to what hope, hard work and determination will manifest.
Life Through the Eyes of Jamila Walker, Help to Crown Her Miss NFB
Melissa Bettess, DC Student
“The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of information that exist. If a blind person has proper training and opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a physical nuisance.” (www.nfb.org).
Posted under: Resource Center,Success Stories,Technology Breakthroughs,The Hotness
Everyone is invited next Thursday, March 4, to participate in a combined
on-line and telephone conference to discuss how we all use the KnfbReader
Mobile. A number of persons have wanted a forum to learn from other users
“How do you do that?”. In response to these many requests we are arranging
for everyone to be able to call in via phone or Skype in on line to
participate.
Posted under: Info Link Postings,Mob Squad,Mobility/Transportation,Success Stories,The Hotness
Lets take a glimpse into the past. I can remember me and Georgeo traveling back and forth to the NFB office and Dialog in the Dark when mobility was new to us and the Cumberland Transfer Center was filled with buses and the drop point for a blind person just getting started with cane travel was scary at best. Often times on those cold winter days and hot summers we would be at one end of the center and the para transit bus was at the other, though we were within a short distance from each other, often times a call to dispatch was needed to inform them where we were located. Some of those days we were put down as a no show or we were late because of not having a designated stop for persons with a disability
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