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Fw: Please share with your networks and your social media page
by Becky.Keller＠dbvi.virginia.gov 04 May '23

04 May '23

Good morning wonderful people!! Please see the two links below and spread the word where you can. The Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired in Richmond, Virginia is looking for two new team members to join us in the mission fields where we are teaching our students to live the life they want!! We are currently hiring for a Braille and Access Technology Instructor. Please reach out to me if you have any questions, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend! All the best, Becky Keller, NOMC, COMS ________________________________ From: Phelps, Amy (DBVI) <Amy.Phelps at dbvi.virginia.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 7:42 AM To: Amy Phelps (amycphelps at gmail.com) <amycphelps at gmail.com>; Call, Sarah (DBVI) <Sarah.Call at dbvi.virginia.gov>; Foley, Kristine (DBVI) <Kristine.Foley at dbvi.virginia.gov>; Haywood, Michelle (DBVI) <Michelle.Haywood at dbvi.virginia.gov>; Keller, Becky (DBVI) <Becky.Keller at dbvi.virginia.gov>; Morris, Jimmy (DBVI) <Jimmy.Morris at dbvi.virginia.gov>; Phelps, Amy (DBVI) <Amy.Phelps at dbvi.virginia.gov>; Sheth, Neel (DBVI) <Neel.Sheth at dbvi.virginia.gov>; Triplett, Michael E. (DBVI) <Michael.Triplett at dbvi.virginia.gov>; Villafane, Michael (DBVI) <Michael.Villafane at dbvi.virginia.gov>; Lawless, Domonique (DBVI) <Domonique.Lawless at dbvi.virginia.gov> Subject: Please share with your networks and your social media page Braille Instructor - #RCB00039 - Henrico, Virginia, United States<https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/braille-instructor-rcb00039-henrico-virg…> Access Technology Instructor - #RCB00011 - Henrico, Virginia, United States<https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/access-technology-instructor-rcb00011-he…> Sincerely, Amy C. Phelps, CRC, NOMC Assistant Director for Instruction Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired 401 Azalea Ave, Richmond, VA 23227 Office: 804-371-3052 Fax: 804-371-3092 Facebook <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVy…> | LinkedIn <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVy…> | Website<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVy…> Email Address: amy.phelps at dbvi.virginia.gov [cid:image001.png at 01D97E5C.07284170]

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Article on the OKO app (jackson.dezman@gmail.com)
by Domonique.Lawless＠dbvi.virginia.gov 03 May '23

03 May '23

Nice article Dezman! It is very thorough and objective. I'm looking forward to trying it for myself. Domonique Lawless MA, NOMC, NCUEB Director of Low Vision and Orientation and Mobility Services Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired 397 Azalea Avenue, Richmond, VA 23227 Office 804-371-3112 Fax 804-371-3157 Facebook?| LinkedIn?| Website domonique.lawless at dbvi.virginia.gov -----Original Message----- From: nomc-request at lists.nbpcb.org <nomc-request at lists.nbpcb.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 4:04 PM To: nomc at lists.nbpcb.org Subject: NOMC Digest, Vol 207, Issue 1 Send NOMC mailing list submissions to nomc at lists.nbpcb.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.nbpcb.org/listinfo.cgi/nomc-nbpcb.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to nomc-request at lists.nbpcb.org You can reach the person managing the list at nomc-owner at lists.nbpcb.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of NOMC digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Article on the OKO app (jackson.dezman at gmail.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 3 May 2023 01:03:51 -0400 From: <jackson.dezman at gmail.com> To: "'NOMC Mailing List'" <NOMC at lists.nbpcb.org> Subject: [Nomc] Article on the OKO app Message-ID: <02c301d97d7c$a766d010$f6347030$(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello all, Many of you may know about a relatively recent app called OKO which detects pedestrian signals at light-controlled intersections and conveys this info to users through tones and vibrations. I recently wrote an article for the NFB blog detailing my thoughts about it. Here is the link to it in case you are interested. https://nfb.org/blog/does-oko-have-green-light-blindness-community Regards, Dezman

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Article on the OKO app
by jackson.dezman＠gmail.com 03 May '23

03 May '23

Hello all, Many of you may know about a relatively recent app called OKO which detects pedestrian signals at light-controlled intersections and conveys this info to users through tones and vibrations. I recently wrote an article for the NFB blog detailing my thoughts about it. Here is the link to it in case you are interested. https://nfb.org/blog/does-oko-have-green-light-blindness-community Regards, Dezman

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Position Announcement - Children's Specialist for the Blind
by Michael.A.StJulien＠dss.mo.gov 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

Good Afternoon, Missouri Rehabilitation Services for the Blind has a vacancy for a Children's Specialist for the Blind in our Southwest District Office located in Springfield, MO. If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact the Transition Services Coordinator, Samantha Scott, at (573)751-4959. An online link to the position may be found here: https://mocareers.mo.gov/hiretrue/ce3/job-board/5effe9b2-4b89-494b-ac76-c45… Thank You. Michael St.Julien Prevention of Blindness Coordinator Missouri Rehabilitation Services for the Blind 573-751-4765 (Office) 573-526-0611 (Fax) michael.a.stjulien at dss.mo.gov<mailto:michael.a.stjulien at dss.mo.gov> "This communication is being transmitted by the Department of Social Services (DSS), and is confidential, privileged, and intended only for the use of the recipient named above. If you are not the intended recipient, unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please notify the sender and destroy the material received."

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22ND Annual Rehabilitation Conference in Houston
by ebell＠pdrib.com 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

Registration is now open! National Blindness Professionals Certification Board presents: Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation and Education for the Blind 22nd Annual Rehabilitation and Orientation and Mobility Conference The Hilton Americas-Houston 1600 Lamar Street Houston, TX 77010 800-236-2905 Saturday, July 1st, 2023 8:30 am - 7:30 pm CDT Come and join us! Once again, this year's conference will be action packed with a variety of new speakers, topics, and hands-on events. Participate in the only National Conference focused on Structured Discovery teaching and education for the blind. Presentations and breakouts including: * Keynote: Glen Shepard, world renown expert on management and leadership. * <https://www.glennshepard.com/> https://www.glennshepard.com/ * Discover the tenants of Structured Discovery as a professional and within training centers. * Learn new strategies that you can implement in your classroom or teaching environment. * Become informed about the Vocational Rehabilitation system and policies and the intent of informed choice * Share ideas and network in multiple rehabilitation disciplines, including Braille, home management, cane travel, and assistive technology. More agenda items coming soon. Schedule: 7:30 - 8:30 am-Registration 8:30 am-Conference Begins 12:00 pm- Break for lunch 2:00 - 5:00 pm- Interactive Breakout Sessions 5:15 - 7:30 pm-NBPCB Awards Reception/ Network Mix and Mingle Registration Cost before June 15th - $85 Cost after June 15th- $100 Online registration closes on June 25th. Registration can be made in-person. Registration covers all parts of the conference including general session, breakout sessions, and entry into the NBPCB reception. Lunch is not included. Register here: <https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=519> https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=519 Visit the National Blindness Professionals Certification Board website to learn more about a career in changing lives: <http://www.nbpcb.org> http://www.nbpcb.org Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness Louisiana Tech University 600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall PO Box 3158 Ruston LA 71272 Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 <mailto:ebell at latech.edu> ebell at latech.edu <http://www.pdrib.com> www.pdrib.com ************* "I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." -- Stephen Jay Gould

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NOMC Check In Meeting tomorrow
by jimorris0116＠gmail.com 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

Final reminder! I hope to see you all there tomorrow at 8PMET. See all the details below. Hello to all my NOMC Family, I hope everyone is doing well. We have not checked in with each other in quite some time. So, we are scheduling a Zoom call for Monday, April 17th, 2023 at 8PM. The meeting will be a check in to see how everyone is doing and discuss any topics of interest. We will also be getting ideas of how we can support you in the future. I hope you all will put the date on your calendar and join us. I have included the Zoom link below. If you have any questions or topics that you would like to discuss, please send me an email to jimorris0116 at gmail.com <mailto:jimorris0116 at gmail.com> . Thanks, and have a wonderful day! Jimmy Morris is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: NOMC Check-in Time: Apr 17, 2023 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://txstate.zoom.us/j/91743147626?pwd=UTd5dkRQcDl4bzFDb0ZwYmNFcnIwUT09 Meeting ID: 917 4314 7626 Passcode: 111329 One tap mobile +12532050468,,91743147626# US +12532158782,,91743147626# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 444 9171 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 689 278 1000 US +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US Meeting ID: 917 4314 7626 Find your local number: https://txstate.zoom.us/u/adx4oZsDwN Join by SIP 91743147626 at zoomcrc.com <mailto:91743147626 at zoomcrc.com> Join by H.323 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) Meeting ID: 917 4314 7626 Passcode: 111329 Jimmy L. Morris, MA NOMC

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NOMC Check-In Meeting April 17th
by jimorris0116＠gmail.com 12 Apr '23

12 Apr '23

Reminder: We will be having an NOMC meeting on Monday April 17th, 2023, at 8PMET. We hope you all will join. see all the details and the Zoom link to join below. Please send me any topics for discussion. Thanks! Hello to all my NOMC Family, I hope everyone is doing well. We have not checked in with each other in quite some time. So, we are scheduling a Zoom call for Monday, April 17th, 2023, at 8PM. The meeting will be a check in to see how everyone is doing and discuss any topics of interest. We will also be getting ideas of how we can support you in the future. I hope you all will put the date on your calendar and join us. I have included the Zoom link below. If you have any questions or topics that you would like to discuss, please send me an email to jimorris0116 at gmail.com <mailto:jimorris0116 at gmail.com> . Thanks, and have a wonderful day! Jimmy Morris is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: NOMC Check-in Time: Apr 17, 2023, 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://txstate.zoom.us/j/91743147626?pwd=UTd5dkRQcDl4bzFDb0ZwYmNFcnIwUT09 Meeting ID: 917 4314 7626 Passcode: 111329 One tap mobile +12532050468,,91743147626# US +12532158782,,91743147626# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 444 9171 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 689 278 1000 US +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US Meeting ID: 917 4314 7626 Find your local number: https://txstate.zoom.us/u/adx4oZsDwN Join by SIP 91743147626 at zoomcrc.com <mailto:91743147626 at zoomcrc.com> Join by H.323 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) Meeting ID: 917 4314 7626 Passcode: 111329 Jimmy L. Morris, MA NOMCT

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Registration is Now Open!
by admin＠nbpcb.org 05 Apr '23

05 Apr '23

For your convenience, the registration information for the 2023 Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation and Education for the Blind conference is attached and also pasted below. Please help us spread the word and we'll see you in Houston! Registration is now open! National Blindness Professionals Certification Board presents: Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation and Education for the Blind 22nd Annual Rehabilitation and Orientation and Mobility Conference The Hilton Americas-Houston 1600 Lamar Street Houston, TX 77010 800-236-2905 Saturday, July 1st, 2023 8:30 am - 7:30 pm CDT Come and join us! Once again, this year's conference will be action packed with a variety of new speakers, topics, and hands-on events. Participate in the only National Conference focused on Structured Discovery teaching and education for the blind. Presentations and breakouts including: * Keynote: Glen Shepard, world renown expert on management and leadership. * <https://www.glennshepard.com/> https://www.glennshepard.com/ * Discover the tenants of Structured Discovery as a professional and within training centers. * Learn new strategies that you can implement in your classroom or teaching environment. * Become informed about the Vocational Rehabilitation system and policies and the intent of informed choice * Share ideas and network in multiple rehabilitation disciplines, including Braille, home management, cane travel, and assistive technology. More agenda items coming soon. Schedule: 7:30 - 8:30 am-Registration 8:30 am-Conference Begins 12:00 pm- Break for lunch 2:00 - 5:00 pm- Interactive Breakout Sessions 5:15 - 7:30 pm-NBPCB Awards Reception/ Network Mix and Mingle Registration Cost before June 15th - $85 Cost after June 15th- $100 Online registration closes on June 25th. Registration can be made in-person. Registration covers all parts of the conference including general session, breakout sessions, and entry into the NBPCB reception. Lunch is not included. Register here: <https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=519> https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=519 Visit the National Blindness Professionals Certification Board website to learn more about a career in changing lives: <http://www.nbpcb.org> http://www.nbpcb.org NBPCB Office PO Box 2373 Ruston LA 71273 318 299-7340 <mailto:admin at nbpcb.org> admin at nbpcb.org <http://www.nbpcb.org> www.nbpcb.org <https://www.nbpcb.org/pages/lookup.php> Click here to verify the status of NBPCB certified professionals

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Job Opportunity
by admin＠nbpcb.org 04 Apr '23

04 Apr '23

We have been asked to pass along the following job opportunity. ++++++ Please share this job posting with your students and alumni. The application deadline is end of day on Sunday, April 16th. https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SOR_External_Career_Site/details/ Rehabilitation-Instructor-For-The-Blind_REQ-123927?hiringCompany=47688ccd4ca c016541ea7c9ec223a332 Thank you! Kathryn Sheldon, M.A. (she, her, hers) Orientation & Mobility Instructor 535 SE 12th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 503-412-9238 cell <mailto:kathryn.sheldon at ocb.oregon.gov> kathryn.sheldon at ocb.oregon.gov

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NBPCB Memorial Scholarships
by admin＠nbpcb.org 31 Mar '23

31 Mar '23

Greetings, We wanted to remind everyone that NBPCB establish two memorial scholarships to honor our friends and colleagues, Arlene Hill and Darick Williamson. Arlene Hill Memorial Scholarship This scholarship is intended for individuals who are seeking certification to teach Structured Discovery cane travel through the NBPCB apprenticeship program at an approved training center. This scholarship will be awarded to a person who exemplifies the traits of Arlene Hill-namely a deep-seated passion for teaching the skills of cane travel to blind people. This scholarship is intended for individuals who are pursuing the apprenticeship route-therefore, no college degree is required. The amount and frequency of the scholarship will be determined by the NBPCB board annually, and only at such times as a worthy candidate is identified. Donations may be made online here: <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JVU2LG P5M4AH4> Arlene Hill Memorial Scholarship Fund Darick Ray Williamson Memorial Scholarship This scholarship is intended for individuals who are seeking a graduate degree and certification to teach Structured Discovery Cane Travel or Rehabilitation teaching at an NBPCB-approved University program. This scholarship will be given to a person who exemplifies the traits of Darick Williamson-Namely the passion to teach the skills of independence to blind people. This scholarship is intended for individuals pursuing a Graduate Degree in O&M or Rehab teaching, and therefore, admittance into an NBPCB-approved University program is required. The amount and frequency of the scholarship will be determined by the NBPCB board annually, and only when a worthy candidate is identified. Donations may be made online here: <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=7T2FXJ AKCQC9Y> Darick Ray Williamson Memorial Scholarship Fund Donations can also be made by check and mailed to: NBPCB Office PO Box 2373 Ruston LA 71273 318 299-7340 <mailto:admin at nbpcb.org> admin at nbpcb.org <http://www.nbpcb.org> www.nbpcb.org <https://www.nbpcb.org/pages/lookup.php> Click here to verify the status of NBPCB certified professionals

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